diff --git a/icons/NumixMsk/256x256/actions/go-right.svg b/icons/NumixMsk/256x256/actions/go-right.svg
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..274841dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/icons/NumixMsk/256x256/actions/go-right.svg
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+<svg width="256" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" height="256" viewBox="0 0 256 256" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">
+<path style="fill:#268bd2;fill-rule:evenodd" d="M 256 128.019531 C 255.988281 198.703125 198.683594 256 128 256 C 57.316406 256 0.0117188 198.703125 0 128.019531 C -0.0117188 57.320312 57.300781 0 128 0 C 198.699219 0 256.011719 57.320312 256 128.019531 Z "/>
+<path style="fill:#fff;fill-opacity:.902" d="M 130.5 48.054688 C 123.066406 47.8125 116.398438 52.046875 113.5 59.054688 C 110.601562 66.0625 112.171875 74.273438 117.5 79.554688 L 149 112.054688 L 48 112.054688 L 48 144.054688 L 149 144.054688 L 117.5 176.554688 C 110.488281 183.753906 110.488281 195.351562 117.5 202.554688 C 124.511719 209.753906 135.988281 209.753906 143 202.554688 L 202.5 141.054688 C 205.914062 137.597656 208 132.953125 208 128.054688 C 208 123.15625 205.914062 118.511719 202.5 115.054688 L 143 53.554688 C 139.773438 50.144531 135.175781 48.199219 130.5 48.054688 Z "/>
+</svg>
diff --git a/icons/NumixMsk/256x256/actions/go-up.svg b/icons/NumixMsk/256x256/actions/go-up.svg
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6fbe6869
--- /dev/null
+++ b/icons/NumixMsk/256x256/actions/go-up.svg
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+<svg width="256" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" height="256" viewBox="0 0 256 256" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">
+<path style="fill:#268bd2;fill-rule:evenodd" d="M 127.980469 0 C 57.296875 0.0117188 0 57.316406 0 128 C 0 198.683594 57.296875 255.988281 127.980469 256 C 198.679688 256.011719 256 198.699219 256 128 C 256 57.300781 198.679688 -0.0117188 127.980469 0 Z "/>
+<path style="fill:#fff;fill-opacity:.902" d="M 207.945312 125.5 C 208.1875 132.933594 203.953125 139.601562 196.945312 142.5 C 189.9375 145.398438 181.726562 143.828125 176.445312 138.5 L 143.945312 107 L 143.945312 208 L 111.945312 208 L 111.945312 107 L 79.445312 138.5 C 72.246094 145.511719 60.648438 145.511719 53.445312 138.5 C 46.246094 131.488281 46.246094 120.011719 53.445312 113 L 114.945312 53.5 C 118.402344 50.085938 123.046875 48 127.945312 48 C 132.84375 48 137.488281 50.085938 140.945312 53.5 L 202.445312 113 C 205.855469 116.226562 207.800781 120.824219 207.945312 125.5 Z "/>
+</svg>
diff --git a/manuskript/mainWindow.py b/manuskript/mainWindow.py
index 483c726b..3ab3b18c 100644
--- a/manuskript/mainWindow.py
+++ b/manuskript/mainWindow.py
@@ -304,9 +304,16 @@ class MainWindow(QMainWindow, Ui_MainWindow):
         self.txtWorldPassion.setCurrentModelIndex(index)
         self.txtWorldConflict.setCurrentModelIndex(index)
 
-    # ###############################################################################
-    # # LOAD AND SAVE
-    # ###############################################################################
+    ###############################################################################
+    # EDITOR
+    ###############################################################################
+
+    def openIndex(self, index):
+        self.treeRedacOutline.setCurrentIndex(index)
+
+    ###############################################################################
+    # LOAD AND SAVE
+    ###############################################################################
 
     def loadProject(self, project, loadFromFile=True):
         """Loads the project ``project``.
diff --git a/manuskript/ui/editors/mainEditor.py b/manuskript/ui/editors/mainEditor.py
index fbeee882..ab5c1b60 100644
--- a/manuskript/ui/editors/mainEditor.py
+++ b/manuskript/ui/editors/mainEditor.py
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ class mainEditor(QWidget, Ui_mainEditor):
 
         # Connections --------------------------------------------------------
 
+        self.btnGoUp.clicked.connect(self.goToParentItem)
         self.sldCorkSizeFactor.valueChanged.connect(
                 self.setCorkSizeFactor, AUC)
         self.btnRedacFolderCork.toggled.connect(
@@ -151,6 +152,11 @@ class mainEditor(QWidget, Ui_mainEditor):
     def openIndexes(self, indexes, newTab=False):
         for i in indexes:
             self.setCurrentModelIndex(i, newTab)
+            
+    def goToParentItem(self):
+        idx = self.currentEditor().currentIndex
+        from manuskript.functions import MW
+        MW.treeRedacOutline.setCurrentIndex(idx.parent())
 
     def setCurrentModelIndex(self, index, newTab=False, tabWidget=None):
 
diff --git a/manuskript/ui/editors/mainEditor_ui.py b/manuskript/ui/editors/mainEditor_ui.py
index 2f44874b..269f0fc1 100644
--- a/manuskript/ui/editors/mainEditor_ui.py
+++ b/manuskript/ui/editors/mainEditor_ui.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 # Form implementation generated from reading ui file 'manuskript/ui/editors/mainEditor_ui.ui'
 #
-# Created: Sun Apr 10 11:19:00 2016
+# Created: Sat Oct 14 21:30:36 2017
 #      by: PyQt5 UI code generator 5.2.1
 #
 # WARNING! All changes made in this file will be lost!
@@ -27,6 +27,13 @@ class Ui_mainEditor(object):
         self.verticalLayout.addWidget(self.tabSplitter)
         self.horizontalLayout_19 = QtWidgets.QHBoxLayout()
         self.horizontalLayout_19.setObjectName("horizontalLayout_19")
+        self.btnGoUp = QtWidgets.QPushButton(mainEditor)
+        self.btnGoUp.setText("")
+        icon = QtGui.QIcon.fromTheme("go-up")
+        self.btnGoUp.setIcon(icon)
+        self.btnGoUp.setFlat(True)
+        self.btnGoUp.setObjectName("btnGoUp")
+        self.horizontalLayout_19.addWidget(self.btnGoUp)
         self.btnRedacFolderText = QtWidgets.QPushButton(mainEditor)
         self.btnRedacFolderText.setCheckable(True)
         self.btnRedacFolderText.setFlat(True)
@@ -96,6 +103,8 @@ class Ui_mainEditor(object):
     def retranslateUi(self, mainEditor):
         _translate = QtCore.QCoreApplication.translate
         mainEditor.setWindowTitle(_translate("mainEditor", "Form"))
+        self.btnGoUp.setToolTip(_translate("mainEditor", "Go to parent item"))
+        self.btnGoUp.setShortcut(_translate("mainEditor", "Alt+Up"))
         self.btnRedacFolderText.setText(_translate("mainEditor", "Text"))
         self.btnRedacFolderCork.setText(_translate("mainEditor", "Index cards"))
         self.btnRedacFolderOutline.setText(_translate("mainEditor", "Outline"))
diff --git a/manuskript/ui/editors/mainEditor_ui.ui b/manuskript/ui/editors/mainEditor_ui.ui
index 726bad9e..68a3a68f 100644
--- a/manuskript/ui/editors/mainEditor_ui.ui
+++ b/manuskript/ui/editors/mainEditor_ui.ui
@@ -41,6 +41,25 @@
    </item>
    <item>
     <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout_19">
+     <item>
+      <widget class="QPushButton" name="btnGoUp">
+       <property name="toolTip">
+        <string>Go to parent item</string>
+       </property>
+       <property name="text">
+        <string/>
+       </property>
+       <property name="icon">
+        <iconset theme="go-up"/>
+       </property>
+       <property name="shortcut">
+        <string>Alt+Up</string>
+       </property>
+       <property name="flat">
+        <bool>true</bool>
+       </property>
+      </widget>
+     </item>
      <item>
       <widget class="QPushButton" name="btnRedacFolderText">
        <property name="text">
diff --git a/manuskript/ui/mainWindow.py b/manuskript/ui/mainWindow.py
index ea6b3d2a..9c13e469 100644
--- a/manuskript/ui/mainWindow.py
+++ b/manuskript/ui/mainWindow.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 # Form implementation generated from reading ui file 'manuskript/ui/mainWindow.ui'
 #
-# Created: Sat Oct 14 20:38:54 2017
+# Created: Sat Oct 14 21:07:22 2017
 #      by: PyQt5 UI code generator 5.2.1
 #
 # WARNING! All changes made in this file will be lost!
@@ -1339,18 +1339,18 @@ class Ui_MainWindow(object):
         self.actAbout.setText(_translate("MainWindow", "&About"))
         self.actAbout.setToolTip(_translate("MainWindow", "About Manuskript"))
 
-from manuskript.ui.views.basicItemView import basicItemView
-from manuskript.ui.editors.mainEditor import mainEditor
-from manuskript.ui.views.treeView import treeView
-from manuskript.ui.views.outlineView import outlineView
+from manuskript.ui.views.textEditCompleter import textEditCompleter
 from manuskript.ui.views.metadataView import metadataView
-from manuskript.ui.views.storylineView import storylineView
-from manuskript.ui.views.lineEditView import lineEditView
 from manuskript.ui.welcome import welcome
 from manuskript.ui.search import search
-from manuskript.ui.views.characterTreeView import characterTreeView
-from manuskript.ui.cheatSheet import cheatSheet
+from manuskript.ui.views.lineEditView import lineEditView
+from manuskript.ui.views.basicItemView import basicItemView
+from manuskript.ui.views.outlineView import outlineView
+from manuskript.ui.views.storylineView import storylineView
+from manuskript.ui.views.treeView import treeView
 from manuskript.ui.views.textEditView import textEditView
-from manuskript.ui.views.textEditCompleter import textEditCompleter
+from manuskript.ui.editors.mainEditor import mainEditor
 from manuskript.ui.views.sldImportance import sldImportance
 from manuskript.ui.views.plotTreeView import plotTreeView
+from manuskript.ui.cheatSheet import cheatSheet
+from manuskript.ui.views.characterTreeView import characterTreeView
diff --git a/manuskript/ui/views/corkView.py b/manuskript/ui/views/corkView.py
index a679e1b3..c27c3cb7 100644
--- a/manuskript/ui/views/corkView.py
+++ b/manuskript/ui/views/corkView.py
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ class corkView(QListView, dndView, outlineBasics):
             parent = idx.parent()
             
             from manuskript.functions import MW
-            MW.treeRedacOutline.setCurrentIndex(parent)
+            MW.openIndex(parent)
             #self.setRootIndex(parent)
         else:
             r = QListView.mouseDoubleClickEvent(self, event)
diff --git a/manuskript/ui/views/outlineBasics.py b/manuskript/ui/views/outlineBasics.py
index 1a40dac3..0d014d68 100644
--- a/manuskript/ui/views/outlineBasics.py
+++ b/manuskript/ui/views/outlineBasics.py
@@ -38,6 +38,13 @@ class outlineBasics(QAbstractItemView):
 
         menu = QMenu(self)
 
+        # Add / remove items
+        self.actOpen = QAction(QIcon.fromTheme("go-right"), qApp.translate("outlineBasic", "Open Item"), menu)
+        self.actOpen.triggered.connect(self.openItem)
+        menu.addAction(self.actOpen)
+        
+        menu.addSeparator()
+        
         # Add / remove items
         self.actAddFolder = QAction(QIcon.fromTheme("folder-new"), qApp.translate("outlineBasics", "New Folder"), menu)
         self.actAddFolder.triggered.connect(self.addFolder)
@@ -133,6 +140,7 @@ class outlineBasics(QAbstractItemView):
             self.actAddText.setEnabled(False)
 
         if len(sel) == 0:
+            self.actOpen.setEnabled(False)
             self.actCopy.setEnabled(False)
             self.actCut.setEnabled(False)
             self.actDelete.setEnabled(False)
@@ -142,6 +150,11 @@ class outlineBasics(QAbstractItemView):
 
         return menu
 
+    def openItem(self):
+        idx = self.currentIndex()
+        from manuskript.functions import MW
+        MW.openIndex(idx)
+    
     def addFolder(self):
         self.addItem("folder")