diff --git a/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/StepRTB.cs b/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/StepRTB.cs
index 1565d1c2..c1903b11 100644
--- a/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/StepRTB.cs
+++ b/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/StepRTB.cs
@@ -585,8 +585,17 @@ namespace Volian.Controls.Library
 			// representation (\'01).  If you pass in the ASCII representation, it keeps the ASCII representation.
 			// The following two lines replace hard spaces (ASCII) with the UNICODE represntation of Zero.
 			// Other characters which behave like hard spaces are 28-31 and 128-159.
-			if (!activeMode && Rtf.Contains(@"\'a0")) 
-				Rtf = Rtf.Replace(@"\'a0", @"\u1?");
+			if (!activeMode && Rtf.Contains(@"\'a0"))
+			{
+				// The following 3 lines were added to fix B2016-069.  The issue was in the RichTextBox for the Arial 
+				// (Proportional) font, the hardspace appeared to be 2 spaces (really it was showing the space as the widest 
+				// width character).  So instead of a hard space, a single quote "'" was used to designate where the hardspace
+				// would be. This is only used for display, printing works.
+				if (_MyItemInfo.FormatStepData != null && _MyItemInfo.FormatStepData.Font.FontIsProportional())
+					Rtf = Rtf.Replace(@"\'a0", "'");
+				else
+					Rtf = Rtf.Replace(@"\'a0", @"\u1?");
+			}
 			OrigRTF = Rtf;
 			_InitializingRTB = false;