diff --git a/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/DSOTabPanel.cs b/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/DSOTabPanel.cs
index ad8a9c01..83de0f3b 100644
--- a/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/DSOTabPanel.cs
+++ b/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/DSOTabPanel.cs
@@ -140,7 +140,9 @@ namespace Volian.Controls.Library
 				//this.GotFocus += new EventHandler(DSOTabPanel_GotFocus);
 				//this.LostFocus += new EventHandler(DSOTabPanel_LostFocus);
 				Application.DoEvents();
-				CheckForSymbolCharacters();
+				LBDocumentClass doc = new LBDocumentClass(_MyDSOFramer.ActiveDocument);
+				CheckForSymbolCharacters(doc);
+				InitializeWordDocument(doc);
 				FindSearchString();
 			}
 			catch (Exception ex)
@@ -152,15 +154,31 @@ namespace Volian.Controls.Library
 			}
 		}
 
-		private void CheckForSymbolCharacters()
+		private void CheckForSymbolCharacters(LBDocumentClass doc)
 		{
-			LBDocumentClass doc = new LBDocumentClass(_MyDSOFramer.ActiveDocument);
+			
 			if (doc.HasSymbolCharacters)
 			{
 				if (MessageBox.Show("This document contains Symbol Characters.\r\n\r\nDo you want to correct this?",
 					"Replace Symbol Characters", MessageBoxButtons.YesNo, MessageBoxIcon.Question) == DialogResult.Yes)
 					doc.FixSymbolCharacters();
 			}
+			
+		}
+
+		private void InitializeWordDocument(LBDocumentClass doc)
+		{
+			if (MyDocumentInfo.Config == null || MyDocumentInfo.Config == "")
+			{
+				DocStyle ds = MyDocumentInfo.DocumentEntries[0].MyContent.ContentItems[0].MyDocStyle;
+				doc.Application.Selection.Font.Name = ds.Font.Family;
+				doc.Application.Selection.Font.Size = (float)ds.Font.Size;
+				doc.Application.Selection.ParagraphFormat.SpaceBefore = 0;
+				doc.Application.Selection.ParagraphFormat.SpaceAfter = 0;
+				doc.Application.Selection.ParagraphFormat.LineSpacingRule = LBWdLineSpacing.wdLineSpaceExactly;
+				doc.Application.Selection.ParagraphFormat.LineSpacing = 72 / 6;    // for 6 LPI
+				MSWordToPDF.AdjustMargins(ds, doc, false);
+			}
 		}
 		public void FindSearchString()
 		{