diff --git a/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/DisplayTabControl.cs b/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/DisplayTabControl.cs
index 686d6a1b..f1ca0d13 100644
--- a/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/DisplayTabControl.cs
+++ b/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/DisplayTabControl.cs
@@ -291,11 +291,7 @@ namespace Volian.Controls.Library
 		public bool DeleteStepItem(ItemInfo myItemInfo)
 		{
 			CleanUpClosedItems();
-			return DeleteStepTabItem(myItemInfo);
-		}
-
-		private bool DeleteStepTabItem(ItemInfo myItemInfo)
-		{
+			
 			//removeitem!
 			ItemInfo proc = myItemInfo.MyProcedure; // Find procedure Item
 			string key = "Item - " + proc.ItemID.ToString();
@@ -303,8 +299,10 @@ namespace Volian.Controls.Library
 			if (_MyDisplayTabItems.ContainsKey(key)) // If procedure page open use it
 			{
 				DisplayTabItem pg = _MyDisplayTabItems[key];
+				// if deleting a procedure, close the tab.
 				if (proc.ItemID == myItemInfo.ItemID)
 				{
+					// do we need to close open doc tabs associated with this proc.
 					CloseTabItem(pg);
 					return false;
 				}
@@ -317,6 +315,37 @@ namespace Volian.Controls.Library
 			}
 			return false;
 		}
+		public bool InsertStepItem(ItemInfo myItemInfo, string text, E_InsertType insertType, E_FromType fromType, int type)
+		{
+			CleanUpClosedItems();
+			ItemInfo proc = myItemInfo.MyProcedure; // Find procedure Item
+			string key = "Item - " + proc.ItemID.ToString();
+
+			if (_MyDisplayTabItems.ContainsKey(key)) // If procedure page open use it
+			{
+				DisplayTabItem pg = _MyDisplayTabItems[key];
+				if (pg.MyStepTabPanel.MyStepPanel._LookupStepItems.ContainsKey(myItemInfo.ItemID))
+				{
+					StepItem stpitm = pg.MyStepTabPanel.MyStepPanel._LookupStepItems[myItemInfo.ItemID];
+					switch (insertType)
+					{
+						case E_InsertType.Before:
+							stpitm.AddSiblingBefore(text);
+							break;
+						case E_InsertType.After:
+							stpitm.AddSiblingAfter(text);
+							break;
+						case E_InsertType.Child:
+							stpitm.AddChild(text, fromType, type);
+							break;
+						default:
+							return false; ;
+					}
+					return true;
+				}
+			}
+			return false; 
+		}
 		private void CleanUpClosedItems()
 		{
 			while (_RemovedDisplayTabItems.Count > 0) // Clean-up any items that have been closed.
diff --git a/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/StepItem.cs b/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/StepItem.cs
index 0c515d3a..0d396993 100644
--- a/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/StepItem.cs
+++ b/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/StepItem.cs
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ namespace Volian.Controls.Library
 		{
 			// Update the text to reflect the content change
 			MyStepRTB.MyItemInfo=MyStepRTB.MyItemInfo; // Reset Text
+			SetExpandAndExpander(MyItemInfo);
 			// TODO: Need code to update tabs ? not sure what this is - maybe for
 			// transitions?
 		}
@@ -804,21 +805,7 @@ namespace Volian.Controls.Library
 			if (itemInfo != null)
 			{
 				Name = string.Format("Item-{0}", itemInfo.ItemID);
-				// Don't allow substeps to expand
-				switch (_Type / 10000)
-				{
-					case 1: // Section can expand
-						CanExpand = true;
-						// If a word document set the expander to attachment
-						_MyvlnExpander.Attachment = (itemInfo.MyContent.ContentPartCount == 0);
-						break;
-					case 2: // High level steps with children can expand
-						CanExpand = itemInfo.IsHigh && itemInfo.HasChildren; // TemporaryFormat.IsHigh(item); ;
-						break;
-					default://Procedures cannot expand, because they automatically expand
-						CanExpand = false;
-						break;
-				}
+				SetExpandAndExpander(itemInfo);
 				if (expand && (itemInfo.MyContent.ContentPartCount != 0)) // If it should expand and it can expand
 					Expand(true);
 				else
@@ -843,6 +830,26 @@ namespace Volian.Controls.Library
 			//// TIMING: DisplayItem.TimeIt("CSLARTB Controls Add");
 		}
 
+		private void SetExpandAndExpander(ItemInfo itemInfo)
+		{
+			// Don't allow substeps to expand
+			switch (_Type / 10000)
+			{
+				case 1: // Section can expand
+					CanExpand = true;
+					// If a word document set the expander to attachment
+					_MyvlnExpander.Attachment = !(itemInfo.IsStepSection);
+					//OLD: _MyvlnExpander.Attachment = (itemInfo.MyContent.ContentPartCount == 0);
+					break;
+				case 2: // High level steps with children can expand
+					CanExpand = itemInfo.IsHigh && itemInfo.HasChildren; // TemporaryFormat.IsHigh(item); ;
+					break;
+				default://Procedures cannot expand, because they automatically expand
+					CanExpand = false;
+					break;
+			}
+		}
+
 		private void SetupHeader(ItemInfo itemInfo)
 		{
 			lblTab.Top = 3 + ((itemInfo.HasHeader) ? 23 : 0);
@@ -1169,7 +1176,11 @@ namespace Volian.Controls.Library
 		/// </summary>
 		public void AddSiblingAfter()
 		{
-			ItemInfo newItemInfo = MyItemInfo.InsertSiblingAfter("");
+			AddSiblingAfter("");
+		}
+		public void AddSiblingAfter(string text)
+		{
+			ItemInfo newItemInfo = MyItemInfo.InsertSiblingAfter(text);
 			DoAddSiblingAfter(newItemInfo);
 		}
 		public void AddSiblingAfter(int? type)
@@ -1200,7 +1211,18 @@ namespace Volian.Controls.Library
 		private static int _WatchThis = 1;
 		public void AddSiblingBefore()
 		{
-			ItemInfo newItemInfo = MyItemInfo.InsertSiblingBefore("");
+			AddSiblingBefore("");
+		}
+		public void AddSiblingBefore(string text)
+		{
+			// Save RTB text before creating a new item because the process of creating 
+			// a new item will save a change to iteminfo excluding text changes. This 
+			// shouldn't be necessary for adding sibling after because the current step
+			// doesn't get saved during the insert after because of the MyPrevious field
+			// is only set on an insert before, which is what saves the item without
+			// any updates from the richtextbox text.
+			_MyStepRTB.SaveText();
+			ItemInfo newItemInfo = MyItemInfo.InsertSiblingBefore(text);
 			StepItem newStepItem=null;
 			switch (_MyChildRelation)
 			{
@@ -1219,12 +1241,16 @@ namespace Volian.Controls.Library
 			_MyStepPanel.SelectedStepRTB = newStepItem.MyStepRTB;//Update Screen
 		}
 		public void AddChild(E_FromType fromType, int type)
+		{
+			AddChild("",fromType, type);
+		}
+		public void AddChild(string text, E_FromType fromType, int type)
 		{
 			if (_MyItemInfo.IsHigh || _MyItemInfo.IsSection) 
 				this.CanExpand = true;
 			this.Expanded = true;
 			_WatchThis = 1;
-			ItemInfo newItemInfo = MyItemInfo.InsertChild(fromType,type,"");
+			ItemInfo newItemInfo = MyItemInfo.InsertChild(fromType, type, text);
 			// TODO: We need to determine where this will go in the stack of children
 			StepItem nextItem = MyStepPanel.FindItem(newItemInfo.NextItem);
 			StepItem newStepItem;