diff --git a/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/StepItem.cs b/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/StepItem.cs
index 096b2c63..a22f24a0 100644
--- a/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/StepItem.cs
+++ b/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/StepItem.cs
@@ -30,6 +30,23 @@ namespace Volian.Controls.Library
 	#endregion
 	public partial class StepItem : UserControl
 	{
+		//private static int _StepItemUnique = 0;
+		//private static int StepItemUnique
+		//{
+		//    get
+		//    {
+		//        if (_StepItemUnique == 3)
+		//            Console.WriteLine("here");
+		//        return ++_StepItemUnique;
+		//    }
+		//}
+		//private int _MyStepItemUnique = StepItemUnique;
+
+		//public int MyStepItemUnique
+		//{
+		//    get {return _MyStepItemUnique; }
+		//}
+
 		#region Private Fields
 		private static readonly log4net.ILog _MyLog = log4net.LogManager.GetLogger(System.Reflection.MethodBase.GetCurrentMethod().DeclaringType);
 		private StepPanel _MyStepPanel;
diff --git a/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/StepTabRibbon.cs b/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/StepTabRibbon.cs
index 07b020a6..d15284e3 100644
--- a/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/StepTabRibbon.cs
+++ b/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/StepTabRibbon.cs
@@ -1042,16 +1042,15 @@ namespace Volian.Controls.Library
 						MyStepRTB.StepRTB_ArrowPressed(E_ArrowKeys.CtrlRight); // jump to RNO
 					else if (deletedRNO)
 					{
-						if (MyStepItem.NextDownStepItem.MyItemInfo.MyParent.ItemID == MyStepItem.MyID)
-						{
-							MyStepRTB.StepRTB_ArrowPressed(E_ArrowKeys.CtrlDown);
-							InsertSiblingBeforeOrAfter("before");
-						}
-						else
-							ShortCutContextMenu("InsSubStps");
+						AddSubStep();
 					}
 					else if (!deletedHLS)
-						CreateNewRNO();
+					{
+						if (MyItemInfo.ColumnMode > 0)
+							CreateNewRNO();
+						else
+							AddSubStep();
+					}
 				}
 			}
 			else if (MyItemInfo.IsRNOPart)
@@ -1060,7 +1059,8 @@ namespace Volian.Controls.Library
 				if (MyItemInfo.IsHigh)
 				{
 					if (MyStepItem.NextDownStepItem.MyItemInfo.MyParent.Equals(MyStepItem.MyItemInfo))
-					{
+						//if (MyStepItem.NextDownStepItem.MyItemInfo.MyParent.ItemID == MyStepItem.MyItemInfo.ItemID) //.Equals(MyStepItem.MyItemInfo))
+						{
 						MyStepRTB.StepRTB_ArrowPressed(E_ArrowKeys.CtrlDown);
 						InsertSiblingBeforeOrAfter("before");
 					}
@@ -1092,7 +1092,10 @@ namespace Volian.Controls.Library
 				else if (MyStepItem.MyRNOStepItems != null && MyStepItem.MyRNOStepItems.Count > 0)
 					MyStepRTB.StepRTB_ArrowPressed(E_ArrowKeys.CtrlRight); // jump to RNO
 				else
-					CreateNewRNO();
+					if (MyItemInfo.ColumnMode > 0)
+						CreateNewRNO();
+					else
+						InsertSiblingBeforeOrAfter("after");
 			}
 			else if (MyItemInfo.IsCaution)
 			{
@@ -1122,6 +1125,17 @@ namespace Volian.Controls.Library
 			}
 		}
 
+		private void AddSubStep()
+		{
+			if (MyStepItem.NextDownStepItem.MyItemInfo.MyParent.ItemID == MyStepItem.MyID)
+			{
+				MyStepRTB.StepRTB_ArrowPressed(E_ArrowKeys.CtrlDown);
+				InsertSiblingBeforeOrAfter("before");
+			}
+			else
+				ShortCutContextMenu("InsSubStps");
+		}
+
 		private void CreateNewRNO()
 		{
 			if (btnInsRNO.SubItems.Count > 1)