# Creating a New Document

To create a new Comic Life document, you choose the Script or Comic template that provides the best starting point for your project.

To create a new Comic Life document:
1. Open Comic Life by clicking on its icon in the Dock or by double-clicking its icon in the Finder.

   Open Comic Life by double-clicking its icon on the Desktop.

2. In the Template Chooser window, select a template category in the left area to show related Script or Layout templates, and then select the template that best matches the starting point you need.

   If you want to being a document without any text or styles, select Blank under Scripts or Comics.

   In a Blank comic document, content is added by inserting elements on to the page and then typing in the text box. To add text to a Blank script document, begin typing.

3. Click Choose.

   A new document opens on your screen.

If you don't see the Template Chooser when you first open Comic Life, you can make it appear by setting a preference in Comic Life preferences. Choose Comic Life->Preferences or Edit->Options, click General, and then select "For New Documents: Show Template Chooser."

Alternatively, you can set Comic Life to automatically open a Blank document or the document template of your choice every time you open the application. Select "For New Documents: Use template", and then Choose. Select a template, and then click Choose.