How to have excel open to the templates/recent page on startup for Mac?

I'm sure this question has been asked before, but I was having trouble locating a solution so I will ask anyway.

When I open excel from the app icon in the dock, it always opens to a blank "Book1". I want it to open to the page where it shows Templates, recommended, recents etc. Is there a way to do this?

In preferences > General, I already have the box checked "Show Workbook Gallery when opening Excel"

For reference, I have a Macbook Pro 2023 w/ M3 Chip that is completely up to date.