diff --git a/templates/display_base.mako b/templates/display_base.mako
index 611af93a7db..880d2414d85 100644
--- a/templates/display_base.mako
+++ b/templates/display_base.mako
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 	self.has_left_panel=False
 	self.has_right_panel=True
 	self.message_box_visible=False
-	self.active_view=""
+	self.active_view="shared"
 	self.overlay_visible=False
 %>
 </%def>
diff --git a/templates/grid_base.mako b/templates/grid_base.mako
index 047bbbd121a..b4fa9d4464a 100644
--- a/templates/grid_base.mako
+++ b/templates/grid_base.mako
@@ -812,7 +812,7 @@
         <% num_rows_rendered = 0 %>
         %if query.count() == 0:
             ## No results.
-            <tr><td></td><td><em>No Items</em></td></tr>
+            <tr><td colspan="100"><em>No Items</em></td></tr>
             <% num_rows_rendered = 1 %>
         %endif
         %for i, item in enumerate( query ):
diff --git a/templates/history/list_published.mako b/templates/history/list_published.mako
index 863c7fd098b..41006297989 100644
--- a/templates/history/list_published.mako
+++ b/templates/history/list_published.mako
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 <%
     self.has_left_panel=False
     self.has_right_panel=False
-    self.active_view="page"
+    self.active_view="shared"
     self.message_box_visible=False
 %>
 </%def>
diff --git a/templates/library/index.mako b/templates/library/index.mako
index e120fdac93e..33caa6408e5 100644
--- a/templates/library/index.mako
+++ b/templates/library/index.mako
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 <%
     self.has_left_panel=False
     self.has_right_panel=False
-    self.active_view="libraries"
+    self.active_view="shared"
 %>
 </%def>
 
diff --git a/templates/page/index.mako b/templates/page/index.mako
index 8f9e1b9803f..44ae9a20a19 100644
--- a/templates/page/index.mako
+++ b/templates/page/index.mako
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 <%
     self.has_left_panel=False
     self.has_right_panel=False
-    self.active_view="page"
+    self.active_view="shared"
     self.message_box_visible=False
 %>
 </%def>
diff --git a/templates/page/list_published.mako b/templates/page/list_published.mako
index 40b8e40c272..ba86e394f9d 100644
--- a/templates/page/list_published.mako
+++ b/templates/page/list_published.mako
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 <%
     self.has_left_panel=False
     self.has_right_panel=False
-    self.active_view="page"
+    self.active_view="shared"
     self.message_box_visible=False
 %>
 </%def>
diff --git a/templates/sharing_base.mako b/templates/sharing_base.mako
index 3cc740d3649..544046c4ebc 100644
--- a/templates/sharing_base.mako
+++ b/templates/sharing_base.mako
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 %>
 <%inherit file="${inherit(context)}"/>
 
-<%namespace file="./display_common.mako" import="*" />
+<%namespace file="/display_common.mako" import="*" />
 <%namespace file="/message.mako" import="render_msg" />
 
 ##
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@
                         if item.published:
                             item_status = item_status + " and published"    
                     %>
-                    This ${item_class_name_lc} <strong>${item_status}</strong>. 
+                    This ${item_class_name_lc} is currently <strong>${item_status}</strong>. 
                     <div>
                         <p>Anyone can view and import this ${item_class_name_lc} by visiting the following URL:
 
@@ -195,10 +195,10 @@
                             %else: ## item.published == True
                                 ## Item is importable and published. User can unpublish or disable import and unpublish.
                                 <input class="action-button" type="submit" name="unpublish" value="Unpublish ${item_class_name}">
-                                <div class="toolParamHelp">Removes ${item_class_name_lc} from Galaxy's <a href='${h.url_for( action='list_published' )}' target="_top">Published ${item_class_plural_name}</a> section so that it is not publicly listed or searchable.</div>
+                                <div class="toolParamHelp">Removes this ${item_class_name_lc} from Galaxy's <a href='${h.url_for( action='list_published' )}' target="_top">Published ${item_class_plural_name}</a> section so that it is not publicly listed or searchable.</div>
                                 <br>
                                 <input class="action-button" type="submit" name="disable_link_access_and_unpublish" value="Disable Access to ${item_class_name} via Link and Unpublish">
-                                <div class="toolParamHelp">Disables ${item_class_name_lc}'s link so that it is not accessible and removes ${item_class_name_lc} from Galaxy's <a href='${h.url_for( action='list_published' )}' target='_top'>Published ${item_class_plural_name}</a> section so that it is not publicly listed or searchable.</div>
+                                <div class="toolParamHelp">Disables this ${item_class_name_lc}'s link so that it is not accessible and removes ${item_class_name_lc} from Galaxy's <a href='${h.url_for( action='list_published' )}' target='_top'>Published ${item_class_plural_name}</a> section so that it is not publicly listed or searchable.</div>
                             %endif
                 
                     </form>
diff --git a/templates/visualization/list_published.mako b/templates/visualization/list_published.mako
index e3dfc1f6778..5af429371f3 100644
--- a/templates/visualization/list_published.mako
+++ b/templates/visualization/list_published.mako
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 <%
     self.has_left_panel=False
     self.has_right_panel=False
-    self.active_view="page"
+    self.active_view="shared"
     self.message_box_visible=False
 %>
 </%def>
diff --git a/templates/webapps/galaxy/base_panels.mako b/templates/webapps/galaxy/base_panels.mako
index abbbdb65d63..26bc5eb7d9b 100644
--- a/templates/webapps/galaxy/base_panels.mako
+++ b/templates/webapps/galaxy/base_panels.mako
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
                         [ 'Published Visualizations', h.url_for( controller='/visualization', action='list_published' ) ],
                         [ 'Published Pages', h.url_for( controller='/page', action='list_published' ) ]
                        ]
-        tab( "libraries", "Shared Data", h.url_for( controller='/library', action='index'), menu_options=menu_options )
+        tab( "shared", "Shared Data", h.url_for( controller='/library', action='index'), menu_options=menu_options )
     %>
     
     ## Lab menu.
diff --git a/templates/workflow/list_published.mako b/templates/workflow/list_published.mako
index ff345a06e2f..494301f92bb 100644
--- a/templates/workflow/list_published.mako
+++ b/templates/workflow/list_published.mako
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 <%
     self.has_left_panel=False
     self.has_right_panel=False
-    self.active_view=""
+    self.active_view="shared"
     self.message_box_visible=False
 %>
 </%def>