diff --git a/src/renderer/src/components/PassageDetail/PassageDetailGrids.tsx b/src/renderer/src/components/PassageDetail/PassageDetailGrids.tsx
index 585032dd..cec00bab 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/components/PassageDetail/PassageDetailGrids.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/src/components/PassageDetail/PassageDetailGrids.tsx
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
 import React, { useState, useContext, useMemo, Suspense } from 'react';
 import { useGlobal } from '../../context/useGlobal';
-import { Paper, Box, SxProps, Stack } from '@mui/material';
+import { Paper, Box, Stack, Typography } from '@mui/material';
 
 import { PassageDetailContext } from '../../context/PassageDetailContext';
 import { WorkflowSteps } from './WorkflowSteps';
 import PassageDetailLayout from './PassageDetailLayout';
-import PassageDetailSectionPassage from './PassageDetailSectionPassage';
 import PassageDetailStepComplete from './PassageDetailStepComplete';
 import PassageDetailArtifacts from './Internalization/PassageDetailArtifacts';
 import PassageDetailPrompt from './Prompt/PassageDetailPrompt';
@@ -24,9 +23,14 @@ import ConsultantCheck from './ConsultantCheck';
 import TranscriptionTab from '../TranscriptionTab';
 import {
   ArtifactTypeSlug,
+  passageRefText,
+  PassageReference,
   remoteIdGuid,
+  sectionDescription,
   ToolSlug,
   useArtifactType,
+  usePlanType,
+  useSharedResRead,
   useStepTool,
 } from '../../crud';
 import { Plan, IToolStrings } from '../../model';
@@ -40,7 +44,6 @@ import { PassageDetailDiscuss } from './PassageDetailDiscuss';
 import { addPt } from '../../utils/addPt';
 import DiscussionPanel from '../Discussions/DiscussionPanel';
 import { usePaneWidth } from '../usePaneWidth';
-import { showsBoldDesktopStepComplete } from './boldDesktopStepComplete';
 import { isBoldClauseTranscriptionStep } from './boldClauseTranscription';
 
 const KeyTerms = React.lazy(() => import('./Keyterms/KeyTerms'));
@@ -58,8 +61,6 @@ function parseStepSettings(settings: unknown): Record<string, unknown> | null {
   return null;
 }
 
-const clipProps = { overflow: 'hidden', textOverflow: 'ellipsis' } as SxProps;
-
 // Tools whose step content renders inside the shared Paper alongside the
 // discussion panel.
 const paperTools = [
@@ -97,9 +98,25 @@ const PassageDetailGrids = () => {
     sectionArr,
     isBoldWorkflow,
     discussOpen,
+    section,
+    passage,
+    allBookData,
   } = ctx.state;
 
   const { tool, settings } = useStepTool(currentstep);
+  const { getSharedResource } = useSharedResRead();
+  const sharedResource = getSharedResource(passage);
+  const sectionMap = new Map<number, string>(sectionArr);
+  const planType = usePlanType();
+  const isFlat = useMemo(
+    () => planType(plan)?.flat,
+    // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
+    [plan]
+  );
+  const passNum = !isFlat ? passage : undefined;
+  const sectionPassageRef = passageRefText(passage, allBookData);
+  const sectionPassageRefDelim =
+    sectionPassageRef !== '' ? `\u00A0-\u00A0` : '';
   const { slugFromId } = useArtifactType();
   const stepSettingsParsed = useMemo(
     () => parseStepSettings(settings),
@@ -137,12 +154,6 @@ const PassageDetailGrids = () => {
     artifactSlug
   );
 
-  const showBoldDesktopStepComplete = showsBoldDesktopStepComplete(
-    tool ?? '',
-    isBoldWorkflow,
-    artifactSlug
-  );
-
   const plans = useMemo(() => {
     const plans = memory.cache.query((q) => q.findRecords('plan')) as Plan[];
     return plans.filter((p) => p.id === plan);
@@ -152,7 +163,6 @@ const PassageDetailGrids = () => {
     tool && Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(t, tool)
       ? addPt(t.getString(tool))
       : tool;
-  const boldDesktopCenteredHeader = isBoldWorkflow && !isMobile;
   // The step content sits in a Paper of `calc(100% - 32px)`; a player sized to
   // the full pane would spill past that Paper (the outer Box clips it, cutting
   // off the waveform's right edge and the controls below). Match the `- 40`
@@ -186,67 +196,48 @@ const PassageDetailGrids = () => {
       boldClauseTranscription)
   );
   const headerContent = (
-    <>
-      {boldDesktopCenteredHeader ? (
-        // Equal-basis side items keep the tool label centered on the pane
-        // regardless of how wide the passage reference or step-complete get.
-        <Stack
-          direction="row"
-          spacing={1}
-          sx={{ alignItems: 'center', minWidth: 0, width: '100%' }}
-        >
-          <Box sx={{ ...clipProps, flex: '1 1 0', minWidth: 0 }}>
-            <PassageDetailSectionPassage />
-          </Box>
-          <Box
-            id="tool"
-            sx={{ flexShrink: 0, whiteSpace: 'nowrap', textAlign: 'center' }}
-          >
-            {headerToolLabel}
-          </Box>
-          <Box
-            id={showBoldDesktopStepComplete ? 'stepcomplete' : undefined}
-            sx={{
-              display: 'flex',
-              flex: '1 1 0',
-              minWidth: 0,
-              justifyContent: 'flex-end',
-            }}
-          >
-            {showBoldDesktopStepComplete && <PassageDetailStepComplete />}
-          </Box>
-        </Stack>
-      ) : (
+    <Box sx={{ display: 'flex', flexDirection: 'column', gap: 1 }}>
+      <Stack
+        direction="row"
+        spacing={1}
+        sx={{
+          alignItems: 'center',
+          minWidth: 0,
+          width: '100%',
+        }}
+      >
+        <Box sx={{ flex: '1 1 0', minWidth: 0 }}>
+          <Typography noWrap id="sectionpassagetitle">
+            {sectionDescription(section, sectionMap, passNum)}
+            {sectionPassageRefDelim}
+            <PassageReference
+              passage={passage}
+              bookData={allBookData}
+              flat={isFlat}
+              sharedResource={sharedResource}
+              fontSize="inherit"
+            />
+          </Typography>
+        </Box>
+        <Box id="tool" sx={{ flexShrink: 0 }}>
+          <Typography noWrap>{headerToolLabel}</Typography>
+        </Box>
         <Box
+          id="stepcomplete"
           sx={{
             display: 'flex',
-            flexWrap: 'wrap',
-            alignItems: 'center',
-            gap: 1,
+            flex: '1 1 0',
             minWidth: 0,
-            width: '100%',
+            justifyContent: 'flex-end',
           }}
         >
-          <Box sx={{ ...clipProps, minWidth: 0, whiteSpace: 'nowrap' }}>
-            <PassageDetailSectionPassage />
-          </Box>
-          <Box id="tool" sx={{ minWidth: 0, whiteSpace: 'nowrap', ml: 'auto' }}>
-            {headerToolLabel}
-          </Box>
-          {!isBoldWorkflow && (
-            <Box
-              id="stepcomplete"
-              sx={{ display: 'flex', flexShrink: 0, ml: 'auto' }}
-            >
-              <PassageDetailStepComplete />
-            </Box>
-          )}
+          <PassageDetailStepComplete />
         </Box>
-      )}
-      <Box sx={{ ...clipProps, width: '100%' }}>
+      </Stack>
+      <Box>
         <WorkflowSteps />
       </Box>
-    </>
+    </Box>
   );
 
   return (
@@ -255,6 +246,8 @@ const PassageDetailGrids = () => {
       headerSx={
         showHeader
           ? {
+              py: 1,
+              px: 1.5,
               backgroundColor: 'background.default',
               borderBottom: '1px solid',
               borderColor: 'divider',
@@ -288,10 +281,10 @@ const PassageDetailGrids = () => {
           <Stack direction="row" spacing={1}>
             <Stack
               sx={{
-                ...(clipsStepContent ? clipProps : {}),
                 width: '100%',
                 maxWidth: paneWidth,
                 minWidth: 0,
+                ...(clipsStepContent ? { overflow: 'hidden' } : {}),
               }}
             >
               <PassageDetailChooser width={paneWidth} />
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/components/PassageDetail/PassageDetailSectionPassage.tsx b/src/renderer/src/components/PassageDetail/PassageDetailSectionPassage.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index 615089ed..00000000
--- a/src/renderer/src/components/PassageDetail/PassageDetailSectionPassage.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-import usePassageDetailContext from '../../context/usePassageDetailContext';
-import { SectionPassageTitle } from '../../control/SectionPassageTitle';
-import { useSharedResRead } from '../../crud';
-
-export default function PassageDetailSectionPassage() {
-  const { section, passage, allBookData } = usePassageDetailContext();
-  const { getSharedResource } = useSharedResRead();
-  const sr = getSharedResource(passage);
-
-  return (
-    <SectionPassageTitle
-      section={section}
-      passage={passage}
-      sharedResource={sr}
-      allBookData={allBookData}
-    />
-  );
-}
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/components/PassageDetail/PassageDetailStepComplete.test.tsx b/src/renderer/src/components/PassageDetail/PassageDetailStepComplete.test.tsx
index 0138bdbb..f11d3de6 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/components/PassageDetail/PassageDetailStepComplete.test.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/src/components/PassageDetail/PassageDetailStepComplete.test.tsx
@@ -101,13 +101,13 @@ describe('PassageDetailStepComplete BOLD Record', () => {
   it('renders on BOLD desktop Record step', () => {
     render(<PassageDetailStepComplete />);
     expect(
-      screen.getByRole('button', { name: 'Complete' })
+      screen.getByRole('checkbox', { name: 'Complete' })
     ).toBeInTheDocument();
   });
 
   it('disables complete checkbox when no saved mediafileId', () => {
     render(<PassageDetailStepComplete />);
-    expect(screen.getByRole('button', { name: 'Complete' })).toBeDisabled();
+    expect(screen.getByRole('checkbox', { name: 'Complete' })).toBeDisabled();
   });
 });
 
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ describe('PassageDetailStepComplete BOLD Careful Speech', () => {
   it('renders step complete and bulk-complete controls on BOLD desktop', () => {
     render(<PassageDetailStepComplete />);
     expect(
-      screen.getByRole('button', { name: 'Complete' })
+      screen.getByRole('checkbox', { name: 'Complete' })
     ).toBeInTheDocument();
     expect(
       screen.getByRole('button', { name: 'Set next' })
@@ -137,6 +137,6 @@ describe('PassageDetailStepComplete BOLD Careful Speech', () => {
       },
     };
     render(<PassageDetailStepComplete />);
-    expect(screen.getByRole('button', { name: 'Complete' })).toBeDisabled();
+    expect(screen.getByRole('checkbox', { name: 'Complete' })).toBeDisabled();
   });
 });
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/components/PassageDetail/PassageDetailStepComplete.tsx b/src/renderer/src/components/PassageDetail/PassageDetailStepComplete.tsx
index aea72116..ada29a8c 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/components/PassageDetail/PassageDetailStepComplete.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/src/components/PassageDetail/PassageDetailStepComplete.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { useCallback, useContext, useEffect, useMemo, useState } from 'react';
 import { useGlobal } from '../../context/useGlobal';
-import { IconButton, Box, Typography } from '@mui/material';
+import { Checkbox, IconButton, Box, Typography } from '@mui/material';
 import CompleteIcon from '@mui/icons-material/CheckBoxOutlined';
 import NotCompleteIcon from '@mui/icons-material/CheckBoxOutlineBlank';
 import ChecklistIcon from '@mui/icons-material/Checklist';
@@ -124,17 +124,19 @@ export const PassageDetailStepComplete = () => {
     // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
   }, [pathname]);
 
-const artifactSlug = useMemo(() => {
-  const parsed =
-    typeof settings === 'string'
-      ? (() => {
-          try {
-            return JSON.parse(settings || '{}') as { artifactTypeId?: string };
-          } catch {
-            return {} as { artifactTypeId?: string };
-          }
-        })()
-      : ((settings as { artifactTypeId?: string }) ?? {});
+  const artifactSlug = useMemo(() => {
+    const parsed =
+      typeof settings === 'string'
+        ? (() => {
+            try {
+              return JSON.parse(settings || '{}') as {
+                artifactTypeId?: string;
+              };
+            } catch {
+              return {} as { artifactTypeId?: string };
+            }
+          })()
+        : ((settings as { artifactTypeId?: string }) ?? {});
     const id = parsed?.artifactTypeId;
     if (!id) return null;
     const resolved =
@@ -156,41 +158,29 @@ const artifactSlug = useMemo(() => {
   }
 
   return (
-    <Box
-      sx={{ display: 'flex', alignItems: 'center', minWidth: 0, flexShrink: 1 }}
-    >
-      <Typography
-        sx={{
-          whiteSpace: 'nowrap',
-          overflow: 'hidden',
-          textOverflow: 'ellipsis',
-          flexShrink: 1,
-          minWidth: 0,
-        }}
-      >
+    <Box sx={{ display: 'flex', alignItems: 'center', minWidth: 0 }}>
+      <Typography noWrap sx={{ minWidth: 0 }}>
         {t.title}
       </Typography>
-      <IconButton
+      <Checkbox
         id="complete"
-        sx={{ color: 'primary.light' }}
+        sx={{ color: 'primary.light', flexShrink: 0 }}
         title={t.title}
-        onClick={handleToggleComplete}
+        slotProps={{ input: { title: t.title, 'aria-label': t.title } }}
+        checked={complete}
+        onChange={handleToggleComplete}
+        icon={<NotCompleteIcon id="step-no" />}
+        checkedIcon={<CompleteIcon id="step-yes" />}
         disabled={
           !hasPermission ||
           view !== '' ||
           recording ||
           boldRecordCheckboxDisabled
         }
-      >
-        {complete ? (
-          <CompleteIcon id="step-yes" />
-        ) : (
-          <NotCompleteIcon id="step-no" />
-        )}
-      </IconButton>
+      />
       <IconButton
         id="setnetxt"
-        sx={{ color: 'primary.light' }}
+        sx={{ color: 'primary.light', flexShrink: 0 }}
         title={t.setNext}
         onClick={handleSetCompleteTo}
         disabled={!canAlwaysDoStep() || view !== ''}
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/components/PassageDetail/WorkflowSteps.tsx b/src/renderer/src/components/PassageDetail/WorkflowSteps.tsx
index ecabcd81..f5d33f2f 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/components/PassageDetail/WorkflowSteps.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/src/components/PassageDetail/WorkflowSteps.tsx
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ export function WorkflowSteps() {
     else setFirstStepIndex(Math.max(0, firstStepIndex - 1));
   };
   return (
-    <Box sx={{ display: 'flex', m: 1, alignItems: 'center' }}>
+    <Box sx={{ display: 'flex', alignItems: 'center' }}>
       {shownWorkflow.map((w) => (
         <Stage
           key={w.id}
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/control/SectionPassageTitle.tsx b/src/renderer/src/control/SectionPassageTitle.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index 594ce0b5..00000000
--- a/src/renderer/src/control/SectionPassageTitle.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,61 +0,0 @@
-import { useContext, useMemo } from 'react';
-import { useGlobal } from '../context/useGlobal';
-import { Grid, GridProps, styled, Typography } from '@mui/material';
-import {
-  passageRefText,
-  PassageReference,
-  sectionDescription,
-  usePlanType,
-} from '../crud';
-import { BookName, Passage, Section, SharedResourceD } from '../model';
-import { PassageDetailContext } from '../context/PassageDetailContext';
-
-const GridRoot = styled(Grid)<GridProps>(({ theme }) => ({
-  display: 'flex',
-  margin: theme.spacing(1),
-}));
-
-interface IProps {
-  section: Section;
-  passage: Passage;
-  allBookData: BookName[];
-  sharedResource: SharedResourceD | undefined;
-}
-export const SectionPassageTitle = (props: IProps) => {
-  const { section, passage, allBookData, sharedResource } = props;
-  const [plan] = useGlobal('plan'); //will be constant here
-  const { sectionArr } = useContext(PassageDetailContext).state;
-  const sectionMap = new Map<number, string>(sectionArr);
-  const planType = usePlanType();
-
-  const isFlat = useMemo(
-    () => planType(plan)?.flat,
-    // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
-    [plan]
-  );
-
-  const passNum = !isFlat ? passage : undefined;
-  const ref = passageRefText(passage, allBookData);
-  const refDelim = ref !== '' ? `\u00A0-\u00A0` : '';
-
-  return (
-    <GridRoot container direction="row">
-      <Grid size={{ xs: 12 }}>
-        <Typography
-          variant="h6"
-          id="sectionpassagetitle"
-          sx={{ overflow: 'hidden', textOverflow: 'ellipsis' }}
-        >
-          {sectionDescription(section, sectionMap, passNum)}
-          {refDelim}
-          <PassageReference
-            passage={passage}
-            bookData={allBookData}
-            flat={isFlat}
-            sharedResource={sharedResource}
-          />
-        </Typography>
-      </Grid>
-    </GridRoot>
-  );
-};