diff --git a/novelwriter/core/itemmodel.py b/novelwriter/core/itemmodel.py
index 34579b950..948b6146e 100644
--- a/novelwriter/core/itemmodel.py
+++ b/novelwriter/core/itemmodel.py
@@ -91,6 +91,10 @@ def __repr__(self) -> str:
             f"children={len(self._children)}>"
         )
 
+    def __bool__(self) -> bool:
+        """A node should always evaluate to True."""
+        return True
+
     ##
     #  Properties
     ##
@@ -190,10 +194,10 @@ def addChild(self, child: ProjectNode, pos: int = -1) -> None:
         self._updateRelationships(child)
         if 0 <= pos < len(self._children):
             self._children.insert(pos, child)
-            self._refreshChildrenPos()
         else:
             child._row = len(self._children)
             self._children.append(child)
+        self._refreshChildrenPos()
         return
 
     def takeChild(self, pos: int) -> ProjectNode | None:
@@ -229,6 +233,7 @@ def _refreshChildrenPos(self) -> None:
         """Update the row value on all children."""
         for n, child in enumerate(self._children):
             child._row = n
+            child.item.setOrder(n)
         return
 
     def _updateRelationships(self, child: ProjectNode) -> None:
diff --git a/novelwriter/core/project.py b/novelwriter/core/project.py
index 28fad3075..ced91fd10 100644
--- a/novelwriter/core/project.py
+++ b/novelwriter/core/project.py
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
 from novelwriter.core.projectdata import NWProjectData
 from novelwriter.core.projectxml import ProjectXMLReader, ProjectXMLWriter, XMLReadState
 from novelwriter.core.sessions import NWSessionLog
+from novelwriter.core.status import T_StatusKinds, T_UpdateEntry
 from novelwriter.core.storage import NWStorage, NWStorageOpen
 from novelwriter.core.tree import NWTree
 from novelwriter.enum import nwItemClass, nwItemLayout, nwItemType
@@ -531,6 +532,18 @@ def countStatus(self) -> None:
                 self._data.itemImport.increment(nwItem.itemImport)
         return
 
+    def updateStatus(self, kind: T_StatusKinds, update: T_UpdateEntry) -> None:
+        """Update status or import entries."""
+        if kind == "s":
+            self._data.itemStatus.update(update)
+            SHARED.projectSignalProxy({"event": "statusLabels", "kind": kind})
+            self._tree.refreshAllItems()
+        elif kind == "i":
+            self._data.itemImport.update(update)
+            SHARED.projectSignalProxy({"event": "statusLabels", "kind": kind})
+            self._tree.refreshAllItems()
+        return
+
     def localLookup(self, word: str | int) -> str:
         """Look up a word or number in the translation map for the
         project and return it. The variable is cast to a string before
diff --git a/novelwriter/core/status.py b/novelwriter/core/status.py
index a5e2e4d66..7935e5aa2 100644
--- a/novelwriter/core/status.py
+++ b/novelwriter/core/status.py
@@ -65,6 +65,9 @@ def duplicate(cls, source: StatusEntry) -> StatusEntry:
 
 NO_ENTRY = StatusEntry("", QColor(0, 0, 0), nwStatusShape.SQUARE, QIcon(), 0)
 
+T_UpdateEntry = list[tuple[str | None, StatusEntry]]
+T_StatusKinds = Literal["s", "i"]
+
 
 class NWStatus:
 
@@ -73,7 +76,7 @@ class NWStatus:
 
     __slots__ = ("_store", "_default", "_prefix", "_height")
 
-    def __init__(self, prefix: Literal["s", "i"]) -> None:
+    def __init__(self, prefix: T_StatusKinds) -> None:
         self._store: dict[str, StatusEntry] = {}
         self._default = None
         self._prefix = prefix[:1]
@@ -120,7 +123,7 @@ def add(self, key: str | None, name: str, color: tuple[int, int, int],
 
         return key
 
-    def update(self, update: list[tuple[str | None, StatusEntry]]) -> None:
+    def update(self, update: T_UpdateEntry) -> None:
         """Update the list of statuses."""
         self._store.clear()
         for key, entry in update:
@@ -130,10 +133,6 @@ def update(self, update: list[tuple[str | None, StatusEntry]]) -> None:
         if self._default not in self._store:
             self._default = next(iter(self._store)) if self._store else None
 
-        # Emit the change signal and refresh tree
-        SHARED.projectSignalProxy({"event": "statusLabels", "kind": self._prefix})
-        SHARED.project.tree.refreshAllItems()
-
         return
 
     def check(self, value: str) -> str:
diff --git a/novelwriter/core/tree.py b/novelwriter/core/tree.py
index e97b89312..1f919542f 100644
--- a/novelwriter/core/tree.py
+++ b/novelwriter/core/tree.py
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ def add(self, item: NWItem, pos: int = -1) -> bool:
                 self._model.insertChild(node, index, pos)
                 self._nodes[item.itemHandle] = node
                 self._items[item.itemHandle] = item
-                self._itemChange(item.itemHandle, nwChange.CREATE)
+                self._itemChange(item, nwChange.CREATE)
             else:
                 logger.error("Could not locate parent of '%s'", item.itemHandle)
                 return False
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ def add(self, item: NWItem, pos: int = -1) -> bool:
             self._model.insertChild(node, QModelIndex(), pos)
             self._nodes[item.itemHandle] = node
             self._items[item.itemHandle] = item
-            self._itemChange(item.itemHandle, nwChange.CREATE)
+            self._itemChange(item, nwChange.CREATE)
         else:
             logger.error("Invalid project item '%s'", item.itemHandle)
             return False
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ def remove(self, tHandle: str) -> bool:
         if (node := self._nodes.get(tHandle)) and tHandle in self._items:
             index = self._model.indexFromNode(node)
             if index.isValid() and self._model.removeChild(index.parent(), index.row()):
-                self._itemChange(tHandle, nwChange.DELETE)
+                self._itemChange(node.item, nwChange.DELETE)
                 del self._nodes[tHandle]
                 del self._items[tHandle]
         return True
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ def refreshItems(self, items: list[str]) -> None:
                 indexS = self._model.indexFromNode(node, 0)
                 indexE = self._model.indexFromNode(node, 3)
                 self._model.dataChanged.emit(indexS, indexE)
-                self._itemChange(tHandle, nwChange.UPDATE)
+                self._itemChange(node.item, nwChange.UPDATE)
         return
 
     def refreshAllItems(self) -> None:
@@ -464,11 +464,18 @@ def __iter__(self) -> Iterator[NWItem]:
     #  Internal Functions
     ##
 
-    def _itemChange(self, tHandle: str, change: nwChange) -> None:
+    def _itemChange(self, item: NWItem, change: nwChange) -> None:
         """Signal item change and notify project."""
+        tHandle = item.itemHandle
         logger.debug("Item change: %s -> %s", tHandle, change.name)
         self._project.setProjectChanged(True)
-        SHARED.projectSignalProxy({"event": "itemChanged", "handle": tHandle, "change": change})
+        SHARED.projectSignalProxy(
+            {"event": "itemChanged", "handle": tHandle, "change": change}
+        )
+        if item.isRootType():
+            SHARED.projectSignalProxy(
+                {"event": "rootChanged", "handle": tHandle, "change": change}
+            )
         return
 
     def _getTrashNode(self) -> ProjectNode | None:
diff --git a/novelwriter/dialogs/projectsettings.py b/novelwriter/dialogs/projectsettings.py
index 6cbff7d22..5eecdd0a8 100644
--- a/novelwriter/dialogs/projectsettings.py
+++ b/novelwriter/dialogs/projectsettings.py
@@ -185,11 +185,11 @@ def _doSave(self) -> None:
 
         if self.statusPage.changed:
             logger.debug("Updating status labels")
-            project.data.itemStatus.update(self.statusPage.getNewList())
+            project.updateStatus("s", self.statusPage.getNewList())
 
         if self.importPage.changed:
             logger.debug("Updating importance labels")
-            project.data.itemImport.update(self.importPage.getNewList())
+            project.updateStatus("i", self.importPage.getNewList())
 
         if self.replacePage.changed:
             logger.debug("Updating auto-replace settings")
diff --git a/novelwriter/gui/noveltree.py b/novelwriter/gui/noveltree.py
index 7a3b114a3..3358738fd 100644
--- a/novelwriter/gui/noveltree.py
+++ b/novelwriter/gui/noveltree.py
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 from novelwriter.common import minmax, qtLambda
 from novelwriter.constants import nwKeyWords, nwLabels, nwStyles, trConst
 from novelwriter.core.index import IndexHeading
-from novelwriter.enum import nwDocMode, nwItemClass, nwOutline
+from novelwriter.enum import nwChange, nwDocMode, nwItemClass, nwOutline
 from novelwriter.extensions.modified import NIconToolButton
 from novelwriter.extensions.novelselector import NovelSelector
 from novelwriter.gui.theme import STYLES_MIN_TOOLBUTTON
@@ -174,8 +174,8 @@ def refreshTree(self) -> None:
         self.novelTree.refreshTree(rootHandle=SHARED.project.data.getLastHandle("novelTree"))
         return
 
-    @pyqtSlot(str)
-    def updateRootItem(self, tHandle: str) -> None:
+    @pyqtSlot(str, Enum)
+    def updateRootItem(self, tHandle: str, change: nwChange) -> None:
         """If any root item changes, rebuild the novel root menu."""
         self.novelBar.buildNovelRootMenu()
         return
diff --git a/novelwriter/gui/outline.py b/novelwriter/gui/outline.py
index 718caee04..e07f3c841 100644
--- a/novelwriter/gui/outline.py
+++ b/novelwriter/gui/outline.py
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
 from novelwriter import CONFIG, SHARED
 from novelwriter.common import checkInt, formatFileFilter, makeFileNameSafe
 from novelwriter.constants import nwKeyWords, nwLabels, nwStats, nwStyles, trConst
-from novelwriter.enum import nwDocMode, nwItemClass, nwItemLayout, nwItemType, nwOutline
+from novelwriter.enum import nwChange, nwDocMode, nwItemClass, nwItemLayout, nwItemType, nwOutline
 from novelwriter.error import logException
 from novelwriter.extensions.configlayout import NColourLabel
 from novelwriter.extensions.novelselector import NovelSelector
@@ -165,8 +165,8 @@ def treeHasFocus(self) -> bool:
     #  Public Slots
     ##
 
-    @pyqtSlot(str)
-    def updateRootItem(self, tHandle: str) -> None:
+    @pyqtSlot(str, Enum)
+    def updateRootItem(self, tHandle: str, change: nwChange) -> None:
         """Handle tasks whenever a root folders changes."""
         self.outlineBar.populateNovelList()
         self.outlineData.updateClasses()
@@ -380,8 +380,8 @@ def __init__(self, outlineView: GuiOutlineView) -> None:
         self.setSelectionMode(QAbstractItemView.SelectionMode.SingleSelection)
         self.setExpandsOnDoubleClick(False)
         self.setDragEnabled(False)
-        self.itemDoubleClicked.connect(self._treeDoubleClick)
-        self.itemSelectionChanged.connect(self._itemSelected)
+        self.itemDoubleClicked.connect(self._onItemDoubleClicked)
+        self.itemSelectionChanged.connect(self._onItemSelectionChanged)
 
         self.setIconSize(SHARED.theme.baseIconSize)
         self.setIndentation(0)
@@ -563,7 +563,7 @@ def exportOutline(self) -> None:
     ##
 
     @pyqtSlot("QTreeWidgetItem*", int)
-    def _treeDoubleClick(self, tItem: QTreeWidgetItem, tCol: int) -> None:
+    def _onItemDoubleClicked(self, tItem: QTreeWidgetItem, tCol: int) -> None:
         """Extract the handle and line number of the title double-
         clicked, and send it to the main gui class for opening in the
         document editor.
@@ -574,14 +574,13 @@ def _treeDoubleClick(self, tItem: QTreeWidgetItem, tCol: int) -> None:
         return
 
     @pyqtSlot()
-    def _itemSelected(self) -> None:
+    def _onItemSelectionChanged(self) -> None:
         """Extract the handle and line number of the currently selected
         title, and send it to the details panel.
         """
-        selItems = self.selectedItems()
-        if selItems:
-            tHandle = selItems[0].data(self._colIdx[nwOutline.TITLE], self.D_HANDLE)
-            sTitle = selItems[0].data(self._colIdx[nwOutline.TITLE], self.D_TITLE)
+        if items := self.selectedItems():
+            tHandle = items[0].data(self._colIdx[nwOutline.TITLE], self.D_HANDLE)
+            sTitle = items[0].data(self._colIdx[nwOutline.TITLE], self.D_TITLE)
             self.activeItemChanged.emit(tHandle, sTitle)
         return
 
diff --git a/novelwriter/gui/projtree.py b/novelwriter/gui/projtree.py
index 4f996c1b8..aa3ea021e 100644
--- a/novelwriter/gui/projtree.py
+++ b/novelwriter/gui/projtree.py
@@ -66,15 +66,9 @@ class GuiProjectView(QWidget):
     available are mapped through to the project tree class.
     """
 
-    # Signals triggered when the meta data values of items change
-    rootFolderChanged = pyqtSignal(str)
-
-    # Signals for user interaction with the project tree
-    selectedItemChanged = pyqtSignal(str)
     openDocumentRequest = pyqtSignal(str, Enum, str, bool)
-
-    # Requests for the main GUI
     projectSettingsRequest = pyqtSignal(int)
+    selectedItemChanged = pyqtSignal(str)
 
     def __init__(self, parent: QWidget) -> None:
         super().__init__(parent=parent)
@@ -229,8 +223,8 @@ def createFileFromTemplate(self, tHandle: str) -> None:
         self.projTree.newTreeItem(nwItemType.FILE, copyDoc=tHandle)
         return
 
-    @pyqtSlot(str)
-    def updateRootItem(self, tHandle: str) -> None:
+    @pyqtSlot(str, Enum)
+    def updateRootItem(self, tHandle: str, change: nwChange) -> None:
         """Process root item changes."""
         self.projBar.buildQuickLinksMenu()
         return
@@ -625,9 +619,8 @@ def newTreeItem(
                 if root := SHARED.project.tree.nodes.get(itemRoot):
                     pos = root.row() + 1
 
-            SHARED.project.newRoot(itemClass, pos)
+            tHandle = SHARED.project.newRoot(itemClass, pos)
             self.restoreExpandedState()
-            self.projView.rootFolderChanged.emit(tHandle)
 
         elif itemType in (nwItemType.FILE, nwItemType.FOLDER):
 
@@ -684,7 +677,10 @@ def newTreeItem(
                         SHARED.project.index.reIndexHandle(tHandle)
                         SHARED.project.tree.refreshItems([tHandle])
                 else:
-                    SHARED.project.newFolder(newLabel, sHandle, pos)
+                    tHandle = SHARED.project.newFolder(newLabel, sHandle, pos)
+
+        # Select the new item automatically
+        self.setSelectedHandle(tHandle)
 
         return
 
diff --git a/novelwriter/guimain.py b/novelwriter/guimain.py
index ee8c7b321..8d83bd926 100644
--- a/novelwriter/guimain.py
+++ b/novelwriter/guimain.py
@@ -221,6 +221,9 @@ def __init__(self) -> None:
         SHARED.projectItemChanged.connect(self.projView.onProjectItemChanged)
         SHARED.projectStatusChanged.connect(self.mainStatus.updateProjectStatus)
         SHARED.projectStatusMessage.connect(self.mainStatus.setStatusMessage)
+        SHARED.rootFolderChanged.connect(self.novelView.updateRootItem)
+        SHARED.rootFolderChanged.connect(self.outlineView.updateRootItem)
+        SHARED.rootFolderChanged.connect(self.projView.updateRootItem)
         SHARED.spellLanguageChanged.connect(self.mainStatus.setLanguage)
         SHARED.statusLabelsChanged.connect(self.docViewerPanel.updateStatusLabels)
 
@@ -235,9 +238,6 @@ def __init__(self) -> None:
 
         self.projView.openDocumentRequest.connect(self._openDocument)
         self.projView.projectSettingsRequest.connect(self.showProjectSettingsDialog)
-        self.projView.rootFolderChanged.connect(self.novelView.updateRootItem)
-        self.projView.rootFolderChanged.connect(self.outlineView.updateRootItem)
-        self.projView.rootFolderChanged.connect(self.projView.updateRootItem)
         self.projView.selectedItemChanged.connect(self.itemDetails.updateViewBox)
 
         self.novelView.openDocumentRequest.connect(self._openDocument)
@@ -1083,6 +1083,9 @@ def _processConfigChanges(self, restart: bool, tree: bool, theme: bool, syntax:
         self.projView.initSettings()
         self.novelView.initSettings()
         self.outlineView.initSettings()
+
+        # Force update of word count
+        self._lastTotalCount = 0
         self._updateStatusWordCount()
 
         return
diff --git a/novelwriter/shared.py b/novelwriter/shared.py
index f5fa135e4..b3a1b04f3 100644
--- a/novelwriter/shared.py
+++ b/novelwriter/shared.py
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ class SharedData(QObject):
     indexCleared = pyqtSignal()
     mainClockTick = pyqtSignal()
     projectItemChanged = pyqtSignal(str, Enum)
+    rootFolderChanged = pyqtSignal(str, Enum)
     projectStatusChanged = pyqtSignal(bool)
     projectStatusMessage = pyqtSignal(str)
     spellLanguageChanged = pyqtSignal(str, str)
@@ -338,6 +339,10 @@ def projectSignalProxy(self, data: dict) -> None:
             self.projectItemChanged.emit(
                 data.get("handle", ""), data.get("change", nwChange.UPDATE)
             )
+        elif event == "rootChanged":
+            self.rootFolderChanged.emit(
+                data.get("handle", ""), data.get("change", nwChange.UPDATE)
+            )
         return
 
     ##
diff --git a/tests/mocked.py b/tests/mocked.py
index f5df63bf8..dc6633319 100644
--- a/tests/mocked.py
+++ b/tests/mocked.py
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@
 """
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+from unittest.mock import MagicMock
+
 from PyQt5.QtGui import QFont, QIcon, QPixmap
 from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QWidget
 
@@ -28,7 +30,9 @@ class MockGuiMain(QWidget):
 
     def __init__(self):
         super().__init__()
-        self.mainStatus = MockStatusBar()
+        self.mainStatus = MagicMock()
+        self.docEditor = MagicMock()
+        self.docViewer = MagicMock()
         self.projPath = ""
         return
 
@@ -52,18 +56,6 @@ def close(self):
         return "close"
 
 
-class MockStatusBar:
-
-    def __init__(self):
-        return
-
-    def setStatus(self, text):
-        return
-
-    def updateProjectStatus(self, status):
-        return
-
-
 class MockTheme:
 
     def __init__(self):
diff --git a/tests/reference/coreProject_NewFileFolder_nwProject.nwx b/tests/reference/coreProject_NewFileFolder_nwProject.nwx
index fbfa9e9c2..40dd54eeb 100644
--- a/tests/reference/coreProject_NewFileFolder_nwProject.nwx
+++ b/tests/reference/coreProject_NewFileFolder_nwProject.nwx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>
-<novelWriterXML appVersion="2.4rc1" hexVersion="0x020400c1" fileVersion="1.5" fileRevision="4" timeStamp="2024-04-09 22:34:16">
+<novelWriterXML appVersion="2.6b1" hexVersion="0x020600b1" fileVersion="1.5" fileRevision="4" timeStamp="2024-11-23 18:40:02">
   <project id="d0f3fe10-c6e6-4310-8bfd-181eb4224eed" saveCount="1" autoCount="1" editTime="0">
     <name>New Project</name>
     <author>Jane Doe</author>
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
       <meta expanded="no" heading="H1" charCount="20" wordCount="5" paraCount="1" cursorPos="0" />
       <name status="s000000" import="i000004" active="yes">Title Page</name>
     </item>
-    <item handle="000000000000d" parent="0000000000008" root="0000000000008" order="0" type="FOLDER" class="NOVEL">
+    <item handle="000000000000d" parent="0000000000008" root="0000000000008" order="1" type="FOLDER" class="NOVEL">
       <meta expanded="no" />
       <name status="s000000" import="i000004">New Chapter</name>
     </item>
@@ -45,11 +45,11 @@
       <meta expanded="no" heading="H2" charCount="11" wordCount="2" paraCount="0" cursorPos="0" />
       <name status="s000000" import="i000004" active="yes">New Chapter</name>
     </item>
-    <item handle="000000000000f" parent="000000000000d" root="0000000000008" order="0" type="FILE" class="NOVEL" layout="DOCUMENT">
+    <item handle="000000000000f" parent="000000000000d" root="0000000000008" order="1" type="FILE" class="NOVEL" layout="DOCUMENT">
       <meta expanded="no" heading="H3" charCount="9" wordCount="2" paraCount="0" cursorPos="0" />
       <name status="s000000" import="i000004" active="yes">New Scene</name>
     </item>
-    <item handle="0000000000010" parent="0000000000008" root="0000000000008" order="0" type="FOLDER" class="NOVEL">
+    <item handle="0000000000010" parent="0000000000008" root="0000000000008" order="2" type="FOLDER" class="NOVEL">
       <meta expanded="no" />
       <name status="s000000" import="i000004">Stuff</name>
     </item>
@@ -57,11 +57,11 @@
       <meta expanded="no" heading="H2" charCount="5" wordCount="1" paraCount="0" cursorPos="0" />
       <name status="s000000" import="i000004" active="yes">Hello</name>
     </item>
-    <item handle="0000000000009" parent="None" root="0000000000009" order="0" type="ROOT" class="PLOT">
+    <item handle="0000000000009" parent="None" root="0000000000009" order="1" type="ROOT" class="PLOT">
       <meta expanded="no" />
       <name status="s000000" import="i000004">Plot</name>
     </item>
-    <item handle="000000000000a" parent="None" root="000000000000a" order="0" type="ROOT" class="CHARACTER">
+    <item handle="000000000000a" parent="None" root="000000000000a" order="2" type="ROOT" class="CHARACTER">
       <meta expanded="no" />
       <name status="s000000" import="i000004">Characters</name>
     </item>
@@ -69,11 +69,11 @@
       <meta expanded="no" heading="H1" charCount="11" wordCount="3" paraCount="1" cursorPos="0" />
       <name status="s000000" import="i000004" active="yes">Jane</name>
     </item>
-    <item handle="0000000000013" parent="000000000000a" root="000000000000a" order="0" type="FILE" class="CHARACTER" layout="NOTE">
+    <item handle="0000000000013" parent="000000000000a" root="000000000000a" order="1" type="FILE" class="CHARACTER" layout="NOTE">
       <meta expanded="no" heading="H1" charCount="11" wordCount="3" paraCount="1" cursorPos="0" />
       <name status="s000000" import="i000004" active="yes">John</name>
     </item>
-    <item handle="000000000000b" parent="None" root="000000000000b" order="0" type="ROOT" class="WORLD">
+    <item handle="000000000000b" parent="None" root="000000000000b" order="3" type="ROOT" class="WORLD">
       <meta expanded="no" />
       <name status="s000000" import="i000004">Locations</name>
     </item>
diff --git a/tests/reference/coreProject_NewRoot_nwProject.nwx b/tests/reference/coreProject_NewRoot_nwProject.nwx
index 1a6938aaf..e284a2db8 100644
--- a/tests/reference/coreProject_NewRoot_nwProject.nwx
+++ b/tests/reference/coreProject_NewRoot_nwProject.nwx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>
-<novelWriterXML appVersion="2.4rc1" hexVersion="0x020400c1" fileVersion="1.5" fileRevision="4" timeStamp="2024-04-09 22:34:16">
+<novelWriterXML appVersion="2.6b1" hexVersion="0x020600b1" fileVersion="1.5" fileRevision="4" timeStamp="2024-11-23 18:44:06">
   <project id="d0f3fe10-c6e6-4310-8bfd-181eb4224eed" saveCount="1" autoCount="1" editTime="0">
     <name>New Project</name>
     <author>Jane Doe</author>
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
       <meta expanded="no" heading="H1" charCount="20" wordCount="5" paraCount="1" cursorPos="0" />
       <name status="s000000" import="i000004" active="yes">Title Page</name>
     </item>
-    <item handle="000000000000d" parent="0000000000008" root="0000000000008" order="0" type="FOLDER" class="NOVEL">
+    <item handle="000000000000d" parent="0000000000008" root="0000000000008" order="1" type="FOLDER" class="NOVEL">
       <meta expanded="no" />
       <name status="s000000" import="i000004">New Chapter</name>
     </item>
@@ -45,51 +45,51 @@
       <meta expanded="no" heading="H2" charCount="11" wordCount="2" paraCount="0" cursorPos="0" />
       <name status="s000000" import="i000004" active="yes">New Chapter</name>
     </item>
-    <item handle="000000000000f" parent="000000000000d" root="0000000000008" order="0" type="FILE" class="NOVEL" layout="DOCUMENT">
+    <item handle="000000000000f" parent="000000000000d" root="0000000000008" order="1" type="FILE" class="NOVEL" layout="DOCUMENT">
       <meta expanded="no" heading="H3" charCount="9" wordCount="2" paraCount="0" cursorPos="0" />
       <name status="s000000" import="i000004" active="yes">New Scene</name>
     </item>
-    <item handle="0000000000009" parent="None" root="0000000000009" order="0" type="ROOT" class="PLOT">
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       <name status="s000000" import="i000004" active="yes">Main Location</name>
     </item>
-    <item handle="0000000000016" parent="None" root="0000000000016" order="0" type="ROOT" class="ARCHIVE">
+    <item handle="0000000000016" parent="None" root="0000000000016" order="4" type="ROOT" class="ARCHIVE">
       <meta expanded="no" />
       <name status="s000000" import="i000004">Archive</name>
     </item>
-    <item handle="0000000000017" parent="None" root="0000000000017" order="0" type="ROOT" class="TRASH">
+    <item handle="0000000000017" parent="None" root="0000000000017" order="5" type="ROOT" class="TRASH">
       <meta expanded="no" />
       <name status="s000000" import="i000004">Trash</name>
     </item>
diff --git a/tests/reference/guiEditor_Main_Final_0000000000010.nwd b/tests/reference/guiEditor_Main_Final_0000000000010.nwd
deleted file mode 100644
index eb6ce7743..000000000
--- a/tests/reference/guiEditor_Main_Final_0000000000010.nwd
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-%%~name: New Note
-%%~path: 000000000000a/0000000000010
-%%~kind: CHARACTER/NOTE
-%%~hash: 9fae6dfdd3d1c0822d3a3cf90c0142e65ad8e557
-%%~date: 2023-08-25 18:14:24/2023-08-25 18:14:24
-# Jane Doe
-
-@tag: Jane
-
-This is a file about Jane.
diff --git a/tests/reference/guiEditor_Main_Final_0000000000011.nwd b/tests/reference/guiEditor_Main_Final_0000000000011.nwd
index bd73dfd81..12cb6647d 100644
--- a/tests/reference/guiEditor_Main_Final_0000000000011.nwd
+++ b/tests/reference/guiEditor_Main_Final_0000000000011.nwd
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 %%~name: New Note
-%%~path: 0000000000009/0000000000011
-%%~kind: PLOT/NOTE
-%%~hash: 3d3697638a70fc86cc023df6d42202a262d93905
-%%~date: 2024-04-14 23:46:49/2024-04-14 23:46:49
-# Main Plot
+%%~path: 000000000000a/0000000000011
+%%~kind: CHARACTER/NOTE
+%%~hash: 9fae6dfdd3d1c0822d3a3cf90c0142e65ad8e557
+%%~date: 2024-11-23 18:26:00/2024-11-23 18:26:00
+# Jane Doe
 
-@tag: MainPlot
+@tag: Jane
 
-This is a file [i]detailing[/i] the main plot.
+This is a file about Jane.
diff --git a/tests/reference/guiEditor_Main_Final_0000000000012.nwd b/tests/reference/guiEditor_Main_Final_0000000000012.nwd
index 2c624eca0..7e9f61cab 100644
--- a/tests/reference/guiEditor_Main_Final_0000000000012.nwd
+++ b/tests/reference/guiEditor_Main_Final_0000000000012.nwd
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 %%~name: New Note
-%%~path: 000000000000b/0000000000012
-%%~kind: WORLD/NOTE
-%%~hash: 3f5c3c6c3ba1c27c30b8ac9e59c222fb9a1bd775
-%%~date: 2023-08-25 18:17:45/2023-08-25 18:17:45
-# Main Location
+%%~path: 0000000000009/0000000000012
+%%~kind: PLOT/NOTE
+%%~hash: 3d3697638a70fc86cc023df6d42202a262d93905
+%%~date: 2024-11-23 18:26:31/2024-11-23 18:26:31
+# Main Plot
 
-@tag: Home
+@tag: MainPlot
 
-This is a file describing Jane’s home.
+This is a file [i]detailing[/i] the main plot.
diff --git a/tests/reference/guiEditor_Main_Final_0000000000013.nwd b/tests/reference/guiEditor_Main_Final_0000000000013.nwd
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4b7499701
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/reference/guiEditor_Main_Final_0000000000013.nwd
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+%%~name: New Note
+%%~path: 000000000000b/0000000000013
+%%~kind: WORLD/NOTE
+%%~hash: 3f5c3c6c3ba1c27c30b8ac9e59c222fb9a1bd775
+%%~date: 2024-11-23 18:28:00/2024-11-23 18:28:00
+# Main Location
+
+@tag: Home
+
+This is a file describing Jane’s home.
diff --git a/tests/reference/guiEditor_Main_Final_nwProject.nwx b/tests/reference/guiEditor_Main_Final_nwProject.nwx
index 4a06631ab..e90a04781 100644
--- a/tests/reference/guiEditor_Main_Final_nwProject.nwx
+++ b/tests/reference/guiEditor_Main_Final_nwProject.nwx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>
-<novelWriterXML appVersion="2.6a3" hexVersion="0x020600a3" fileVersion="1.5" fileRevision="4" timeStamp="2024-11-01 21:15:11">
+<novelWriterXML appVersion="2.6b1" hexVersion="0x020600b1" fileVersion="1.5" fileRevision="4" timeStamp="2024-11-23 18:27:11">
   <project id="d0f3fe10-c6e6-4310-8bfd-181eb4224eed" saveCount="3" autoCount="2" editTime="5">
     <name>New Project</name>
     <author>Jane Doe</author>
@@ -22,19 +22,19 @@
       <entry key="s000003" count="0" red="50" green="200" blue="0" shape="SQUARE">Finished</entry>
     </status>
     <importance>
-      <entry key="i000004" count="6" red="100" green="100" blue="100" shape="SQUARE">New</entry>
+      <entry key="i000004" count="7" red="100" green="100" blue="100" shape="SQUARE">New</entry>
       <entry key="i000005" count="0" red="200" green="50" blue="0" shape="SQUARE">Minor</entry>
       <entry key="i000006" count="0" red="200" green="150" blue="0" shape="SQUARE">Major</entry>
       <entry key="i000007" count="0" red="50" green="200" blue="0" shape="SQUARE">Main</entry>
     </importance>
   </settings>
-  <content items="11" novelWords="179" notesWords="27">
+  <content items="12" novelWords="179" notesWords="27">
     <item handle="0000000000008" parent="None" root="0000000000008" order="0" type="ROOT" class="NOVEL">
       <meta expanded="yes" />
       <name status="s000000" import="i000004">Novel</name>
     </item>
     <item handle="000000000000c" parent="0000000000008" root="0000000000008" order="0" type="FILE" class="NOVEL" layout="DOCUMENT">
-      <meta expanded="no" heading="H1" charCount="20" wordCount="5" paraCount="1" cursorPos="0" />
+      <meta expanded="yes" heading="H1" charCount="20" wordCount="5" paraCount="1" cursorPos="0" />
       <name status="s000000" import="i000004" active="yes">Title Page</name>
     </item>
     <item handle="000000000000d" parent="0000000000008" root="0000000000008" order="1" type="FOLDER" class="NOVEL">
@@ -42,36 +42,40 @@
       <name status="s000000" import="i000004">New Chapter</name>
     </item>
     <item handle="000000000000e" parent="000000000000d" root="0000000000008" order="0" type="FILE" class="NOVEL" layout="DOCUMENT">
-      <meta expanded="no" heading="H2" charCount="11" wordCount="2" paraCount="0" cursorPos="0" />
+      <meta expanded="yes" heading="H2" charCount="11" wordCount="2" paraCount="0" cursorPos="0" />
       <name status="s000000" import="i000004" active="yes">New Chapter</name>
     </item>
     <item handle="000000000000f" parent="000000000000d" root="0000000000008" order="1" type="FILE" class="NOVEL" layout="DOCUMENT">
-      <meta expanded="no" heading="H1" charCount="1003" wordCount="172" paraCount="17" cursorPos="1259" />
+      <meta expanded="yes" heading="H1" charCount="1003" wordCount="172" paraCount="17" cursorPos="1259" />
       <name status="s000000" import="i000004" active="yes">New Scene</name>
     </item>
     <item handle="0000000000009" parent="None" root="0000000000009" order="1" type="ROOT" class="PLOT">
       <meta expanded="yes" />
       <name status="s000000" import="i000004">Plot</name>
     </item>
-    <item handle="0000000000011" parent="0000000000009" root="0000000000009" order="0" type="FILE" class="PLOT" layout="NOTE">
-      <meta expanded="no" heading="H1" charCount="48" wordCount="10" paraCount="1" cursorPos="76" />
+    <item handle="0000000000012" parent="0000000000009" root="0000000000009" order="0" type="FILE" class="PLOT" layout="NOTE">
+      <meta expanded="yes" heading="H1" charCount="48" wordCount="10" paraCount="1" cursorPos="76" />
       <name status="s000000" import="i000004" active="yes">New Note</name>
     </item>
     <item handle="000000000000a" parent="None" root="000000000000a" order="2" type="ROOT" class="CHARACTER">
       <meta expanded="yes" />
       <name status="s000000" import="i000004">Characters</name>
     </item>
-    <item handle="0000000000010" parent="000000000000a" root="000000000000a" order="0" type="FILE" class="CHARACTER" layout="NOTE">
-      <meta expanded="no" heading="H1" charCount="34" wordCount="8" paraCount="1" cursorPos="51" />
+    <item handle="0000000000011" parent="000000000000a" root="000000000000a" order="0" type="FILE" class="CHARACTER" layout="NOTE">
+      <meta expanded="yes" heading="H1" charCount="34" wordCount="8" paraCount="1" cursorPos="51" />
       <name status="s000000" import="i000004" active="yes">New Note</name>
     </item>
     <item handle="000000000000b" parent="None" root="000000000000b" order="3" type="ROOT" class="WORLD">
       <meta expanded="yes" />
-      <name status="s000000" import="i000004">World</name>
+      <name status="s000000" import="i000004">Locations</name>
     </item>
-    <item handle="0000000000012" parent="000000000000b" root="000000000000b" order="0" type="FILE" class="WORLD" layout="NOTE">
-      <meta expanded="no" heading="H1" charCount="51" wordCount="9" paraCount="1" cursorPos="68" />
+    <item handle="0000000000013" parent="000000000000b" root="000000000000b" order="0" type="FILE" class="WORLD" layout="NOTE">
+      <meta expanded="yes" heading="H1" charCount="51" wordCount="9" paraCount="1" cursorPos="68" />
       <name status="s000000" import="i000004" active="yes">New Note</name>
     </item>
+    <item handle="0000000000010" parent="None" root="0000000000010" order="4" type="ROOT" class="TRASH">
+      <meta expanded="yes" />
+      <name status="s000000" import="i000004">Trash</name>
+    </item>
   </content>
 </novelWriterXML>
diff --git a/tests/reference/guiEditor_Main_Initial_nwProject.nwx b/tests/reference/guiEditor_Main_Initial_nwProject.nwx
index f5119a551..af5358516 100644
--- a/tests/reference/guiEditor_Main_Initial_nwProject.nwx
+++ b/tests/reference/guiEditor_Main_Initial_nwProject.nwx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>
-<novelWriterXML appVersion="2.4rc1" hexVersion="0x020400c1" fileVersion="1.5" fileRevision="4" timeStamp="2024-04-09 22:31:14">
+<novelWriterXML appVersion="2.6b1" hexVersion="0x020600b1" fileVersion="1.5" fileRevision="4" timeStamp="2024-11-23 17:46:20">
   <project id="d0f3fe10-c6e6-4310-8bfd-181eb4224eed" saveCount="2" autoCount="1" editTime="0">
     <name>New Project</name>
     <author>Jane Doe</author>
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
     </item>
     <item handle="000000000000b" parent="None" root="000000000000b" order="3" type="ROOT" class="WORLD">
       <meta expanded="no" />
-      <name status="s000000" import="i000004">World</name>
+      <name status="s000000" import="i000004">Locations</name>
     </item>
   </content>
 </novelWriterXML>
diff --git a/tests/test_core/test_core_item.py b/tests/test_core/test_core_item.py
index b27ab593a..8ebfd7872 100644
--- a/tests/test_core/test_core_item.py
+++ b/tests/test_core/test_core_item.py
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ def testCoreItem_Methods(mockGUI, mockRnd, fncPath):
             "handle": "000000000000f",
             "parent": "000000000000d",
             "root": "0000000000008",
-            "order": "0",
+            "order": "1",
             "type": "FILE",
             "class": "NOVEL",
             "layout": "DOCUMENT"
diff --git a/tests/test_dialogs/test_dlg_projectsettings.py b/tests/test_dialogs/test_dlg_projectsettings.py
index 8eeceba00..151a7e8aa 100644
--- a/tests/test_dialogs/test_dlg_projectsettings.py
+++ b/tests/test_dialogs/test_dlg_projectsettings.py
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ def testDlgProjSettings_StatusImport(qtbot, monkeypatch, nwGUI, projPath, mockRn
     project.tree[hCharNote].setImport(C.iMajor)  # type: ignore
     project.tree[hWorldNote].setImport(C.iMain)  # type: ignore
 
-    nwGUI.projView.populateTree()
+    project.tree.refreshAllItems()
     project.countStatus()
 
     assert [e.count for _, e in project.data.itemStatus.iterItems()] == [2, 0, 2, 1]
diff --git a/tests/test_gui/test_gui_docviewer.py b/tests/test_gui/test_gui_docviewer.py
index afcad9a26..c312f5ac5 100644
--- a/tests/test_gui/test_gui_docviewer.py
+++ b/tests/test_gui/test_gui_docviewer.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QAction, QApplication, QMenu
 
 from novelwriter import CONFIG, SHARED
-from novelwriter.enum import nwDocAction
+from novelwriter.enum import nwChange, nwDocAction
 from novelwriter.formats.toqdoc import ToQTextDocument
 from novelwriter.types import QtModNone, QtMouseLeft
 
@@ -206,12 +206,12 @@ def mockExec(*a):
     nwItem = SHARED.project.tree["4c4f28287af27"]
     nwItem.setName("Test Title")  # type: ignore
     assert nwItem.itemName == "Test Title"  # type: ignore
-    docViewer.updateDocInfo("4c4f28287af27")
+    docViewer.onProjectItemChanged("4c4f28287af27", nwChange.UPDATE)
     assert docViewer.docHeader.itemTitle.text() == "Characters  \u203a  Test Title"
 
     # Title without full path
     CONFIG.showFullPath = False
-    docViewer.updateDocInfo("4c4f28287af27")
+    docViewer.onProjectItemChanged("4c4f28287af27", nwChange.UPDATE)
     assert docViewer.docHeader.itemTitle.text() == "Test Title"
     CONFIG.showFullPath = True
 
diff --git a/tests/test_gui/test_gui_docviewerpanel.py b/tests/test_gui/test_gui_docviewerpanel.py
index 729c56901..d5a609c8d 100644
--- a/tests/test_gui/test_gui_docviewerpanel.py
+++ b/tests/test_gui/test_gui_docviewerpanel.py
@@ -38,8 +38,7 @@ def testGuiViewerPanel_BackRefs(qtbot, monkeypatch, nwGUI, projPath, mockRnd):
     monkeypatch.setattr(GuiEditLabel, "getLabel", lambda *a, text: (text, True))
 
     buildTestProject(nwGUI, projPath)
-    projTree = nwGUI.projView.projTree
-    projTree.expandAll()
+    nwGUI.projView.projTree.expandAll()
     viewPanel = nwGUI.docViewerPanel
     tabBackRefs = viewPanel.tabBackRefs
 
@@ -81,7 +80,7 @@ def testGuiViewerPanel_BackRefs(qtbot, monkeypatch, nwGUI, projPath, mockRnd):
 
     # Update Label
     SHARED.project.tree[C.hSceneDoc].setName("First Scene")  # type: ignore
-    projTree.renameTreeItem(C.hSceneDoc)
+    nwGUI.projView.renameTreeItem(C.hSceneDoc)
     item = tabBackRefs.topLevelItem(0)
     assert item.text(tabBackRefs.C_DOC) == "First Scene"
     assert item.text(tabBackRefs.C_TITLE) == "Scene One"
@@ -127,8 +126,7 @@ def testGuiViewerPanel_Tags(qtbot, monkeypatch, caplog, nwGUI, projPath, mockRnd
     monkeypatch.setattr(GuiEditLabel, "getLabel", lambda *a, text: (text, True))
 
     buildTestProject(nwGUI, projPath)
-    projTree = nwGUI.projView.projTree
-    projTree.expandAll()
+    nwGUI.projView.projTree.expandAll()
     viewPanel = nwGUI.docViewerPanel
 
     nwGUI.openDocument(C.hSceneDoc)
@@ -175,7 +173,7 @@ def testGuiViewerPanel_Tags(qtbot, monkeypatch, caplog, nwGUI, projPath, mockRnd
     nwGUI.docEditor.setPlainText("# Jane Smith\n\n@tag: Janey\n\n")
     nwGUI.saveDocument()
     SHARED.project.tree[hJane].setName("Awesome Jane")  # type: ignore
-    projTree.renameTreeItem(hJane)
+    nwGUI.projView.renameTreeItem(hJane)
     item = charTab.topLevelItem(0)
     assert item.text(charTab.C_NAME) == "Janey"
     assert item.text(charTab.C_DOC) == "Awesome Jane"
@@ -221,8 +219,7 @@ def testGuiViewerPanel_Tags(qtbot, monkeypatch, caplog, nwGUI, projPath, mockRnd
     nwJohn = SHARED.project.tree[hJohn]
     assert isinstance(nwJohn, NWItem)
     nwJohn.setActive(False)
-    projTree.setTreeItemValues(nwJohn)
-    projTree._alertTreeChange(hJohn, flush=False)
+    nwJohn.notifyToRefresh()
     assert charTab.topLevelItemCount() == 1
 
     # Update Labels
diff --git a/tests/test_gui/test_gui_guimain.py b/tests/test_gui/test_gui_guimain.py
index 596183f66..7ca32b8b7 100644
--- a/tests/test_gui/test_gui_guimain.py
+++ b/tests/test_gui/test_gui_guimain.py
@@ -210,9 +210,8 @@ def testGuiMain_Editing(qtbot, monkeypatch, nwGUI, projPath, tstPaths, mockRnd):
     assert nwGUI.closeProject()
 
     assert len(SHARED.project.tree) == 0
-    assert len(SHARED.project.tree._order) == 0
-    assert len(SHARED.project.tree._roots) == 0
-    assert SHARED.project.tree.trashRoot is None
+    assert len(SHARED.project.tree._items) == 0
+    assert len(SHARED.project.tree._nodes) == 0
     assert SHARED.project.data.name == ""
     assert SHARED.project.data.author == ""
     assert SHARED.project.data.spellCheck is False
@@ -228,23 +227,22 @@ def testGuiMain_Editing(qtbot, monkeypatch, nwGUI, projPath, tstPaths, mockRnd):
     assert nwGUI.openProject(projPath)
 
     # Check that we loaded the data
-    assert len(SHARED.project.tree) == 8
-    assert len(SHARED.project.tree._order) == 8
-    assert len(SHARED.project.tree._roots) == 4
-    assert SHARED.project.tree.trashRoot is None
+    assert len(SHARED.project.tree) == 9
+    assert SHARED.project.tree.model.root.childCount() == 5
+    assert SHARED.project.tree.trash is not None  # Created automatically
     assert SHARED.project.data.name == "New Project"
     assert SHARED.project.data.author == "Jane Doe"
     assert SHARED.project.data.spellCheck is False
 
     # Check that tree items have been created
-    assert nwGUI.projView.projTree._getTreeItem(C.hNovelRoot) is not None
-    assert nwGUI.projView.projTree._getTreeItem(C.hPlotRoot) is not None
-    assert nwGUI.projView.projTree._getTreeItem(C.hCharRoot) is not None
-    assert nwGUI.projView.projTree._getTreeItem(C.hWorldRoot) is not None
-    assert nwGUI.projView.projTree._getTreeItem(C.hTitlePage) is not None
-    assert nwGUI.projView.projTree._getTreeItem(C.hChapterDir) is not None
-    assert nwGUI.projView.projTree._getTreeItem(C.hChapterDoc) is not None
-    assert nwGUI.projView.projTree._getTreeItem(C.hSceneDoc) is not None
+    assert SHARED.project.tree[C.hNovelRoot] is not None
+    assert SHARED.project.tree[C.hPlotRoot] is not None
+    assert SHARED.project.tree[C.hCharRoot] is not None
+    assert SHARED.project.tree[C.hWorldRoot] is not None
+    assert SHARED.project.tree[C.hTitlePage] is not None
+    assert SHARED.project.tree[C.hChapterDir] is not None
+    assert SHARED.project.tree[C.hChapterDoc] is not None
+    assert SHARED.project.tree[C.hSceneDoc] is not None
 
     nwGUI.mainMenu.aSpellCheck.setChecked(True)
     nwGUI.mainMenu._toggleSpellCheck()
@@ -256,10 +254,12 @@ def testGuiMain_Editing(qtbot, monkeypatch, nwGUI, projPath, tstPaths, mockRnd):
     CONFIG.autoScroll = True
 
     # Add a Character File
-    nwGUI._switchFocus(nwFocus.TREE)
+    nwGUI._changeView(nwView.PROJECT)
+    nwGUI.projView.projTree.expandAll()
     nwGUI.projView.projTree.clearSelection()
-    nwGUI.projView.projTree._getTreeItem(C.hCharRoot).setSelected(True)
+    nwGUI.projView.projTree.setSelectedHandle(C.hCharRoot)
     nwGUI.projView.projTree.newTreeItem(nwItemType.FILE, None, isNote=True)
+    nwGUI.projView.projTree.expandAll()
     nwGUI.openSelectedItem()
 
     # Text Editor
@@ -290,10 +290,11 @@ def testGuiMain_Editing(qtbot, monkeypatch, nwGUI, projPath, tstPaths, mockRnd):
     qtbot.keyClick(docEditor, Qt.Key.Key_Return, delay=KEY_DELAY)
 
     # Add a Plot File
-    nwGUI._switchFocus(nwFocus.TREE)
+    nwGUI.projView.projTree.expandAll()
     nwGUI.projView.projTree.clearSelection()
-    nwGUI.projView.projTree._getTreeItem(C.hPlotRoot).setSelected(True)
+    nwGUI.projView.projTree.setSelectedHandle(C.hPlotRoot)
     nwGUI.projView.projTree.newTreeItem(nwItemType.FILE, None, isNote=True)
+    nwGUI.projView.projTree.expandAll()
     nwGUI.openSelectedItem()
 
     # Type something into the document
@@ -312,10 +313,11 @@ def testGuiMain_Editing(qtbot, monkeypatch, nwGUI, projPath, tstPaths, mockRnd):
     qtbot.keyClick(docEditor, Qt.Key.Key_Return, delay=KEY_DELAY)
 
     # Add a World File
-    nwGUI._switchFocus(nwFocus.TREE)
+    nwGUI.projView.projTree.expandAll()
     nwGUI.projView.projTree.clearSelection()
-    nwGUI.projView.projTree._getTreeItem(C.hWorldRoot).setSelected(True)
+    nwGUI.projView.projTree.setSelectedHandle(C.hWorldRoot)
     nwGUI.projView.projTree.newTreeItem(nwItemType.FILE, None, isNote=True)
+    nwGUI.projView.projTree.expandAll()
     nwGUI.openSelectedItem()
 
     # Add Some Text
@@ -343,11 +345,9 @@ def testGuiMain_Editing(qtbot, monkeypatch, nwGUI, projPath, tstPaths, mockRnd):
     nwGUI._autoSaveProject()
 
     # Select the 'New Scene' file
-    nwGUI._switchFocus(nwFocus.TREE)
+    nwGUI.projView.projTree.expandAll()
     nwGUI.projView.projTree.clearSelection()
-    nwGUI.projView.projTree._getTreeItem(C.hNovelRoot).setExpanded(True)
-    nwGUI.projView.projTree._getTreeItem(C.hChapterDir).setExpanded(True)
-    nwGUI.projView.projTree._getTreeItem(C.hSceneDoc).setSelected(True)
+    nwGUI.projView.projTree.setSelectedHandle(C.hSceneDoc)
     nwGUI.openSelectedItem()
 
     # Type something into the document
@@ -533,6 +533,7 @@ def testGuiMain_Editing(qtbot, monkeypatch, nwGUI, projPath, tstPaths, mockRnd):
     # Indent and Align
     # ================
 
+    nwGUI._switchFocus(nwView.EDITOR)
     for c in "\t\"Tab-indented text\"":
         qtbot.keyClick(docEditor, c, delay=KEY_DELAY)
     qtbot.keyClick(docEditor, Qt.Key.Key_Return, delay=KEY_DELAY)
@@ -622,12 +623,6 @@ def testGuiMain_Editing(qtbot, monkeypatch, nwGUI, projPath, tstPaths, mockRnd):
     copyfile(projFile, testFile)
     assert cmpFiles(testFile, compFile, ignoreStart=NWD_IGNORE)
 
-    projFile = projPath / "content" / "0000000000010.nwd"
-    testFile = tstPaths.outDir / "guiEditor_Main_Final_0000000000010.nwd"
-    compFile = tstPaths.refDir / "guiEditor_Main_Final_0000000000010.nwd"
-    copyfile(projFile, testFile)
-    assert cmpFiles(testFile, compFile, ignoreStart=NWD_IGNORE)
-
     projFile = projPath / "content" / "0000000000011.nwd"
     testFile = tstPaths.outDir / "guiEditor_Main_Final_0000000000011.nwd"
     compFile = tstPaths.refDir / "guiEditor_Main_Final_0000000000011.nwd"
@@ -640,6 +635,12 @@ def testGuiMain_Editing(qtbot, monkeypatch, nwGUI, projPath, tstPaths, mockRnd):
     copyfile(projFile, testFile)
     assert cmpFiles(testFile, compFile, ignoreStart=NWD_IGNORE)
 
+    projFile = projPath / "content" / "0000000000013.nwd"
+    testFile = tstPaths.outDir / "guiEditor_Main_Final_0000000000013.nwd"
+    compFile = tstPaths.refDir / "guiEditor_Main_Final_0000000000013.nwd"
+    copyfile(projFile, testFile)
+    assert cmpFiles(testFile, compFile, ignoreStart=NWD_IGNORE)
+
     # qtbot.stop()
 
 
diff --git a/tests/test_gui/test_gui_outline.py b/tests/test_gui/test_gui_outline.py
index e92b5a013..bf2974c76 100644
--- a/tests/test_gui/test_gui_outline.py
+++ b/tests/test_gui/test_gui_outline.py
@@ -197,7 +197,8 @@ def testGuiOutline_Content(qtbot, monkeypatch, nwGUI, prjLipsum, fncPath, tstPat
     assert outlineBar.novelValue.itemData(2) == ""    # All novels
 
     # Add a second novel folder
-    newHandle = SHARED.project.newRoot(nwItemClass.NOVEL)
+    with qtbot.waitSignal(SHARED.rootFolderChanged):
+        newHandle = SHARED.project.newRoot(nwItemClass.NOVEL)
 
     # Check new values in dropdown list
     assert outlineBar.novelValue.itemData(0) == lipHandle
@@ -277,7 +278,7 @@ def testGuiOutline_Content(qtbot, monkeypatch, nwGUI, prjLipsum, fncPath, tstPat
     assert outlineData.fileValue.text() == "Scene One"
     assert outlineData.itemValue.text() == "Finished"
 
-    outlineTree._treeDoubleClick(selItem, 0)
+    outlineTree._onItemDoubleClicked(selItem, 0)
     assert nwGUI.docEditor.docHandle == "88243afbe5ed8"
 
     # Dump to CSV
diff --git a/tests/test_gui/test_gui_statusbar.py b/tests/test_gui/test_gui_statusbar.py
index 48649ba99..624f1f845 100644
--- a/tests/test_gui/test_gui_statusbar.py
+++ b/tests/test_gui/test_gui_statusbar.py
@@ -86,9 +86,11 @@ def testGuiStatusBar_Main(qtbot, nwGUI, projPath, mockRnd):
 
     # Project Stats
     CONFIG.incNotesWCount = False
+    nwGUI._lastTotalCount = 0
     nwGUI._updateStatusWordCount()
     assert nwGUI.mainStatus.statsText.text() == "Words: 9 (+9)"
     CONFIG.incNotesWCount = True
+    nwGUI._lastTotalCount = 0
     nwGUI._updateStatusWordCount()
     assert nwGUI.mainStatus.statsText.text() == "Words: 11 (+11)"