Index: lams_central/web/css/_authoring_base.scss
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diff -u -r65f6cda04f38eb60e5346f1601ebac80af95557b -rb06878b0b863637bde942e61606188520d605569
--- lams_central/web/css/_authoring_base.scss	(.../_authoring_base.scss)	(revision 65f6cda04f38eb60e5346f1601ebac80af95557b)
+++ lams_central/web/css/_authoring_base.scss	(.../_authoring_base.scss)	(revision b06878b0b863637bde942e61606188520d605569)
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@
 	padding: 5px;
 }
 
-div#infoDialog .infoDialogBody.fade {
+div#infoDialog #infoDialogBody.temporary {
 	cursor: pointer;
 }
 
Index: lams_central/web/includes/javascript/authoring/authoringGeneral.js
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diff -u -r65f6cda04f38eb60e5346f1601ebac80af95557b -rb06878b0b863637bde942e61606188520d605569
--- lams_central/web/includes/javascript/authoring/authoringGeneral.js	(.../authoringGeneral.js)	(revision 65f6cda04f38eb60e5346f1601ebac80af95557b)
+++ lams_central/web/includes/javascript/authoring/authoringGeneral.js	(.../authoringGeneral.js)	(revision b06878b0b863637bde942e61606188520d605569)
@@ -994,9 +994,23 @@
 					'at' : 'center top+20px',
 					'of' : '#canvas'
 				},
-				'show' : function(html){
-					var body = $('#infoDialogBody', layout.infoDialog);
-					if (layout.infoDialog.hasClass('in')) {
+				'show' : function(html, temporary){
+					var body = $('#infoDialogBody', layout.infoDialog),
+						visible = layout.infoDialog.hasClass('in');
+					if (visible || !temporary) {
+						$('.modal-header, #infoDialogButtons', layout.infoDialog).show();
+						body.removeClass('temporary');
+					} else {
+						$('.modal-header, #infoDialogButtons', layout.infoDialog).hide();
+						body.addClass('temporary').one('click', function(){
+							layout.infoDialog.modal('hide');
+						});
+						setTimeout(function(){
+							body.off('click');
+							layout.infoDialog.modal('hide');
+						}, 5000);
+					}
+					if (visible) {
 						body.html(body.html() + '<br /><br />' + html);
 					} else {
 						body.html(html);