diff --git a/PROMS/Volian.Print.Library/vlnParagraph.cs b/PROMS/Volian.Print.Library/vlnParagraph.cs
index 035c688c..f460040a 100644
--- a/PROMS/Volian.Print.Library/vlnParagraph.cs
+++ b/PROMS/Volian.Print.Library/vlnParagraph.cs
@@ -3176,12 +3176,16 @@ namespace Volian.Print.Library
 				{
 					// is the width of this table going to cause the table to overlap the RNO
 					vlnParagraph parRno = FindParentRNO();
-					float xparRno = parRno.XOffset;
-					if (parRno.MyTab != null) xparRno = parRno.MyTab.XOffset;
-					if (XOffset + Width > xparRno)
+					float xMinRno = FindMinXOffsetRno(parRno);
+					if (XOffset + Width > xMinRno - 12)    // 12 = 2 characters, so that tables don't almost touch & look like an overlap
 					{
-						yoff = yoffRightParent;
-						YOffset = yoff;
+						if ((float)MyItemInfo.MyDocStyle.Layout.LeftMargin + Width > xMinRno)
+						{
+							yoff = yoffRightParent;
+							YOffset = yoff;
+						}
+						else
+							XOffset = (float)MyItemInfo.MyDocStyle.Layout.LeftMargin;
 					}
 				}
 				// if the table does not have a border, only move down one line:
@@ -3659,6 +3663,35 @@ namespace Volian.Print.Library
 			if (XOffsetCenter != null) XOffset = (float)XOffsetCenter;
 			ProfileTimer.Pop(profileDepth);
 		}
+		private float FindMinXOffsetRno(vlnParagraph parRno)
+		{
+			// Find the minimum xoffset in the rno column that overlaps in the y direction with
+			// the table that is currently being processed.  This is necessary in order to fix the
+			// case where the AER table overlaps an RNO table (or tab/text)
+			float xcur = 0;
+			// YOffset/Height is for the current table, check it against the rno's yoffset & height
+			// if aer & rno are within y range of each other
+			if (YOffset <= (parRno.YOffset + parRno.Height) && (YOffset + Height) >= parRno.YOffset)
+			{
+				xcur = parRno.XOffset;
+				if (parRno.MyTab != null) xcur = parRno.MyTab.XOffset;
+			}
+			// recursively look at steps in the rno column to get the smallest xoffset which will
+			// then be used to compare to table's xoffset/width to see if there is an overlap
+			if (parRno.ChildrenBelow != null)
+			{
+				foreach (vlnParagraph vp in parRno.ChildrenBelow)
+				{
+					// yoffset is past where the table is, so don't consider it:
+					if (vp.YOffset > (YOffset + Height)) return xcur;
+
+					float xchild = FindMinXOffsetRno(vp);
+					if (xchild > 0 && (xcur == 0 || xchild < xcur))
+						xcur = xchild;
+				}
+			}
+			return xcur;
+		}
 		private void DoResponsibility(PdfContentByte cb, float yoff)   // WCNTRN's text in 1st column (saved in config for HLS)
 		{
 			StepConfig sc2 = MyItemInfo.MyConfig as StepConfig;