diff --git a/PROMS/VEPROMS.CSLA.Library/Extension/ContentExt.cs b/PROMS/VEPROMS.CSLA.Library/Extension/ContentExt.cs
index e4d82813..6a77b4b3 100644
--- a/PROMS/VEPROMS.CSLA.Library/Extension/ContentExt.cs
+++ b/PROMS/VEPROMS.CSLA.Library/Extension/ContentExt.cs
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ namespace VEPROMS.CSLA.Library
 			if (forceConvertToText)
 				newvalue = "?";
       string findLink = @"<START\].*?\[END>";
-      MatchCollection ms = Regex.Matches(Text, findLink);
+      MatchCollection ms = Regex.Matches(Text, findLink, RegexOptions.Singleline);
       //string lookFor = string.Format(@"<START\](\\[^v \\]+)*\\v0(\\[^v \\]+)* (.*?)(\\[^v '?\\]+)*\\v(\\[^v \\]+)* #Link:ReferencedObject:{0} .*?\[END>", rousg.ROUsageID);
 			string lookFor;
 			if (tran == null)
diff --git a/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/DisplayText.cs b/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/DisplayText.cs
index dedec538..880d3096 100644
--- a/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/DisplayText.cs
+++ b/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/DisplayText.cs
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ namespace Volian.Controls.Library
 		}
 		private bool InLinkedText(string text, int idx)
 		{
-			MatchCollection mc = Regex.Matches(text, @"<START\].*?\[END>");
+			MatchCollection mc = Regex.Matches(text, @"<START\].*?\[END>", RegexOptions.Singleline);
 			if (mc.Count == 0) return false;
 			foreach (Match m in mc)
 				if (m.Index < idx && m.Index + m.Length > idx) return true;
@@ -1958,7 +1958,7 @@ namespace Volian.Controls.Library
 			{
 				if (_TextAndLink != null)
 				{
-          Match m = Regex.Match(_TextAndLink, @"<START\](\\[^v \\]+)*\\v0(\\[^v'?{}~ \\]+)*( |\\u[0-9]{{1,4}}?|\\'[0-9a-fA-F]{{2}}|\\[{{}}~])(.*?)(\\[^v'?{}~ \\]+)*\\v(\\[^v \\]+)* #Link:(.*?)\[END>");
+          Match m = Regex.Match(_TextAndLink, @"<START\](\\[^v \\]+)*\\v0(\\[^v'?{}~ \\]+)*( |\\u[0-9]{{1,4}}?|\\'[0-9a-fA-F]{{2}}|\\[{{}}~])(.*?)(\\[^v'?{}~ \\]+)*\\v(\\[^v \\]+)* #Link:(.*?)\[END>", RegexOptions.Singleline);
           if(m.Groups[3].Value == " ")
             return m.Groups[4].Value;
           return m.Groups[3].Value + m.Groups[4].Value;
@@ -1969,7 +1969,7 @@ namespace Volian.Controls.Library
 			{
 				if (_TextAndLink != null)
 				{
-          Match m = Regex.Match(_TextAndLink, @"<START\](\\[^v \\]+)*\\v0(\\[^v'?{}~ \\]+)*( |\\u[0-9]{{1,4}}?|\\'[0-9a-fA-F]{{2}}|\\[{{}}~])(.*?)(\\[^v'?{}~ \\]+)*\\v(\\[^v \\]+)* #Link:(.*?)\[END>");
+          Match m = Regex.Match(_TextAndLink, @"<START\](\\[^v \\]+)*\\v0(\\[^v'?{}~ \\]+)*( |\\u[0-9]{{1,4}}?|\\'[0-9a-fA-F]{{2}}|\\[{{}}~])(.*?)(\\[^v'?{}~ \\]+)*\\v(\\[^v \\]+)* #Link:(.*?)\[END>", RegexOptions.Singleline);
           int myIndex = m.Groups[4].Index;
           int myLength = m.Groups[4].Length;
           if (m.Groups[3].Value != " ")
diff --git a/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/StepRTB.cs b/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/StepRTB.cs
index e8455170..b1dfe5d1 100644
--- a/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/StepRTB.cs
+++ b/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/StepRTB.cs
@@ -2888,7 +2888,7 @@ namespace Volian.Controls.Library
 		{
 			StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
 			int lastIndex = 0;
-			MatchCollection mc = Regex.Matches(line, @"<START\](.*?)#Link.*?\[END>");
+			MatchCollection mc = Regex.Matches(line, @"<START\](.*?)#Link.*?\[END>", RegexOptions.Singleline);
 			foreach (Match m in mc)
 			{
 				sb.Append(line.Substring(lastIndex, m.Index - lastIndex)); // Append text before the link
@@ -2914,7 +2914,7 @@ namespace Volian.Controls.Library
 				string lineAbove = RemoveLinkComments(Lines[row-1]);
 				string lineBelow = RemoveLinkComments(Lines[row+1]);
 				int rowOffset = GetFirstCharIndexFromLine(row);
-				MatchCollection matchCollection = Regex.Matches(line, @"<START\](.*?)#Link.*?\[END>"); //, RegexOptions.Singleline);
+				MatchCollection matchCollection = Regex.Matches(line, @"<START\](.*?)#Link.*?\[END>", RegexOptions.Singleline);// this last parameter was commented out in 7/24/09 but it appears to be valid
 				if (matchCollection.Count == 0) matchCollection = Regex.Matches(line, @"<START\]");
 				if (matchCollection.Count == 0) matchCollection = Regex.Matches(line, @"#Link.*?\[END>");
 				Match match = matchCollection.Count > 0 ? matchCollection[0] : null;