diff --git a/Shared/Navigation/ContentView.swift b/Shared/Navigation/ContentView.swift
index 38ad408..2bb11f6 100644
--- a/Shared/Navigation/ContentView.swift
+++ b/Shared/Navigation/ContentView.swift
@@ -1,109 +1,134 @@
 import SwiftUI
 
 struct ContentView: View {
     @EnvironmentObject var model: WriteFreelyModel
     @Binding var sidebarIsHidden: Bool
 
     var body: some View {
         NavigationView {
             #if os(macOS)
             SidebarView()
                 .toolbar {
                     Button(
                         action: {
                             NSApp.keyWindow?.contentViewController?.tryToPerform(
                                 #selector(NSSplitViewController.toggleSidebar(_:)), with: nil
                             )
                             withAnimation { self.sidebarIsHidden.toggle() }
                         },
                         label: { Image(systemName: "sidebar.left") }
                     )
                     Spacer()
-                    Button(action: {}, label: { Image(systemName: "square.and.pencil") })
+                    Button(action: {
+                        withAnimation {
+                            self.model.selectedPost = nil
+                        }
+                        let managedPost = WFAPost(context: LocalStorageManager.persistentContainer.viewContext)
+                        managedPost.createdDate = Date()
+                        managedPost.title = ""
+                        managedPost.body = ""
+                        managedPost.status = PostStatus.local.rawValue
+                        managedPost.collectionAlias = nil
+                        switch model.preferences.font {
+                        case 1:
+                            managedPost.appearance = "sans"
+                        case 2:
+                            managedPost.appearance = "wrap"
+                        default:
+                            managedPost.appearance = "serif"
+                        }
+                        if let languageCode = Locale.current.languageCode {
+                            managedPost.language = languageCode
+                            managedPost.rtl = Locale.characterDirection(forLanguage: languageCode) == .rightToLeft
+                        }
+                        withAnimation {
+                            self.model.selectedPost = managedPost
+                        }
+                    }, label: { Image(systemName: "square.and.pencil") })
                 }
             #else
             SidebarView()
             #endif
 
             #if os(macOS)
             PostListView(selectedCollection: nil, showAllPosts: model.account.isLoggedIn)
                 .toolbar {
                     ToolbarItem(placement: .navigation) {
                         Button(action: {}, label: { Image(systemName: "arrow.clockwise") })
                             .padding(.leading, sidebarIsHidden ? 8 : 0)
                             .animation(.linear)
                     }
                     ToolbarItem(placement: .status) {
                         if let selectedPost = model.selectedPost {
                             PostStatusBadgeView(post: selectedPost)
                         }
                     }
                     ToolbarItemGroup(placement: .primaryAction) {
                         if let selectedPost = model.selectedPost {
                             Button(action: {}, label: { Image(systemName: "paperplane") })
                                 .disabled(selectedPost.body.isEmpty)
                             Button(action: {}, label: { Image(systemName: "square.and.arrow.up") })
                                 .disabled(selectedPost.status == PostStatus.local.rawValue)
                         }
                     }
                 }
             #else
             PostListView(selectedCollection: nil, showAllPosts: model.account.isLoggedIn)
             #endif
 
             Text("Select a post, or create a new local draft.")
                 .foregroundColor(.secondary)
         }
         .environmentObject(model)
         .alert(isPresented: $model.isPresentingDeleteAlert) {
             Alert(
                 title: Text("Delete Post?"),
                 message: Text("This action cannot be undone."),
                 primaryButton: .destructive(Text("Delete"), action: {
                     if let postToDelete = model.postToDelete {
                         model.selectedPost = nil
                         DispatchQueue.main.async {
                             model.posts.remove(postToDelete)
                         }
                         model.postToDelete = nil
                     }
                 }),
                 secondaryButton: .cancel() {
                     model.postToDelete = nil
                 }
             )
         }
         .alert(isPresented: $model.isPresentingNetworkErrorAlert, content: {
             Alert(
                 title: Text("Connection Error"),
                 message: Text("There is no internet connection at the moment. Please reconnect or try again later"),
                 dismissButton: .default(Text("OK"), action: {
                     model.isPresentingNetworkErrorAlert = false
                 })
             )
         })
 
         #if os(iOS)
         EmptyView()
             .sheet(
                 isPresented: $model.isPresentingSettingsView,
                 onDismiss: { model.isPresentingSettingsView = false },
                 content: {
                     SettingsView()
                         .environmentObject(model)
                 }
             )
         #endif
     }
 }
 
 struct ContentView_Previews: PreviewProvider {
     static var previews: some View {
         let context = LocalStorageManager.persistentContainer.viewContext
         let model = WriteFreelyModel()
 
         return ContentView(sidebarIsHidden: .constant(false))
             .environment(\.managedObjectContext, context)
             .environmentObject(model)
     }
 }
diff --git a/Shared/PostList/PostListModel.swift b/Shared/PostList/PostListModel.swift
index 98e158b..c7ada24 100644
--- a/Shared/PostList/PostListModel.swift
+++ b/Shared/PostList/PostListModel.swift
@@ -1,124 +1,126 @@
 import SwiftUI
 import CoreData
 
 class PostListModel: ObservableObject {
     func remove(_ post: WFAPost) {
-        LocalStorageManager.persistentContainer.viewContext.delete(post)
-        LocalStorageManager().saveContext()
+        withAnimation {
+            LocalStorageManager.persistentContainer.viewContext.delete(post)
+            LocalStorageManager().saveContext()
+        }
     }
 
     func purgePublishedPosts() {
         let fetchRequest: NSFetchRequest<NSFetchRequestResult> = NSFetchRequest(entityName: "WFAPost")
         fetchRequest.predicate = NSPredicate(format: "status != %i", 0)
         let deleteRequest = NSBatchDeleteRequest(fetchRequest: fetchRequest)
 
         do {
             try LocalStorageManager.persistentContainer.viewContext.executeAndMergeChanges(using: deleteRequest)
         } catch {
             print("Error: Failed to purge cached posts.")
         }
     }
 
     func getBodyPreview(of post: WFAPost) -> String {
         var elidedPostBody: String = ""
 
         // Strip any markdown from the post body.
         let strippedPostBody = stripMarkdown(from: post.body)
 
         // Extract lede from post.
          elidedPostBody = extractLede(from: strippedPostBody)
 
         return elidedPostBody
     }
 }
 
 private extension PostListModel {
 
     func stripMarkdown(from string: String) -> String {
         var strippedString = string
         strippedString = stripHeadingOctothorpes(from: strippedString)
         strippedString = stripImages(from: strippedString, keepAltText: true)
         return strippedString
     }
 
     func stripHeadingOctothorpes(from string: String) -> String {
         let newLines = CharacterSet.newlines
         var processedComponents: [String] = []
         let components = string.components(separatedBy: newLines)
         for component in components {
             if component.isEmpty {
                 continue
             }
             var newString = component
             while newString.first == "#" {
                 newString.removeFirst()
             }
             if newString.hasPrefix(" ") {
                 newString.removeFirst()
             }
             processedComponents.append(newString)
         }
         let headinglessString = processedComponents.joined(separator: "\n\n")
         return headinglessString
     }
 
     func stripImages(from string: String, keepAltText: Bool = false) -> String {
         let pattern = #"!\[[\"]?(.*?)[\"|]?\]\(.*?\)"#
         var processedComponents: [String] = []
         let components = string.components(separatedBy: .newlines)
         for component in components {
             if component.isEmpty { continue }
             var processedString: String = component
             if keepAltText {
                 let regex = try? NSRegularExpression(pattern: pattern, options: [])
                 if let matches = regex?.matches(
                     in: component, options: [], range: NSRange(location: 0, length: component.utf16.count)
                 ) {
                     for match in matches {
                         if let range = Range(match.range(at: 1), in: component) {
                             processedString = "\(component[range])"
                         }
                     }
                 }
             } else {
                 let range = component.startIndex..<component.endIndex
                 processedString = component.replacingOccurrences(
                     of: pattern,
                     with: "",
                     options: .regularExpression,
                     range: range
                 )
             }
             if processedString.isEmpty { continue }
             processedComponents.append(processedString)
         }
         return processedComponents.joined(separator: "\n\n")
     }
 
     func extractLede(from string: String) -> String {
         let truncatedString = string.prefix(80)
         let terminatingPunctuation = ".。?"
         let terminatingCharacters = CharacterSet(charactersIn: terminatingPunctuation).union(.newlines)
 
         var lede: String = ""
         let sentences = truncatedString.components(separatedBy: terminatingCharacters)
         if let firstSentence = (sentences.filter { !$0.isEmpty }).first {
             if truncatedString.count > firstSentence.count {
                 if terminatingPunctuation.contains(truncatedString[firstSentence.endIndex]) {
                     lede = String(truncatedString[...firstSentence.endIndex])
                 } else {
                     lede = firstSentence
                 }
             } else if truncatedString.count == firstSentence.count {
                 if string.count > 80 {
                     if let endOfStringIndex = truncatedString.lastIndex(of: " ") {
                         lede = truncatedString[..<endOfStringIndex] + "…"
                     }
                 } else {
                     lede = firstSentence
                 }
             }
         }
         return lede
     }
 }
diff --git a/Shared/PostList/PostListView.swift b/Shared/PostList/PostListView.swift
index 564a097..ffc545b 100644
--- a/Shared/PostList/PostListView.swift
+++ b/Shared/PostList/PostListView.swift
@@ -1,77 +1,102 @@
 import SwiftUI
 import Combine
 
 struct PostListView: View {
     @EnvironmentObject var model: WriteFreelyModel
     @Environment(\.managedObjectContext) var managedObjectContext
 
     @State var selectedCollection: WFACollection?
     @State var showAllPosts: Bool = false
     @State private var postCount: Int = 0
 
     var body: some View {
         #if os(iOS)
         GeometryReader { geometry in
             PostListFilteredView(filter: selectedCollection?.alias, showAllPosts: showAllPosts, postCount: $postCount)
             .navigationTitle(
                 showAllPosts ? "All Posts" : selectedCollection?.title ?? (
                     model.account.server == "https://write.as" ? "Anonymous" : "Drafts"
                 )
             )
             .toolbar {
                 ToolbarItem(placement: .primaryAction) {
                     Button(action: {
-                        createNewLocalDraft()
+                        let managedPost = WFAPost(context: self.managedObjectContext)
+                        managedPost.createdDate = Date()
+                        managedPost.title = ""
+                        managedPost.body = ""
+                        managedPost.status = PostStatus.local.rawValue
+                        managedPost.collectionAlias = nil
+                        switch model.preferences.font {
+                        case 1:
+                            managedPost.appearance = "sans"
+                        case 2:
+                            managedPost.appearance = "wrap"
+                        default:
+                            managedPost.appearance = "serif"
+                        }
+                        if let languageCode = Locale.current.languageCode {
+                            managedPost.language = languageCode
+                            managedPost.rtl = Locale.characterDirection(forLanguage: languageCode) == .rightToLeft
+                        }
+                        withAnimation {
+                            self.selectedCollection = nil
+                            self.showAllPosts = false
+                            self.model.selectedPost = managedPost
+                        }
                     }, label: {
                         Image(systemName: "square.and.pencil")
                     })
                 }
                 ToolbarItem(placement: .bottomBar) {
                     HStack {
                         Button(action: {
                             model.isPresentingSettingsView = true
                         }, label: {
                             Image(systemName: "gear")
                         })
                         Spacer()
                         Text(postCount == 1 ? "\(postCount) post" : "\(postCount) posts")
                             .foregroundColor(.secondary)
                         Spacer()
                         if model.isProcessingRequest {
                             ProgressView()
                         } else {
                             Button(action: {
-                                reloadFromServer()
+                                DispatchQueue.main.async {
+                                    model.fetchUserCollections()
+                                    model.fetchUserPosts()
+                                }
                             }, label: {
                                 Image(systemName: "arrow.clockwise")
                             })
                             .disabled(!model.account.isLoggedIn)
                         }
                     }
                     .padding()
                     .frame(width: geometry.size.width)
                 }
             }
         }
         #else //if os(macOS)
         PostListFilteredView(filter: selectedCollection?.alias, showAllPosts: showAllPosts, postCount: $postCount)
             .navigationTitle(
                 showAllPosts ? "All Posts" : selectedCollection?.title ?? (
                     model.account.server == "https://write.as" ? "Anonymous" : "Drafts"
                 )
             )
             .navigationSubtitle(postCount == 1 ? "\(postCount) post" : "\(postCount) posts")
         #endif
     }
 }
 
 struct PostListView_Previews: PreviewProvider {
     static var previews: some View {
         let context = LocalStorageManager.persistentContainer.viewContext
         let model = WriteFreelyModel()
 
         return PostListView()
             .environment(\.managedObjectContext, context)
             .environmentObject(model)
     }
 }
diff --git a/Shared/WriteFreely_MultiPlatformApp.swift b/Shared/WriteFreely_MultiPlatformApp.swift
index b4d8b46..af749bd 100644
--- a/Shared/WriteFreely_MultiPlatformApp.swift
+++ b/Shared/WriteFreely_MultiPlatformApp.swift
@@ -1,83 +1,96 @@
 import SwiftUI
 
 @main
 struct WriteFreely_MultiPlatformApp: App {
     @StateObject private var model = WriteFreelyModel()
+    @State private var sidebarIsHidden: Bool = false
 
     #if os(macOS)
     @State private var selectedTab = 0
-    @State private var sidebarIsHidden: Bool = false
     #endif
 
     var body: some Scene {
         WindowGroup {
             ContentView(sidebarIsHidden: $sidebarIsHidden)
                 .onAppear(perform: {
                     if let lastDraft = model.editor.fetchLastDraftFromUserDefaults() {
                         self.model.selectedPost = lastDraft
                     } else {
                         createNewLocalPost()
                     }
                 })
                 .environmentObject(model)
                 .environment(\.managedObjectContext, LocalStorageManager.persistentContainer.viewContext)
 //                .preferredColorScheme(preferences.selectedColorScheme)    // See PreferencesModel for info.
         }
         .commands {
+            CommandGroup(replacing: .newItem, addition: {
+                Button("New Local Draft") {
+                    createNewLocalPost()
+                }
+                .keyboardShortcut("n", modifiers: [.command])
+            })
+            #if os(macOS)
             CommandGroup(after: .sidebar) {
                 Button("Toggle Sidebar") {
                     NSApp.keyWindow?.contentViewController?.tryToPerform(
                         #selector(NSSplitViewController.toggleSidebar(_:)), with: nil
                     )
                     withAnimation { self.sidebarIsHidden.toggle() }
                 }
                 .keyboardShortcut("s", modifiers: [.command, .option])
             }
+            #endif
         }
 
         #if os(macOS)
         Settings {
             TabView(selection: $selectedTab) {
                 MacAccountView()
                     .environmentObject(model)
                     .tabItem {
                         Image(systemName: "person.crop.circle")
                         Text("Account")
                     }
                     .tag(0)
                 MacPreferencesView(preferences: model.preferences)
                     .tabItem {
                         Image(systemName: "gear")
                         Text("Preferences")
                     }
                     .tag(1)
             }
             .frame(minWidth: 300, maxWidth: 300, minHeight: 200, maxHeight: 200)
             .padding()
 //            .preferredColorScheme(preferences.selectedColorScheme)    // See PreferencesModel for info.
         }
         #endif
     }
 
     private func createNewLocalPost() {
+        withAnimation {
+            self.model.selectedPost = nil
+        }
         let managedPost = WFAPost(context: LocalStorageManager.persistentContainer.viewContext)
         managedPost.createdDate = Date()
         managedPost.title = ""
         managedPost.body = ""
         managedPost.status = PostStatus.local.rawValue
         managedPost.collectionAlias = nil
         switch model.preferences.font {
         case 1:
             managedPost.appearance = "sans"
         case 2:
             managedPost.appearance = "wrap"
         default:
             managedPost.appearance = "serif"
         }
         if let languageCode = Locale.current.languageCode {
             managedPost.language = languageCode
             managedPost.rtl = Locale.characterDirection(forLanguage: languageCode) == .rightToLeft
         }
-        self.model.selectedPost = managedPost
+        withAnimation {
+            self.model.selectedPost = managedPost
+        }
     }
 }