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I am trying to delete 20 New Document Templates (not saved) in InDesign CC.

Community Beginner ,
Aug 09, 2021 Aug 09, 2021

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If I go to File>New>Document it brings up a screen of YOUR RECENT ITEMS (2O). Is there any other way I can create a new document without it becoming a template?

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Community Expert , Aug 09, 2021 Aug 09, 2021

The default New Document dialog always has a Recent category at the top. It will always show you recent document settings. There is no setting to turn it off, unfortunately.

 

However, you might consider using the Legacy New Document dialog. In InDesign Preferences > General, check "Use Legacy 'New Document' dialog and you'll get a much more streamlined dialog which I usually prefer:

 

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It doesn't create templates - they would be recent files.

Go to your preferences

And set it to 0

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The default New Document dialog always has a Recent category at the top. It will always show you recent document settings. There is no setting to turn it off, unfortunately.

 

However, you might consider using the Legacy New Document dialog. In InDesign Preferences > General, check "Use Legacy 'New Document' dialog and you'll get a much more streamlined dialog which I usually prefer:

 

Screen Shot 2021-08-09 at 10.51.14 AM.png

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Thank you! I am going to try that.

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Steve Werner said: "There is no setting to turn it off, unfortunately."

Hm. To reset that one must trash preferences or cache, I think.

Not something someone likes to do without serious issues.

 

First try the cache…

That will hurt the least.

 

https://helpx.adobe.com/indesign/kb/indesign-preferences-support-file-locations.html

 

Regards,
Uwe Laubender

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Yes, Uwe, NOT a practical solution unless there's an emergency!

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