How can I make textedit start with a new (blank) document?
Instead of it starting up with a dialogue box to select an existing or start a new document.
Go to the menu bar and try File > New
Go to the menu bar and try File > New
That dismisses the dialogue box for me, but I guess you may be asking how to stop the dialogue popping up in the first place.
No Preference I can see to get rid of that dialogue box.
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@Alley_Cat thanks for the ideas.
I turned off System Preferences > iCloud > Documents&Data - problem solved. 🙂
I'll use DropBox instead - it provides the options for a better experience. I hope Apple keep working on iCloud so that it doesn't go the way of Moble Me.
Thank you. It works. When I need to paste a quick note someplace I just want a blank page to open.
So far (for me) iCloud is a disaster for Calendars and Contacts. No wonder Steve Jobs tried to buy DropBox for a billion dollars. It works!
OR.....
If you don't want to disable syncing documents and data, there is also a hidden preference that makes applications like TextEdit and Preview open without showing the iCloud dialog:
Open Terminal from the Utilities folder in Applications. Then type or copy and paste the following:
defaults write -g NSShowAppCentricOpenPanelInsteadOfUntitledFile -bool false
You'll need to make sure you quit and restart Text Edit.
If at anytime you want the finder window (iCloud dialogue) to open, do command-o.
If you want to reverse the setting, open Terminal again and type or copy and past the following:
defaults write -g NSShowAppCentricOpenPanelInsteadOfUntitledFile -bool true
Quit and restart Text Edit.
This has worked for me in El Capitan, Yosemite, Mavericks, Mountain Lion. I'm not sure about previous OS X.
How can I make textedit start with a new (blank) document?
