diff --git a/PROMS/VEPROMS User Interface/frmPDFStatusForm.cs b/PROMS/VEPROMS User Interface/frmPDFStatusForm.cs
index 90d177f5..3fb92a57 100644
--- a/PROMS/VEPROMS User Interface/frmPDFStatusForm.cs	
+++ b/PROMS/VEPROMS User Interface/frmPDFStatusForm.cs	
@@ -145,25 +145,47 @@ namespace VEPROMS
 			MyStatus = string.Format("{0} created in {1:0.} milliseconds", _PdfFile, (TimeSpan.FromTicks(tEnd.Ticks - tStart.Ticks).TotalMilliseconds));
 			if (OpenPDF)
 			{
-				System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(_PdfFile);
+				OpenPDFandPlacekeeper(_PdfFile);
 				this.Close();
 				return;
 			}
 			btnOpenFolder.Visible = btnOpenPDF.Visible = true;
+			
 			if (CloseWhenDone)
 			{
+				OpenPDFandPlacekeeper(null);
 				this.Close();
 				return;
 			}
 		}
 		private void btnOpenPDF_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
 		{
-			System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(_PdfFile);
+			OpenPDFandPlacekeeper(_PdfFile);
 			this.Close();
 		}
+		// set a delay so that the word document containing the newly generated placekeeper will appear on top of everything else.
+		// - requested by Calvert Cliffs
+		private void OpenPDFandPlacekeeper(string pdffile)
+		{
+			if ((pdffile ?? "") != "")
+			{
+				System.Diagnostics.Process sdp = System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(pdffile);
+				sdp.WaitForInputIdle();
+			}
+			if (MyPromsPrinter.MyPlacekeeper != null)
+			{
+				// The PlacekeeperDelay is a switch that can be added to the PROMS.exe shortcut
+				// ex: VEPROMS.EXE /PlacekeeperDelay=2.5 will delay it 2 1/2 seconds
+				float delay = Volian.Base.Library.VlnSettings.GetCommandFloat("PlacekeeperDelay", 3.0f);
+				int mydelay =(int) (1000 * delay);
+				System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(mydelay);
+				MyPromsPrinter.MyPlacekeeper.Visible();
+			}
+		}
 		private void btnOpenFolder_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
 		{
 			System.Diagnostics.Process.Start("Explorer", "/select," + _PdfFile);
+			OpenPDFandPlacekeeper(null);
 			this.Close();
 		}
 		private void btnCancel_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
diff --git a/PROMS/Volian.Print.Library/Placekeeper.cs b/PROMS/Volian.Print.Library/Placekeeper.cs
index ed06f8ef..81212921 100644
--- a/PROMS/Volian.Print.Library/Placekeeper.cs
+++ b/PROMS/Volian.Print.Library/Placekeeper.cs
@@ -23,6 +23,11 @@ namespace Volian.Print.Library
 			_WordSel = _WordApp.Selection;
 			_pkFont = new VE_Font("Arial", 11, E_Style.None, 12); // Calvert uses Arial for their Placekeepers.
 		}
+		public void Visible()
+		{
+			_WordApp.Visible = true;
+			_WordApp.Activate();
+		}
 		//public Placekeeper(pkParagraph myPlacekeeper)
 		//{
 		//  _WordApp = new LBApplicationClass();
@@ -53,7 +58,7 @@ namespace Volian.Print.Library
 			_WordApp = new LBApplicationClass();
 			_WordDoc = _WordApp.Documents.Add();
 			_WordSel = _WordApp.Selection;
-			_WordApp.Visible = true;
+			//_WordApp.Visible = true;
 			_pkFont = pkFont;
 			AddTable();
 			AddHeader();
diff --git a/PROMS/Volian.Print.Library/PromsPrinter.cs b/PROMS/Volian.Print.Library/PromsPrinter.cs
index cbd6b151..3d81564f 100644
--- a/PROMS/Volian.Print.Library/PromsPrinter.cs
+++ b/PROMS/Volian.Print.Library/PromsPrinter.cs
@@ -644,13 +644,19 @@ namespace Volian.Print.Library
 				//        pkFont = ds.Font;
 				//}
 				if (_MyHelper.MyPlacekeepers.Count > 0)
-					new Placekeeper(_MyHelper.MyPlacekeepers, pkFont);
+					MyPlacekeeper = new Placekeeper(_MyHelper.MyPlacekeepers, pkFont);
 			}
 			_MyHelper = null;
 			ProfileTimer.Pop(profileDepth);
 			return outputFileName;
 		}
+		private Placekeeper _MyPlacekeeper = null;
 
+		public Placekeeper MyPlacekeeper
+		{
+			get { return _MyPlacekeeper; }
+			set { _MyPlacekeeper = value; }
+		}
 		public void CreateWordDocPdf(PdfContentByte cb, SectionInfo mySection, ref PdfReader readerWord, ref string myPdfFile)
 		{
 			int profileDepth = ProfileTimer.Push(">>>> CreateWordDocPdf");