diff --git a/doc/Section_start.html b/doc/Section_start.html
index f9b87062eb..f4d4d0d5d9 100644
--- a/doc/Section_start.html
+++ b/doc/Section_start.html
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ tar xvf lammps*.tar
 <P>This will create a LAMMPS directory containing two files and several
 sub-directories:
 </P>
-<DIV ALIGN=center><TABLE  WIDTH="0%"  BORDER=1 >
+<DIV ALIGN=center><TABLE  BORDER=1 >
 <TR><TD >README</TD><TD > text file</TD></TR>
 <TR><TD >LICENSE</TD><TD > the GNU General Public License (GPL)</TD></TR>
 <TR><TD >bench</TD><TD > benchmark problems</TD></TR>
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ package".
 </P>
 <P>The current list of standard packages is as follows:
 </P>
-<DIV ALIGN=center><TABLE  WIDTH="0%"  BORDER=1 >
+<DIV ALIGN=center><TABLE  BORDER=1 >
 <TR><TD >asphere </TD><TD > aspherical particles and force fields</TD></TR>
 <TR><TD >class2 </TD><TD > class 2 force fields</TD></TR>
 <TR><TD >colloid </TD><TD > colloidal particle force fields</TD></TR>
diff --git a/doc/fix_wall_region.html b/doc/fix_wall_region.html
index 85ec827106..5234bb5bf5 100644
--- a/doc/fix_wall_region.html
+++ b/doc/fix_wall_region.html
@@ -53,7 +53,11 @@ surface in a prescribed manner.
 page, regions in LAMMPS do not get wrapped across periodic boundaries.
 It is up to you to insure that periodic or non-periodic boundaries are
 specified appropriately via the <A HREF = "boundary.html">boundary</A> command when
-using a region as a wall that bounds particle motion.
+using a region as a wall that bounds particle motion.  This also means
+that if you embed a region in your simulation box and want it to
+repulse particles from its surface (using the "side out" option in the
+<A HREF = "region.html">region</A> command), that its repulsive force will not be
+felt across a periodic boundary.
 </P>
 <P>IMPORTANT NOTE: For primitive regions with sharp corners and/or edges
 (e.g. a block or cylinder), wall/particle forces are computed
diff --git a/doc/fix_wall_region.txt b/doc/fix_wall_region.txt
index a6f070bbf4..a2651cb0cd 100644
--- a/doc/fix_wall_region.txt
+++ b/doc/fix_wall_region.txt
@@ -50,7 +50,11 @@ IMPORTANT NOTE: As discussed on the "region"_region.html command doc
 page, regions in LAMMPS do not get wrapped across periodic boundaries.
 It is up to you to insure that periodic or non-periodic boundaries are
 specified appropriately via the "boundary"_boundary.html command when
-using a region as a wall that bounds particle motion.
+using a region as a wall that bounds particle motion.  This also means
+that if you embed a region in your simulation box and want it to
+repulse particles from its surface (using the "side out" option in the
+"region"_region.html command), that its repulsive force will not be
+felt across a periodic boundary.
  
 IMPORTANT NOTE: For primitive regions with sharp corners and/or edges
 (e.g. a block or cylinder), wall/particle forces are computed