diff --git a/doc/org.eclipse.cdt.doc.user/images/editor_color_preferences.png b/doc/org.eclipse.cdt.doc.user/images/editor_color_preferences.png
index 1e7bd2ebd6b..ed2e05364c8 100644
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diff --git a/doc/org.eclipse.cdt.doc.user/reference/cdt_u_c_editor_color.htm b/doc/org.eclipse.cdt.doc.user/reference/cdt_u_c_editor_color.htm
index c7dc1b907bf..9ac55a9622f 100644
--- a/doc/org.eclipse.cdt.doc.user/reference/cdt_u_c_editor_color.htm
+++ b/doc/org.eclipse.cdt.doc.user/reference/cdt_u_c_editor_color.htm
@@ -4,29 +4,55 @@
 <head>
 	<meta http-equiv="Content-Language" content="en-us">
 	<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8">
-	<title>Color preferences</title>
+	<title>Syntax Coloring preferences</title>
 	<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="../help.css">
 </head>
 
 <body>
 
-<h1>Color preferences</h1>
+<h1>Syntax Coloring preferences</h1>
 
-<p>You can customize the appearance of the C/C++ editor on the Colors page of the Preferences window.</p>
-<p><img src="../images/editor_color_preferences.png" alt="Editor General Preferences Dialog Box"></p>
+<p>The <b>Syntax Coloring</b> preference panel specifies how C/C++ source code is rendered. Each element category (Code, Comments, and Preprocessor) contains a list of language elements that may be rendered with its own color and style.</p>
+	<p>Note that general text editor settings such as the background color can be configured on the general <b>Text Editors</b> preference pages. Fonts may be configured on the general <b>Colors and Fonts</b> preference page</p>
+	<p><img src="../images/editor_color_preferences.png" alt="Syntax Coloring Preferences Page"></p>
 
-<dl>
-  <dt>System Default</dt>
-  <dd>Uses the system default for the background color.</dd>
-  <dt>Custom</dt>
-  <dd>Changes the background color.</dd>
-  <dt>Foreground</dt>
-  <dd>Lists items, such as comments, keywords, and strings, for which you can specify a color.</dd>
-  <dt>Color</dt>
-  <dd>Specifies the color in which to display the selected item.</dd>
-  <dt>Bold</dt>
-  <dd>Makes the selected item bold.</dd>
-</dl>
+<table width="600px" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" border="1" >
+	<caption><b>Syntax Coloring Preference Options</b></caption>
+	<colgroup>
+		<col width="30%" valign="top" >
+		<col width="70%" valign="top" >
+	</colgroup>
+	<tbody>
+		<tr>
+			<td><dt>Enable semantic highlighting</dt></td>
+			<td>Checkmark to activate semantic highlighting of specific structures in the elements listed.</td>
+		</tr>
+		<tr>
+			<td><dt>Enable</dt></td>
+			<td>Makes the selected element active for syntax coloring.</td>
+		</tr>
+		<tr>
+			<td><dt>Color</dt></td>
+			<td>Specifies the color in which to display the selected element.</td>
+		</tr>
+		<tr>
+			<td><dt>Bold</dt></td>
+			<td>Makes the selected element <b>bold</b>.</td>
+		</tr>
+		<tr>
+			<td><dt>Italic</dt></td>
+			<td>Makes the selected element <i>italic</i>.</td>
+		</tr>
+		<tr>
+			<td><dt>Strikethrough</dt></td>
+			<td>Makes the selected element <s>strikethrough</s>.</td>
+		</tr>
+		<tr>
+			<td><dt>Underline</dt></td>
+			<td>Makes the selected element <u>underlined</u>.</td>
+		</tr>
+	</tbody>
+</table>
 
 <p><img border="0" src="../images/ngconcepts.gif" ALT="Related concepts" width="143" height="21"> <br>
 <a href="../concepts/cdt_o_code_entry.htm">Coding aids</a></p>
@@ -36,6 +62,7 @@
 <p><img border="0" src="../images/ngref.gif" ALT="Related reference" width="143" height="21">
 <br>
 <a href="cdt_o_ceditor_pref.htm">C/C++ editor preferences</a></p>
+<hr>
 <img src="../images/ng00_04a.gif" ALT="IBM Copyright Statement" >
 
 </body>
diff --git a/doc/org.eclipse.cdt.doc.user/topics_Reference.xml b/doc/org.eclipse.cdt.doc.user/topics_Reference.xml
index 5bcfaa1e478..c702b05e997 100644
--- a/doc/org.eclipse.cdt.doc.user/topics_Reference.xml
+++ b/doc/org.eclipse.cdt.doc.user/topics_Reference.xml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 		</topic>
 		<topic label="C/C++ Editor preferences" href="reference/cdt_o_ceditor_pref.htm">
 			<topic label="General preferences" href="reference/cdt_u_c_editor_gen.htm"/>
-			<topic label="Colors preferences" href="reference/cdt_u_c_editor_color.htm"/>
+			<topic label="Syntax Coloring preferences" href="reference/cdt_u_c_editor_color.htm"/>
 			<topic label="Content Assist preferences" href="reference/cdt_u_c_editor_con_assist.htm"/>
 			<topic label="Hovers preferences" href="reference/cdt_u_c_editor_hov.htm"/>
 			<topic label="Navigation preferences" href="reference/cdt_u_c_editor_navigation.htm"/>

Enable semantic highlighting	Checkmark to activate semantic highlighting of specific structures in the elements listed.
Enable	Makes the selected element active for syntax coloring.
Color	Specifies the color in which to display the selected element.
Bold	Makes the selected element bold.
Italic	Makes the selected element italic.
Strikethrough	Makes the selected element ~~strikethrough~~.
Underline	Makes the selected element underlined.