Default iWork's to open to template chooser

Can i defualt Numbers and pages to always open to Template chooser when selecting program from Dock. Currenlty it reverts to previous document, i want it always open to template chooser when i open numbers or pages from my dock.
Thanks

Nivalda,
Open Preferences by selecting the menu item "Numbers > Preferences":
In the "For New Documents" section select the "Show Template Chooser" radio button

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