> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.abbyy.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# New Form

> Create a new form in ABBYY FormDesigner from the **Quick Start** dialog box: an empty form, one based on a sample, or one built with the Form Creation Wizard.

A new form can be created using the **Quick Start** dialog box (opens when you start the application), by selecting **File →** **New\...**, or by pressing **Ctrl+N** on your keyboard.

The **Quick Start** dialog box lets you create a new form using any of the three available methods:

1. **Create an empty form**. On the right of the dialog box, select the form you want to create - an **empty** form or one **with basic elements**. A form with basic elements can also be created by clicking the **New** button on the [Standard toolbar](/flexi-capture/form-designer/tool-bars-standard).
   * If you select **Empty form**, ABBYY FormDesigner will create a form without any elements on it.
   * If you select **Empty form with base elements**, ABBYY FormDesigner will create a black and white form with some basic elements on it:
     * **anchors** (four black squares in the corners of the form and one additional black square anywhere on the form; later when editing the form you can replace the black squares with other anchors of your choice),
     * **identifier** element (a barcode with digits), and
     * **text** element where the title of the form should be located.
2. **Create a form** [based on a form sample](/flexi-capture/form-designer/form-sample). On the right of the dialog box, select the `*.dtf` file you want to use as the sample for the new form. By default, form samples are saved to `%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Templates`.
3. Create a form using the **Form Creation Wizard**.
   * Specify form page properties - page size and orientation.
   * Specify the type of your form (black-and-white, gray background, color background), background size (for background forms: entire page or only inside margins), and anchor type.
   * Select form layout elements. You can add a title (provide title text), an identifier (specify its type and position), and a template (select language).
   * Add standard elements to the form from the list: name, surname, contact information. On the right of the dialog box, you will see a preview of your form. To add/delete an element, use the **>>** / **\<\<** buttons.
   * To exit the wizard, click **Finish**. The form you created will be automatically opened in the [main window](/flexi-capture/form-designer/main-program-window). You will then be able to edit and save it.

## Related topics

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