diff --git a/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/StepRTB.cs b/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/StepRTB.cs
index aa018e67..d7cd2826 100644
--- a/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/StepRTB.cs
+++ b/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/StepRTB.cs
@@ -1209,7 +1209,7 @@ namespace Volian.Controls.Library
 		}
 		private string GetAddSymbolText(string symtxt)
 		{
-			 return (@"{\f0\fs" + this.Font.SizeInPoints * 2 + @" " + symtxt + @"}");
+			return (@"{\f1\fs" + this.Font.SizeInPoints * 2 + @" " + symtxt + @"}"); // B2016-281 fixed font selection when inserting a symbol character
 		}
 		public void AddRtfLink(string linkUrl, string linkValue)
 		{
@@ -2525,29 +2525,37 @@ namespace Volian.Controls.Library
 				// add the character with its font depending on the char....
 				if (!IsControlChar)
 				{
-					string strpressed = null;
-					if (e.KeyChar == '-')
-						strpressed = GetAddSymbolText(@"\u8209?");
-					else if (e.KeyChar == '\\')
-						strpressed = GetAddSymbolText(@"\u9586?");
-					else
-						strpressed = e.KeyChar.ToString();
 					if (e.KeyChar >= ' ')
 					{
+						// B2016-281  if entered keystroke is a character that converted to a symbol (i.e. dash or backslash)
+						//            or if it's a RFT special character (i.e. open and close curly brackets)
+						//            then flag it and replace selected text with a null string (removing selected text)
+						//            and then insert the symbol or RTF escape codes for those characters
+						bool isSymbolOrRTF = e.KeyChar == '-' || e.KeyChar == '\\' || e.KeyChar == '{' || e.KeyChar == '}';
 						LinkLocation ll = FindBetweenLinks();
 						if (ll != null && SelectionLength == 0) // SelectionLength = 0 means insert
 						{
-							if (e.KeyChar == '}')
+							// replacing between links, this is a special case
+							string strpressed = null;
+							if (e.KeyChar == '-')
+								strpressed = GetAddSymbolText(@"\u8209?");
+							else if (e.KeyChar == '\\')
+								strpressed = GetAddSymbolText(@"\u9586?");
+							else if (e.KeyChar == '}')
 								strpressed = @"\}";
 							else if (e.KeyChar == '{')
 								strpressed = @"\{";
-							InsertCharBetweenLinks(ll, strpressed); // e.KeyChar);
+							else
+								strpressed = e.KeyChar.ToString();
+							InsertCharBetweenLinks(ll, strpressed);
 							e.Handled = true;
 						}
 						else if (SelectionLength != 0)
 						{
-							HandleDeleteKeyWithSelectedText(new KeyEventArgs(Keys.None), strpressed);
-							e.Handled = true;
+							// B2016-281 if replacing with a dash, backslash, or curly brackets, first replace with nother (to delete selection)
+							//           and set the e.Handled to false so that AddSybol or AddRTF is used to insert that character.
+							HandleDeleteKeyWithSelectedText(new KeyEventArgs(Keys.None), isSymbolOrRTF ? "" : e.KeyChar.ToString());
+							e.Handled = !isSymbolOrRTF;
 						}
 					}
 					if (!e.Handled)
@@ -2560,7 +2568,6 @@ namespace Volian.Controls.Library
 							AddRtf(@"\}");
 						else if (e.KeyChar == '\\')
 							AddSymbol(@"\u9586?"); // unicode hex 2572
-							//AddRtf(@"\\");
 						else
 							return;
 						e.Handled = true; // flag that it's been handled, otherwise, will get 2 chars.