Apple Numbers '08 - Manual (Page 32)

32 Chapter 2 Working with a Numbers Spreadsheet
To create a new spreadsheet:
1 Open Numbers by clicking its icon in the Dock or by double-clicking its icon in the
Finder.
If Numbers is open, choose File > New from Template Chooser.
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.
3 Click Choose. A new spreadsheet opens on your screen.
To open a Blank template and bypass the Template Chooser window when you create a
new spreadsheet, select “Don’t show this dialog again.” To make the Template Chooser
reappear when you create a new spreadsheet, choose Numbers > Preferences, click
General, and then select “For New Documents: Show Template Chooser dialog.” Or you
can choose File > New from Template Chooser.
You can also have Numbers 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: template name,” and then click
Choose. Select a template name, and then click Choose.