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Open Text Edit to New Document

Text Edit used to open to a new document when I opened it. Somewhere along the line in recent OS updates, it now takes me to my files to open a document.


How can I get it back to opening a new document by default.


Thanks,

Bonnie

MacBook Air 13″, macOS 12.5

Posted on Sep 18, 2022 6:07 PM

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Posted on Sep 18, 2022 6:47 PM

System Preferences > Apple ID > iCloud > iCloud Drive > Options… ☐ TextEdit. You want it unchecked. This will resume TextEdit opening to a blank document, and not the file chooser.

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Open Text Edit to New Document

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