diff --git a/PROMS/VEPROMS.CSLA.Library/Extension/DocumentExt.cs b/PROMS/VEPROMS.CSLA.Library/Extension/DocumentExt.cs
index cae1613f..59e036d4 100644
--- a/PROMS/VEPROMS.CSLA.Library/Extension/DocumentExt.cs
+++ b/PROMS/VEPROMS.CSLA.Library/Extension/DocumentExt.cs
@@ -556,16 +556,21 @@ namespace VEPROMS.CSLA.Library
 				MyApp.ActiveDocument.Close(false);
 				if (CloseWordWhenDone)
 				{
-					WaitMS(300);// This was added because MSWord will sometimes get the error below
-											// Microsoft Office Word  has stopped working
-											// It appears that this is caused by quiting the MS Word application 
-											// to soon after closing the document or doing an export.
-					MyApp.Quit(false);
-					_MyApp = null;
+					CloseApp();
 				}
 				return fileName;
 			}
 		}
+
+		public static void CloseApp()
+		{
+			WaitMS(300);// This was added because MSWord will sometimes get the error below
+			// Microsoft Office Word  has stopped working
+			// It appears that this is caused by quiting the MS Word application 
+			// to soon after closing the document or doing an export.
+			MyApp.Quit(false);
+			_MyApp = null;
+		}
 		private static void WaitMS(int n)
 		{
 			DateTime dtw = DateTime.Now.AddMilliseconds(n);