diff --git a/src/editor/index.html b/src/editor/index.html
index d1b2b73..7f62f08 100644
--- a/src/editor/index.html
+++ b/src/editor/index.html
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@
         <button id="fn-show-json">Show JSON</button>
         <button id="fn-download-json">Download JSON</button>
         <button id="fn-download-html">Download HTML</button>
+        <button id="fn-new-data">New Data</button>
+        <button id="fn-upload-data">Upload Data</button>
+        <input type="file" name="upload-data" style="display: none;">
       </div>
     </div>
     <div class="middle column editor-container"></div>
diff --git a/src/editor/main.js b/src/editor/main.js
index d5ab10c..d9b4256 100644
--- a/src/editor/main.js
+++ b/src/editor/main.js
@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@ import objectPath from 'object-path';
 
 import { JSONEditor } from '@json-editor/json-editor/dist/jsoneditor';
 
-import * as exampleData from '../../sample.resume.json';
 import { saveCVJSON } from '../lib/store';
 import {
   createElement,
+  propertiesToObject,
   traverseDownObject,
 } from '../lib/utils';
 import * as jsoncvSchemaModule from '../schema/jsoncv.schema.json';
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ const editor = new JSONEditor(elEditorContainer, {
   iconlib: 'myiconlib',
   disable_array_delete_all_rows: true,
   no_additional_properties: true,
-  startval: exampleData,
+  // startval: exampleData,
 });
 editor.on('ready',() => {
   // editor.setValue(exampleData)
@@ -129,6 +129,9 @@ editor.on('change', () => {
 // actions
 const $btnShowPreview = $('#fn-show-preview')
 const $btnShowJSON = $('#fn-show-json')
+const $btnNewData = $('#fn-new-data')
+const $btnUploadData = $('#fn-upload-data')
+const $inputUploadData = $('input[name=upload-data]')
 
 $btnShowPreview.on('click', () => {
   $outputJSON.hide()
@@ -139,3 +142,35 @@ $btnShowJSON.on('click', () => {
   $outputHTML.hide()
   $outputJSON.show()
 })
+
+$btnNewData.on('click', () => {
+  if (!confirm('Are you sure to create an empty CV? Your current data will be lost.')) return
+
+  const v = propertiesToObject(jsoncvSchema.properties)
+  console.log('new value', v)
+  editor.setValue(v)
+})
+
+$btnUploadData.on('click', () => {
+  $inputUploadData.trigger('click')
+})
+
+$inputUploadData.on('change', () => {
+  const files = $inputUploadData.get(0).files
+  if (files.length === 0) return
+
+  const reader = new FileReader()
+  reader.onload = (e) => {
+    let data
+    try {
+      data = JSON.parse(e.target.result)
+    } catch (e) {
+      const error = 'Invalid JSON file: ' + new String(e).toString()
+      console.log(error)
+      throw e
+    }
+    editor.setValue(data)
+  }
+
+  reader.readAsText(files[0])
+})
diff --git a/src/lib/utils.js b/src/lib/utils.js
index 455d412..6cdcfa3 100644
--- a/src/lib/utils.js
+++ b/src/lib/utils.js
@@ -24,3 +24,27 @@ export const traverseDownObject = function(obj, callback) {
     }
   }
 }
+
+export const propertiesToObject = function(properties) {
+  const o = {}
+  for (const [k, def] of Object.entries(properties)) {
+    let v
+    switch (def.type) {
+      case 'string':
+        v = ''
+        break
+      case 'number':
+        v = 0
+        break
+      case 'array':
+        v = []
+        break
+      case 'object':
+        v = propertiesToObject(def.properties)
+        break
+    }
+    if (v === undefined) continue
+    o[k] = v
+  }
+  return o
+}