diff --git a/PROMS/VEPROMS.CSLA.Library/Format/vlnFormat.cs b/PROMS/VEPROMS.CSLA.Library/Format/vlnFormat.cs
index a018279d..3fff8b3d 100644
--- a/PROMS/VEPROMS.CSLA.Library/Format/vlnFormat.cs
+++ b/PROMS/VEPROMS.CSLA.Library/Format/vlnFormat.cs
@@ -80,6 +80,17 @@ namespace VEPROMS.CSLA.Library
 			// RHM 2008-12-15 - Added logic to keep looking if a blank attribute is found
 			while (xn == null || (xn is XmlAttribute && (xn as XmlAttribute).Value == ""))//Walk-up the format tree to find a font node
 			{
+				// if the font is not specified in the PageStyle (PageList), then see if oneis set in the DocStyle (default for that section)
+				// 
+				if (xmlNode.Name == "PageStyle")
+				{
+					string psIdx = (xmlNode.Attributes.GetNamedItem("Index") as XmlAttribute).Value;
+					XmlNode docStyle = xmlNode.OwnerDocument.SelectSingleNode(string.Format("//DocStyle[@PageStyle='{0}']",psIdx));
+					xn = docStyle.SelectSingleNode(path);
+					if (xn != null) return xn;
+					// could not find a font in the DocStyle, so use the format default
+					return LookupSingleNode(tmpNode.OwnerDocument.DocumentElement, "/PlantFormat/FormatData/" + path);
+				}
 				if (xmlNode.NodeType == XmlNodeType.Document)
 				{
 					//if (path.Contains("Font")) Console.WriteLine("vlnFormatDocument.LookupSingleFontNode {0},{1}", tmpNode.Name == "Step" ? "Step." + tmpNode.Attributes["Type"].Value : tmpNode.Name, path);