I created a style and started using it. So far so good.
I cut 'n pasted new text into a new page, went to 'Story Editor', selected all the text, then selected my chosen style from the drop down box. (every line on the left column showed my style name) However, all my text remained in Arial font instead of Times New Roman as stipulated in my style.
So, I looked at the 'Properties' box of my text, and the styles read 'default character and paragraph.' So I chose my style there, and the problem was fixed. But why didnt the fix take place in 'Story Editor'? I expected they both should have achieved the same result? Anyway, Ive reported this here as a possible bug.