Apple Pages - Manual (Page 30)

30 Chapter 2 Creating a Document Using the Pages Templates
Step 1: Select a Document Type
To start a new Pages document, double-click the Pages icon. In the Template Chooser,
select a template that best suits the type of document you want to create. If you want
to begin in a document without any text or image placeholders, select Blank.
By using a template with text or image placeholders, you can easily create a
professional-looking document, such as a school report, business letter, newsletter, or
brochure, without having to do all the design work. Each template includes preset
styles for titles, headings, tables, footnotes, bullets, and other formatting features.
If you don’t see the Template Chooser when you first open Pages, you can make it
appear by setting a preference in Pages Preferences. You can also set Pages to
automatically open a Blank document or the document template of your choice every
time you open it.
To make the Template Chooser appear, or set the default template for new
documents:
m Choose Pages > Preferences, and then select one of the following:
 To make the Template Chooser always appear when you open Pages, select “For
New Documents: Show Template Chooser dialog.”