diff --git a/nw/convert/tokenizer.py b/nw/convert/tokenizer.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e6ca8c05
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nw/convert/tokenizer.py
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+"""novelWriter Text Tokenizer
+
+ novelWriter – Text Tokenizer
+==============================
+ Splits a piece of nW markdown text into its elements
+
+ File History:
+ Created: 2019-05-05 [0.0.1]
+
+"""
+
+import logging
+import nw
+
+from nw.project.document import NWDoc
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+class Tokenizer():
+
+    def __init__(self, theProject, theParent):
+
+        self.mainConf   = nw.CONFIG
+        self.theProject = theProject
+        self.theParent  = theParent
+
+        self.theHandle  = None
+        self.theItem    = None
+        self.theTokens  = None
+
+        return
+
+    def tokenizeText(self, tHandle):
+
+        self.theItem = self.theProject.getItem(tHandle)
+        theDoc  = NWDoc(self.theProject, self.theParent)
+        theText = theDoc.openDocument(tHandle)
+
+        for aLine in theText.splitlines():
+            print(aLine)
+
+        return
+
+# END Class Tokenizer
diff --git a/nw/gui/doctree.py b/nw/gui/doctree.py
index c0fe0e6c..859ff0c9 100644
--- a/nw/gui/doctree.py
+++ b/nw/gui/doctree.py
@@ -289,6 +289,14 @@ class GuiDocTree(QTreeWidget):
             return selItem[0].text(self.C_HANDLE)
         return None
 
+    def getSelectedHandles(self):
+        selItems   = self.selectedItems()
+        selHandles = []
+        for n in range(len(selItems)):
+            if isinstance(selItems[n], QTreeWidgetItem):
+                selHandles.append(selItems[n].text(self.C_HANDLE))
+        return selHandles
+
     ##
     #  Internal Functions
     ##
diff --git a/nw/gui/mainmenu.py b/nw/gui/mainmenu.py
index d6dace0d..a148e06e 100644
--- a/nw/gui/mainmenu.py
+++ b/nw/gui/mainmenu.py
@@ -231,6 +231,16 @@ class GuiMainMenu(QMenuBar):
         # Document > Separator
         self.docuMenu.addSeparator()
 
+        # Document > Preview
+        menuItem = QAction(QIcon.fromTheme("text-html"), "Preview Document", self)
+        menuItem.setStatusTip("Preview Document")
+        menuItem.setShortcut("Ctrl+R")
+        menuItem.triggered.connect(self.theParent._previewDocument)
+        self.docuMenu.addAction(menuItem)
+
+        # Document > Separator
+        self.docuMenu.addSeparator()
+
         # Document > Split
         menuItem = QAction(QIcon.fromTheme("list-add"), "Split Document", self)
         menuItem.setStatusTip("Split Selected Document")
diff --git a/nw/gui/winmain.py b/nw/gui/winmain.py
index 5467c0b4..e026db58 100644
--- a/nw/gui/winmain.py
+++ b/nw/gui/winmain.py
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ from nw.gui.statusbar     import GuiMainStatus
 from nw.project.project   import NWProject
 from nw.project.document  import NWDoc
 from nw.project.item      import NWItem
+from nw.convert.tokenizer import Tokenizer
 from nw.enum              import nwItemType
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -189,6 +190,22 @@ class GuiMain(QMainWindow):
             self.docEditor.setDocumentChanged(False)
         return
 
+    def _previewDocument(self):
+
+        theHandles = self.treeView.getSelectedHandles()
+        if len(theHandles) == 0:
+            return
+
+        theDocs = []
+        self.treeView.saveTreeOrder()
+        for tHandle in self.theProject.treeOrder:
+            if tHandle not in theHandles:
+                continue
+            aDoc = Tokenizer(self.theProject, self)
+            aDoc.tokenizeText(tHandle)
+
+        return
+
     ##
     #  Tree Item Actions
     ##