Margaret, you upvoted a request that got merged into this one 3 years ago, now mentioned here as a comment, previously titled as 'Saved Presets are not available despite having tab names "Saved" in the New Document Window', starting with 'Users should be able to save presets for documents they use regularly...' — you can find it below.
There is a similar request regarding 'preset items' and not 'presets as in Ps': http://illustrator.uservoice.com/forums/333657/suggestions/20446633 — and I think there was a confusion with the recent status changes for these two. Trying to get more details.

Weird, I just got email telling me this has a new status because it is supposedly something I supported, but it is not - I never even *use* the New Document window this is referring to, I'm still using the "legacy File New interface".

Something's broken in Uservoice I guess?

This has been bugging me for years! Every now & then I'll try it, and then feel bitterly disappointed.

See also: https://illustrator.uservoice.com/forums/333657-illustrator-desktop-feature-requests/suggestions/35253820-add-a-button-to-save-document-presets-like-photosh

Adobe QA is going to the dogs. I waste so much time having to run Beta versions for broken tools that have worked for 25 years but get broken on macOS after the latest release. Really elementary stuff.

I agree with template. This is just FU weird Adobe.

It's daft that users have to jump through hoops just to use a custom template. For example banners for blogging sites.

Right now only templates from Adobe Stock show up in the 'Saved' section within the new document window.......this is sooooo counterintuitive. For the love of god can you please allow end users to save their own custom templates saved here. Seems so obvious can't believe this is an oversight from the devs.

I have several layouts I would like to have as templates.
That the top options always are templates from the store that I NEVER use is a nuiscance.
But that I canät seem to get my own templates pinned to top or hardly even visible SUCKS.

Amend, please! As soon as possible.

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Is there a possibility to make this more user friendly please!

This tab is designed to store downloaded presets from Adobe Stock, as stated here: https://helpx.adobe.com/illustrator/using/create-documents.html
But sure, nobody gets that! 'Saved' ≠ 'Downloaded'.
I’d say this tab should be renamed or an ability to actually save something into it should be added.

I agree, I keep thinking about all these things I make over and over again. This seems like such a default feature . Just a quick new document for social media templates, etc. with all the sizes and details set.

there is a way to do this, but it's not simple. For myself, this way of having the preset file doesn't work anymore and I don't know why...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VyIqHSlBUHo&ab_channel=HelenBradley
this video shows how to do it.
I used to have it in the open file menu, but it's not working anymore.

Perhaps Adobe could simplify the way of doing it so we could use easily presets.

Users should be able to save presets for documents they use regularly so that they don't have to manually set up common artboards they use frequently. I am submitting this under bugs, as opposed to feature requests, because other apps (photoshop, indesign, etc.) allow users to do this and Illustrator has a tab for saved presets in the New Document window, but does not give the user the ability to saved the preset. I DO NOT WANT TO SAVE TEMPLEATE! Templates are different from presets, and all the community answers direct users to saving templates. Again, Templates are vastly different from presets. Pleaase fix New Document window, by adding the "Save Preset" button, so we can all be happy! :)

I really don't understand how this isn't a default feature

YES PLEASE

Oh yeah! I will save a lot of time! Please, make this!

I don't understand why saving and accessing custom templates isn't as easy in Illustrator as it is in Photoshop.

Even worse, on the Mac, it sends you to the 'inside the app' template folder every time, which you can't change, etc. Makes me nuts.

This will be a good and easy feature