diff --git a/PROMS/Volian.Print.Library/Rtf2iTextSharp.cs b/PROMS/Volian.Print.Library/Rtf2iTextSharp.cs
index 10e029f0..58f87866 100644
--- a/PROMS/Volian.Print.Library/Rtf2iTextSharp.cs
+++ b/PROMS/Volian.Print.Library/Rtf2iTextSharp.cs
@@ -148,23 +148,38 @@ namespace Volian.Print.Library
 			return _MyParagraph;
 		}
 		// ----------------------------------------------------------------------
+		private int _lastWasLineBreak = 0;  // B2017-191 insert a NewLine when hard returns are used
 		protected override void DoVisitBreak(IRtfVisualBreak visualBreak)
 		{
 			switch (visualBreak.BreakKind)
 			{
 				case RtfVisualBreakKind.Line:
-					Chunk ck = HasIndent ? new Chunk("".PadLeft(200)) : new Chunk("".PadLeft(200));
+					if (_lastWasLineBreak > 0)
+					{
+						_MyParagraph.Add(Chunk.NEWLINE);
+						if (_lastWasLineBreak == 1)
+							_MyParagraph.Add(Chunk.NEWLINE); // B2017-191 if this is the first hard return add an etra newline to create the first blank line
+					}
+					else
+					{
+						Chunk ck = HasIndent ? new Chunk("".PadLeft(200)) : new Chunk("".PadLeft(200));
 					_MyParagraph.Add(ck);
+					}
+					_lastWasLineBreak++; // B2017-191 hard return count
 					break;
 				case RtfVisualBreakKind.Page:
+					_lastWasLineBreak = 0; // B2017-191 reset hard return count
 					break;
 				case RtfVisualBreakKind.Paragraph:
 					Chunk ck1 = HasIndent ? new Chunk("".PadLeft(200)) : Chunk.NEWLINE;
 					_MyParagraph.Add(ck1);
+					_lastWasLineBreak = 0; // B2017-191 reset hard return count
 					break;
 				case RtfVisualBreakKind.Section:
+					_lastWasLineBreak = 0; // B2017-191 reset hard return count
 					break;
 				default:
+					_lastWasLineBreak = 0; // B2017-191 reset hard return count
 					break;
 			}
 			//_MyParagraph.Add(string.Format("<{0}>", visualBreak.BreakKind.ToString()));
@@ -230,6 +245,7 @@ namespace Volian.Print.Library
 				default:
 					break;
 			}
+			_lastWasLineBreak = 0; // B2017-191 reset hard return count
 		}
 		private bool ContainsAllSymbols(string p)
 		{
@@ -268,6 +284,7 @@ namespace Volian.Print.Library
 			if (visualText.Format.IsHidden)
 			{
 				ProfileTimer.Pop(profileDepth);
+				_lastWasLineBreak = 0; // B2017-191 reset hard return count
 				return;
 			}
 			iTextSharp.text.Font font = Volian.Svg.Library.VolianPdf.GetFont(visualText.Format.Font.Name, visualText.Format.FontSize,
@@ -315,6 +332,7 @@ namespace Volian.Print.Library
 				ProcessMeans(visualText, visualText.Text, font);
 			}
 			ProfileTimer.Pop(profileDepth);
+			_lastWasLineBreak = 0; // B2017-191 reset hard return count
 		}
 		/// <summary>
 		/// Method to process means from text.  Draws a line above the content of the range included in the
@@ -483,6 +501,7 @@ namespace Volian.Print.Library
 			//Console.WriteLine("5 Time Span {0}", TimeSpan.FromTicks(DateTime.Now.Ticks - dt1.Ticks).TotalMilliseconds);
 			_MyParagraph.Add(img);
 			//Console.WriteLine("6 Time Span {0}", TimeSpan.FromTicks(DateTime.Now.Ticks - dt1.Ticks).TotalMilliseconds);
+			_lastWasLineBreak = 0; // B2017-191 reset hard return count
 		} // DoVisitImage
 
 	}