# Creating New Documents

Amaya allows you to create both local or remote documents. Three types of documents are available:

- XHTML
- MathML
- SVG

To create a document:

1. Choose New from the File menu, and then select the file type that you want to create.

2. At the prompt, type the URI or the local path name of the new document (a default name is assigned to the document if no name is specified).

3. Click Confirm. A new window opens with the specified document, and a root element is created.