diff --git a/src/musredit/PMsr2DataDialog.cpp b/src/musredit/PMsr2DataDialog.cpp
index 3db719dc..9fc4e08b 100644
--- a/src/musredit/PMsr2DataDialog.cpp
+++ b/src/musredit/PMsr2DataDialog.cpp
@@ -276,21 +276,6 @@ void PMsr2DataDialog::fitOnlyChanged(int buttonState)
   }
 }
 
-//----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-/**
- * <p>SLOT: called when the 'Global' QCheckBox under 'Options' is activated.
- * Sets at the same time the fit-only flag to false.
- *
- * \param buttonState state of the button.
- */
-void PMsr2DataDialog::globalChanged(int buttonState)
-{
-  if (buttonState == Qt::Checked) {
-    fFitOnly_checkBox->setChecked(false);
-    fOpenFilesAfterFitting_checkBox->setChecked(false);
-  }
-}
-
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 /**
  * <p>Generates a help content window showing the description for msr2data.
diff --git a/src/musredit/PMsr2DataDialog.h b/src/musredit/PMsr2DataDialog.h
index 25d6e2f6..12fae817 100644
--- a/src/musredit/PMsr2DataDialog.h
+++ b/src/musredit/PMsr2DataDialog.h
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ class PMsr2DataDialog : public QDialog, private Ui::PMsr2DataDialog
     void templateRunEntered(const QString&);
     void createMsrFileOnlyChanged(int);
     void fitOnlyChanged(int);
-    void globalChanged(int);
     void helpContent();
 
   private:
diff --git a/src/musredit/PTextEdit.cpp b/src/musredit/PTextEdit.cpp
index 7f7c0b46..ded1e7fb 100644
--- a/src/musredit/PTextEdit.cpp
+++ b/src/musredit/PTextEdit.cpp
@@ -1904,48 +1904,28 @@ void PTextEdit::musrMsr2Data()
       QFile *file;
       QTextStream *stream;
 
-      switch(dlg->getRunTag()) {
-        case 0: // first run / last run list
-          if (fMsr2DataParam->firstRun != -1) {
-            for (int i=fMsr2DataParam->firstRun; i<=fMsr2DataParam->lastRun; i++) {
-              if (fMsr2DataParam->msrFileExtension.isEmpty())
-                fln = QString("%1").arg(i) + ".msr";
-              else
-                fln = QString("%1").arg(i) + fMsr2DataParam->msrFileExtension + ".msr";
+      if (!fMsr2DataParam->global) { // standard fits
 
-              load(fln);
+        switch(dlg->getRunTag()) {
+          case 0: // first run / last run list
+            if (fMsr2DataParam->firstRun != -1) {
+              for (int i=fMsr2DataParam->firstRun; i<=fMsr2DataParam->lastRun; i++) {
+                if (fMsr2DataParam->msrFileExtension.isEmpty())
+                  fln = QString("%1").arg(i) + ".msr";
+                else
+                  fln = QString("%1").arg(i) + fMsr2DataParam->msrFileExtension + ".msr";
+
+                load(fln);
+              }
             }
-          }
-          break;
-        case 1: // run list
-          end = 0;
-          while (!runList.section(' ', end, end).isEmpty()) {
-            end++;
-          }
-          for (int i=0; i<end; i++) {
-            fln = runList.section(' ', i, i);
-            if (fMsr2DataParam->msrFileExtension.isEmpty())
-              fln += ".msr";
-            else
-              fln += fMsr2DataParam->msrFileExtension + ".msr";
-
-            load(fln);
-          }
-          break;
-        case 2: // run list file
-          file = new QFile(fMsr2DataParam->runListFileName);
-          if (!file->open(QIODevice::ReadOnly)) {
-            str = QString("Couldn't open run list file %1, sorry.").arg(fMsr2DataParam->runListFileName);
-            QMessageBox::critical(this, "**ERROR**", str.toLatin1(), QMessageBox::Ok, QMessageBox::NoButton);
-            return;
-          }
-
-          stream = new QTextStream(file);
-          while ( !stream->atEnd() ) {
-            str = stream->readLine(); // line of text excluding '\n'
-            str.trimmed();
-            if (!str.isEmpty() && !str.startsWith("#")) {
-              fln = str.section(' ', 0, 0);
+            break;
+          case 1: // run list
+            end = 0;
+            while (!runList.section(' ', end, end).isEmpty()) {
+              end++;
+            }
+            for (int i=0; i<end; i++) {
+              fln = runList.section(' ', i, i);
               if (fMsr2DataParam->msrFileExtension.isEmpty())
                 fln += ".msr";
               else
@@ -1953,16 +1933,80 @@ void PTextEdit::musrMsr2Data()
 
               load(fln);
             }
-          }
+            break;
+          case 2: // run list file
+            file = new QFile(fMsr2DataParam->runListFileName);
+            if (!file->open(QIODevice::ReadOnly)) {
+              str = QString("Couldn't open run list file %1, sorry.").arg(fMsr2DataParam->runListFileName);
+              QMessageBox::critical(this, "**ERROR**", str.toLatin1(), QMessageBox::Ok, QMessageBox::NoButton);
+              return;
+            }
 
-          file->close();
+            stream = new QTextStream(file);
+            while ( !stream->atEnd() ) {
+              str = stream->readLine(); // line of text excluding '\n'
+              str.trimmed();
+              if (!str.isEmpty() && !str.startsWith("#") && !str.startsWith("run", Qt::CaseInsensitive)) {
+                fln = str.section(' ', 0, 0);
+                if (fMsr2DataParam->msrFileExtension.isEmpty())
+                  fln += ".msr";
+                else
+                  fln += fMsr2DataParam->msrFileExtension + ".msr";
 
-          // clean up
-          delete stream;
-          delete file;
-          break;
-        default:
-          break;
+                load(fln);
+              }
+            }
+
+            file->close();
+
+            // clean up
+            delete stream;
+            delete file;
+            break;
+          default:
+            break;
+        }
+      } else { // global tag set
+        // get the first run number needed to build the global fit file name
+        fln = QString("");
+        switch(dlg->getRunTag()) {
+          case 0: // first/last run
+            fln = QString("%1").arg(fMsr2DataParam->firstRun) + QString("+global") + fMsr2DataParam->msrFileExtension + QString(".msr");
+            break;
+          case 1: // run list
+            fln = runList.section(" ", 0, 0) + QString("+global") + fMsr2DataParam->msrFileExtension + QString(".msr");
+            break;
+          case 2: // run list file name
+            file = new QFile(fMsr2DataParam->runListFileName);
+            if (!file->open(QIODevice::ReadOnly)) {
+              str = QString("Couldn't open run list file %1, sorry.").arg(fMsr2DataParam->runListFileName);
+              QMessageBox::critical(this, "**ERROR**", str.toLatin1(), QMessageBox::Ok, QMessageBox::NoButton);
+              return;
+            }
+
+            stream = new QTextStream(file);
+            while ( !stream->atEnd() ) {
+              str = stream->readLine(); // line of text excluding '\n'
+              str.trimmed();
+              if (!str.isEmpty() && !str.startsWith("#") && !str.startsWith("run", Qt::CaseInsensitive)) {
+                fln = str.section(' ', 0, 0);
+                break;
+              }
+            }
+
+            file->close();
+
+            fln += QString("+global") + fMsr2DataParam->msrFileExtension + QString(".msr");
+
+            // clean up
+            delete stream;
+            delete file;
+            break;
+          default:
+            break;
+        }
+
+        load(fln);
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/src/musredit/forms/PMsr2DataDialog.ui b/src/musredit/forms/PMsr2DataDialog.ui
index 7b8dabfa..60dd0ae2 100644
--- a/src/musredit/forms/PMsr2DataDialog.ui
+++ b/src/musredit/forms/PMsr2DataDialog.ui
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@
    <property name="title">
     <string>Options</string>
    </property>
-   <widget class="QWidget" name="">
+   <widget class="QWidget" name="layoutWidget">
     <property name="geometry">
      <rect>
       <x>10</x>
@@ -700,7 +700,7 @@
    <hints>
     <hint type="sourcelabel">
      <x>547</x>
-     <y>442</y>
+     <y>440</y>
     </hint>
     <hint type="destinationlabel">
      <x>150</x>
@@ -708,22 +708,6 @@
     </hint>
    </hints>
   </connection>
-  <connection>
-   <sender>fGlobal_checkBox</sender>
-   <signal>stateChanged(int)</signal>
-   <receiver>PMsr2DataDialog</receiver>
-   <slot>globalChanged(int)</slot>
-   <hints>
-    <hint type="sourcelabel">
-     <x>398</x>
-     <y>479</y>
-    </hint>
-    <hint type="destinationlabel">
-     <x>372</x>
-     <y>520</y>
-    </hint>
-   </hints>
-  </connection>
  </connections>
  <slots>
   <slot>helpContent()</slot>