Create and Open Files¶
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After you launch Inkscape, you can either create a new document, open an existing document, or open a template.
Create a New Document¶
To create a new document, you can do one of the following:
From the Welcome Dialog: Click on the New Document button.
From an open Inkscape instance: Go to , or press the shortcut CtrlCmdN.
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If you have one or more documents opened, the new document opens in a tab of the window you invoked the command in.
Tip
By default, a new document consists of a single A4 page. If you want to change the default document Inkscape creates, see Setting a Default Template.
Open an Existing Document¶
To open an existing document:
Do one of the following:
From the Welcome Dialog: Double-click on the New Document button.
From an open Inkscape instance: Go to , or press the shortcut CtrlCmdO.
Locate the folder where the file is stored.
Click on a filename.
Click on Open.
Tip
You can also open recent documents by double-clicking on an existing file in the Welcome dialog, or navigating to and selecting a file.
See also
There may be different dialogs that appear when you open files in different formats. For information about the file formats you can open and what the dialogs will show, see Supported File Formats.
Create a Document from a Template¶
To create a document from a template:
From the Welcome Dialog
Navigate to one of the categories to the left of the Time to Draw tab.
Single-click on one of the templates.
From an open Inkscape instance
Go to
Select a category in the left panel or search a template by typing in the search box.
Double-click on a template, or select a template and click on Create from Template.
See also
To learn how to create and manage templates, see Templates.