So, here's a 'workaround'.
I don't use the 'page 2' facility in my website so I fired up CEeditor, loaded the blank page 2 and created the text for my front page in the correct font, colour etc.
THEN I switched to 'source' and copied the text. Closed page 2
Switched the editor back to plain text. Opened 'define main page' and pasted the copied text into the appropriate place. Saved the file.
Clunky but that did the trick !!
Tony