New document (File > New) window / dialog is blank / black / gray / empty
I am not able to create a new document, the dialog is blank
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    We are not hearing this anymore in recent times, marking this one as Resolved.
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      That’s not a real fix though. Although the legacy dialog works just fine, it does not magically makes the modern one work :( Glad at least you are able to crate docs now. 
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      DeLargy's Print commented @Egor This appears to have fixed the problem after using the legacy version the past two days. 
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      As a workaround, try to open Preferences and check 'Use Legacy "File New" interface' — does it help to avoid the problem. Please reply. 
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      DeLargy's Print commented When I try to create a new document, the panel will not let me input any artboard sizes, quantities, etc. It becomes frozen and I cannot close the panel or make any changes to it, so I have to manually close Illustrator since I can't work on anything while that panel is open. I've tried waiting and nothing changes. It doesn't happen every time but it is getting increasingly common. 
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      Check all the methods Ai has to create new documents and see if any of them work. 
 1. File > New
 2. File > New, but with 'Use legacy "File New" interface' option enabled in Preferences > General
 3. Creating a new document from an .ait template file (you can save any document as such a template, and then double-click it to create a new document based on it).
 If you get any error message — please share a screenshot.
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      MUHAMMAD DANISH IMRAN BIN MOHD FARID commented my document is missing 
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      The Orbital Agency commented Yeah, NOT fixed (2022) Command + Shift + H or Ctrl + Shift + H 
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       EJ
    
 commented EJ
    
 commentedGo to preferences > General > tick the box "Use legacy "File New" interface This should work 
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       Eli Carlos Guerreiro
    
 commented Eli Carlos Guerreiro
    
 commentedResolveu assim pra mim. Vá em editar/preferências/geral e marque a caixa de opção: - Use a interface anterior "Arquivo Novo". 
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       Victoria Gasanova
    
 commented Victoria Gasanova
    
 commentedChristine Eardley Thank you so much! U literally saved me. 
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       Dave Teu
    
 commented Dave Teu
    
 commentedThis problem exists in so many versions of illustrator/photoshop and was never fixed. Only solution was only to manually check " use legacy file new interface". What's the reason? This is not a new bug, it has been there for years. 
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       Carlos Decourt Neto
    
 commented Carlos Decourt Neto
    
 commentedEstou com a versão 25.3.1 (64bit) e não estou conseguindo criar um novo documento. Mesma situação ocorre com o Photoshop. Até dia 20 de julho (aproximadamente) estava normal. 
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       Kelemen Juhász
    
 commented Kelemen Juhász
    
 commentedGo to Preferences > General > Check 'Use legacy "File New" interface'. And all is well again. Hope this helps. TANKX 
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       Kelemen Juhász
    
 commented Kelemen Juhász
    
 commentedPOS 
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       Anonymous
    
 commented Anonymous
    
 commentedI can open old documents but whenever I try to go to file-new it won't open 
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       Cheryl
    
 commented Cheryl
    
 commentedWell, just ran into this bug in March 2021 on 25.2, so obviously it is NOT fixed... 
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       skirtland
    
 commented skirtland
    
 commentedi've run into this bug as well and i am on 25.2 
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       Jade
    
 commented Jade
    
 commentedWhen I create a new document, I can't see the window with all the parameters (name, size, etc...) So I just can't create a new document! All I can do is open an old document, save a copy and erase everything to work in this document... I restarted my computer, installed the new version 25.2, nothing. 
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       Christine Eardley
    
 commented Christine Eardley
    
 commentedIt is a work around but go to edit/preferences/general and check the box of (legacy" create new" format) 
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       Yosri
    
 commented Yosri
    
 commentedtrying to create a newfile just shows me a grey screen. 
 
          

