diff --git a/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/DisplayTabControl.cs b/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/DisplayTabControl.cs
index 4f16fa37..686d6a1b 100644
--- a/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/DisplayTabControl.cs
+++ b/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/DisplayTabControl.cs
@@ -283,12 +283,40 @@ namespace Volian.Controls.Library
 		{
 			CleanUpClosedItems();
 			_MyBar = GetParentBar(myItemInfo); // Get the docking bar associated with this item.
-			if (myItemInfo.MyContent.MyEntry == null) // If it is a Word document open it in Word
+			if (myItemInfo.MyContent.MyEntry == null) // If it is a Word document open in step editor
 				return OpenStepTabPage(myItemInfo);
-			else // Otherwise open it in the step editor
+			else // Otherwise open it in the Word editor
 				return OpenDSOTabPage(myItemInfo);
 		}
+		public bool DeleteStepItem(ItemInfo myItemInfo)
+		{
+			CleanUpClosedItems();
+			return DeleteStepTabItem(myItemInfo);
+		}
 
+		private bool DeleteStepTabItem(ItemInfo myItemInfo)
+		{
+			//removeitem!
+			ItemInfo proc = myItemInfo.MyProcedure; // Find procedure Item
+			string key = "Item - " + proc.ItemID.ToString();
+			
+			if (_MyDisplayTabItems.ContainsKey(key)) // If procedure page open use it
+			{
+				DisplayTabItem pg = _MyDisplayTabItems[key];
+				if (proc.ItemID == myItemInfo.ItemID)
+				{
+					CloseTabItem(pg);
+					return false;
+				}
+				if (pg.MyStepTabPanel.MyStepPanel._LookupStepItems.ContainsKey(myItemInfo.ItemID))
+				{
+					StepItem stpitm = pg.MyStepTabPanel.MyStepPanel._LookupStepItems[myItemInfo.ItemID];
+					stpitm.RemoveItem();
+					return true;
+				}
+			}
+			return false;
+		}
 		private void CleanUpClosedItems()
 		{
 			while (_RemovedDisplayTabItems.Count > 0) // Clean-up any items that have been closed.
@@ -308,12 +336,17 @@ namespace Volian.Controls.Library
 				myTabItem = _MyDisplayTabItems[key];
 				if (myTabItem.MyDSOTabPanel != null)
 				{
-					Bar b = myTabItem.ContainerControl as Bar;
-					b.Items.Remove(myTabItem);
-					RemoveItem(myTabItem);
+					CloseTabItem(myTabItem);
 				}
 			}
 		}
+
+		private void CloseTabItem(DisplayTabItem myTabItem)
+		{
+			Bar b = myTabItem.ContainerControl as Bar;
+			b.Items.Remove(myTabItem);
+			RemoveItem(myTabItem);
+		}
 		/// <summary>
 		/// Look for a tab and set it to active.
 		/// </summary>