diff --git a/PROMS/Volian.Print.Library/vlnParagraph.cs b/PROMS/Volian.Print.Library/vlnParagraph.cs
index d1996728..574ab6e3 100644
--- a/PROMS/Volian.Print.Library/vlnParagraph.cs
+++ b/PROMS/Volian.Print.Library/vlnParagraph.cs
@@ -3763,7 +3763,12 @@ namespace Volian.Print.Library
 			if (XOffsetCenter != null) XOffset = (float)XOffsetCenter;
 			ProfileTimer.Pop(profileDepth);
 		}
-
+		private static VE_Font _AnnotationFont;
+		public static VE_Font AnnotationFont
+		{
+			get { return vlnParagraph._AnnotationFont; }
+			set { vlnParagraph._AnnotationFont = value; }
+		} 
 		private void DoAnnotationPrintableText(PdfContentByte cb, ItemInfo itemInfo, float yoff)
 		{
 			// if this step has an Annotation and it has config data to define location, parse out '[xx]' and print it at the location
@@ -3782,9 +3787,13 @@ namespace Volian.Print.Library
 						int end = ai.SearchText.IndexOf("]");
 						if (st != -1 && end != -1 && end > st)
 						{
-							string pref = ai.SearchText.Substring(st, end - st + 1);  // annotation - parse out [xx]
+							string pref = ai.SearchText.Substring(st+1, end - st - 1);  // annotation - parse out [xx]
+							pref = Regex.Replace(pref,"{Up}",@"\u8593?", RegexOptions.IgnoreCase);
+							pref = Regex.Replace(pref,"{Down}",@"\u8595?", RegexOptions.IgnoreCase);
 							float xPref = atc.PrintableText_XLocation;
-							PartsLeft.Add(new vlnText(cb, this, pref, pref, xPref, yoff, _MyItemInfo.FormatStepData.Font));
+							if(AnnotationFont==null)
+								AnnotationFont = new VE_Font(_MyItemInfo.FormatStepData.Font.Family,6,(E_Style)_MyItemInfo.FormatStepData.Font.Style,20F);
+							PartsLeft.Add(new vlnText(cb, this, pref, pref, xPref, yoff, AnnotationFont));
 							break;
 						}
 					}
@@ -5348,12 +5357,12 @@ namespace Volian.Print.Library
 					}
 					if (!itemInfo.ActiveFormat.Name.ToUpper().StartsWith("VCB"))		// Don't do the following if in a vcb format (part of fix F2016-039)
 					{
-						if (!HasCheckOffHeading(itemInfo, formatInfo) && CheckOffAdj < 0)
-							CheckOffAdj += (float)(9 * 7.2);   // 9 is the size of the SIGNOFF adjustment
-						else if (!FmtHasAdj && HasCheckOffHeading(itemInfo, formatInfo))
-							// For Robinson, tried using font's CharsToTwips but it made it too narrow, so used hardcoded 6:
-							CheckOffAdj = -((float)9 * 6);
-					}
+					if (!HasCheckOffHeading(itemInfo, formatInfo) && CheckOffAdj < 0)
+						CheckOffAdj += (float)(9 * 7.2);   // 9 is the size of the SIGNOFF adjustment
+					else if (!FmtHasAdj && HasCheckOffHeading(itemInfo, formatInfo))
+						// For Robinson, tried using font's CharsToTwips but it made it too narrow, so used hardcoded 6:
+						CheckOffAdj = -((float)9 * 6);
+				}
 				}
 				float adjwidth = CheckOffAdj;
 				CheckOffWidth = -CheckOffAdj;
@@ -5479,7 +5488,7 @@ namespace Volian.Print.Library
 			{
 				// don't adjust the width if there already was an adjustment for checkoffs - for VCB only (F2016-039)
 				if (!(itemInfo.ActiveFormat.Name.ToUpper().StartsWith("VCB") && coadj))
-					adjwidth = MyTab != null ? -MyTab.Width : 0;
+				adjwidth = MyTab != null ? -MyTab.Width : 0;
 			}
 			else if (sd.UseMetaSections)
 			{