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Finale comes with several dozen template files—new scores configured for string quartet, jazz band, full orchestra, and so on—to save you the trouble of constructing such “manuscript paper” setups yourself. To use one of these, from the New submenu, choose Document From Template. Finale will display an Open dialog box where you can select the template you want to use. When you double-click the template file you want to use, Finale will automatically peel off an untitled copy of that template, which you are prompted to customize in the Score Information and Score Settings pages of the Setup Wizard. You can save this file with any name you wish. Document From Template preserves the original, unmodified template, so that you can use it again the next time you need a similar configuration.