diff --git a/PROMS/Volian.Print.Library/vlnParagraph.cs b/PROMS/Volian.Print.Library/vlnParagraph.cs
index 3896f0de..99fb2835 100644
--- a/PROMS/Volian.Print.Library/vlnParagraph.cs
+++ b/PROMS/Volian.Print.Library/vlnParagraph.cs
@@ -1896,15 +1896,18 @@ namespace Volian.Print.Library
 					float colsbylevel = (float)formatInfo.PlantFormat.FormatData.SectData.MetaSectionList[indxLevel % formatInfo.PlantFormat.FormatData.SectData.MetaSectionList.Count].ColSByLevel;
 					float seclvlindent = colsbylevel - (float)formatInfo.PlantFormat.FormatData.SectData.StepSectionData.StepSectionLayoutData.ColS;
 					float adjCols = (float)formatInfo.PlantFormat.FormatData.SectData.StepSectionData.StepSectionLayoutData.ColS + seclvlindent;
-					float xtabcol = adjCols - (myTab.Text.Length * 7.2f);
+					float xtabcol = adjCols - ((myTab==null||myTab.Text==null)?0:(myTab.Text.Length * 7.2f));
 					if (indxLevel > 1 && myTab != null) myTab.XOffset = (float)itemInfo.MyDocStyle.Layout.LeftMargin + xtabcol;
 					else if (myTab != null) myTab.XOffset = (float)itemInfo.MyDocStyle.Layout.LeftMargin + colsbylevel;
-					myTab.Rtf = myTab.Rtf.Replace(myTab.Text, myTab.Text.TrimStart(" ".ToCharArray()));
-					if (formatInfo.PlantFormat.FormatData.SectData.StepSectionData.StepSectionPrintData.LeftJustifyList != null &&
-						formatInfo.PlantFormat.FormatData.SectData.StepSectionData.StepSectionPrintData.LeftJustifyList.Count > 0)
-						XOffset = myTab.XOffset + GetLeftJustify(formatInfo, indxLevel);
-					else
-						XOffset = myTab.XOffset + (myTab.Text.Length * (float)itemInfo.FormatStepData.Font.CPI) - colsbylevel;
+					if (myTab != null)
+					{
+						myTab.Rtf = myTab.Rtf.Replace(myTab.Text, myTab.Text.TrimStart(" ".ToCharArray()));
+						if (formatInfo.PlantFormat.FormatData.SectData.StepSectionData.StepSectionPrintData.LeftJustifyList != null &&
+							formatInfo.PlantFormat.FormatData.SectData.StepSectionData.StepSectionPrintData.LeftJustifyList.Count > 0)
+							XOffset = myTab.XOffset + GetLeftJustify(formatInfo, indxLevel);
+						else
+							XOffset = myTab.XOffset + (myTab.Text.Length * (float)itemInfo.FormatStepData.Font.CPI) - colsbylevel;
+					}
 				}
 				else
 				{