diff --git a/PROMS/Volian.Print.Library/Grid2Pdf.cs b/PROMS/Volian.Print.Library/Grid2Pdf.cs
index d6369fee..49d2d96c 100644
--- a/PROMS/Volian.Print.Library/Grid2Pdf.cs
+++ b/PROMS/Volian.Print.Library/Grid2Pdf.cs
@@ -336,6 +336,9 @@ namespace Volian.Print.Library
 	}
 	public partial class vlnCells : List<vlnCell> // RHM20150429 - Table Scrunch
 	{
+		#region Log4Net
+		private static readonly log4net.ILog _MyLog = log4net.LogManager.GetLogger(System.Reflection.MethodBase.GetCurrentMethod().DeclaringType);
+		#endregion
 		#region Properties
 		private VlnFlexGrid _MyFlexGrid;
 		public VlnFlexGrid MyFlexGrid
@@ -781,13 +784,22 @@ namespace Volian.Print.Library
 			{
 				System.Windows.Forms.RichTextBox rtb = new System.Windows.Forms.RichTextBox();
 				rtb.Rtf = rtf;
+				string strRTF = rtf;
 				bool changed = false;
 				// Look at one character at a time
 				for (int i = 0; i < rtb.TextLength; i++)
 				{
 					rtb.Select(i, 1);
 					// If the character is a printable character set the font to the text font
-					if (rtb.SelectionFont.FontFamily.Name == "VESymbFix" && rtb.SelectedText[0] > ' ' && rtb.SelectedText[0] <= '\xFF')
+					if (rtb.SelectionLength == 0 && strRTF != null && rtb.SelectionFont.FontFamily.Name == "VESymbFix")
+					{
+						// Add debug information to the error log if the selection length is zero
+						_MyLog.WarnFormat("Font Issues in Table Cell rtf= {0}, \nI= {1}, TXT = {2}", strRTF,i,rtb.Text.Substring(0,i));
+						strRTF = null;
+					}
+					// bug fix:  B2017-046 - check for selection length of zero to fix index out of bounds error
+					//                       System.Windows.Forms.RichTextBox is having issues selection text in some cases (ex. Symbol char followed by a RO reference - without a space between them)
+						if (rtb.SelectionLength > 0 && rtb.SelectionFont.FontFamily.Name == "VESymbFix" && rtb.SelectedText[0] > ' ' && rtb.SelectedText[0] <= '\xFF')
 					{
 						//use bolding underline italics from local font
 						System.Drawing.Font fnt = rtb.SelectionFont;