# How To Create a New Document in Pages

<p class="callout success">Difficulty - Easy</p>

### Step 1 - Open Pages, Create Document

Open up the "Pages" application on your iPad. Select either the plus button on the top right, or the "Create Document" option on the screen.

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### Step 2 - Choose Template

Select a template of your liking. For a standard letter (8.5 x 11 in) paper, select "Blank Layout".

<p class="callout info">Adding additional pages to a file created with a template <span style="text-decoration: underline;">will add blank pages</span>.</p>

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## How to add text in "Blank Layout"

In order to type in the newly created document, create a text box using the "Objects" icon on the top of screen, and selecting text.

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## How to add pages in "Blank Layout"

### Step 1 - Enable "Page Thumbnails"

On the top left of the screen select the "side bar" icon and enable "Page Thumbnails"

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### Step 2 - Adding New Pages

Tap the plus icon at the bottom of the page thumbnails list.

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