diff --git a/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/DisplayText.cs b/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/DisplayText.cs
index 471c4e19..c44edaa3 100644
--- a/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/DisplayText.cs
+++ b/PROMS/Volian.Controls.Library/DisplayText.cs
@@ -162,11 +162,12 @@ namespace Volian.Controls.Library
 			if (tableShouldBeOutlined)
 			{
 				OutlineRTFTable myTable = new OutlineRTFTable(text, tableHasBorder);
-				myTable.OutlineTable();
+				// if a table has internal line draw characters, we may have to do part of 'OutlineTable'
+				// to convert dashes and vertical bars to line draw characters.
+				if (tableHasBorder) myTable.OutlineTable();
 				text = myTable.Lines.ToString();
 			}
 
-
 			// as a precaution, convert any \~ to \u160?. This is for Hard spaces. see the commentary in the
 			// save portion of this code for an explanation.
 			text = text.Replace(@"\~", @"\u160?");