diff --git a/PROMS/VEPROMS User Interface/dlgExportImport.cs b/PROMS/VEPROMS User Interface/dlgExportImport.cs
index ffc582cc..20a71c33 100644
--- a/PROMS/VEPROMS User Interface/dlgExportImport.cs	
+++ b/PROMS/VEPROMS User Interface/dlgExportImport.cs	
@@ -197,7 +197,9 @@ namespace VEPROMS
     private void SaveExportData()
     {
       XmlDocument xd = new XmlDocument();
+			MyFrmVEPROMS.DisablePing = true;//B2018-030 Shutoff ping when doing Export
       ExportFolder(xd, MyFolder, "folder");
+			MyFrmVEPROMS.DisablePing = false;//B2018-030 turn on ping Export is done
     }
 
 		// appears to not be used -jsj 4-29-2016
@@ -1654,6 +1656,9 @@ namespace VEPROMS
 					xee.Attributes.SetNamedItem(AddAttribute(xee.OwnerDocument, "dts", figure.DTS.ToString("MM/dd/yyyy HH:mm:ss.fff")));
 					xee.Attributes.SetNamedItem(AddAttribute(xee.OwnerDocument, "userid", figure.UserID));
 					xe.AppendChild(xee);
+					// B2018-031 Output figure names as they are exported to provide more constant feedback
+					lblExportStatus.Text = string.Format("Exporting Figure...{0}",figure.MyROImage.FileName);
+					Application.DoEvents();
 					ExportROImage(xee, figure.MyROImage);
 				}
 			}