diff --git a/app/views/courses/show.html.erb b/app/views/courses/show.html.erb
index 01ecba3..f6f5245 100644
--- a/app/views/courses/show.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/courses/show.html.erb
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
                     </tr>
                         <tr>
                         <td>Instructor:</td>
-                        <td><%= @course.user.name %> 
+                        <td><%= @course.user.name %> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;     
                         <% if ((current_user.id!=@course.user.id) && (current_user.utype=="student")) %>
                         <i class="glyphicon glyphicon-envelope"> <%= link_to 'Message me!', conversations_path(sender_id: current_user.id, receiver_id: @course.user.id), method: 'post'%></i></td>
                         <%end %>
diff --git a/app/views/messages/index.html.erb b/app/views/messages/index.html.erb
index d161cb8..d494e64 100644
--- a/app/views/messages/index.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/messages/index.html.erb
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
 
    <%= link_to 'Show Previous', '?m=all' %>
 
-<div class="ui segment">
+<div class="container" style="height:70vh; overflow:auto">
+<table class="table table-hover">
   <% @messages.each do |message| %>
     <% if message.body %>
       <% user = User.find(message.user_id) %>
@@ -25,7 +26,9 @@
       </div>
     <% end %>
   <% end %>
+  </table>
 </div>
+
 <div class="row">
     <div class="col-md-6 col-md-offset-3">
 <%= form_for [@conversation, @message], html: {class: "ui reply form"} do |f| %>
@@ -33,6 +36,7 @@
     <%= f.text_area :body, class: "form-control" %>
   </div>
     <%= f.text_field :user_id, value: current_user.id, type: "hidden"  %>
+    <%= f.text_field :read, value: false, type: "hidden"  %>
   <div>
     <%= f.submit "Reply !", class: "btn btn-primary" %>
   </div>
diff --git a/app/views/student_courses/enrolledshow.html.erb b/app/views/student_courses/enrolledshow.html.erb
index a37b45b..c471550 100644
--- a/app/views/student_courses/enrolledshow.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/student_courses/enrolledshow.html.erb
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
     <% @student_courses.each do |student_course| %>
     <% if  student_course !=nil %>
       <tr>
-        <td><%= student_course.user.name %>
+        <td><%= student_course.user.name %> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
         <% if ((current_user.id!=student_course.user.id) && (current_user.utype=="instructor")) %>
                         <i class="glyphicon glyphicon-envelope"> <%= link_to 'Message me!', conversations_path(sender_id: current_user.id, receiver_id: student_course.user.id), method: 'post'%></i>
                         <%end %></td>
diff --git a/app/views/student_courses/show.html.erb b/app/views/student_courses/show.html.erb
index cf0e20d..855686d 100644
--- a/app/views/student_courses/show.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/student_courses/show.html.erb
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
                     </tr>
                     <tr>
                         <td>Course instructor</td>
-                        <td><%= @student_course.course.user.name %>
+                        <td><%= @student_course.course.user.name %> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
                         <% if ((current_user.utype=="student")) %>
                         <i class="glyphicon glyphicon-envelope"> <%= link_to 'Message me!', conversations_path(sender_id: current_user.id, receiver_id: @student_course.course.user.id), method: 'post'%></i>
                         <%end%>