diff --git a/R/format.R b/R/format.R
index d067623c..8296f13b 100644
--- a/R/format.R
+++ b/R/format.R
@@ -34,38 +34,32 @@
 #'     'standard' list, then a message is created advising the user to
 #'      check.
 #'
-#' |-------------|------------|-----------|
-#' | Format Name | w Values   | d Values  |
-#' |-------------|------------|-----------|
-#' | w.d         | 1 - 32     | ., 0 - 31 |
-#' | $w.         | 1 - 200    |           |
-#' |-------------|------------|-----------|
-#' | DATEw.      | ., 5 - 11  |           |
-#' | DATETIMEw.  | 7 - 40     |           |
-#' | DDMMYYw.    | ., 2 - 10  |           |
-#' | HHMM.       |            |           |
-#' | MMDDYYw.    | ., 2 - 10  |           |
-#' | TIMEw.      | ., 2 - 20  |           |
-#' | WEEKDATEw.  | ., 3 - 37  |           |
-#' | YYMMDDw.    | ., 2 - 10  |           |
-#' |-------------|------------|-----------|
-#' | B8601DAw.   | ., 8 - 10  |           |
-#' | B8601DTw.d  | ., 15 - 26 | ., 0 - 6  |
-#' | B8601TM.    |            |           |
-#' |-------------|------------|-----------|
-#' | IS8601DA.   |            |           |
-#' | IS8601TM.   |            |           |
-#' |-------------|------------|-----------|
-#' | E8601DAw.   | ., 10      |           |
-#' | E8601DNw.   | ., 10      |           |
-#' | E8601DTw.d  | ., 16 - 26 | ., 0 - 6  |
-#' | E8601DXw.   | ., 20 - 35 |           |
-#' | E8601LXw.   | ., 20 - 35 |           |
-#' | E8601LZw.   | ., 9 - 20  |           |
-#' | E8601TMw.d  | ., 8 - 15  | ., 0 - 6  |
-#' | E8601TXw.   | ., 9 - 20  |           |
-#' | E8601TZw.d  | ., 9 - 20  | ., 0 - 6  |
-#' |-------------|------------|-----------|
+#' | \strong{Format Name} | \strong{w Values} | \strong{d Values}  |
+#' |----------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
+#' | w.d                  | 1 - 32            | ., 0 - 31          |
+#' | $w.                  | 1 - 200           |                    |
+#' | DATEw.               | ., 5 - 11         |                    |
+#' | DATETIMEw.           | 7 - 40            |                    |
+#' | DDMMYYw.             | ., 2 - 10         |                    |
+#' | HHMM.                |                   |                    |
+#' | MMDDYYw.             | ., 2 - 10         |                    |
+#' | TIMEw.               | ., 2 - 20         |                    |
+#' | WEEKDATEw.           | ., 3 - 37         |                    |
+#' | YYMMDDw.             | ., 2 - 10         |                    |
+#' | B8601DAw.            | ., 8 - 10         |                    |
+#' | B8601DTw.d           | ., 15 - 26        | ., 0 - 6           |
+#' | B8601TM.             |                   |                    |
+#' | IS8601DA.            |                   |                    |
+#' | IS8601TM.            |                   |                    |
+#' | E8601DAw.            | ., 10             |                    |
+#' | E8601DNw.            | ., 10             |                    |
+#' | E8601DTw.d           | ., 16 - 26        | ., 0 - 6           |
+#' | E8601DXw.            | ., 20 - 35        |                    |
+#' | E8601LXw.            | ., 20 - 35        |                    |
+#' | E8601LZw.            | ., 9 - 20         |                    |
+#' | E8601TMw.d           | ., 8 - 15         | ., 0 - 6           |
+#' | E8601TXw.            | ., 9 - 20         |                    |
+#' | E8601TZw.d           | ., 9 - 20         | ., 0 - 6           |
 #'
 #' @section Metadata: The argument passed in the 'metadata' argument can either
 #'   be a metacore object, or a data.frame containing the data listed below. If
diff --git a/man/xportr_format.Rd b/man/xportr_format.Rd
index fcee3db1..bd3897bf 100644
--- a/man/xportr_format.Rd
+++ b/man/xportr_format.Rd
@@ -48,13 +48,10 @@ exhaustive (it would not be feasible to check all the functions
 within the scope of this package). If the format is not found in the
 'standard' list, then a message is created advising the user to
 check.
-}
-
-|-------------|------------|-----------|\tabular{lll}{
-   Format Name \tab w Values \tab d Values \cr
+}\tabular{lll}{
+   \strong{Format Name} \tab \strong{w Values} \tab \strong{d Values} \cr
    w.d \tab 1 - 32 \tab ., 0 - 31 \cr
    $w. \tab 1 - 200 \tab  \cr
-   ------------- \tab ------------ \tab ----------- \cr
    DATEw. \tab ., 5 - 11 \tab  \cr
    DATETIMEw. \tab 7 - 40 \tab  \cr
    DDMMYYw. \tab ., 2 - 10 \tab  \cr
@@ -63,14 +60,11 @@ check.
    TIMEw. \tab ., 2 - 20 \tab  \cr
    WEEKDATEw. \tab ., 3 - 37 \tab  \cr
    YYMMDDw. \tab ., 2 - 10 \tab  \cr
-   ------------- \tab ------------ \tab ----------- \cr
    B8601DAw. \tab ., 8 - 10 \tab  \cr
    B8601DTw.d \tab ., 15 - 26 \tab ., 0 - 6 \cr
    B8601TM. \tab  \tab  \cr
-   ------------- \tab ------------ \tab ----------- \cr
    IS8601DA. \tab  \tab  \cr
    IS8601TM. \tab  \tab  \cr
-   ------------- \tab ------------ \tab ----------- \cr
    E8601DAw. \tab ., 10 \tab  \cr
    E8601DNw. \tab ., 10 \tab  \cr
    E8601DTw.d \tab ., 16 - 26 \tab ., 0 - 6 \cr
@@ -80,7 +74,6 @@ check.
    E8601TMw.d \tab ., 8 - 15 \tab ., 0 - 6 \cr
    E8601TXw. \tab ., 9 - 20 \tab  \cr
    E8601TZw.d \tab ., 9 - 20 \tab ., 0 - 6 \cr
-   ------------- \tab ------------ \tab ----------- \cr
 }
 }