diff --git a/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/DSOTabPanel.cs b/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/DSOTabPanel.cs
index 63d8f321..73fb0d8f 100644
--- a/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/DSOTabPanel.cs
+++ b/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/DSOTabPanel.cs
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ namespace Volian.Controls.Library
 		private int _MyCount;
 		private DisplayTabItem _MyDisplayTabItem;
 		private DSOFile _DSOFile;
+		public static int MSWordLimit = 10;
 		#endregion
 		#region Public Properties
 		private String _SearchString;
@@ -116,7 +117,7 @@ namespace Volian.Controls.Library
 		}
 		private void SetupDSO()
 		{
-			_Count++; // Increment the count of open Word documents (Limit in DisplayTabControl)
+			_Count++; // Increment the count of open Word documents (Limit = MSWordLimit)
 			_MyCount = _Count;
 			this._MyTransparentPanel = new TransparentPanel();
 			this._MyDSOFramer = new AxDSOFramer.AxFramerControl();
@@ -486,7 +487,7 @@ namespace Volian.Controls.Library
 			try
 			{
 				this._MyDSOFramer.Activate();
-				if (_MyCount < 20)
+				if (_MyCount <= MSWordLimit)
 					this._MyDSOFramer.FrameHookPolicy = DSOFramer.dsoFrameHookPolicy.dsoResetNow;
 			}
 			catch (Exception ex)
diff --git a/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/DisplayTabControl.cs b/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/DisplayTabControl.cs
index bae8886d..9dcccaa9 100644
--- a/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/DisplayTabControl.cs
+++ b/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/DisplayTabControl.cs
@@ -635,7 +635,7 @@ namespace Volian.Controls.Library
 			}
 			else
 			{
-				if (DSOTabPanel.Count > 18) // Limit the number of open document pages to 18
+				if (DSOTabPanel.Count >= DSOTabPanel.MSWordLimit) // Limit the number of open document pages to 18
 				{
 					MessageBox.Show("Too many Word Documents Open.  Please close one of the Documents before attempting to open another");
 					return null;