diff --git a/PROMS/Volian.Print.Library/Pagination.cs b/PROMS/Volian.Print.Library/Pagination.cs
index 8a64a7f4..47b782f1 100644
--- a/PROMS/Volian.Print.Library/Pagination.cs
+++ b/PROMS/Volian.Print.Library/Pagination.cs
@@ -274,8 +274,6 @@ namespace Volian.Print.Library
 				}
 			}
 			if (_Match16BitPagination) mySize = YSize;
-			float ySize7LPI = YSize; // +SixLinesPerInch;
-			if (_Match16BitPagination) ySize7LPI += SixLinesPerInch;
 			string firstStep = "No";
 			if (MyItemInfo.IsHigh && MyItemInfo.MyPrevious == null)
 				firstStep = "Yes";
@@ -293,6 +291,10 @@ namespace Volian.Print.Library
 				KeepStepsOnPage = false;
 			bool KeepWithHeader = isFirstChild && nearTheTop;
 			if (BreakHighLevelStepWithSection) KeepWithHeader = true;
+			// for a HLS that has an asterisk box with the rno separator IN the box, adjust the size by 2 lines to account for box.
+			if (MyItemInfo.IsStep && MyItemInfo.MyHLS.FormatStepData.StepLayoutData.STBoxindex != null && MyItemInfo.MyHLS.FormatStepData.StepLayoutData.STBoxindex >= 0 &&
+				(MyItemInfo.RNOs==null ||MyItemInfo.RNOs.Count==0))
+				mySize += (2*SixLinesPerInch);
 			if (!ManualPageBreak && (mySize + yEndMsg <= yWithinMargins + yExtra) || // Don't Paginate if there is enough room, will fit on page
 				(mySize <= yWithinMargins + yExtra && SpecialCaseForRobinson()))			
 			//if (!ManualPageBreak && mySize + yEndMsg <= yWithinMargins + SixLinesPerInch)			// Don't Paginate if there is enough room, will fit on page
@@ -318,6 +320,11 @@ namespace Volian.Print.Library
 			// If this format flag is not set, or not printing the first page of the section with this flag,
 			// this next page size is the same as current page size.
 			float yPageSizeNextPage = yPageSize;
+			mySize = YSize;   // reset in case mySize changed for current page is compressed
+			// for a HLS that has an asterisk box with the rno separator IN the box, adjust the size by 2 lines to account for box.
+			if (MyItemInfo.IsStep && MyItemInfo.MyHLS.FormatStepData.StepLayoutData.STBoxindex != null && MyItemInfo.MyHLS.FormatStepData.StepLayoutData.STBoxindex >= 0 &&
+				(MyItemInfo.RNOs == null || MyItemInfo.RNOs.Count == 0))
+				mySize += (2 * SixLinesPerInch);
 			//if (firstStep == "No")
 			//  ResetDocStyleAndValues(ref yTopMargin, ref yBottomMargin);
 			if (MyPageHelper.DidFirstPageDocStyle && (MyItemInfo.MyActiveSection.MyDocStyle.StructureStyle.Where & E_DocStyleUse.UseOnAllButFirstPage) > 0)
@@ -367,7 +374,9 @@ namespace Volian.Print.Library
 			}
 			if (MyItemInfo.ActiveFormat.PlantFormat.FormatData.PrintData.SpecialCaseCalvert && yPageSizeNextPage < yWithinMargins + 3*72 && MyItemInfo.MyPrevious == null)
 				KeepStepsOnPage = true;
-			if (!KeepWithHeader && !KeepStepsOnPage && YSize - SixLinesPerInch + yEndMsg <= yPageSizeNextPage)	// if the entire step can fit on one page, do a page break
+			float mySize7LPI = mySize; // +SixLinesPerInch;
+			if (_Match16BitPagination) mySize7LPI += SixLinesPerInch;
+			if (!KeepWithHeader && !KeepStepsOnPage && mySize - SixLinesPerInch + yEndMsg <= yPageSizeNextPage)	// if the entire step can fit on one page, do a page break
 			{
 				// Don't want extra line before step
 				//Console.WriteLine("'PageBreak',2,'Yes','HLS will fit on 1 Page',{0},{1},{2}, {3}, {4},'{5}'", MyItemInfo.ItemID, YSize, yPageSize, yWithinMargins, (int)(100 * yWithinMargins / yPageSize), MyItemInfo.ShortPath);
@@ -386,7 +395,7 @@ namespace Volian.Print.Library
 
 			// ySize7LPI includes a blank line after the step which we don't want to include in the page break test.
 			else if (!KeepStepsOnPage && MyItemInfo.ActiveFormat.MyStepSectionLayoutData.CompressSteps 
-				&& (ySize7LPI - SixLinesPerInch + yEndMsg) < (yPageSizeNextPage * SixLinesPerInch / _SevenLinesPerInch))
+				&& (mySize7LPI - SixLinesPerInch + yEndMsg) < (yPageSizeNextPage * SixLinesPerInch / _SevenLinesPerInch))
 			{
 				//   ooooooooo ooooo        ooooooooo.   ooooo 
 				//  d"""""""8' `888'        `888   `Y88. `888' 
@@ -565,12 +574,16 @@ namespace Volian.Print.Library
 		{
 			if (breakOrNot != "No")
 			{
+				bool hasBox = MyItemInfo.IsStep && MyItemInfo.MyHLS.FormatStepData.StepLayoutData.STBoxindex != null && MyItemInfo.MyHLS.FormatStepData.StepLayoutData.STBoxindex >= 0;
+				bool rnoSepIn = (MyItemInfo.RNOs==null ||MyItemInfo.RNOs.Count==0);
 				// DebugPagination.WriteLine("{0}", MyItemInfo.DBSequence); //,instance);
-				if (DebugPagination.IsOpen) DebugPagination.WriteLine("{0:D6},'{1}',{2},'{3}','{4}',{5},{6},{7},{8},{9}", 
+				if (DebugPagination.IsOpen) DebugPagination.WriteLine("{0:D6},'{1}',{2},'{3}','{4}',{5},{6},{7},{8},{9},{10},{11}", 
 					MyPageHelper.MyPdfContentByte.PdfWriter.CurrentPageNumber - (breakOrNot == "Yes" ? 0 : 1), 
 					MyItemInfo.ShortPath, instance,
 					(manualPageBreak ? "Manual " : "") + message, breakOrNot,
-					MyItemInfo.ItemID, YSize, yPageSize, yWithinMargins, (int)(100 * yWithinMargins / yPageSize));
+					MyItemInfo.ItemID, YSize, yPageSize, yWithinMargins, (int)(100 * yWithinMargins / yPageSize),
+					hasBox, rnoSepIn
+					);
 			}
 			// Console.WriteLine("{0},{1}", MyItemInfo.DBSequence, IsFirstSubStep(MyItemInfo)); //,instance);
 		}
diff --git a/PROMS/Volian.Print.Library/vlnParagraph.cs b/PROMS/Volian.Print.Library/vlnParagraph.cs
index c92ec184..a7e1fa9f 100644
--- a/PROMS/Volian.Print.Library/vlnParagraph.cs
+++ b/PROMS/Volian.Print.Library/vlnParagraph.cs
@@ -328,7 +328,8 @@ namespace Volian.Print.Library
 						// increment the y offset if not doing the ComponentTableFormat
 						else if (!para.UseTemplateKeepOnCurLine(childItemInfo))
 							yoff = para.YBottomMost;
-						// para.YBottomMost += para.YBottomMostAdjust;  // KBR for IP3 pagination: don't adjust YBottomost until after yoff is set.
+						// don't adjust YBottomost until after yoff is set for the RNO Separator
+						para.YBottomMost += para.YBottomMostAdjust;  
 						if (box != null && childItemInfo.FormatStepData != null && childItemInfo.FormatStepData.BoxIt)
 						{
 							box.Height = yoff - box.YOffset - (1.1F * vlnPrintObject.SixLinesPerInch);
@@ -3315,7 +3316,7 @@ namespace Volian.Print.Library
 				if (yadjSep > 0)
 				{
 					MyHighLevelParagraph.YBottomForBox = yoff;  // if hlrno, box before sep
-					//YBottomMostAdjust = SixLinesPerInch;  // KBR for IP3 pagination
+					YBottomMostAdjust = SixLinesPerInch;  // added for IP3 pagination, the RNO separator is outside asterisk box
 				}
 				yoff += (myRnoSep.Height + SixLinesPerInch);
 			}
@@ -4031,12 +4032,12 @@ namespace Volian.Print.Library
 			get { return _YBottomMost; }
 			set { _YBottomMost = value; }
 		}
-		//protected float _YBottomMostAdjust = 0;  // KBR for IP3 pagination
-		//public float YBottomMostAdjust
-		//{
-		//    get { return _YBottomMostAdjust; }
-		//    set { _YBottomMostAdjust = value; }
-		//}
+		protected float _YBottomMostAdjust = 0;  // the RNO separator is outside asterisk box, account for additional Y space
+		public float YBottomMostAdjust
+		{
+			get { return _YBottomMostAdjust; }
+			set { _YBottomMostAdjust = value; }
+		}
 		protected float _YTopMost;	// Top of the paragraph including the children
 		public float YTopMost
 		{