diff --git a/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/DisplayRO.cs b/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/DisplayRO.cs
index 4d6bc030..79327eab 100644
--- a/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/DisplayRO.cs
+++ b/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/DisplayRO.cs
@@ -713,7 +713,7 @@ namespace Volian.Controls.Library
 			if (MyRTB.MyItemInfo.ActiveFormat.PlantFormat.FormatData.SectData.ConvertCaretToDelta)
 				outstr = outstr.Replace("^", @"\f1\u916?\f0");
 			outstr = ROFSTLookup.ConvertFortranFormatToScienctificNotation(outstr);
-
+			outstr = outstr.Replace("\r\n", @"\par ");
 			return outstr;
 		}
 		
diff --git a/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/StepItem.cs b/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/StepItem.cs
index a22f24a0..967235d3 100644
--- a/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/StepItem.cs
+++ b/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/StepItem.cs
@@ -62,6 +62,10 @@ namespace Volian.Controls.Library
 		private StepItem _MyPreviousStepItem = null;
 		private StepItem _MyNextStepItem = null;
 		private bool _ChildrenLoaded = false;
+		public bool HasChildren
+		{
+			get {return _MyBeforeStepItems != null || _MyRNOStepItems != null || _MyAfterStepItems != null;}
+		}
 		private List<StepItem> _MyBeforeStepItems;
 
 		public List<StepItem> MyBeforeStepItems
@@ -864,7 +868,6 @@ namespace Volian.Controls.Library
 			_Loading = false;
 			//// TIMING: DisplayItem.TimeIt("CSLARTB Controls Add");
 		}
-
 		private void SetExpandAndExpander(ItemInfo itemInfo)
 		{
 			// Don't allow substeps to expand
@@ -884,7 +887,6 @@ namespace Volian.Controls.Library
 					break;
 			}
 		}
-
 		private void SetupHeader(ItemInfo itemInfo)
 		{
 			lblTab.Top = 3 + ((itemInfo.HasHeader) ? 23 : 0);
@@ -1005,12 +1007,33 @@ namespace Volian.Controls.Library
 			//Console.Write("{0}: TopMostY={1}, TopMostParentY={2}, ParentY = {3}",title, TopMostY, TopMostParentY, ParentY);
 			Console.Write("{0}{1},{2},{3}", title, TopMostY, TopMostParentY.ToString() ?? "null", ParentY.ToString() ?? "null");
 		}
+		private bool _BeingRemoved = false;
+		public bool BeingRemoved
+		{
+			get { return _BeingRemoved; }
+			set { _BeingRemoved = value; }
+		}
 		public void RemoveItem()
 		{
+			BeingRemoved = true;
 			MyStepPanel.SelectedStepRTB = null; // Unselect the item to be deleted
-			StepItem newFocus = null;
 			//ShowTops("\r\n");
 			int TopMostYBefore = TopMostStepItem.Top;
+			StepItem newFocus = DeleteItem();
+			if (newFocus == null) return;
+			newFocus.MyStepRTB.Focus();
+			Dispose();
+			newFocus.SetAllTabs();
+			int TopMostYAfter = newFocus.TopMostStepItem.Top;
+			if (TopMostYAfter > TopMostYBefore)
+				newFocus.TopMostStepItem.Top = TopMostYBefore;
+			newFocus.AdjustLocation();
+			//newFocus.ShowTops("");
+		}
+
+		public StepItem DeleteItem()
+		{
+			StepItem newFocus = null;
 			int? TopMostParentY = (MyParentStepItem == null ? null : (int?)(MyParentStepItem.TopMostStepItem.Top));
 			int? ParentY = (MyParentStepItem == null ? null : (int?)(MyParentStepItem.Top));
 			try
@@ -1020,7 +1043,7 @@ namespace Volian.Controls.Library
 			catch (System.Data.SqlClient.SqlException ex)
 			{
 				HandleSqlExceptionOnDelete(ex);
-				return;
+				return null;
 			}
 			// Remove StepItems
 			RemoveFromParentsChildList();
@@ -1056,15 +1079,7 @@ namespace Volian.Controls.Library
 				MyParentStepItem = null;
 				//Console.Write(",\"Parent\",");
 			}
-			newFocus.MyStepRTB.Focus();
-			Dispose();
-			newFocus.SetAllTabs();
-			int TopMostYAfter = newFocus.TopMostStepItem.Top;
-			if (TopMostYAfter > TopMostYBefore)
-				newFocus.TopMostStepItem.Top = TopMostYBefore;
-			newFocus.AdjustLocation();
-			//newFocus.ShowTops("");
-			return;
+			return newFocus;
 		}
 
 		private void HandleSqlExceptionOnDelete(System.Data.SqlClient.SqlException ex)
diff --git a/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/StepPanel.cs b/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/StepPanel.cs
index e53e2617..ee91f935 100644
--- a/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/StepPanel.cs
+++ b/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/StepPanel.cs
@@ -343,13 +343,39 @@ namespace Volian.Controls.Library
 				{
 					//_SelectedStepRTB.BackColor = InactiveColor;
 					_SelectedStepRTB.SetBackColor();
-					_SelectedStepRTB.SaveText(); // Save any changes to the text
-					_SelectedStepRTB.SaveConfig();		// This may be redundant
-					//int selst = _SelectedStepRTB.SelectionStart;
-					_SelectedStepRTB.RTBFillIn(false);
-					//_SelectedStepRTB.SetSelection(selst, 0);
-					//_SelectedStepRTB.SelectionStart=selst;
-					_SelectedStepRTB.ViewRTB = true;
+					bool shouldDelete = !_SelectedStepRTB.MyStepItem.BeingRemoved && _SelectedStepRTB.Text.Length == 0;
+					if (shouldDelete)
+					{
+						if (_SelectedStepRTB.MyStepItem.HasChildren)
+						{
+							if (value != null && value.MyItemInfo.HasAncestor(_SelectedStepRTB.MyItemInfo))
+							{
+								shouldDelete = false;
+							}
+							else
+							{
+								DialogResult result = MessageBox.Show("This step does not have text but has substeps. Do you want to delete it and its substeps?", "Verify Delete", MessageBoxButtons.YesNo, MessageBoxIcon.Question);
+								if (result == DialogResult.No) shouldDelete = false;
+							}
+						}
+					}
+					if (shouldDelete)
+					{
+						StepItem newFocus = _SelectedStepRTB.MyStepItem.DeleteItem();
+						_SelectedStepRTB.MyStepItem.Dispose();
+						newFocus.SetAllTabs();
+						newFocus.AdjustLocation();
+					}
+					else
+					{
+						_SelectedStepRTB.SaveText(); // Save any changes to the text
+						_SelectedStepRTB.SaveConfig();		// This may be redundant
+						//int selst = _SelectedStepRTB.SelectionStart;
+						_SelectedStepRTB.RTBFillIn(false);
+						//_SelectedStepRTB.SetSelection(selst, 0);
+						//_SelectedStepRTB.SelectionStart=selst;
+						_SelectedStepRTB.ViewRTB = true;
+					}
 				}
 				_SelectedStepRTB = value;
 				if (value != null)
diff --git a/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/StepTabRibbon.cs b/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/StepTabRibbon.cs
index c174872e..7d291660 100644
--- a/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/StepTabRibbon.cs
+++ b/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/StepTabRibbon.cs
@@ -447,8 +447,8 @@ namespace Volian.Controls.Library
 			btnInsFig.Enabled = (actable & E_AccStep.AddingTable) > 0;
 			btnInsTable.Enabled = (actable & E_AccStep.AddingTable) > 0;
 			btnInsSubstep.Enabled = (actable & E_AccStep.AddingSub) > 0;
-			btnInsBefore.Enabled = btnInsBefH.Enabled = (actable & E_AccStep.AddingPrev) > 0;
-			btnInsAfter.Enabled = btnInsAftH.Enabled = (actable & E_AccStep.AddingNext) > 0;
+			btnInsBefore.Enabled = btnInsBefH.Enabled = !MyItemInfo.IsRNOPart && (actable & E_AccStep.AddingPrev) > 0;
+			btnInsAfter.Enabled = btnInsAftH.Enabled = !MyItemInfo.IsRNOPart && (actable & E_AccStep.AddingNext) > 0;
 
 			btnInsHLS.SubItems.Clear();
 			btnInsCaut.SubItems.Clear();
@@ -510,7 +510,7 @@ namespace Volian.Controls.Library
 					{
 						ItemInfo ichld = MyItemInfo.Steps[0];
 						btn.Click += new System.EventHandler(btnInsStep_Click);
-						Volian.Base.Library.vlnStackTrace.ShowStackLocal("btn", 2, 10);
+						//Volian.Base.Library.vlnStackTrace.ShowStackLocal("btn", 2, 10);
 						btn.Tag = string.Format("{0} {1}", fromtype, ichld.MyContent.Type - 20000);
 						return;
 					}
@@ -1040,7 +1040,6 @@ namespace Volian.Controls.Library
 					break;
 			}
 		}
-
 		public void ProcessEnterKey()
 		{
 			bool deletedEmpty = false;