diff --git a/PROMS/Volian.Print.Library/vlnBox.cs b/PROMS/Volian.Print.Library/vlnBox.cs
index 96dcea15..ae97ca44 100644
--- a/PROMS/Volian.Print.Library/vlnBox.cs
+++ b/PROMS/Volian.Print.Library/vlnBox.cs
@@ -153,62 +153,94 @@ namespace Volian.Print.Library
 
 		private void DrawAsteriskTopBottom(PdfContentByte cb, float yPageStart, float yTopMargin, float yBottomMargin, ref float top, ref float bottom, float left)
 		{
-						// this box is not drawn, it is a series of asterisks drawn above and below text.  
-						// For this box, there are no vertical edges (RGE uses this box type)
-						top = CalculateYOffset(yPageStart, yTopMargin);
-						// Bug fix B2013-091
-						// added YMultiplier to handle compress pages
-						// bottom row of asterisks was in non-compressed line location
+			// this box is not drawn, it is a series of asterisks drawn above and below text.  
+			// For this box, there are no vertical edges (RGE uses this box type)
+			top = CalculateYOffset(yPageStart, yTopMargin);
+			// Bug fix B2013-091
+			// added YMultiplier to handle compress pages
+			// bottom row of asterisks was in non-compressed line location
 			bottom = top - (Height * MyPageHelper.YMultiplier);
 
 			// create a new font without any styles such as underline.
 			VE_Font vf = new VE_Font(MyParent.MyItemInfo.FormatStepData.Font.Family, (int)MyParent.MyItemInfo.FormatStepData.Font.Size, E_Style.None, (float)MyParent.MyItemInfo.FormatStepData.Font.CPI);
-						
+
 			// To find the length of the line, account for the length of the upper right corner also (BXURC)
 			int urcLen = MyBox.BXHorz[MyBox.BXHorz.Length - 1] == ' ' && MyBox.BXURC[0] == ' ' ? 1 : MyBox.BXURC.Length;
 			float endHorz = (float)MyBox.End - (float)MyBox.Start - (float)(urcLen * (72 / vf.CPI));
 
+			float bxHorzTextWidth = GetTextWidth(vf, MyBox.BXHorz); // get the width of the BXHorz string
 			// Do the top line first:
-						StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
-						sb.Append(MyBox.BXULC);
-						float size = (float)(MyBox.BXULC.Length * (72/vf.CPI));
+			StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
+			sb.Append(MyBox.BXULC);
+			float size = GetTextWidth(vf,MyBox.BXULC); //(float)(MyBox.BXULC.Length * (72 / vf.CPI));
 			string bxstr = null;
 			if (!ContainsPageBreak)		// Only do top line if there is no page break.
 			{
 				while (size < endHorz)
-						{
-							sb.Append(MyBox.BXHorz);
-							size = size + (float)(MyBox.BXHorz.Length * (72/vf.CPI));
-						}
+				{
+					sb.Append(MyBox.BXHorz);
+					size = size + bxHorzTextWidth; //(float)(MyBox.BXHorz.Length * (72 / vf.CPI));
+				}
 				// Tack on the right upper corner. For some formats, the upper right corner in the
 				// had the first character as a space, this would put two spaces in a row at the
 				// end of the string, so remove the space before tacking on the upper right corner:
 				bxstr = sb.ToString();
 				if (bxstr[bxstr.Length - 1] == ' ' && MyBox.BXURC[0] == ' ') bxstr = bxstr.TrimEnd();
 				bxstr = bxstr + MyBox.BXURC;
-						size = size + (float)((MyBox.BXURC.Length) * (72/vf.CPI));
-						Rtf = GetRtf(bxstr, vf);
-			IParagraph = null;	// set to null so that next access of IParagraph sets the Rtf.
+				size = size + GetTextWidth(vf, MyBox.BXURC);//(float)((MyBox.BXURC.Length) * (72 / vf.CPI));
+				Rtf = GetRtf(bxstr, vf);
+				IParagraph = null;	// set to null so that next access of IParagraph sets the Rtf.
 				Rtf2Pdf.TextAt(cb, IParagraph, left, top, size + 10, 100, "", yBottomMargin);
 			}
 
 			// Handle the bottom line now:
 			if (bottom < yBottomMargin) return;    // Box goes off page, i.e. page break, don't do bottom
 
-						sb.Remove(0, sb.Length);
-						sb.Append(MyBox.BXLLC);
-						size = (float)(MyBox.BXLLC.Length * (72 / vf.CPI));
+			sb.Remove(0, sb.Length);
+			sb.Append(MyBox.BXLLC);
+			size = GetTextWidth(vf, MyBox.BXLLC); //(float)(MyBox.BXLLC.Length * (72 / vf.CPI));
 			while (size < endHorz)
-						{
-							sb.Append(MyBox.BXHorz);
-							size = size + (float)(MyBox.BXHorz.Length * (72 / vf.CPI));
-						}
-						bxstr = sb.ToString().TrimEnd() + MyBox.BXLRC;
-						size = size + (float)((MyBox.BXLRC.Length) * (72/vf.CPI));
-						Rtf = GetRtf(bxstr, vf);
+			{
+				sb.Append(MyBox.BXHorz);
+				size = size + bxHorzTextWidth;//(float)(MyBox.BXHorz.Length * (72 / vf.CPI));
+			}
+			bxstr = sb.ToString().TrimEnd() + MyBox.BXLRC;
+			size = size + GetTextWidth(vf, MyBox.BXLRC); //(float)((MyBox.BXLRC.Length) * (72 / vf.CPI));
+			Rtf = GetRtf(bxstr, vf);
 			IParagraph = null;	// set to null so that next access of IParagraph sets the Rtf.
 			Rtf2Pdf.TextAt(cb, IParagraph, left, bottom, size + 10, 100, "", yBottomMargin);
-						}
+		}
+		private string symblsStr = "\u25CF\u0394"; // string of possible symbol character in a tab
+		// add symbol characters as needed
+		// "\u25CF" - solid bullet
+		// \x0394 - delta
+
+		private System.Drawing.FontStyle GetSysFontStyle(VE_Font f)
+		{
+			if (f.Style == E_Style.Italics)
+				return System.Drawing.FontStyle.Italic;
+			return FontStyle.Regular;
+		}
+		private float GetTextWidth(VE_Font vefont, string txt)
+		{
+			string symblFontName = (vefont.FontIsProportional()) ? "Arial Unicode MS" : "VESymbFix";
+			System.Drawing.Font font = new System.Drawing.Font(vefont.Family, (float)vefont.Size, GetSysFontStyle(vefont));
+			System.Drawing.Font symbFont = new System.Drawing.Font(symblFontName, (float)vefont.Size);
+			iTextSharp.text.Font iFont = Volian.Svg.Library.VolianPdf.GetFont(font);
+			iTextSharp.text.Font iSymblFont = Volian.Svg.Library.VolianPdf.GetFont(symbFont);
+			float w = 0;
+			foreach (char c in txt)
+			{
+				int idx = symblsStr.IndexOf(c);
+				if (idx >= 0) // symbol character - use symbol font to find its width
+					w += iSymblFont.BaseFont.GetWidthPointKerned(symblsStr[idx].ToString(), (float)vefont.Size);
+				else
+					w += iFont.BaseFont.GetWidthPointKerned(c.ToString(), (float)vefont.Size);
+			}
+			//float w = iFont.BaseFont.GetWidthPointKerned(Text.Replace("\u25CF","@"), (float)vefont.Size);
+			return w;
+		}
+
 		private void DrawAsteriskSide(PdfContentByte cb, float yPageStart, float yTopMargin, float yBottomMargin, float top, float bottom, float left, float right)
 		{
 			// set the top & bottom of sides.  If there is a page break in the middle of box, adjust these.
diff --git a/PROMS/Volian.Print.Library/vlnParagraph.cs b/PROMS/Volian.Print.Library/vlnParagraph.cs
index 10b8fa32..727e6ab9 100644
--- a/PROMS/Volian.Print.Library/vlnParagraph.cs
+++ b/PROMS/Volian.Print.Library/vlnParagraph.cs
@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@ namespace Volian.Print.Library
 			foreach (ItemInfo iChildItemInfo in itemInfoList)
 			{
 				ItemInfo childItemInfo = iChildItemInfo;
-
 				// if in a ComponentTableFormat (FNP sub format 1, component list), column headers are defined
 				// by the first level of children.  The data for the column is the child of the column header.
 				// Sometimes the column will not have data, the following handles that case.  Also, use
@@ -131,6 +130,7 @@ namespace Volian.Print.Library
 								if (!boxHLS || (boxHLS && !childItemInfo.HasCautionOrNote))
 									yoff += ln * vlnPrintObject.SixLinesPerInch;
 							}
+							bxIndex = bxIndx;
 						}
 						else // Change Box Style
 						{