diff --git a/PROMS/LBWordLibrary/LBComObject.cs b/PROMS/LBWordLibrary/LBComObject.cs
index a8a585a3..7f5729b5 100644
--- a/PROMS/LBWordLibrary/LBComObject.cs
+++ b/PROMS/LBWordLibrary/LBComObject.cs
@@ -339,9 +339,7 @@ namespace LBWordLibrary
 		}
 		public void ExportAsFixedFormat(string OutputFileName, LBWdExportFormat ExportFormat)
 		{
-			// iso 19005-1 compliant (PDF/A) should be set to false. setting it to true causes the background
-			// for x/y plots to be set to black rather than transparent.  (2nd to last parameter (field is: UseISO19005_1) in next line)
-			InvokeMethod("ExportAsFixedFormat", OutputFileName, ExportFormat, Missing.Value, Missing.Value, Missing.Value, Missing.Value, Missing.Value, Missing.Value, Missing.Value, Missing.Value, Missing.Value, Missing.Value, Missing.Value, false, Missing.Value);
+			InvokeMethod("ExportAsFixedFormat", OutputFileName, ExportFormat, Missing.Value, Missing.Value, Missing.Value, Missing.Value, Missing.Value, Missing.Value, Missing.Value, Missing.Value, Missing.Value, Missing.Value, Missing.Value, Missing.Value, Missing.Value);
 		}
 		public void ExportAsFixedFormat(string OutputFileName, LBWdExportFormat ExportFormat, Boolean OpenAfterExport, LBWdExportOptimizeFor OptimizeFor, LBWdExportRange Range, int From, int To, LBWdExportItem Item, Boolean IncludeDocProps, Boolean KeepIRM, LBWdExportCreateBookmarks CreateBookmarks, Boolean DocStructureTags, Boolean BitmapMissingFonts, Boolean UseISO19005_1, object FixedFormatExtClassPtr)
 		{
diff --git a/PROMS/LBWordLibrary/LBObjectExtension.cs b/PROMS/LBWordLibrary/LBObjectExtension.cs
index 4596b445..a9a94b59 100644
--- a/PROMS/LBWordLibrary/LBObjectExtension.cs
+++ b/PROMS/LBWordLibrary/LBObjectExtension.cs
@@ -38,26 +38,26 @@ namespace LBWordLibrary
 		{
 			get
 			{
-				// this is to determine if ExportAsFixedFormat was installed in MSOffice
-				// This key only worked for Vista
-				//RegistryKey key = Registry.ClassesRoot.OpenSubKey(@"Installer\Components\12B306B24E250DD428FC7016B6FB4BD8");
-				// This key works for Windows Vista and Windows 7
-				try
-				{
-					RegistryKey key = Registry.LocalMachine.OpenSubKey(@"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\UserData\S-1-5-18\Components\0E5C161912A2A6C4C93C76678926C56C");
-					if (key != null)
+					// this is to determine if ExportAsFixedFormat was installed in MSOffice
+					// This key only worked for Vista
+					//RegistryKey key = Registry.ClassesRoot.OpenSubKey(@"Installer\Components\12B306B24E250DD428FC7016B6FB4BD8");
+					// This key works for Windows Vista and Windows 7
+					try
 					{
-						key.Close();
+					RegistryKey key = Registry.LocalMachine.OpenSubKey(@"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\UserData\S-1-5-18\Components\0E5C161912A2A6C4C93C76678926C56C");
+						if (key != null)
+						{
+							key.Close();
 						return true;
+						}
+						_MyLog.WarnFormat("MSWord2007 PDF Export Registry Key Missing");
+					return false;
 					}
-					_MyLog.WarnFormat("MSWord2007 PDF Export Registry Key Missing");
-					return false;
-				}
-				catch (Exception ex)
-				{
-					_MyLog.WarnFormat("MSWord2007 PDF Export Registry Key Failure {0} - {1}", ex.GetType().Name, ex.Message);
-					return false;
-				}
+					catch (Exception ex)
+					{
+						_MyLog.WarnFormat("MSWord2007 PDF Export Registry Key Failure {0} - {1}", ex.GetType().Name, ex.Message);
+			return false;
+		}
 			}
 		}
 		private bool CanCreatePDFFile(string pdfFileName)
@@ -90,9 +90,9 @@ namespace LBWordLibrary
 			}
 			throw new Exception("Cannot find a name to use");
 		}
-		public string CreatePDF(string pdfFileName, bool openPDF)
+		public string CreatePDF(string pdfFileName, bool openPDF,int DebugStatus)
 		{
-			pdfFileName = CreatePDF(pdfFileName);
+			pdfFileName = CreatePDF(pdfFileName, DebugStatus);
 			if (openPDF) OpenPDF(pdfFileName);
 			return pdfFileName;
 		}
@@ -120,13 +120,13 @@ namespace LBWordLibrary
 			Console.WriteLine("{0:yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss.ffff} {1:yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss.ffff} {2}", DateTime.Now, proc.ExitTime
 				,TimeSpan.FromTicks(proc.ExitTime.Ticks - tStart.Ticks).TotalMilliseconds);
 		}
-		public string CreatePDF(string pdfFileName)
+		public string CreatePDF(string pdfFileName, int  DebugStatus)
 		{
 			pdfFileName = AvailableFileName(pdfFileName);
 			if (((int)Convert.ToSingle(Version)) > 12)
-				return CreatePDF2007(pdfFileName);
+				return CreatePDF2007(pdfFileName, DebugStatus);
 			if (((int)Convert.ToSingle(Version)) == 12 && WordPDFExporterInstalled)
-				return CreatePDF2007(pdfFileName);
+				return CreatePDF2007(pdfFileName, DebugStatus);
 			else if (VolianPDFInstalled)
 			{
 				_MyLog.WarnFormat("Using VolianPDFWriter - MSWord Version = '{0}'", Version);
@@ -198,13 +198,13 @@ namespace LBWordLibrary
 				throw new Exception("Error creating PDF - LBApplicationClass.CreatePDF2003BG", ex);
 			}
 		}
-		public string CreatePDF2007(string pdfFileName, bool openPDF)
+		public string CreatePDF2007(string pdfFileName, bool openPDF, int DebugStatus)
 		{
-			pdfFileName = CreatePDF2007(pdfFileName);
+			pdfFileName = CreatePDF2007(pdfFileName, DebugStatus);
 			if (openPDF) OpenPDF(pdfFileName);
 			return pdfFileName;
 		}
-		public string CreatePDF2007(string pdfFileName)
+		public string CreatePDF2007(string pdfFileName,int DebugStatus)
 		{
 			pdfFileName = AvailableFileName(pdfFileName);
 			// Removed to support MSWord 2010 and beyond.
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ namespace LBWordLibrary
 			//  throw new Exception("MS Word PDF Exporter is not installed");
 			try
 			{
-				ActiveDocument.ExportAsFixedFormat(pdfFileName, LBWdExportFormat.wdExportFormatPDF);
+				ActiveDocument.ExportAsFixedFormat(pdfFileName, LBWdExportFormat.wdExportFormatPDF, DebugStatus);
 				return pdfFileName;
 			}
 			catch (Exception ex)
@@ -234,6 +234,12 @@ namespace LBWordLibrary
 	}
 	public partial class LBDocumentClass : LBComObject
 	{
+		public void ExportAsFixedFormat(string OutputFileName, LBWdExportFormat ExportFormat, int DebugStatus)
+		{
+			// iso 19005-1 compliant (PDF/A) [UseISO19005_1] should be set to false. for compare print
+			// iso 19005-1 compliant (PDF/A) [UseISO19005_1] should be set to true for production print
+			InvokeMethod("ExportAsFixedFormat", OutputFileName, ExportFormat, Missing.Value, Missing.Value, Missing.Value, Missing.Value, Missing.Value, Missing.Value, Missing.Value, Missing.Value, Missing.Value, Missing.Value, Missing.Value, DebugStatus == 0, Missing.Value);
+		}
 		private static readonly log4net.ILog _MyLog = log4net.LogManager.GetLogger(System.Reflection.MethodBase.GetCurrentMethod().DeclaringType);
 		public void SaveAs2000(string fileName)
 		{