diff --git a/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/EditItem.cs b/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/EditItem.cs
index c2dd72b9..0bd46719 100644
--- a/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/EditItem.cs
+++ b/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/EditItem.cs
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ namespace Volian.Controls.Library
 			MyItemInfo.RefreshItemAnnotations();
 			ChangeBar = MyItemInfo.HasChangeBar;
 			CheckOff co = _MyItemInfo.GetCheckOffStep();
-			if (co != null)
+			if (co != null && co.UIMark != null)
 			{
 				UserCheckOff = true;
 				UserCheckOffChar = (char)co.UIMark;
diff --git a/PROMS/Volian.Print.Library/vlnParagraph.cs b/PROMS/Volian.Print.Library/vlnParagraph.cs
index da01eea6..fdc1af03 100644
--- a/PROMS/Volian.Print.Library/vlnParagraph.cs
+++ b/PROMS/Volian.Print.Library/vlnParagraph.cs
@@ -937,7 +937,9 @@ namespace Volian.Print.Library
 				mytab.YOffset = yoff;
 				if (mytab.MyMacro != null) mytab.MyMacro.YOffset = yoff;
 			}
-			float yForCheckoff = 0;
+			float yForCheckoff = yoff; //0; - default checkoff row is same as FIRST line of text
+			// if dropCheckoff is true, then the checkoff is place on the same of row as the LAST line of text
+			bool dropCheckoff = itemInfo.ActiveFormat.PlantFormat.FormatData.ProcData.CheckOffData.DropCheckOff;
 			if (itemInfo.MyContent.MyGrid != null)
 			{
 				VlnFlexGrid myFlexGrid = new VlnFlexGrid(1,1);
@@ -945,7 +947,9 @@ namespace Volian.Print.Library
 				MyGrid = new vlnTable(myFlexGrid, cb);
 				Height = MyGrid.Height;
 				Width = MyGrid.Width;
-				yForCheckoff = yoff + Height - SixLinesPerInch;
+				//yForCheckoff = yoff + Height - SixLinesPerInch;
+				if (dropCheckoff)
+					yForCheckoff += Height - SixLinesPerInch; // place checkoff on last row of text
 				yoff += (Height + (2 * SixLinesPerInch));
 				CalculateXOffset(itemInfo, maxRNO, formatInfo);
 			}
@@ -969,7 +973,9 @@ namespace Volian.Print.Library
 						Width = Int32.Parse(vals[3], System.Globalization.NumberStyles.AllowHexSpecifier) * MyItemInfo.FormatStepData.Font.CharsToTwips;
 						int lines = Int32.Parse(vals[2], System.Globalization.NumberStyles.AllowHexSpecifier);
 						Height = lines * SixLinesPerInch;
-						yForCheckoff = yoff + Height - SixLinesPerInch;
+						//yForCheckoff = yoff + Height - SixLinesPerInch;
+						if (dropCheckoff)
+							yForCheckoff += Height - SixLinesPerInch; // place checkoff on last row of text
 						yoff += (Height + (2 * SixLinesPerInch));
 						string erMsg = null;
 						try
@@ -1005,8 +1011,10 @@ namespace Volian.Print.Library
 					&& !MyItemInfo.MyDocStyle.SpecialStepsFoldout)) 
 				{
 					yoff += Height;
-					yForCheckoff = yoff - SixLinesPerInch;
+					//yForCheckoff = yoff - SixLinesPerInch;
 					yoff += AdjustForBlankLines();
+					if (dropCheckoff)
+						yForCheckoff += Height - SixLinesPerInch; // place checkoff on last row of text
 				}
 			}
 			CheckOff co = itemInfo.GetCheckOffStep();