diff --git a/productMods/templates/entity/sparklineVisualization.jsp b/productMods/templates/entity/sparklineVisualization.jsp
index fcb28001..f2e672a8 100644
--- a/productMods/templates/entity/sparklineVisualization.jsp
+++ b/productMods/templates/entity/sparklineVisualization.jsp
@@ -131,11 +131,21 @@
 	}
 	
 	.vis_link a{
-		padding:10px;
+		padding: 5px;
 		display: block;
 	}
 	
+	</style>
+<![endif]-->
+
+<!--[if lt IE 8]>
+	<style type="text/css">
 	
+	.vis_link {
+		padding-top:15px;
+		display: block;
+	}
+
 	</style>
 <![endif]-->
 	
diff --git a/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/visualization/coauthorship/CoAuthorshipVisCodeGenerator.java b/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/visualization/coauthorship/CoAuthorshipVisCodeGenerator.java
index 85f5adb6..58b34c32 100644
--- a/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/visualization/coauthorship/CoAuthorshipVisCodeGenerator.java
+++ b/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/visualization/coauthorship/CoAuthorshipVisCodeGenerator.java
@@ -578,7 +578,7 @@ public class CoAuthorshipVisCodeGenerator {
 											VisualizationController.URL_ENCODING_SCHEME).toString();
 			
 			fullTimelineLink = "<a href='" + fullTimelineNetworkURL 
-									+ "'>View full timeline and co-author network</a><br />";
+									+ "'>View full timeline and co-author network.</a>";
 			
 			sparklineData.setFullTimelineNetworkLink(fullTimelineNetworkURL);
 			
diff --git a/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/visualization/personpubcount/PersonPublicationCountVisCodeGenerator.java b/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/visualization/personpubcount/PersonPublicationCountVisCodeGenerator.java
index 66b1e0f5..605e4b46 100644
--- a/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/visualization/personpubcount/PersonPublicationCountVisCodeGenerator.java
+++ b/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/visualization/personpubcount/PersonPublicationCountVisCodeGenerator.java
@@ -588,7 +588,7 @@ public class PersonPublicationCountVisCodeGenerator {
 					 				 VisualizationController.URL_ENCODING_SCHEME).toString();
 			
 			fullTimelineLink = "<a href='" + fullTimelineNetworkURL + "'>View all VIVO " 
-									+ "publications and corresponding co-author network</a>.<br />";
+									+ "publications and corresponding co-author network.</a>";
 			
 			sparklineData.setFullTimelineNetworkLink(fullTimelineNetworkURL);