diff --git a/src/PhpWord/Writer/ODText/Element/Link.php b/src/PhpWord/Writer/ODText/Element/Link.php
index c996ab59..34d72c1a 100644
--- a/src/PhpWord/Writer/ODText/Element/Link.php
+++ b/src/PhpWord/Writer/ODText/Element/Link.php
@@ -17,8 +17,6 @@
 
 namespace PhpOffice\PhpWord\Writer\ODText\Element;
 
-use PhpOffice\PhpWord\Settings;
-
 /**
  * Text element writer
  *
@@ -44,11 +42,7 @@ class Link extends AbstractElement
         $xmlWriter->startElement('text:a');
         $xmlWriter->writeAttribute('xlink:type', 'simple');
         $xmlWriter->writeAttribute('xlink:href', $element->getSource());
-        if (Settings::isOutputEscapingEnabled()) {
-            $xmlWriter->text($element->getText());
-        } else {
-            $xmlWriter->writeRaw($element->getText());
-        }
+        $this->writeText($element->getText());
         $xmlWriter->endElement(); // text:a
 
         if (!$this->withoutP) {
diff --git a/src/PhpWord/Writer/ODText/Element/PageBreak.php b/src/PhpWord/Writer/ODText/Element/PageBreak.php
index 47b4eeba..6eee6cfc 100644
--- a/src/PhpWord/Writer/ODText/Element/PageBreak.php
+++ b/src/PhpWord/Writer/ODText/Element/PageBreak.php
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@
  * file that was distributed with this source code. For the full list of
  * contributors, visit https://github.com/PHPOffice/PHPWord/contributors.
  *
- * @link        https://github.com/PHPOffice/PHPWord
- * @copyright   2010-2016 PHPWord contributors
+ * @see         https://github.com/PHPOffice/PHPWord
+ * @copyright   2010-2017 PHPWord contributors
  * @license     http://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl.txt LGPL version 3
  */
 
diff --git a/src/PhpWord/Writer/ODText/Element/Text.php b/src/PhpWord/Writer/ODText/Element/Text.php
index 3b06217d..dc377699 100644
--- a/src/PhpWord/Writer/ODText/Element/Text.php
+++ b/src/PhpWord/Writer/ODText/Element/Text.php
@@ -58,11 +58,7 @@ class Text extends AbstractElement
             } elseif (is_string($paragraphStyle)) {
                 $xmlWriter->writeAttribute('text:style-name', $paragraphStyle);
             }
-            if (Settings::isOutputEscapingEnabled()) {
-                $xmlWriter->text($element->getText());
-            } else {
-                $xmlWriter->writeRaw($element->getText());
-            }
+            $this->writeText($element->getText());
         } else {
             if (empty($paragraphStyle)) {
                 $xmlWriter->writeAttribute('text:style-name', 'Standard');
@@ -74,11 +70,7 @@ class Text extends AbstractElement
             if (is_string($fontStyle)) {
                 $xmlWriter->writeAttribute('text:style-name', $fontStyle);
             }
-            if (Settings::isOutputEscapingEnabled()) {
-                $xmlWriter->text($element->getText());
-            } else {
-                $xmlWriter->writeRaw($element->getText());
-            }
+            $this->writeText($element->getText());
             $xmlWriter->endElement();
         }
         if (!$this->withoutP) {
diff --git a/src/PhpWord/Writer/ODText/Element/Title.php b/src/PhpWord/Writer/ODText/Element/Title.php
index bf9bf9d6..769d293f 100644
--- a/src/PhpWord/Writer/ODText/Element/Title.php
+++ b/src/PhpWord/Writer/ODText/Element/Title.php
@@ -17,8 +17,6 @@
 
 namespace PhpOffice\PhpWord\Writer\ODText\Element;
 
-use PhpOffice\PhpWord\Settings;
-
 /**
  * Title element writer
  *
@@ -39,11 +37,7 @@ class Title extends AbstractElement
 
         $xmlWriter->startElement('text:h');
         $xmlWriter->writeAttribute('text:outline-level', $element->getDepth());
-        if (Settings::isOutputEscapingEnabled()) {
-            $xmlWriter->text($element->getText());
-        } else {
-            $xmlWriter->writeRaw($element->getText());
-        }
+        $this->writeText($element->getText());
         $xmlWriter->endElement(); // text:h
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/PhpWord/Writer/ODText/Part/Meta.php b/src/PhpWord/Writer/ODText/Part/Meta.php
index 72d03ae6..f592c5f0 100644
--- a/src/PhpWord/Writer/ODText/Part/Meta.php
+++ b/src/PhpWord/Writer/ODText/Part/Meta.php
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 namespace PhpOffice\PhpWord\Writer\ODText\Part;
 
 use PhpOffice\Common\XMLWriter;
-use PhpOffice\PhpWord\Settings;
 
 /**
  * ODText meta part writer: meta.xml
@@ -100,11 +99,7 @@ class Meta extends AbstractPart
         // if ($type !== null) {
         //     $xmlWriter->writeAttribute('meta:value-type', $type);
         // }
-        if (Settings::isOutputEscapingEnabled()) {
-            $xmlWriter->text($value);
-        } else {
-            $xmlWriter->writeRaw($value);
-        }
+        $this->writeText($value);
         $xmlWriter->endElement(); // meta:user-defined
     }
 }