Opening a Template

Is there a way to open a new document based on a template without going through the new document process? 99% of the time, I use a blank page, but once in a while I'd like to open a template. Now, I have to open the preferences and change the "For new documents" preference. Is there a way to call up the templates dialog box any other way?
Thanks

Good morning, Jonathan,
There are several ways around this. The ones I find easiest is creating a folder for just templates, in documents folder (or elsewhere if they are to be used by several people)
The trick is to have this folder readily available. One way is to open a new finder window (command-n) and drag the folder to the lower left area (where application, documents, movies, etc are) You can also drag this folder to the right side of the dock (by where the garbage can is)
Or you could leave the folder on the desktop. I find that gets messy fast.
If you want the Apple templates to be available in this area as well, you can copy them out of the application. By finding the application, ctrl-clicking on it and choosing 'show package contents' you will open the special folder all Apple applications are. Inside there will be a folder called contents, and inside that will be one called resources. Inside the resources folders will be several folders for different languages with a suffix of '.lproj'. Inside those language folders will be one called 'templates'.
Copy that folder (don't just move it) to your new templates folder, wherever it is on the system, and you can easily get to the templates to open. Rename the moved folder to Apple Templates and you will be able to find them easily.
I prefer to use this method to begin new files. I find the Apple method to be awkward and cumbersome the more templates you have. Scrolling through a dozen variations of the same not-quite-right commercial to be template is ridiculous.
There are several things which are limiting in the usability of Pages (and to a certain extent Keynote). Not being able to set up a different folder instead of 'my templates' for those other templates you purchase or make (imagine being able to set up multpile folders where the 'my templates' area is in the open dialogue. That would be perfect.) Not being able to have templates in a public folder so they would be accessible to everyone's account on the computer. Not being able to design an installation procedure, which was beautifully executed (for the most part) in Keynote 1 means a lot more workk for users to decide where things are to go and then have to do more work to get them there.
I dislike the template chooser, if you can't tell. It's like the designers never actually used the program or realized the potential of giving the user control over how it displays the templates. There is so much potential there yet it is being ignored as a user-definable option.
Sorry. Went off on a tangent. Just read the first few paragraphs of this post. I'll go fill out another feedback request.

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