diff --git a/sources/titleblock/qettemplateeditor.cpp b/sources/titleblock/qettemplateeditor.cpp
index a5ccc39d4..f4c97bc66 100644
--- a/sources/titleblock/qettemplateeditor.cpp
+++ b/sources/titleblock/qettemplateeditor.cpp
@@ -159,12 +159,23 @@ void QETTitleBlockTemplateEditor::editLogos() {
 	}
 }
 
+/**
+	Launch a new title block template editor.
+*/
+void QETTitleBlockTemplateEditor::newTemplate() {
+	QETTitleBlockTemplateEditor *qet_template_editor = new QETTitleBlockTemplateEditor();
+	qet_template_editor -> edit(TitleBlockTemplateLocation());
+	qet_template_editor -> showMaximized();
+	
+}
+
 /**
 	Initialize the various actions.
 */
 void QETTitleBlockTemplateEditor::initActions() {
 	QETApp *qet_app = QETApp::instance();
 	
+	new_            = new QAction(QET::Icons::DocumentNew,          tr("&Nouveau",                     "menu entry"), this);
 	save_           = new QAction(QET::Icons::DocumentSave,         tr("&Enregistrer",                 "menu entry"), this);
 	save_as_        = new QAction(QET::Icons::DocumentSave,         tr("Enregistrer sous",             "menu entry"), this);
 	quit_           = new QAction(QET::Icons::ApplicationExit,      tr("&Quitter",                     "menu entry"), this);
@@ -178,6 +189,7 @@ void QETTitleBlockTemplateEditor::initActions() {
 	merge_cells_    = new QAction(                                  tr("&Fusionner les cellules",      "menu entry"), this);
 	split_cell_     = new QAction(                                  tr("&S\351parer les cellules",     "menu entry"), this);
 	
+	new_              -> setShortcut(QKeySequence::New);
 	save_             -> setShortcut(QKeySequence::Save);
 	quit_             -> setShortcut(QKeySequence(tr("Ctrl+Q", "shortcut to quit")));
 	merge_cells_      -> setShortcut(QKeySequence(tr("Ctrl+K", "shortcut to merge cells")));
@@ -191,6 +203,7 @@ void QETTitleBlockTemplateEditor::initActions() {
 	about_qet_    -> setStatusTip(tr("Affiche des informations sur QElectroTech",                       "status bar tip"));
 	about_qt_     -> setStatusTip(tr("Affiche des informations sur la biblioth\350que Qt",              "status bar tip"));
 	
+	connect(new_,             SIGNAL(triggered()), this,     SLOT(newTemplate()));
 	connect(save_,            SIGNAL(triggered()), this,     SLOT(save()));
 	connect(save_as_,         SIGNAL(triggered()), this,     SLOT(saveAs()));
 	connect(quit_,            SIGNAL(triggered()), this,     SLOT(quit()));
@@ -221,6 +234,7 @@ void QETTitleBlockTemplateEditor::initMenus() {
 	display_menu_ -> setTearOffEnabled(true);
 	help_menu_    -> setTearOffEnabled(true);
 	
+	file_menu_    -> addAction(new_);
 	file_menu_    -> addAction(save_);
 	file_menu_    -> addAction(save_as_);
 	file_menu_    -> addSeparator();
diff --git a/sources/titleblock/qettemplateeditor.h b/sources/titleblock/qettemplateeditor.h
index 722d8e5c9..7d18d1593 100644
--- a/sources/titleblock/qettemplateeditor.h
+++ b/sources/titleblock/qettemplateeditor.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ class QETTitleBlockTemplateEditor : public QMainWindow {
 	/// menus TODO
 	QMenu *file_menu_, *edit_menu_,/* *paste_from_menu_, */*display_menu_,/* *tools_menu_,*/ *config_menu_, *help_menu_;
 	/// actions
-	QAction *save_, *save_as_, *quit_, *configure_, *about_qt_, *about_qet_, *merge_cells_, *split_cell_;
+	QAction *new_, *save_, *save_as_, *quit_, *configure_, *about_qt_, *about_qet_, *merge_cells_, *split_cell_;
 	QAction *zoom_in_, *zoom_out_, *zoom_fit_, *zoom_reset_;
 	/// Location of the currently edited template
 	TitleBlockTemplateLocation location_;
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ class QETTitleBlockTemplateEditor : public QMainWindow {
 	bool editCopyOf(const TitleBlockTemplate *);
 	bool edit(TitleBlockTemplate *);
 	void editLogos();
+	void newTemplate();
 	void save();
 	void saveAs();
 	void quit();
diff --git a/sources/titleblock/templatelocationchooser.cpp b/sources/titleblock/templatelocationchooser.cpp
index bb95faad5..083a99c1c 100644
--- a/sources/titleblock/templatelocationchooser.cpp
+++ b/sources/titleblock/templatelocationchooser.cpp
@@ -51,7 +51,10 @@ QString TitleBlockTemplateLocationChooser::name() const {
 	@param location to be displayed by this widget
 */
 void TitleBlockTemplateLocationChooser::setLocation(const TitleBlockTemplateLocation &location) {
-	collections_ -> setCurrentIndex(collections_index_.keys(location.parentCollection()).first());
+	// hack: if o suitable index was found, set it to 1, which is supposed to be the user collection
+	int index = indexForCollection(location.parentCollection());
+	if (index == -1 && collections_ -> count() > 1) index = 1;
+	collections_ -> setCurrentIndex(index);
 	
 	if (!location.name().isEmpty()) {
 		int template_index = templates_ -> findText(location.name());
@@ -83,6 +86,16 @@ void TitleBlockTemplateLocationChooser::init() {
 	setLayout(form_layout);
 }
 
+/**
+	@param coll A Title block templates collection which we want to know the index within the combo box of this dialog.
+	@return -1 if the collection is unknown to this dialog, or the index of \a coll
+*/
+int TitleBlockTemplateLocationChooser::indexForCollection(TitleBlockTemplatesCollection *coll) const {
+	QList<int> indexes = collections_index_.keys(coll);
+	if (indexes.count()) return(indexes.first());
+	return(-1);
+}
+
 /**
 	Update the collections list
 */
diff --git a/sources/titleblock/templatelocationchooser.h b/sources/titleblock/templatelocationchooser.h
index 717a9870e..39eef7e3f 100644
--- a/sources/titleblock/templatelocationchooser.h
+++ b/sources/titleblock/templatelocationchooser.h
@@ -40,8 +40,10 @@ class TitleBlockTemplateLocationChooser : public QWidget {
 	TitleBlockTemplatesCollection *collection() const;
 	QString name() const;
 	void setLocation(const TitleBlockTemplateLocation &);
+	
 	private:
 	void init();
+	int indexForCollection(TitleBlockTemplatesCollection *) const;
 	
 	// slots
 	private slots: