diff --git a/cms/static/js/views/video/translations_editor.js b/cms/static/js/views/video/translations_editor.js
index d2fc79c6e7..75e2a01c39 100644
--- a/cms/static/js/views/video/translations_editor.js
+++ b/cms/static/js/views/video/translations_editor.js
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ function($, _, AbstractEditor, FileUpload, UploadDialog) {
                 target = $(event.currentTarget),
                 lang = target.data('lang'),
                 model = new FileUpload({
-                    title: gettext('Upload translation.'),
+                    title: gettext('Upload translation'),
                     fileFormats: ['srt']
                 }),
                 view = new VideoUploadDialog({
diff --git a/cms/static/sass/elements/_modal-window.scss b/cms/static/sass/elements/_modal-window.scss
index 7efff97f7a..9c0645fa95 100644
--- a/cms/static/sass/elements/_modal-window.scss
+++ b/cms/static/sass/elements/_modal-window.scss
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
     text-align: left;
 
     .modal-content {
+      position: relative;
       box-shadow: 0 0 3px $shadow-d1;
       background-color: $white;
       padding: 5%;
@@ -106,6 +107,7 @@
   // large modals - component editors and interactives
   .modal-lg {
     width: 75%;
+    min-width: ($baseline*27.5);
     height: auto;
 
     &.modal-editor {
@@ -114,12 +116,12 @@
         margin: ($baseline/4) ($baseline/2);
 
         .title {
-          width: 48%;
+          width: 47%;
           display: inline-block;
         }
 
         .editor-modes {
-          width: 49%;
+          width: 48%;
           display: inline-block;
           text-align: right;
 
@@ -173,7 +175,7 @@
   .modal-window {
 
     .CodeMirror {
-      height: 100%;
+      height: 365px;
     }
 
     .wrapper-comp-settings {
@@ -205,29 +207,34 @@
           left: 10% !important;
         }
 
-        .modal-content {
-          padding: 2%;
+        .modal-header {
+          margin: ($baseline/2) 2%;
 
           .title {
             width: auto;
+            margin: 0 0 ($baseline/4) 0;
           }
 
           .editor-modes {
             display: none;
           }
+        }
 
-          input[type="file"] {
-            margin: $baseline 0;
-          }
+        .modal-content {
+          padding: 2%;
 
           .message {
-            margin: 0 0 $baseline 0;
+            margin: 0 ($baseline/4) ($baseline/4) ($baseline/4);
           }
 
-          .modal-actions {
-            padding: ($baseline/2) 0;
+          input[type="file"] {
+            margin: 0;
           }
         }
+
+        .modal-actions {
+          padding: ($baseline/2) 0;
+        }
       }
     }
 
diff --git a/cms/static/sass/elements/_xblocks.scss b/cms/static/sass/elements/_xblocks.scss
index 5306e3e928..38157c8aa0 100644
--- a/cms/static/sass/elements/_xblocks.scss
+++ b/cms/static/sass/elements/_xblocks.scss
@@ -61,6 +61,10 @@
     margin: 0 ($baseline/4);
     height: ($baseline*1.25);
     width: $baseline;
+
+    &:focus {
+      outline: 0;
+    }
   }
 
   .action-view {
diff --git a/cms/static/sass/views/_container.scss b/cms/static/sass/views/_container.scss
index 1275bcac0e..a6a9147b87 100644
--- a/cms/static/sass/views/_container.scss
+++ b/cms/static/sass/views/_container.scss
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ body.view-container {
   .content-primary {
     margin-right: flex-gutter();
     width: flex-grid(9,12);
+    box-shadow: none;
+    border: 0;
 
     .no-container-content {
       @extend %ui-well;
diff --git a/cms/static/sass/views/_unit.scss b/cms/static/sass/views/_unit.scss
index 6a3a7582ef..e2ff0a5b62 100644
--- a/cms/static/sass/views/_unit.scss
+++ b/cms/static/sass/views/_unit.scss
@@ -1313,17 +1313,18 @@ body.unit {
 // ====================
 
 // Latex Compiler
+
+.wrapper-comp-editor.latex-problem {
+  margin-top: ($baseline*2.5);
+}
+
 .launch-latex-compiler {
+  position: absolute;
+  width: 100%;
+  top: 0;
   background-color: $white;
   padding: $baseline/2 0 $baseline/2 $baseline;
   border-bottom: 1px solid $gray-l2;
-  opacity: 0.8;
-
-
-  &:hover {
-    @include transition(opacity $tmg-f2 ease-in-out 0s);
-    opacity: 1.0s;
-  }
 }
 
 //  hides latex compiler button if settings mode is-active
diff --git a/cms/templates/overview.html b/cms/templates/overview.html
index 68dd966a14..7e9fa5f8c5 100644
--- a/cms/templates/overview.html
+++ b/cms/templates/overview.html
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ require(["domReady!", "jquery", "js/models/location", "js/models/section", "js/v
               <input class="start-date date" type="text" name="start_date" value="" placeholder="MM/DD/YYYY" class="date" size='15' autocomplete="off"/>
             </li>
             <li class="field field-start-time">
-              <label for="start_time">${_("Release Time")} (<abbr title="${_("Coordinated Universal Time")}">UTC</abbr>)</label>
+              <label for="start_time">${_("Release Time")} in <abbr title="${_("Coordinated Universal Time")}">UTC</abbr></label>
               <input class="start-time time" type="text" name="start_time" value="" placeholder="HH:MM" class="time" size='10' autocomplete="off"/>
             </li>
           </ul>
diff --git a/cms/templates/widgets/source-edit.html b/cms/templates/widgets/source-edit.html
index fda097063b..30d0aaee2f 100644
--- a/cms/templates/widgets/source-edit.html
+++ b/cms/templates/widgets/source-edit.html
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ require(["jquery", "jquery.leanModal", "codemirror/stex"], function($) {
       ## cannot do this with css or it gets overwritten
       var editorH = $( window ).height() - 100;
       var editorW = $( window ).innerWidth() - 70;
-      hlsmodal.attr('style', function(i,s) { return s + 'margin: 2% 0 0 10% !important; left:0; height:' + editorH + 'px;'});
+      hlsmodal.attr('style', function(i,s) { return s + 'margin: 2% 0 0 10% !important; left:10%; height:' + editorH + 'px;'});
 
       ## setup file input
       ## need to insert this only after hls triggered, because otherwise it