diff --git a/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/vlnTreeView.cs b/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/vlnTreeView.cs
index 9b79435a..37983fbd 100644
--- a/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/vlnTreeView.cs
+++ b/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/vlnTreeView.cs
@@ -436,10 +436,11 @@ namespace Volian.Controls.Library
 					if (pi == null && tn.Parent!=null) cm.MenuItems.Add("Delete", new EventHandler(mi_Click));
 					#endregion
 					#region Menu_Properties
-					// Add delete to the menu unless at the very 'top' node or on a grouping (partinfo)
-					// node (RNOs, Steps, Cautions, Notes)
+					// Add Properties to the menu unless at the very 'top' node or on a grouping (partinfo)
+					// node (RNOs, Steps, Cautions, Notes) or at the step level.
 					PartInfo pia = tn.VEObject as PartInfo;
-					if (pia == null) cm.MenuItems.Add("Properties...", new EventHandler(mi_Click));
+					ItemInfo ii = tn.VEObject as ItemInfo;
+					if (pia == null && tn.VEObject as StepInfo == null) cm.MenuItems.Add("Properties...", new EventHandler(mi_Click));
 					#endregion
 					cm.Show(this, new Point(e.X, e.Y));
 				}
@@ -666,7 +667,7 @@ namespace Volian.Controls.Library
 				iClip.itemId = ii.ItemID;
 				iClip.cType = (int)PromsClipboardType.Copy;
 				DataObject myDO = new DataObject();
-				myDO.SetText(ii.DisplayNumber);
+				myDO.SetText(ii.DisplayNumber==null||ii.DisplayNumber==""?" ":ii.DisplayNumber);
 				myDO.SetData("PromsClipboard", iClip);
 				Clipboard.SetDataObject(myDO);
 				//Clipboard.SetData("PromsClipboard", iClip);