diff --git a/templatesAndSettings/templates/chartAnnotation.html b/templatesAndSettings/templates/chartAnnotation.html
index b616984..b80e662 100644
--- a/templatesAndSettings/templates/chartAnnotation.html
+++ b/templatesAndSettings/templates/chartAnnotation.html
@@ -180,116 +180,137 @@ <h1>{{ "site_header"|get_title:6 }}</h1>
 $(document).ready(function() {
 	$('#annotationButton').click(function () {
 		//console.log('hello');
-		var $report= $('#report');
-		var annotation = $("#annotation").val();
-		var cvqualitycode = $("#SelectedQualityCode").val();
-		var setNaN = document.getElementById('setNaN').checked //$("#setNaN").checked;
-		//console.log('annotate');
-		var selectedResult = {{SelectedResults|safe}};
-		//console.log(selectedResult);
-		//$report.html('annotation \'' + annotation + '\' saved.');
-		//console.log(cvqualitycode);
-		//var annotationButton = document.getElementById("annotationButton"); //$("#email_data");
-		//annotationButton.firstChild.data = "annotation saved";
-		var annotationButton = document.getElementById("annotationButton");
-		annotationButton.disabled = true;
-		annotationButton.firstChild.data = "annotating values";
-		$.ajax({
-				url: "{{prefixpath}}../addannotation/",
-				type: "POST",
-				timeout: 0,
-				data: {
-					'resultidu': selectedResult,
-					'annotationvals': annotationvals,
-					'cvqualitycode': cvqualitycode,
-					'annotation': annotation,
-					'setNaN': setNaN,
-					'csrfmiddlewaretoken': '{{ csrf_token }}', 
-				},
-				cache:false,
-				success: function(json) {
-					var annotationButton = document.getElementById("annotationButton");
-					//clearSelectPoints();
-					if (typeof json.error  != "undefined"){
-						annotationButton.firstChild.data = "Values added: "+json.error + " reloading page";
-					} else if(setNaN){
-						annotationButton.firstChild.data = "reloading page";
-					}else{
-						annotationButton.firstChild.data = "Annotation complete, add another";
-					}
-					annotationButton.disabled = false;
-					if(setNaN){
-						location.reload();
-					}
-				},
-		});
+		if(annotationvals.length > 0){
+			var report= document.getElementById('report');
+			report.firstChild.innerHTML = '';
+			var annotation = $("#annotation").val();
+			var cvqualitycode = $("#SelectedQualityCode").val();
+			var setNaN = document.getElementById('setNaN').checked //$("#setNaN").checked;
+			//console.log('annotate');
+			var selectedResult = {{SelectedResults|safe}};
+			//console.log(selectedResult);
+			//$report.html('annotation \'' + annotation + '\' saved.');
+			//console.log(cvqualitycode);
+			//var annotationButton = document.getElementById("annotationButton"); //$("#email_data");
+			//annotationButton.firstChild.data = "annotation saved";
+			var annotationButton = document.getElementById("annotationButton");
+			annotationButton.disabled = true;
+			annotationButton.firstChild.data = "annotating values";
+			$.ajax({
+					url: "{{prefixpath}}../addannotation/",
+					type: "POST",
+					timeout: 0,
+					data: {
+						'resultidu': selectedResult,
+						'annotationvals': annotationvals,
+						'cvqualitycode': cvqualitycode,
+						'annotation': annotation,
+						'setNaN': setNaN,
+						'csrfmiddlewaretoken': '{{ csrf_token }}',
+					},
+					cache:false,
+					success: function(json) {
+						var annotationButton = document.getElementById("annotationButton");
+						//clearSelectPoints();
+						if (typeof json.error  != "undefined"){
+							annotationButton.firstChild.data = "Values added: "+json.error + " reloading page";
+						} else if(setNaN){
+							annotationButton.firstChild.data = "reloading page";
+						}else{
+							annotationButton.firstChild.data = "Annotation complete, add another";
+						}
+						annotationButton.disabled = false;
+						if(setNaN){
+							location.reload();
+						}
+					},
+			});
+		} else{
+			var report= document.getElementById('report');
+			report.firstChild.innerHTML = 'you must select points to annotate above.';
+		};
 	});
 	$('#offsetButton').click(function () {
-		//console.log('hello');
-		var $report= $('#report');
-		var offset = $("#offset").val();
-		//console.log('annotate');
-		var selectedResult = {{SelectedResults|safe}};
-		//console.log(selectedResult);
-		//$report.html('annotation \'' + annotation + '\' saved.');
-		var offsetButton = document.getElementById("offsetButton");
-		offsetButton.disabled = true;
-		offsetButton.firstChild.data = "offsetting values";
-		//console.log(annotationvals);
-		$.ajax({
-				url: "{{prefixpath}}../addoffset/",
-				type: "POST",
-				cache:false,
-				data: {
-					'resultidu': selectedResult,
-					'offsetvals': annotationvals,
-					'offset': offset,
-					'csrfmiddlewaretoken': '{{ csrf_token }}',
-				},
-				success: function(json) {
-					//console.log("success");
-					var offsetButton = document.getElementById("offsetButton");
-					offsetButton.firstChild.data = "reloading page";
-					offsetButton.disabled = false;
-					//offsetPoints(parseFloat(offset));
-					//setTimeout(function(){location.reload();},100);
-					location.reload();
-        },
-		});
+		if(annotationvals.length > 0){
+			var report= document.getElementById('report');
+			report.firstChild.innerHTML = '';
+			//console.log('hello');
+			var $report= $('#report');
+			var offset = $("#offset").val();
+			//console.log('annotate');
+			var selectedResult = {{SelectedResults|safe}};
+			//console.log(selectedResult);
+			//$report.html('annotation \'' + annotation + '\' saved.');
+			var offsetButton = document.getElementById("offsetButton");
+			offsetButton.disabled = true;
+			offsetButton.firstChild.data = "offsetting values";
+			//console.log(annotationvals);
+			$.ajax({
+					url: "{{prefixpath}}../addoffset/",
+					type: "POST",
+					cache:false,
+					data: {
+						'resultidu': selectedResult,
+						'offsetvals': annotationvals,
+						'offset': offset,
+						'csrfmiddlewaretoken': '{{ csrf_token }}',
+					},
+					success: function(json) {
+						//console.log("success");
+						var offsetButton = document.getElementById("offsetButton");
+						offsetButton.firstChild.data = "reloading page";
+						offsetButton.disabled = false;
+						//offsetPoints(parseFloat(offset));
+						//setTimeout(function(){location.reload();},100);
+						location.reload();
+			},
+			});
+		} else{
+			var report= document.getElementById('report');
+			report.firstChild.innerHTML = 'you must select points to offset above.';
+
+		};
 	});
 	$('#shiftValuesButton').click(function () {
-		var $report= $('#report');
-		var shift = $("#shiftValues").val();
-		var selectedResult = {{SelectedResults|safe}};
-		var shiftValuesButton = document.getElementById("shiftValuesButton");
-		var radios = document.getElementsByName("shiftdirection");
-		var direction = "forward";
-		for (var i = 0, length = radios.length; i<length; i++){
-			if (radios[i].checked){
-				direction = radios[i].value;
+		if(annotationvals.length > 0){
+			var report= document.getElementById('report');
+			report.firstChild.innerHTML = '';
+			var $report= document.getElementById("$report");
+			var shift = $("#shiftValues").val();
+			var selectedResult = {{SelectedResults|safe}};
+			var shiftValuesButton = document.getElementById("shiftValuesButton");
+			var radios = document.getElementsByName("shiftdirection");
+			var direction = "forward";
+			for (var i = 0, length = radios.length; i<length; i++){
+				if (radios[i].checked){
+					direction = radios[i].value;
+				}
 			}
-		}
-		shiftValuesButton.disabled = true;
-		shiftValuesButton.firstChild.data = "shifting values";
-
-		$.ajax({
-				url: "{{prefixpath}}../addshiftvals/",
-				type: "POST",
-				data: {
-					'resultidu': selectedResult,
-					'shiftvals': annotationvals,
-					'shift': shift,
-					'direction' : direction,
-					'csrfmiddlewaretoken': '{{ csrf_token }}',
-				},
-				success: function(json) {
-					//console.log("success");
-					var shiftValuesButton = document.getElementById("shiftValuesButton");
-					shiftValuesButton.firstChild.data = "reloading page";
-					shiftValuesButton.disabled = false;
-					location.reload();
-        		},
-		});
+			shiftValuesButton.disabled = true;
+			shiftValuesButton.firstChild.data = "shifting values";
+
+			$.ajax({
+					url: "{{prefixpath}}../addshiftvals/",
+					type: "POST",
+					data: {
+						'resultidu': selectedResult,
+						'shiftvals': annotationvals,
+						'shift': shift,
+						'direction' : direction,
+						'csrfmiddlewaretoken': '{{ csrf_token }}',
+					},
+					success: function(json) {
+						//console.log("success");
+						var shiftValuesButton = document.getElementById("shiftValuesButton");
+						shiftValuesButton.firstChild.data = "reloading page";
+						shiftValuesButton.disabled = false;
+						location.reload();
+					},
+			});
+		} else {
+			var report= document.getElementById('report');
+			report.firstChild.innerHTML = 'you must select points to drift correct above.';
+		};
 	});
 	//createL1
 	$('#createL1').click(function () {
@@ -492,7 +513,7 @@ <h1>{{ "site_header"|get_title:6 }}</h1>
 {% if useDataset %}
 {{datasetAbstract}}
 {% endif %}
-<div id="report"  ></div>
+<div id="report"  class="deletelink"><p></p></div>
 <table>
 <th>Add an annotation for the selected points</th>
 <tr><td colspan="3">to see more details about how to add annotations see <a target="_blank" href="http://odm2.github.io/ODM2-Admin/DataQAQC.html">The CZ Manager docs</a></td></tr>