Apple Numbers '09 - Manual (Page 29)

Chapter 2 Creating, Saving, and Organizing a Numbers Spreadsheet 29
2 In the Template Chooser window, select a template category in the left column
to display related templates, and then select the template that best matches the
spreadsheet you want to create. If you want to begin in a spreadsheet without any
predefined content, select Blank.
You can skim the contents of a template by moving the pointer left and right over
its icon. To change the size of the template icons, drag the slider at the bottom of
the window.
3 After selecting a template, click Choose. A new spreadsheet opens on your screen.
You can set Numbers to automatically open a particular template every time you open
Numbers or create a new spreadsheet. Choose Numbers > Preferences, click General,
select “For New Documents: Use template:”, and then click Choose. Select a template
name, and then click Choose.
Each time the Template Chooser opens, the previously selected template category and
template are selected.
Importing a Document from Another Application
You can create a new Numbers spreadsheet by importing a document created in
Microsoft Excel or AppleWorks 6. Numbers can also import files in comma-separated
value (CSV) format, tab-delimited format, and Open Financial Exchange (OFX) format.
From AppleWorks, you can import spreadsheets only.