diff --git a/PROMS/VEPROMS.CSLA.Library/Extension/TransitionExt.cs b/PROMS/VEPROMS.CSLA.Library/Extension/TransitionExt.cs
index 13565941..db212531 100644
--- a/PROMS/VEPROMS.CSLA.Library/Extension/TransitionExt.cs
+++ b/PROMS/VEPROMS.CSLA.Library/Extension/TransitionExt.cs
@@ -1304,7 +1304,7 @@ namespace VEPROMS.CSLA.Library
 			//if (TranGetSectionItem(itminfo).IsDefaultSection) return;
 			StringBuilder retstr = new StringBuilder();
 			//B2016-003 Transitions to sections whose number has a leading space was causing errors in transition text
-			retstr.Append(TrimIt(TranGetSectionNumber(tb,false)));
+			retstr.Append(TrimSectNumber(TranGetSectionNumber(tb,false)));
 			string txt;
 			if(retstr.Length > 0)
 				txt = TranGetSectionTitle(tb,tb._ToItem);
@@ -1335,7 +1335,7 @@ namespace VEPROMS.CSLA.Library
 			if (tb._ToItem.IsSection) return false;
 			tb.AppendPrefix();
 			//B2016-003 Transitions to sections whose number has a leading space was causing errors in transition text
-			string retstr = TrimIt(TranGetSectionNumber(tb, false));
+			string retstr = TrimSectNumber(TranGetSectionNumber(tb, false));
 			tb.ReplaceToken(retstr);
 			return (retstr != null && retstr != "");
 		}
@@ -1374,7 +1374,7 @@ namespace VEPROMS.CSLA.Library
 			if (tb.SectionsUsed.Contains(tb._ToItem.ItemID))
 				return false;
 			//B2016-003 Transitions to sections whose number has a leading space was causing errors in transition text
-			string retstr = TrimIt(TranGetSectionNumber(tb, allLevels));
+			string retstr = TrimSectNumber(TranGetSectionNumber(tb, allLevels));
 			tb.SectionsUsed.Add(tb._ToItem.ItemID);
 			if (retstr != null && retstr != "")
 			{
@@ -1393,7 +1393,7 @@ namespace VEPROMS.CSLA.Library
 			return (retstr != null && retstr != "");
 		}
 		//B2016-003 Transitions to sections whose number has a leading space was causing errors in transition text
-		private static string TrimIt(string str)
+		private static string TrimSectNumber(string str)
 		{
 			if (str == null) return str;
 			return str.TrimStart();
@@ -1511,10 +1511,18 @@ namespace VEPROMS.CSLA.Library
 			sectionTitle = (tb._FormatData.TransData.CapsTransitionsSection ? sectionTitle.ToUpper().Replace(@"\U", @"\u") :
 					tb._FormatData.TransData.Cap1stCharTransSection ? CapFirstLetterOnly(sectionTitle, 0) :
 					sectionTitle);
-				return (sectionTitle);
+				// B2017-236 Replace embedded returns with spaces and trim the spaces from the end of the section title.
+				return TrimSectionTitle(sectionTitle);
 			}
 			return null;
 		}
+		// B2017-236 Replace embedded returns with spaces and trim the spaces from the end of the section title.
+		private static string TrimSectionTitle(string sectionTitle)
+		{
+			if (sectionTitle == null) return sectionTitle;//Check for null
+			sectionTitle = Regex.Replace(sectionTitle, @"(\\(line|par) ?)+", " ");//replace hard and soft returns with spaces
+			return sectionTitle.TrimEnd();//Trim the spaces for the end of the section title
+		}
 		private static string TranGetSectionTitle(TransitionBuilder tb, ItemInfo itminfo, bool overRide)
 		{
 			// LATER: Cap1stSectionTitle, CapFirstLetterOnly
@@ -1525,7 +1533,8 @@ namespace VEPROMS.CSLA.Library
 				sectionTitle = (tb._FormatData.TransData.CapsTransitionsSection ? sectionTitle.ToUpper().Replace(@"\U", @"\u") :
 						tb._FormatData.TransData.Cap1stCharTransSection ? CapFirstLetterOnly(sectionTitle, 0) :
 						sectionTitle);
-				return (sectionTitle);
+				// B2017-236 Replace embedded returns with spaces and trim the spaces from the end of the section title.
+				return TrimSectionTitle(sectionTitle);
 			}
 			return null;
 		}