diff --git a/PROMS/VEPROMS User Interface/frmSectionProperties.cs b/PROMS/VEPROMS User Interface/frmSectionProperties.cs
index 371ada43..7f7e6859 100644
--- a/PROMS/VEPROMS User Interface/frmSectionProperties.cs	
+++ b/PROMS/VEPROMS User Interface/frmSectionProperties.cs	
@@ -610,7 +610,7 @@ namespace VEPROMS
 				}
 				if (oldSelIndx > newDocStyles.Count)
 				{
-					string msg = string.Format("The section type that is set is not available in the new format, it was reset to {0}.  Verify that it is appropriate.", newDocStyles[0].Name);
+					string msg = string.Format("The section type that is set is not available in the new format, it was reset to '{0}'.  Verify that it is appropriate.", newDocStyles.GetDocStyleItem(0).Name);
 					MessageBox.Show(msg, "Non-existent section");
 					selindx = 0;
 				}
diff --git a/PROMS/VEPROMS.CSLA.Library/Format/DocStyles.cs b/PROMS/VEPROMS.CSLA.Library/Format/DocStyles.cs
index a5724e21..c27afd1c 100644
--- a/PROMS/VEPROMS.CSLA.Library/Format/DocStyles.cs
+++ b/PROMS/VEPROMS.CSLA.Library/Format/DocStyles.cs
@@ -434,6 +434,16 @@ namespace VEPROMS.CSLA.Library
 	public class DocStyleList : vlnIndexedFormatList<DocStyle>
 	{
 		public DocStyleList(XmlNodeList xmlNodeList) : base(xmlNodeList, null) { }
+		public DocStyle GetDocStyleItem(int itmcnt)		// get the 'itm'th one from list, starting at '0'
+		{
+			int cnt = 0;
+			foreach (DocStyle ds in this)
+			{
+				if (cnt == itmcnt) return ds;
+				cnt++;
+			}
+			return null;
+		}
 	}
 	#endregion
 	#region Layout