diff --git a/mod/assignment/view.php b/mod/assignment/view.php
index 62e1abe4600..24b9dccad3f 100644
--- a/mod/assignment/view.php
+++ b/mod/assignment/view.php
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
         notice(get_string("activityiscurrentlyhidden"));
     }
 
-    print_simple_box_start("center");
+    print_simple_box_start('center', '70%', '', 5, 'generalbox', 'intro');
     print_heading($assignment->name, "center");
 
     $timedifference = $assignment->timedue - time();
diff --git a/mod/chat/view.php b/mod/chat/view.php
index 65388629e75..f08638317b0 100644
--- a/mod/chat/view.php
+++ b/mod/chat/view.php
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@
     }
 
     if ($chat->intro) {
-        print_simple_box( format_text($chat->intro) , 'center');
+        print_simple_box(format_text($chat->intro), 'center', '70%', '', 5, 'generalbox', 'intro');
         echo '<br />';
     }
 
diff --git a/mod/choice/view.php b/mod/choice/view.php
index 56dc2c30871..dd4e9b4ab37 100644
--- a/mod/choice/view.php
+++ b/mod/choice/view.php
@@ -85,7 +85,9 @@
         notice(get_string("activityiscurrentlyhidden"));
     }
 
-    print_simple_box( format_text($choice->text, $choice->format) , "center");
+    if ($choice->text) {
+        print_simple_box(format_text($choice->text, $choice->format), 'center', '70%', '', 5, 'generalbox', 'intro');
+    }
 
 
     // print the form
diff --git a/mod/dialogue/view.php b/mod/dialogue/view.php
index fd96b071430..2a7d80f67bb 100644
--- a/mod/dialogue/view.php
+++ b/mod/dialogue/view.php
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
     /************ view **************************************************/
     elseif ($action == 'view') {
 
-        print_simple_box( format_text($dialogue->intro) , "center");
+        print_simple_box(format_text($dialogue->intro), 'center', '70%', '', 5, 'generalbox', 'intro');
         echo "<br />";
         // get some stats
         $countneedingrepliesself = dialogue_count_needing_replies_self($dialogue, $USER);
diff --git a/mod/forum/view.php b/mod/forum/view.php
index 607424f72d4..835264c9735 100644
--- a/mod/forum/view.php
+++ b/mod/forum/view.php
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@
 
         case 'eachuser':
             if (!empty($forum->intro)) {
-                print_simple_box(format_text($forum->intro), 'center');
+                print_simple_box(format_text($forum->intro), 'center', '70%', '', 5, 'generalbox', 'intro');
             }
             echo '<p align="center">';
             if (forum_user_can_post_discussion($forum)) {
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@
 
         default:
             if (!empty($forum->intro)) {
-                print_simple_box(format_text($forum->intro), 'center');
+                print_simple_box(format_text($forum->intro), 'center', '70%', '', 5, 'generalbox', 'intro');
             }
             echo '<br />';
             if (!empty($showall)) {
diff --git a/mod/glossary/view.php b/mod/glossary/view.php
index 6f93ae7b8b9..76d80b66752 100644
--- a/mod/glossary/view.php
+++ b/mod/glossary/view.php
@@ -250,10 +250,7 @@
 
 /// Info box
     if ( $glossary->intro ) {
-        echo '<table align="center" width="70%" border="0">';
-        echo '<tr><td align="center" class="glossaryintrobox">';
-        echo format_text($glossary->intro);
-        print_simple_box_end();
+        print_simple_box(format_text($glossary->intro), 'center', '70%', '', 5, 'generalbox', 'intro');
     }
 
 /// Search box
diff --git a/mod/journal/view.php b/mod/journal/view.php
index 0d557fb52df..acb932cc896 100644
--- a/mod/journal/view.php
+++ b/mod/journal/view.php
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
     $journal->intro = trim($journal->intro);
 
     if (!empty($journal->intro)) {
-        print_simple_box( format_text($journal->intro,  $journal->introformat) , "center");
+        print_simple_box( format_text($journal->intro,  $journal->introformat), 'center', '70%', '', 5, 'generalbox', 'intro');
     }
 
     echo "<br />";
diff --git a/mod/quiz/view.php b/mod/quiz/view.php
index fbda82d0763..de9f6bbdef0 100644
--- a/mod/quiz/view.php
+++ b/mod/quiz/view.php
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
     print_heading($quiz->name);
 
     if (trim(strip_tags($quiz->intro))) {
-        print_simple_box(format_text($quiz->intro), "center");
+        print_simple_box(format_text($quiz->intro), 'center', '70%', '', 5, 'generalbox', 'intro');
     }
 
 
diff --git a/mod/scorm/view.php b/mod/scorm/view.php
index 70f720737aa..515c55b6824 100755
--- a/mod/scorm/view.php
+++ b/mod/scorm/view.php
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
 
     	print_heading($scorm->name);
 
-    	print_simple_box(text_to_html($scorm->summary), "center");
+    	print_simple_box(format_text($scorm->summary), 'center', '70%', '', 5, 'generalbox', 'intro');
 
     	if (isguest()) {
             print_heading(get_string("guestsno", "scorm"));
diff --git a/mod/survey/view.php b/mod/survey/view.php
index 04d7f84795f..35f0da5c807 100644
--- a/mod/survey/view.php
+++ b/mod/survey/view.php
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
 
         } else {
 
-            print_simple_box(format_text($survey->intro), "center", "80%");
+            print_simple_box(format_text($survey->intro), 'center', '70%', '', 5, 'generalbox', 'intro');
             print_spacer(30);
 
             $questions = get_records_list("survey_questions", "id", $survey->questions);
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@
     echo "<form name=\"form\" method=\"post\" action=\"save.php\">";
     echo "<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"id\" value=\"$id\" />";
 
-    print_simple_box(format_text($survey->intro), "center", "80%");
+    print_simple_box(format_text($survey->intro), 'center', '70%', '', 5, 'generalbox', 'intro');
 
 // Get all the major questions and their proper order
     if (! $questions = get_records_list("survey_questions", "id", $survey->questions)) {
diff --git a/mod/wiki/view.php b/mod/wiki/view.php
index 7ad847f0f49..dd0cb03f9f8 100644
--- a/mod/wiki/view.php
+++ b/mod/wiki/view.php
@@ -303,9 +303,7 @@
 
     if($ewiki_title==$wiki_entry->pagename && !empty($wiki->summary)) {
       if (trim(strip_tags($wiki->summary))) {
-          print "<br />";
-          print_simple_box(format_text($wiki->summary, FORMAT_MOODLE), "center");
-          print "<br />";
+          print_simple_box(format_text($wiki->summary, FORMAT_MOODLE), 'center', '70%', '', 5, 'generalbox', 'intro');
       }
     }
 
diff --git a/mod/workshop/view.php b/mod/workshop/view.php
index fe428c18914..42b623005cf 100644
--- a/mod/workshop/view.php
+++ b/mod/workshop/view.php
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@
 
         // if the student has not yet submitted show the full description
         if (!record_exists('workshop_submissions', 'workshopid', $workshop->id, 'userid', $USER->id)) {
-            print_simple_box(format_text($workshop->description, $workshop->format), 'center');
+            print_simple_box(format_text($workshop->description, $workshop->format), 'center', '70%', '', 5, 'generalbox', 'intro');
         } else {
             print_heading("<b><a href=\"view.php?id=$cm->id&amp;action=showdescription\">".
                 get_string("showdescription", 'workshop')."</a></b>");
@@ -540,7 +540,7 @@
     elseif ($action == 'showdescription') {
 
         workshop_print_assignment_info($workshop);
-        print_simple_box(format_text($workshop->description, $workshop->format), 'center');
+        print_simple_box(format_text($workshop->description, $workshop->format), 'center', '70%', '', 5, 'generalbox', 'intro');
         print_continue($_SERVER["HTTP_REFERER"]);
     }