How to create a new document in SharePoint
There
are two ways that you can create a new document from within SharePoint.
1) From the library
i) Navigate
to the correct library and click ‘new’. You will then be offered a choice of
Office applications.
ii) Clicking
on one of these will prompt you to name the document. The document will open by
default in your browser as a ‘web app’. If you want to open it in its Office application
you will find a button next to the tabs which will do this:
iii) As
this document has been created in this library, when it is saved, it will
automatically be saved back to this library.
2) From the ribbon
i) Select
the Files tab then click on New Document