diff --git a/PROMS/Volian.Print.Library/vlnParagraph.cs b/PROMS/Volian.Print.Library/vlnParagraph.cs
index 4e7a6365..b2ac1615 100644
--- a/PROMS/Volian.Print.Library/vlnParagraph.cs
+++ b/PROMS/Volian.Print.Library/vlnParagraph.cs
@@ -103,6 +103,10 @@ namespace Volian.Print.Library
 		/// This variable is used to match 16 bit pagaination
 		/// </summary>
 		private bool _Match16BitPagination = false;
+		// the following boolean is to help testing of various formats. If the plant has an alternating foldout
+		// and you want a blank page, until foldouts are developed, set to true.
+		// AEP DU1 - do a blank page for foldout
+		private bool _DoBlankForFoldout = false;
 		public float ParagraphToPdf(PdfContentByte cb, float yPageStart, float yTopMargin, float yBottomMargin)
 		{
 			if (Processed) return yPageStart;
@@ -259,7 +263,13 @@ namespace Volian.Print.Library
 			{
 				case 1: // Break on High Level Step
 					OutputOtherPageSteps(cb, YTopMost, yPageStart, yTopMargin, yBottomMargin);
+					if (_DoBlankForFoldout&&MyItemInfo.ActiveSection.IsDefaultSection)
+					{
+						cb.PdfDocument.NewPage();
+						cb.Circle(100, 100, 50);
+					}
 					cb.PdfDocument.NewPage();
+					
 					yPageStart = yTopMargin + YTopMost;
 					MyPageHelper.YMultiplier = 1;
 					break;
@@ -267,21 +277,30 @@ namespace Volian.Print.Library
 					OutputOtherPageSteps(cb, YTopMost, yPageStart, yTopMargin, yBottomMargin);
 					DocStyle docstyle = MyItemInfo.MyDocStyle;
 					string myMsg = docstyle.Continue.Bottom.Message;
-					if (myMsg.IndexOf(@"%d") > -1)
-						myMsg = myMsg.Replace(@"%d", MyItemInfo.MyHLS.MyTab.CleanText.Trim());
-					float msg_yLocation = 0;
-					switch (docstyle.Continue.Bottom.Location)
+					if (myMsg != null && myMsg != "")
 					{
-					    case E_ContBottomLoc.EndOfText:					// place continue string at end of text
-					    case E_ContBottomLoc.BtwnTextAndBottom:			// place continue string between end of text & bottom of page
-					        Console.WriteLine("Not done yet");
-					        break;
-					    case E_ContBottomLoc.BottomOfPage:				// place continue message at bottom of page
-							msg_yLocation = yBottomMargin + 2 * SixLinesPerInch;   // 2 lines above bottom margin
-							break;
+						if (myMsg.IndexOf(@"%d") > -1)
+							myMsg = myMsg.Replace(@"%d", MyItemInfo.MyHLS.MyTab.CleanText.Trim());
+						float msg_yLocation = 0;
+						switch (docstyle.Continue.Bottom.Location)
+						{
+							case E_ContBottomLoc.EndOfText:					// place continue string at end of text
+							case E_ContBottomLoc.BtwnTextAndBottom:			// place continue string between end of text & bottom of page
+								Console.WriteLine("Not done yet");
+								break;
+							case E_ContBottomLoc.BottomOfPage:				// place continue message at bottom of page
+								msg_yLocation = yBottomMargin + 2 * SixLinesPerInch;   // 2 lines above bottom margin
+								break;
+						}
+						MyPageHelper.BottomMessage = new vlnText(cb, this, myMsg, myMsg, docstyle.Layout.LeftMargin + XOffsetBox + docstyle.Continue.Bottom.Margin ?? 0, msg_yLocation, MyItemInfo.ActiveFormat.PlantFormat.FormatData.Font);
+					}
+					if (_DoBlankForFoldout && MyItemInfo.ActiveSection.IsDefaultSection)
+					{
+						cb.PdfDocument.NewPage();
+						cb.Circle(200, 100, 50);
 					}
-					MyPageHelper.BottomMessage = new vlnText(cb, this, myMsg, myMsg, docstyle.Layout.LeftMargin + XOffsetBox + docstyle.Continue.Bottom.Margin ?? 0, msg_yLocation, MyItemInfo.ActiveFormat.PlantFormat.FormatData.Font);
 					cb.PdfDocument.NewPage();
+					
 					// If there is a box, adjust the yTopMost to include it.
 					// TODO: Why doesn't YTopMost account for the box?
 					float yTopMost = YTopMost;
@@ -289,15 +308,23 @@ namespace Volian.Print.Library
 					yTopMost = Math.Min(yTopMost,YVeryTop);
 					yPageStart = yTopMargin + yTopMost - 2 * SixLinesPerInch;
 					myMsg = docstyle.Continue.Top.Message;
-					if (myMsg.IndexOf(@"%d") > -1)
-						myMsg = myMsg.Replace(@"%d", MyItemInfo.MyHLS.MyTab.CleanText.Trim());
-					MyPageHelper.TopMessage = new vlnText(cb, this, myMsg, myMsg, docstyle.Layout.LeftMargin + XOffsetBox + docstyle.Continue.Top.Margin ?? 0, yTopMargin + 0.1F, MyItemInfo.ActiveFormat.PlantFormat.FormatData.Font);
-					
+					if (myMsg != null && myMsg != "")
+					{
+						if (myMsg.IndexOf(@"%d") > -1)
+							myMsg = myMsg.Replace(@"%d", MyItemInfo.MyHLS.MyTab.CleanText.Trim());
+						MyPageHelper.TopMessage = new vlnText(cb, this, myMsg, myMsg, docstyle.Layout.LeftMargin + XOffsetBox + docstyle.Continue.Top.Margin ?? 0, yTopMargin + 0.1F, MyItemInfo.ActiveFormat.PlantFormat.FormatData.Font);
+					}
 					MyPageHelper.YMultiplier = 1;
 					break;
 				case 3: // Break on High Level Step (SevenLinesPerInch)
 					OutputOtherPageSteps(cb, YTopMost, yPageStart, yTopMargin, yBottomMargin);
+					if (_DoBlankForFoldout && MyItemInfo.ActiveSection.IsDefaultSection)
+					{
+						cb.PdfDocument.NewPage();
+						cb.Circle(300, 100, 50);
+					}
 					cb.PdfDocument.NewPage();
+					
 					yPageStart = yTopMargin + YTopMost;
 					MyPageHelper.YMultiplier = _SevenLinesPerInch / SixLinesPerInch;
 					break;