template chooser
The template chooser shows thumbnails of the templates you can use to create a new document. To open the template chooser, select File > New (from the File menu at the top of your screen). To see more templates, move the pointer over a row, then click the left or right arrow (with a trackpad, you can also swipe across the row with two fingers). Double-click a template to open it.
![The template chooser. A sidebar on the left lists template categories you can click to filter options. On the right are thumbnails of pre-designed templates arranged in rows by category, starting with Basic at the top and followed by Reports and Books — Portrait. The Language and Region pop-up menu is in the bottom-left corner and Cancel and Create buttons are in the bottom-right corner.](https://help.apple.com/assets/5DB779BA0946220B076D092E/5DB779C10946220B076D0943/en_AU/d1ac3b7048c42f8f7daa5bf1818a0a02.png)