diff --git a/PROMS/Volian.Print.Library/vlnParagraph.cs b/PROMS/Volian.Print.Library/vlnParagraph.cs
index f88e3730..d057007c 100644
--- a/PROMS/Volian.Print.Library/vlnParagraph.cs
+++ b/PROMS/Volian.Print.Library/vlnParagraph.cs
@@ -1246,18 +1246,26 @@ namespace Volian.Print.Library
 				if (ImageText == "figure")
 				{
 					ImageConfig ic = new ImageConfig(MyItemInfo.MyContent.MyImage);
-					byte[] idata = (ic != null && ic.Image_DataSize > 0) ? ROImageInfo.Decompress(MyItemInfo.MyContent.MyImage.Data, ic.Image_DataSize) : MyItemInfo.MyContent.MyImage.Data;
-					MemoryStream ms = new MemoryStream(idata);
-					System.Drawing.Image img = System.Drawing.Image.FromStream(ms);
-					Width = img.Width;
-					Height = img.Height;
-					if (ic != null && ic.Image_Height != 0)
+					// B2016-277: add a try catch in case of there being 'bad' data in the text field for an image/figure
+					try
 					{
-						Width = ic.Image_Width;
-						Height = ic.Image_Height;
+						byte[] idata = (ic != null && ic.Image_DataSize > 0) ? ROImageInfo.Decompress(MyItemInfo.MyContent.MyImage.Data, ic.Image_DataSize) : MyItemInfo.MyContent.MyImage.Data;
+						MemoryStream ms = new MemoryStream(idata);
+						System.Drawing.Image img = System.Drawing.Image.FromStream(ms);
+						Width = img.Width;
+						Height = img.Height;
+						if (ic != null && ic.Image_Height != 0)
+						{
+							Width = ic.Image_Width;
+							Height = ic.Image_Height;
+						}
+						iTextSharp.text.Image it_image = iTextSharp.text.Image.GetInstance(idata);
+						retval = Rtf2Pdf.FigureAt(cb, it_image, XOffset + MyItemInfo.FormatStepData.Font.CharsToTwips, yLocation, Width * MyPageHelper.YMultiplier, Height * MyPageHelper.YMultiplier, DebugInfo, yBottomMargin, !MyItemInfo.FormatStepData.Type.Contains("Borderless"));
+					}
+					catch
+					{
+						retval += SixLinesPerInch;
 					}
-					iTextSharp.text.Image it_image = iTextSharp.text.Image.GetInstance(idata);
-					retval = Rtf2Pdf.FigureAt(cb, it_image, XOffset + MyItemInfo.FormatStepData.Font.CharsToTwips, yLocation, Width * MyPageHelper.YMultiplier, Height * MyPageHelper.YMultiplier, DebugInfo, yBottomMargin, !MyItemInfo.FormatStepData.Type.Contains("Borderless"));
 				}
 				else
 				{
@@ -3372,7 +3380,7 @@ namespace Volian.Print.Library
 			{
 				int profileDepth2 = ProfileTimer.Push(">>>> Before vlnParagraph.Figure");
 				string erMsg = null;
-				if (itemInfo.MyContent.Text != null)		// ro image
+				if (itemInfo.MyContent.Text != null)	// ro image
 				{
 					ProcedureInfo proc = itemInfo.MyProcedure;
 					DocVersionInfo dvi = proc.MyDocVersion;
@@ -3467,20 +3475,28 @@ namespace Volian.Print.Library
 				{
 					ImageText = "figure";
 					ImageConfig ic = new ImageConfig(MyItemInfo.MyContent.MyImage);
-					byte[] idata = (ic != null && ic.Image_DataSize > 0) ? ROImageInfo.Decompress(MyItemInfo.MyContent.MyImage.Data, ic.Image_DataSize) : MyItemInfo.MyContent.MyImage.Data;
-					MemoryStream ms = new MemoryStream(idata);
-					System.Drawing.Image img = System.Drawing.Image.FromStream(ms);
-					Width = img.Width;
-					Height = img.Height;
-					if (ic != null && ic.Image_Height != 0)
+					// B2016-277: add a try catch in case of there being 'bad' data in the text field for an image/figure
+					try
 					{
-						Width = ic.Image_Width;
-						Height = ic.Image_Height;
+						byte[] idata = (ic != null && ic.Image_DataSize > 0) ? ROImageInfo.Decompress(MyItemInfo.MyContent.MyImage.Data, ic.Image_DataSize) : MyItemInfo.MyContent.MyImage.Data;
+						MemoryStream ms = new MemoryStream(idata);
+						System.Drawing.Image img = System.Drawing.Image.FromStream(ms);
+						Width = img.Width;
+						Height = img.Height;
+						if (ic != null && ic.Image_Height != 0)
+						{
+							Width = ic.Image_Width;
+							Height = ic.Image_Height;
+						}
+						yoff = AdjustLocIfLongerRNO(itemInfo, yoff, yoffRightParent);
+						bool noborder = MyItemInfo.FormatStepData.Type.ToUpper().Contains("BORDERLESS");
+						yoff += (Height + ((noborder ? 2 : 3) * SixLinesPerInch));
+						CalculateXOffsetGridOrFigure(itemInfo, maxRNO, formatInfo);
+					}
+					catch (Exception ex)
+					{
+						_MyLog.WarnFormat("Bad figure content data: item = {0}, {1}", MyItemInfo.ItemID, MyItemInfo.ShortPath);
 					}
-					yoff = AdjustLocIfLongerRNO(itemInfo, yoff, yoffRightParent);
-					bool noborder = MyItemInfo.FormatStepData.Type.ToUpper().Contains("BORDERLESS");
-					yoff += (Height + ((noborder ? 2 : 3) * SixLinesPerInch));
-					CalculateXOffsetGridOrFigure(itemInfo, maxRNO, formatInfo);
 				}
 				ProfileTimer.Pop(profileDepth2);
 			}
@@ -5539,8 +5555,8 @@ namespace Volian.Print.Library
 				{
 					// B2016-269: if caution/note & not boxed, with tab adjust width based on xoffset of tab
 					//   so text doesn't print out of right border.  Commented out to check in another fix.  Will be use 
-					//if (!MyItemInfo.MyParent.IsHigh && MyTab!=null && MyTab.YOffset==YOffset)
-					//	Width = (float)formatInfo.MyStepSectionLayoutData.WidT - MyTab.XOffset - mycolT; 
+					//if (!MyItemInfo.MyParent.IsHigh && MyTab != null && MyTab.YOffset == YOffset)
+					//	Width = MyHighLevelParagraph.Width - MyTab.Width - (MyTab.XOffset - MyHighLevelParagraph.XOffset) - 6;
 					//else
 					Width = (float)formatInfo.MyStepSectionLayoutData.WidT - 6 - mycolT;
 				}