diff --git a/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/StepTabRibbon.cs b/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/StepTabRibbon.cs
index fa55aa45..46c1f67d 100644
--- a/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/StepTabRibbon.cs
+++ b/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/StepTabRibbon.cs
@@ -1031,7 +1031,8 @@ namespace Volian.Controls.Library
 		}
 		#endregion
 		#region Home Tab
-		private bool _PastePlainText = false;
+		private bool _PastePlainTextOvrRide = false;
+		private bool _PasteStepTextOvrRide = false;
 		private void btnPaste_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
 		{
 			StartGridEditing(SelectionOption.End);
@@ -1053,17 +1054,20 @@ namespace Volian.Controls.Library
 						cmb.SelectedText = myDO.GetData(DataFormats.UnicodeText).ToString();
 					else if (myDO.GetDataPresent(DataFormats.Text))
 						cmb.SelectedText = myDO.GetData(DataFormats.Text).ToString();
-					_PastePlainText = false;
+					_PastePlainTextOvrRide = false;
+					_PasteStepTextOvrRide = false;
 					return;
 				}
 				else
 				{
 					SaveErrorInLogProblemWithType(ctrl);
-					_PastePlainText = false;
+					_PastePlainTextOvrRide = false;
+					_PasteStepTextOvrRide = false;
 					return;
 				}
 			}
-			if (myDO.GetDataPresent(DataFormats.Rtf) && !_PastePlainText && !PastePlainTextSetting)
+			//if (myDO.GetDataPresent(DataFormats.Rtf) && !_PastePlainTextOvrRide && !PastePlainTextSetting)
+			if (myDO.GetDataPresent(DataFormats.Rtf) && (_PasteStepTextOvrRide || (!_PastePlainTextOvrRide && !PastePlainTextSetting)))
 			{
 				string tmpForLink = myDO.GetData(DataFormats.Rtf).ToString();
 				tmpForLink = Regex.Replace(tmpForLink, @"#Link:ReferencedObject:[0-9]+ ", @"#Link:ReferencedObject:<NewID> ");
@@ -1087,7 +1091,8 @@ namespace Volian.Controls.Library
 				//myRtb.SelectedText = myDO.GetData(DataFormats.Text).ToString();
 			}
 			if (myRtb.SelectionLength == 0 && myRtb is StepRTB) myRtb.SelectionFont = (myRtb as StepRTB).MyStyleFont.WindowsFont;
-			_PastePlainText = false;
+			_PastePlainTextOvrRide = false;
+			_PasteStepTextOvrRide = false;
 		}
 
 		private void SaveErrorInLogProblemWithType(Control ctrl)
@@ -2449,7 +2454,14 @@ namespace Volian.Controls.Library
 		private void btnPasteText_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
 		{
 			StartGridEditing(SelectionOption.End);
-			_PastePlainText = true;
+			_PastePlainTextOvrRide = true;
+			btnPaste_Click(sender, e);
+		}
+
+		private void btnPasteStepText_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
+		{
+			StartGridEditing(SelectionOption.End);
+			_PasteStepTextOvrRide = true;
 			btnPaste_Click(sender, e);
 		}
 
diff --git a/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/StepTabRibbon.designer.cs b/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/StepTabRibbon.designer.cs
index 6dde583c..95a96df7 100644
Binary files a/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/StepTabRibbon.designer.cs and b/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/StepTabRibbon.designer.cs differ