diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/themes/scinote.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/themes/scinote.scss
index 5d66c9f4d..7ce5eb4d8 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/themes/scinote.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/themes/scinote.scss
@@ -854,6 +854,14 @@ a[data-toggle="tooltip"] {
 
   .dataTables_paginate {
     float: right;
+
+    .pagination {
+      margin: 2px 0;
+    }
+  }
+
+  .dataTables_info{
+    padding-top: 8px;
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/app/controllers/steps_controller.rb b/app/controllers/steps_controller.rb
index b0d46a564..b469e59be 100644
--- a/app/controllers/steps_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/steps_controller.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 class StepsController < ApplicationController
+  include ActionView::Helpers::TextHelper
+  include ApplicationHelper
+
   before_action :load_vars, only: [:edit, :update, :destroy, :show]
   before_action :load_vars_nested, only: [:new, :create]
   before_action :load_paperclip_vars
@@ -286,7 +289,7 @@ class StepsController < ApplicationController
               message = t(
                 str,
                 user: current_user.full_name,
-                checkbox: chkItem.text,
+                checkbox: smart_annotation_parser(simple_format(chkItem.text)),
                 step: chkItem.checklist.step.position + 1,
                 step_name: chkItem.checklist.step.name,
                 completed: completed_items,
diff --git a/app/views/reports/elements/_experiment_element.html.erb b/app/views/reports/elements/_experiment_element.html.erb
index 61560454b..ce2a6c285 100644
--- a/app/views/reports/elements/_experiment_element.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/reports/elements/_experiment_element.html.erb
@@ -27,9 +27,10 @@
     <div class="row">
       <div class="col-xs-12">
         <% if experiment.description.present? %>
-          <%= auto_link(simple_format(experiment.description),
+          <%= auto_link(smart_annotation_parser(simple_format(experiment.description)),
                         link: :urls,
-                        html: { target: '_blank' }) %>
+                        sanitize: false,
+                        html: { target: '_blank' }).html_safe %>
         <% else %>
            <em><%=t "projects.reports.elements.experiment.no_description" %></em>
         <% end %>
diff --git a/app/views/reports/elements/_result_comments_element.html.erb b/app/views/reports/elements/_result_comments_element.html.erb
index 9cf568a36..66f571972 100644
--- a/app/views/reports/elements/_result_comments_element.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/reports/elements/_result_comments_element.html.erb
@@ -31,9 +31,10 @@
                 </span>
                 <span class="comment-message">
                   &nbsp;
-                  <%= auto_link(simple_format(comment.message),
-                                              link: :urls,
-                                              html: { target: '_blank' }) %>
+                  <%= auto_link(smart_annotation_parser(simple_format(comment.message)),
+                                link: :urls,
+                                sanitize: false,
+                                html: { target: '_blank' }).html_safe %>
                 </span>
               </li>
             <% end %>
diff --git a/app/views/reports/elements/_step_checklist_element.html.erb b/app/views/reports/elements/_step_checklist_element.html.erb
index 1308ed95e..c946bcd0f 100644
--- a/app/views/reports/elements/_step_checklist_element.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/reports/elements/_step_checklist_element.html.erb
@@ -8,7 +8,10 @@
           <span class="glyphicon glyphicon-list"></span>
       </div>
       <div class="pull-left checklist-name">
-        <em><%=t 'projects.reports.elements.step_checklist.checklist_name', name: checklist.name %></em>
+        <%= auto_link(smart_annotation_parser(simple_format(checklist.name)),
+                      link: :urls,
+                      sanitize: false,
+                      html: { target: '_blank' }).html_safe %>
       </div>
       <div class="pull-left user-time">
         <%=t 'projects.reports.elements.step_checklist.user_time', timestamp: l(timestamp, format: :full) %>
@@ -24,10 +27,10 @@
         <li>
           <input type="checkbox" disabled="disabled" <%= "checked='checked'" if item.checked %>/>
           <span class="<%= 'checked' if item.checked %>">
-            <%= auto_link(simple_format(item.text),
-                                        link: :urls,
-                                        html: { target: '_blank' }) %></span>
-
+            <%= auto_link(smart_annotation_parser(simple_format(item.text)),
+                          link: :urls,
+                          sanitize: false,
+                          html: { target: '_blank' }).html_safe %></span>
         </li>
       <% end %>
     </ul>
diff --git a/app/views/reports/elements/_step_comments_element.html.erb b/app/views/reports/elements/_step_comments_element.html.erb
index 7bacca06f..d9e7cec70 100644
--- a/app/views/reports/elements/_step_comments_element.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/reports/elements/_step_comments_element.html.erb
@@ -31,9 +31,10 @@
                 </span>
                 <span class="comment-message">
                   &nbsp;
-                  <%= auto_link(simple_format(comment.message),
-                                              link: :urls,
-                                              html: { target: '_blank' }) %>
+                  <%= auto_link(smart_annotation_parser(simple_format(comment.message)),
+                                link: :urls,
+                                sanitize: false,
+                                html: { target: '_blank' }).html_safe %>
                 </span>
               </li>
             <% end %>