diff --git a/PROMS/VEPROMS User Interface/dlgExportImport.cs b/PROMS/VEPROMS User Interface/dlgExportImport.cs
index d1a824a4..4a2f9bea 100644
--- a/PROMS/VEPROMS User Interface/dlgExportImport.cs	
+++ b/PROMS/VEPROMS User Interface/dlgExportImport.cs	
@@ -1608,7 +1608,17 @@ namespace VEPROMS
         pbExportStep.Maximum = pbExportStep.Value;
         if(ii.Sections != null)
           pbExportSection.Maximum = ii.Sections.Count;
-      }
+				else
+				{
+					pbExportSection.Maximum = 1;
+					pbExportSection.PerformStep();
+					pbExportStep.Maximum = 1;
+					pbExportStep.PerformStep();
+					lblExportSection.Text = "Sections";
+					lblExportStep.Text = "Steps";
+					Application.DoEvents();
+				}
+			}
       if (ii.IsSection && ii.ActiveParent.IsProcedure)
       {
         pbExportSection.PerformStep();
@@ -1616,14 +1626,21 @@ namespace VEPROMS
         Application.DoEvents();
         pbExportStep.Value = 0;
         pbExportStep.Maximum = pbExportStep.Value;
-        if (ii.Steps != null)
-          pbExportStep.Maximum = ii.Steps.Count;
+				if (ii.Steps != null)
+					pbExportStep.Maximum = ii.Steps.Count;
+				else
+				{
+					pbExportStep.Maximum = 1;
+					pbExportStep.PerformStep();
+					lblExportStep.Text = "Word Section Data";
+					Application.DoEvents();
+				}
       }
       if (ii.IsStep && ii.ActiveParent.IsSection && ii.ActiveParent.ActiveParent.IsProcedure)
       {
         pbExportStep.PerformStep();
         lblExportStep.Text = string.Format("{0} of {1} Steps", pbExportStep.Value.ToString(), pbExportStep.Maximum.ToString());
-        Application.DoEvents();
+				Application.DoEvents();
       }
       xe.Attributes.SetNamedItem(AddAttribute(xe.OwnerDocument, "itemid", ii.ItemID.ToString()));
       xe.Attributes.SetNamedItem(AddAttribute(xe.OwnerDocument, "previousid", ii.PreviousID.ToString()));
@@ -1690,6 +1707,18 @@ namespace VEPROMS
 				pbExportSection.Value = 0;
 				pbExportStep.Value = 0;
 				pbExportSection.Maximum = ii.Sections.Count;
+				if (ii.Sections != null)
+					pbExportSection.Maximum = ii.Sections.Count;
+				else
+				{
+					pbExportSection.Maximum = 1;
+					pbExportSection.PerformStep();
+					pbExportStep.Maximum = 1;
+					pbExportStep.PerformStep();
+					lblExportSection.Text = "Sections";
+					lblExportStep.Text = "Steps";
+					Application.DoEvents();
+				}
 			}
 			if (ii.IsSection)
 			{
@@ -1699,6 +1728,13 @@ namespace VEPROMS
 				pbExportStep.Value = 0;
 				if (ii.Steps != null)
 					pbExportStep.Maximum = ii.Steps.Count;
+				else
+				{
+					pbExportStep.Maximum = 1;
+					pbExportStep.PerformStep();
+					lblExportStep.Text = "Word Section Data";
+					Application.DoEvents();
+				}
 			}
 			if (ii.IsStep)
 			{
@@ -2973,6 +3009,11 @@ namespace VEPROMS
 					case "tables":
 						AddTables(xn, parentInfo);
 						break;
+					case "entry": // this is word section max out the status bar
+						lblImportStep.Text = "Word Section Data";
+						pbImportStep.Maximum = 1;
+						pbImportStep.PerformStep();
+						break;
 					default:
 						break;
 				}