diff --git a/PROMS/VEPROMS.CSLA.Library/Format/PlantFormat.cs b/PROMS/VEPROMS.CSLA.Library/Format/PlantFormat.cs
index 66ce8053..3f019bb3 100644
--- a/PROMS/VEPROMS.CSLA.Library/Format/PlantFormat.cs
+++ b/PROMS/VEPROMS.CSLA.Library/Format/PlantFormat.cs
@@ -1685,6 +1685,18 @@ namespace VEPROMS.CSLA.Library
 				return LazyLoad(ref _ConvertCaretToDelta, "@ConvertCaretToDelta");
 			}
 		}
+		// This format flag turns off the Replace Words functionality.
+		// in 16-bit proms, this was done simply by having an empty Replace Words list.
+		// in 32-bit the inheiradence logic finds a replace words list in the base format
+		// if the plant format does not have one.  Thus the need of this format flag.
+		private LazyLoad<bool> _TurnOffReplaceWords;
+		public bool TurnOffReplaceWords
+		{
+			get
+			{
+				return LazyLoad(ref _TurnOffReplaceWords, "@TurnOffReplaceWords");
+			}
+		}
 	}
 	#endregion
 	#region SectionNumber
diff --git a/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/DisplayText.cs b/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/DisplayText.cs
index 96fedd6a..35e468e2 100644
--- a/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/DisplayText.cs
+++ b/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/DisplayText.cs
@@ -215,7 +215,8 @@ namespace Volian.Controls.Library
 			}
 			// if in print mode, view mode, or non-active richtextbox do replace words.  Only if in 
 			// actual edit mode are replace words left as is.
-			if (wordsShouldBeReplaced) 
+			// But don't do ReplaceWords if the TurnOffReplaceWords format flag is set
+			if (wordsShouldBeReplaced && !_MyItemInfo.ActiveFormat.PlantFormat.FormatData.SectData.TurnOffReplaceWords) 
 				text = DoReplaceWords2(text);
 			if (_MyItemInfo != null)
 			{
diff --git a/PROMS/fmtxml/FmtFileToXml.cs b/PROMS/fmtxml/FmtFileToXml.cs
index 251dbfc4..a2c0cb3e 100644
--- a/PROMS/fmtxml/FmtFileToXml.cs
+++ b/PROMS/fmtxml/FmtFileToXml.cs
@@ -613,6 +613,7 @@ public struct Section
 	public string SearchAllReplaceWords;
 	public string SecTitleContinue;
 	public string ConvertCaretToDelta;
+	public string TurnOffReplaceWords;
 	/* end of Format flags */
     public SectionNum SectionNumber;
     public SectionHead SectionHeader;
@@ -4094,6 +4095,11 @@ namespace fmtxml
 			if (XtraFlags.CapFirstLetterInHighSP == "True") fmtdata.ROData.CapFirstLetterInHighRO = "True";
 			else fmtdata.ROData.CapFirstLetterInHighRO = "False";
 			#endregion
+			#region New Format Flags
+			// by default TurnOffReplaceWords should be False.
+			// this will be overrided as needed (ex. NSP (Prairie Island) Deviations
+			fmtdata.SectData.TurnOffReplaceWords = "False";
+			#endregion
 			return true;
 		}
 
@@ -4958,6 +4964,7 @@ namespace fmtxml
 			if (mainFmt.SectData.SearchAllReplaceWords != null && mainFmt.SectData.SearchAllReplaceWords == subFmt.SectData.SearchAllReplaceWords) subFmt.SectData.SearchAllReplaceWords = "null";
 			if (mainFmt.SectData.SecTitleContinue != null && mainFmt.SectData.SecTitleContinue == subFmt.SectData.SecTitleContinue) subFmt.SectData.SecTitleContinue = "null";
 			if (mainFmt.SectData.ConvertCaretToDelta != null && mainFmt.SectData.ConvertCaretToDelta == subFmt.SectData.ConvertCaretToDelta) subFmt.SectData.ConvertCaretToDelta = "null";
+			if (mainFmt.SectData.TurnOffReplaceWords != null && mainFmt.SectData.TurnOffReplaceWords == subFmt.SectData.TurnOffReplaceWords) subFmt.SectData.TurnOffReplaceWords = "null";
 
 			if (msctlay.SubPaginationWght == ssctlay.SubPaginationWght) subFmt.SectData.StepSectionData.StpSectLayData.SubPaginationWght = NullInt;
 			if (msctlay.TextTitleAdjustment == ssctlay.TextTitleAdjustment) subFmt.SectData.StepSectionData.StpSectLayData.TextTitleAdjustment = NullInt;
diff --git a/PROMS/fmtxml/FmtToXml.cs b/PROMS/fmtxml/FmtToXml.cs
index 0a49dfae..aa7b2e0c 100644
--- a/PROMS/fmtxml/FmtToXml.cs
+++ b/PROMS/fmtxml/FmtToXml.cs
@@ -1056,7 +1056,10 @@ namespace fmtxml
 					}
 					dc.DocStructStyle = LoadVE_DocStyle();
 					if (offst[0] != 0) dc.ContTop = DoReplaceTokens(GetAsciiStringUntilNull(brFmt));
-					else dc.ContTop = null;
+					//else dc.ContTop = null;
+					// in 16-bit a null setting would prevent the Top Continue Message from printing
+					// we need to set this to a blank string, else it will be inherited from the BASE format(BASEall.xml)
+					else dc.ContTop = "";
 					if (offst[1] != 0) dc.ContBottom = DoReplaceTokens(GetAsciiStringUntilNull(brFmt));
 					else dc.ContBottom = null;
 					if (offst[2] != 0) dc.EndString = DoReplaceTokens(GetAsciiStringUntilNull(brFmt));
@@ -1306,8 +1309,8 @@ namespace fmtxml
                 wkstr = Regex.Replace(wkstr, @"\x13([^\x13\xd6 ]*?)(?:[\x13\xd6]|(?= )|\Z)(.*?)", @"\b$1\b0$2");
 
                 //underline on/off
-                //wkstr = Regex.Replace(wkstr, @"\x16([^\x16 ]*?)(?:[\x16]|(?= )|\Z)(.*?)", @"\ul$1\ul0$2");
-				wkstr = Regex.Replace(wkstr, @"\x16([^\x16 ]*?)(?:[\x16]|(?= )|\Z)(.*?)", @"\ul$1\ulnone$2");
+				//wkstr = Regex.Replace(wkstr, @"\x16([^\x16 ]*?)(?:[\x16]|(?= )|\Z)(.*?)", @"\ul$1\ul0$2");
+				wkstr = Regex.Replace(wkstr, @"\x16([^\x16 ]*?)(?:[\x16]|(?= )|\Z)(.*?)", @"\ul $1\ulnone $2");
 
                 //narrator
                 wkstr = Regex.Replace(wkstr, @"\x86([^\x86 ]*?)(?:[\x86]|(?= )|\Z)(.*?)", @"\f{Narrator}$1\f0$2");
diff --git a/PROMS/fmtxml/TranslateFMT.XSL b/PROMS/fmtxml/TranslateFMT.XSL
index 739581ca..66ee45cd 100644
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