diff --git a/PROMS/Volian.Print.Library/vlnParagraph.cs b/PROMS/Volian.Print.Library/vlnParagraph.cs
index 02615fc4..d9e41bed 100644
--- a/PROMS/Volian.Print.Library/vlnParagraph.cs
+++ b/PROMS/Volian.Print.Library/vlnParagraph.cs
@@ -2685,10 +2685,28 @@ namespace Volian.Print.Library
 							xloc_co = XOffset + (relX > 0 ? Width : 0) + relX;
 						}
 					}
-					float xtraCheckOffLines = (co.CheckOffXtraLines ?? 0) * SixLinesPerInch;
+
+					// if xtraCheckOffLines is a negative number, start the checkoff on the same line
+					// as text and adjust the y-offset after the checkoff by the amount of the absolute
+					// value of xtraCheckOffLines.
+					// if xtraCheckOffLines is a positive number, start the checkoff xtraCheckOffLines - 1
+					// down from the text and adjust the y-offset after the checkoff by the amount
+					// of xtraCheckOffLines.
+					float xtraCheckOffLines = (co.CheckOffXtraLines ?? 0);
+					if (xtraCheckOffLines < 0)
+					{
+						xtraCheckOffLines = -xtraCheckOffLines;
+						xtraCheckOffLines *= SixLinesPerInch;
+						PartsRight.Add(new vlnMacro(xloc_co, yForCheckoff/* + xtraCheckOffLines */, co.Macro));
+						yoff += xtraCheckOffLines;
+					}
+					else
+					{
+						xtraCheckOffLines *= SixLinesPerInch;
 					xtraCheckOffLines -= ((xtraCheckOffLines>0)? SixLinesPerInch:0);
 					PartsRight.Add(new vlnMacro(xloc_co, yForCheckoff + xtraCheckOffLines, co.Macro));
-					yoff += (xtraCheckOffLines > 0) ? xtraCheckOffLines + SixLinesPerInch : 0;
+						yoff += (xtraCheckOffLines != 0) ? xtraCheckOffLines + SixLinesPerInch : 0;
+					}
 				}
 			}
 			float yOffRight = yoff;
@@ -3186,7 +3204,7 @@ namespace Volian.Print.Library
 			int everyNLines = MyItemInfo.FormatStepData == null ? 1 : MyItemInfo.FormatStepData.StepLayoutData.EveryNLines ?? 1;
 			if (everyNLines == -99) return 0;
 			if (MyItemInfo.ActiveFormat.PlantFormat.FormatData.PrintData.SpecialCaseCalvertAlarm ||
-					MyItemInfo.ActiveFormat.PlantFormat.FormatData.PrintData.SpecialCaseCalvert)
+					(MyItemInfo.ActiveFormat.PlantFormat.FormatData.PrintData.SpecialCaseCalvert && (MyItemInfo.MyTab!= null && MyItemInfo.MyTab.CleanText != string.Empty)))
 			{
 			if ((MyItemInfo.IsCaution || MyItemInfo.IsNote || MyItemInfo.MyParent.IsCaution || MyItemInfo.MyParent.IsNote)  && !MyItemInfo.FormatStepData.SpaceIn
 				&& (MyItemInfo.Steps == null || MyItemInfo.Steps.Count == 0)