Index: lams_tool_spreadsheet/web/WEB-INF/tags/Page.tag
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diff -u -rfdaaf5fccaee2cc31539cb367c650e369a2006d2 -r0a141270feef0d18c3d156b6549d379c4ac45148
--- lams_tool_spreadsheet/web/WEB-INF/tags/Page.tag	(.../Page.tag)	(revision fdaaf5fccaee2cc31539cb367c650e369a2006d2)
+++ lams_tool_spreadsheet/web/WEB-INF/tags/Page.tag	(.../Page.tag)	(revision 0a141270feef0d18c3d156b6549d379c4ac45148)
@@ -31,6 +31,6 @@
 				</div>
 			</div>
 		</div>
-		<! -- End content container -->
+		<!-- End content container -->
 	</div>
 </div>
Index: lams_tool_spreadsheet/web/common/messages.jsp
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diff -u -r7f9f772433a7fd55c4475241d4e3bc0765f474e8 -r0a141270feef0d18c3d156b6549d379c4ac45148
--- lams_tool_spreadsheet/web/common/messages.jsp	(.../messages.jsp)	(revision 7f9f772433a7fd55c4475241d4e3bc0765f474e8)
+++ lams_tool_spreadsheet/web/common/messages.jsp	(.../messages.jsp)	(revision 0a141270feef0d18c3d156b6549d379c4ac45148)
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 <%-- Error Messages --%>
 <logic:messagesPresent>
-	<p class="warning">
-	        <html:messages id="error">
-	            <c:out value="${error}" escapeXml="false"/><br/>
-	        </html:messages>
-	</p>
+		<lams:Alert id="errorMessages" type="danger" close="false">
+        <html:messages id="error">
+            <c:out value="${error}" escapeXml="false"/>
+        </html:messages>
+    </lams:Alert>
 </logic:messagesPresent>
Index: lams_tool_spreadsheet/web/pages/learning/notebook.jsp
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diff -u -rfdaaf5fccaee2cc31539cb367c650e369a2006d2 -r0a141270feef0d18c3d156b6549d379c4ac45148
--- lams_tool_spreadsheet/web/pages/learning/notebook.jsp	(.../notebook.jsp)	(revision fdaaf5fccaee2cc31539cb367c650e369a2006d2)
+++ lams_tool_spreadsheet/web/pages/learning/notebook.jsp	(.../notebook.jsp)	(revision 0a141270feef0d18c3d156b6549d379c4ac45148)
@@ -34,27 +34,31 @@
 				<lams:out value="${sessionMap.reflectInstructions}" escapeHtml="true"/>
 			</p>
 
-			<html:textarea cols="60" rows="8" property="entryText"
-				styleClass="text-area" />
+			<html:textarea styleId="focused" rows="5" property="entryText" styleClass="form-control"></html:textarea>
 
-			<div class="space-bottom-top align-right">
-				<html:link href="#nogo" styleClass="btn btn-primary pull-right na" styleId="finishButton" onclick="submitForm('finish')">
-						<c:choose>
-							<c:when test="${sessionMap.activityPosition.last}">
-								<fmt:message key="label.submit" />
-							</c:when>
-							<c:otherwise>
-								<fmt:message key="label.finished" />
-							</c:otherwise>
-						</c:choose>
-				</html:link>
-			</div>
+			<html:link href="#nogo" styleClass="btn btn-primary voffset5 pull-right na" styleId="finishButton" onclick="submitForm('finish')">
+				<c:choose>
+					<c:when test="${sessionMap.activityPosition.last}">
+						<fmt:message key="label.submit" />
+					</c:when>
+					<c:otherwise>
+						<fmt:message key="label.finished" />
+					</c:otherwise>
+				</c:choose>
+			</html:link>
+
 	</html:form>
+	
+	<div id="footer"/>
+	
 	</lams:Page>
 
-	<div id="footer">
-	</div>
-	<!--closes footer-->
-
 </body>
+
+<script type="text/javascript">
+	window.onload = function() {
+		document.getElementById("focused").focus();
+	}
+</script>
+
 </lams:html>