diff --git a/nw/gui/statusbar.py b/nw/gui/statusbar.py
index 484e9519..79952289 100644
--- a/nw/gui/statusbar.py
+++ b/nw/gui/statusbar.py
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ class GuiMainStatus(QStatusBar):
         self.setRefTime(None)
         self.setStats(0,0)
         self.setCounts(0,0,0)
-        self.setDocHandleCount(None)
+        self.setDocHandle(None)
         self.setProjectStatus(None)
         self.setDocumentStatus(None)
         self._updateTime()
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ class GuiMainStatus(QStatusBar):
         self.boxCounts.setText("<b>Document:</b> {:d} : {:d} : {:d}".format(cC,wC,pC))
         return
 
-    def setDocHandleCount(self, theHandle):
+    def setDocHandle(self, theHandle):
         if theHandle is None:
             self.boxDocHandle.setText("0000000000000")
         else:
diff --git a/nw/gui/winmain.py b/nw/gui/winmain.py
index 0de1c27f..0bb8e315 100644
--- a/nw/gui/winmain.py
+++ b/nw/gui/winmain.py
@@ -283,6 +283,7 @@ class GuiMain(QMainWindow):
         self.docEditor.changeWidth()
         self.docEditor.setFocus()
         self.theProject.setLastEdited(tHandle)
+        self.theProject.theIndex.scanFile(tHandle)
         return True
 
     def saveDocument(self):
diff --git a/nw/gui/wordcounter.py b/nw/gui/wordcounter.py
index b44d1e60..4e044bca 100644
--- a/nw/gui/wordcounter.py
+++ b/nw/gui/wordcounter.py
@@ -13,8 +13,6 @@
 import logging
 import nw
 
-from time import time
-
 from PyQt5.QtCore import QThread
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
diff --git a/nw/project/document.py b/nw/project/document.py
index 83eaf153..5305c01b 100644
--- a/nw/project/document.py
+++ b/nw/project/document.py
@@ -41,11 +41,10 @@ class NWDoc():
         self.docHandle = None
         return
 
-    def openDocument(self, tHandle):
+    def openDocument(self, tHandle, showStatus=True):
 
         self.docHandle = tHandle
         self.theItem   = self.theProject.getItem(tHandle)
-        self.theParent.statusBar.setDocHandleCount(tHandle)
 
         docDir, docFile = self._assemblePath(self.FILE_MN)
         logger.debug("Opening document %s" % path.join(docDir,docFile))
@@ -63,7 +62,9 @@ class NWDoc():
             logger.debug("The requested document does not exist.")
             return ""
 
-        self.theParent.statusBar.setStatus("Opened Document: %s" % self.theItem.itemName)
+        if showStatus:
+            self.theParent.statusBar.setStatus("Opened Document: %s" % self.theItem.itemName)
+            self.theParent.statusBar.setDocHandle(tHandle)
 
         return theDoc
 
diff --git a/nw/project/index.py b/nw/project/index.py
index 0efe3608..2d326098 100644
--- a/nw/project/index.py
+++ b/nw/project/index.py
@@ -13,16 +13,87 @@
 import logging
 import nw
 
+from nw.project.document import NWDoc
+
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 class NWIndex():
 
-    def __init__(self, theParent):
+    VALID_KEYS = ["todo","tag","pov","char","plot","time","location"]
+
+    def __init__(self, theProject, theParent):
 
         # Internal
-        self.theParent = theParent
-        self.mainConf  = self.theParent.mainConf
+        self.theProject = theProject
+        self.theParent  = theParent
+        self.mainConf   = self.theParent.mainConf
+
+        # Indices
+        self.itemIndex  = {}
+        self.keyIndex   = {}
+        for aKey in self.VALID_KEYS:
+            self.keyIndex[aKey] = []
 
         return
 
+    def scanFile(self, tHandle):
+
+        theDocument = NWDoc(self.theProject, self.theParent)
+        theText = theDocument.openDocument(tHandle, False)
+
+        self.itemIndex[tHandle] = {}
+        for aKey in self.VALID_KEYS:
+            self.itemIndex[tHandle][aKey] = []
+
+        nLine = 0
+        for aLine in theText.splitlines():
+            aLine  = aLine.strip()
+            nLine += 1
+            nChar  = len(aLine)
+            if nChar > 0 and aLine[0] == "@":
+                self.indexThis(tHandle, aLine, nLine)
+
+        for aKey in self.VALID_KEYS:
+            if len(self.itemIndex[tHandle][aKey]) > 0:
+                if tHandle not in self.keyIndex[aKey]:
+                    self.keyIndex[aKey].append(tHandle)
+            else:
+                if tHandle in self.keyIndex[aKey]:
+                    self.keyIndex[aKey].remove(tHandle)
+
+        print(self.itemIndex)
+        print(self.keyIndex)
+
+        return
+
+    def indexThis(self, tHandle, aLine, nLine):
+
+        nChar = len(aLine)
+        nPos  = aLine.find(":")
+        if nPos < 2 or nChar < nPos+2:
+            return False
+
+        aKey = aLine[1:nPos].strip().lower()
+        tVal = aLine[nPos+1:].strip()
+        if aKey not in self.VALID_KEYS:
+            return False
+
+        if aKey == "todo":
+            self.itemIndex[tHandle]["todo"].append((nLine, tVal))
+        elif aKey == "tag":
+            if tVal.find(",") >- 0:
+                return False
+            self.itemIndex[tHandle]["tag"].append((nLine, tVal))
+        else:
+            kVal = tVal.split(",")
+            cVal = []            
+            for aVal in kVal:
+                cVal.append(aVal.strip().lower())
+            if len(cVal) > 0:
+                self.itemIndex[tHandle][aKey].append((nLine, cVal))
+            else:
+                return False
+
+        return True
+
 # END Class NWIndex
diff --git a/nw/project/project.py b/nw/project/project.py
index dce45ef3..a70a1057 100644
--- a/nw/project/project.py
+++ b/nw/project/project.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ from time     import time
 
 from nw.project.item   import NWItem
 from nw.project.status import NWStatus
+from nw.project.index  import NWIndex
 from nw.enum           import nwItemType, nwItemClass, nwItemLayout, nwAlert
 from nw.common         import checkString, checkBool, checkInt
 from nw.constants      import nwFiles
@@ -64,6 +65,9 @@ class NWProject():
         self.lastWCount   = 0
         self.currWCount   = 0
 
+        # Index
+        self.theIndex     = None
+
         # Set Defaults
         self.clearProject()
 
@@ -165,6 +169,7 @@ class NWProject():
         self.lastViewed = None
         self.lastWCount = 0
         self.currWCount = 0
+        self.theIndex   = NWIndex(self, self.theParent)
 
         return