reducing the amount of code in ram to free up space

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countrypaul,

I went ahead and took your advice and shorten the code to

  lcd.clear();
  lcd.setCursor(0,1);
  lcd.print(used.item.getName());
  lcd.setCursor(0,0); 
  lcd.print(F("Saving"));
  //print dots for saving mode
  for (byte i = 0; i < 14;i++ ){ 
  lcd.print(F("."));

I'm reducing flash memory and sram usage. Now I need to get progmem working for the menu. Thanks!