diff --git a/PROMS/VEPROMS.CSLA.Library/Extension/ItemExt.cs b/PROMS/VEPROMS.CSLA.Library/Extension/ItemExt.cs
index b4690d41..96e54eb8 100644
--- a/PROMS/VEPROMS.CSLA.Library/Extension/ItemExt.cs
+++ b/PROMS/VEPROMS.CSLA.Library/Extension/ItemExt.cs
@@ -2746,7 +2746,15 @@ namespace VEPROMS.CSLA.Library
 				tbformat = tbformat.Replace("{numeric}", ordinal.ToString().PadLeft(2) + ".0");
 				tbformat = tbformat.Substring(0, tbformat.Length - 2);
 			}
-			tbformat = tbformat.Replace("{numeric}", trimTabStart ? ordinal.ToString() : FormatStepData.AtLeastTwoDigits ? ordinal.ToString().PadLeft(2,'0') : ordinal.ToString().PadLeft(2));
+			// if this is a wolf creek background, if the tbformat ends with a '.' don't add a space,
+			// otherwise add a space.
+			if (ActiveFormat.PlantFormat.FormatData.SectData.StepSectionData.WolfCreekBackgroundFormat && IsBackgroundStep())
+			{
+				string stpTab = (!tbformat.Contains(".")?" ":"") + ordinal.ToString();
+				tbformat = tbformat.Replace("{numeric}", stpTab);
+			}
+			else
+				tbformat = tbformat.Replace("{numeric}", trimTabStart ? ordinal.ToString() : FormatStepData.AtLeastTwoDigits ? ordinal.ToString().PadLeft(2,'0') : ordinal.ToString().PadLeft(2));
 			if (tbformate != null) tbformate = tbformate.Replace("{numeric}", trimTabStart ? ordinal.ToString() : FormatStepData.AtLeastTwoDigits ? ordinal.ToString().PadLeft(2, '0') : ordinal.ToString().PadLeft(2));
 			tbformat = tbformat.Replace("{numericWpar}", ordinal.ToString());
 			if (tbformat.Contains("{asterisk}"))
@@ -2844,11 +2852,11 @@ namespace VEPROMS.CSLA.Library
 					}
 					// also see if there is the 'pagelist' string in this tab:
 					else if ((FormatStepData.TabData.Font.Style & E_Style.Underline) == E_Style.Underline)
-						// the reason that the underline commands were not included in format file is that the '\' character
-						// is used as a separator and the following code will not impact other formats
-						HighLevelStepTabPageList = @"\ul " + FormatStepData.TabData.IdentAltPrint.Substring(0, indxnewtab).Trim() + @"\ulnone " + tbformat;
+					// the reason that the underline commands were not included in format file is that the '\' character
+					// is used as a separator and the following code will not impact other formats
+						HighLevelStepTabPageList = @"\ul " + FormatStepData.TabData.IdentAltPrint.Substring(0, indxnewtab).Trim() + @"\ulnone " + (tbformat.StartsWith(" ")?"":" ") + tbformat;
 					else
-					HighLevelStepTabPageList = FormatStepData.TabData.IdentAltPrint.Substring(0, indxnewtab) + tbformat;
+						HighLevelStepTabPageList = FormatStepData.TabData.IdentAltPrint.Substring(0, indxnewtab) + tbformat;
 					_MyTab.AltPrintTab = newtab;
 					if (tbformate != null && tbformate != "") tbformat = tbformate;
 				}
@@ -2867,7 +2875,15 @@ namespace VEPROMS.CSLA.Library
 			}
 			return false;
 		}
-
+		public bool IsBackgroundStep()
+		{
+			if (ActiveFormat.PlantFormat.FormatData.SectData.StepSectionData.WolfCreekBackgroundFormat)
+			{
+				if (IsHigh || IsCaution || IsNote) return true;
+				if (MyParent != null && MyParent.IsStep && MyParent.FormatStepData.Type.ToUpper() == "TITLEWITHTEXTBELOW" && FormatStepData.Type.ToUpper() != "IMPLICITOR") return true;
+			}
+			return false;
+		}
 		private bool InNote()
 		{
 			// walk up until procedure level and if finding a note type, return true, otherwise false.
diff --git a/PROMS/Volian.Print.Library/vlnParagraph.cs b/PROMS/Volian.Print.Library/vlnParagraph.cs
index 58e7954d..658a89a1 100644
--- a/PROMS/Volian.Print.Library/vlnParagraph.cs
+++ b/PROMS/Volian.Print.Library/vlnParagraph.cs
@@ -1344,16 +1344,6 @@ namespace Volian.Print.Library
 			foreach (vlnParagraph child in ChildrenBelow)
 				child.BuildLocationList(yTopMost, myLocations);
 		}
-		private bool IsBackgroundStep()
-		{
-			if (MyItemInfo.ActiveFormat.PlantFormat.FormatData.SectData.StepSectionData.WolfCreekBackgroundFormat)
-			{
-				if (MyItemInfo.IsHigh || MyItemInfo.IsCaution || MyItemInfo.IsNote) return true;
-				if (MyItemInfo.MyParent != null && MyItemInfo.MyParent.IsStep && MyItemInfo.MyParent.FormatStepData.Type.ToUpper() == "TITLEWITHTEXTBELOW" && MyItemInfo.FormatStepData.Type.ToUpper() != "IMPLICITOR") return true;
-			}
-			return false;
-		}
-
 		private int COL_WID_ADJ = 6;	// adjusts for incorrect use of WidSTable when breaking a line (it breaks 6 chars too short)
 		private bool IsTitleType(ItemInfo itm)
 		{
@@ -1681,7 +1671,7 @@ namespace Volian.Print.Library
 			}
 			// For background formats, HLS's or Caution or any Notes have tab on line and then text
 			// on line below (with space in between)
-			if (IsBackgroundStep() && itemInfo.MyTab != null && itemInfo.MyTab.AltPrintTab != null && itemInfo.MyTab.AltPrintTab.Trim() != "")
+			if (itemInfo.IsBackgroundStep() && itemInfo.MyTab != null && itemInfo.MyTab.AltPrintTab != null && itemInfo.MyTab.AltPrintTab.Trim() != "")
 				yoff = YOffset = yoff + (2 * SixLinesPerInch);
 
 			float yForCheckoff = yoff; //0; - default checkoff row is same as FIRST line of text
@@ -2768,7 +2758,7 @@ namespace Volian.Print.Library
 			}
 			int? bxIndx = itemInfo.FormatStepData.StepLayoutData.STBoxindex;
 			float? colOvrd = itemInfo.FormatStepData.ColOverride;
-			if (IsBackgroundStep())
+			if (itemInfo.IsBackgroundStep())
 			{
 				if (myTab != null) myTab.XOffset = XOffset;
 				XOffset += (itemInfo.FormatStepData.Font.CharsToTwips * 2);  // indent 2 characters for background steps
diff --git a/PROMS/fmtxml/AppendPlantSpecific.cs b/PROMS/fmtxml/AppendPlantSpecific.cs
index f1fde6aa..3223abd5 100644
--- a/PROMS/fmtxml/AppendPlantSpecific.cs
+++ b/PROMS/fmtxml/AppendPlantSpecific.cs
@@ -334,8 +334,13 @@ namespace fmtxml
 			fmtdata.ROData.UpRoImmAftrDashSpace = "True";
 			fmtdata.StepData[2].TabData.RNOIdent = @"\ul WOG ERG STEP:\ulnone  ";
 			fmtdata.StepData[3].TabData.RNOIdent = @"\ul WOG ERG STEP:\ulnone  ";
+			fmtdata.StepData[6].TabData.RNOIdent = @"\ul WOG ERG STEP:\ulnone  ";
+			fmtdata.StepData[7].TabData.RNOIdent = @"\ul WOG ERG STEP:\ulnone  ";
 			fmtdata.StepData[9].TabData.RNOIdent = @"\ul WOG ERG STEP:\ulnone  ";
 			fmtdata.StepData[18].TabData.RNOIdent = @"\ul WOG ERG STEP:\ulnone  ";
+			fmtdata.StepData[22].TabData.RNOIdent = @"\ul WOG ERG STEP:\ulnone  ";
+			fmtdata.StepData[23].TabData.RNOIdent = @"\ul WOG ERG STEP:\ulnone  ";
+			fmtdata.StepData[26].TabData.RNOIdent = @"\ul WOG ERG STEP:\ulnone  ";
 		}
 		private void AddWCNOFBFmt(ref FormatData fmtdata)
 		{