diff --git a/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/StepRTB.cs b/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/StepRTB.cs
index 80748ba1..94b9e427 100644
--- a/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/StepRTB.cs
+++ b/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/StepRTB.cs
@@ -2747,6 +2747,12 @@ namespace Volian.Controls.Library
 				}
 		}
 
+		// the grid uses this to reference the same instance of the spell checker
+		public C1.Win.C1SpellChecker.C1SpellChecker SpellCheckerInstance
+		{
+			get { return C1SpellChecker2; }
+		}
+
 		// Get or Save our context menu
 		// This is added to the the spell checker's context menu for a mis-spelled word
 		private static ContextMenuStrip _ThisContextMenuStrip;