# Create a new document or open an existing one

###### To create a new document

In the online editor

1. click the File tab of the top toolbar,
2. select the Create New option.

In the desktop editor

1. in the main program window, select the Document menu item from the Create new section of the left sidebar - a new file will open in a new tab,
2. when all the necessary changes are made, click the Save icon in the upper left corner or switch to the File tab and choose the Save as menu item.
3. in the file manager window, select the file location, specify its name, choose the format you want to save the document to (DOCX, Document template, ODT, RTF, TXT, PDF or PDFA) and click the Save button.

###### To open an existing document

In the desktop editor

1. in the main program window, select the Open local file menu item at the left sidebar,
2. choose the necessary document from the file manager window and click the Open button.

You can also right-click the necessary document in the file manager window, select the Open with option and choose the necessary application from the menu. If the office documents files are associated with the application, you can also open documents by double-clicking the file name in the file explorer window.

All the directories that you have accessed using the desktop editor will be displayed in the Recent folders list so that you can quickly access them afterwards. Click the necessary folder to select one of the files stored in it.

###### To open a recently edited document

In the online editor

1. click the File tab of the top toolbar,
2. select the Open Recent... option,
3. choose the document you need from the list of recently edited documents.

In the desktop editor

1. in the main program window, select the Recent files menu item at the left sidebar,
2. choose the document you need from the list of recently edited documents.

To open the folder where the file is stored in a new browser tab in the online version, in the file explorer window in the desktop version, click the Open file location icon on the right side of the editor header. Alternatively, you can switch to the File tab of the top toolbar and select the Open file location option.