You can create documents in the current SharePoint location directly from the sidebar. Click the New button on the toolbar to create a document with the default content type. The arrow next to the New button shows a list of available document and folder types, as configured in the SharePoint document library.

When you create a document it automatically opens in the associated application.

Notes:

• New documents need to be checked in before they become available to other SharePoint users.
• You can also create a new document from the document list context menu item New, when there is no selected item.