diff --git a/manual/preamble.tex b/manual/preamble.tex
index e03b776d8f..ffdaacc8ed 100644
--- a/manual/preamble.tex
+++ b/manual/preamble.tex
@@ -266,3 +266,8 @@
     section \ref{#1} (page \pageref{#1})
 }}
 {\newcommand{\reference}[1]{section \ref{#1}}}
+
+% special HTML output adjustments
+\ifpdfoutput{}{\setlength{\parindent}{0mm}}
+\ifpdfoutput{}{\renewcommand{\Forward}[1]{$\triangleright${}#1}}
+
diff --git a/manual/rockbox-html.cfg b/manual/rockbox-html.cfg
index 8b021bd564..e30d4937a3 100644
--- a/manual/rockbox-html.cfg
+++ b/manual/rockbox-html.cfg
@@ -7,5 +7,7 @@ table.float, table.figure { border: outset 2px \#fff; margin-left:auto; margin-r
 td { background-color: \#c6d6f5; padding: 4px; }
 div.center { margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto; }
 .fancyvrb { background-color:\#c6d6f5; }
+table.multicols { width:95\%; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto; text-align:justify; }
 }
 \EndPreamble
+