diff --git a/frontend/src/css/shared-file-view.css b/frontend/src/css/shared-file-view.css
index 25cd6692c9..59a7fcb572 100644
--- a/frontend/src/css/shared-file-view.css
+++ b/frontend/src/css/shared-file-view.css
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
   border: 1px solid #ccc;
   margin: 0 auto;
   box-shadow: 0 0 6px #ccc;
-  width: 756px;
+  width: 950px;
   background: #fff;
   overflow: auto;
 }
@@ -70,4 +70,10 @@
     width: 100%;
     padding: 10px 20px;
   }
+  .shared-file-view-body .md-view {
+    width: 95%;
+  }
+  .shared-file-view-body .md-view .article {
+    padding: 40px;
+  }
 }
diff --git a/frontend/src/shared-file-view-markdown.js b/frontend/src/shared-file-view-markdown.js
index 71acd36e49..096726473b 100644
--- a/frontend/src/shared-file-view-markdown.js
+++ b/frontend/src/shared-file-view-markdown.js
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ class SharedFileViewMarkdown extends React.Component {
             }
           </div>
           <div className="shared-file-view-body">
-            <div className="md-view article">
+            <div className="md-view">
               <MarkdownViewer markdownContent={this.state.markdownContent} showTOC={false} />
             </div>
           </div>
@@ -123,7 +123,10 @@ if (enableWatermark) {
   } else {
     watermark_txt = gettext("Anonymous User");
   }
-  watermark.init({ watermark_txt: watermark_txt });
+  watermark.init({
+    watermark_txt: watermark_txt,
+    watermark_alpha: 0.075
+  });
 }
 
 ReactDOM.render (