diff --git a/manpages/shorewall-providers.xml b/manpages/shorewall-providers.xml
index 6c617f159..440977d85 100644
--- a/manpages/shorewall-providers.xml
+++ b/manpages/shorewall-providers.xml
@@ -90,9 +90,9 @@
 
         <listitem>
           <para>The name of an existing table to duplicate to create this
-          routing. May be 'main' or the name of a previous provider. You may
-          select only certain entries from the table to copy by using the COPY
-          column below.</para>
+          routing. May be <option>main</option> or the name of a previous
+          provider. You may select only certain entries from the table to copy
+          by using the COPY column below.</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
 
@@ -141,21 +141,25 @@
                 to be tracked so that responses may be routed back out this
                 same interface.</para>
 
-                <para>You want to specify 'track' if internet hosts will be
-                connecting to local servers through this provider.</para>
+                <para>You want to specify <option>track</option> if internet
+                hosts will be connecting to local servers through this
+                provider.</para>
               </listitem>
             </varlistentry>
 
             <varlistentry>
-              <term><emphasis role="bold">balance</emphasis></term>
+              <term><emphasis
+              role="bold">balance[=<replaceable>weight</replaceable>]</emphasis></term>
 
               <listitem>
-                <para>The providers that have 'balance' specified will get
-                outbound traffic load-balanced among them. By default, all
-                interfaces with 'balance' specified will have the same weight
-                (1). You can change the weight of an interface by specifiying
-                balance=&lt;weight&gt; where &lt;weight&gt; is the weight of
-                the route out of this interface.</para>
+                <para>The providers that have <option>balance</option>
+                specified will get outbound traffic load-balanced among them.
+                By default, all interfaces with <option>balance</option>
+                specified will have the same weight (1). You can change the
+                weight of an interface by specifiying
+                <option>balance=</option><replaceable>weight</replaceable>
+                where <replaceable>weight</replaceable> is the weight of the
+                route out of this interface.</para>
               </listitem>
             </varlistentry>
 
@@ -166,8 +170,8 @@
                 <para>Shorewall normally adds a routing rule for each IP
                 address on an interface which forces traffic whose source is
                 that IP address to be sent using the routing table for that
-                interface. Setting 'loose' prevents creation of such rules on
-                this interface.</para>
+                interface. Setting <option>loose</option> prevents creation of
+                such rules on this interface.</para>
               </listitem>
             </varlistentry>
 
@@ -186,14 +190,15 @@
 
       <varlistentry>
         <term><emphasis role="bold">COPY</emphasis> —
-        [<emphasis>interface</emphasis><emphasis
-        role="bold">[,</emphasis><emphasis>interface</emphasis>]...]</term>
+        [{<option>none</option>|<emphasis>interface</emphasis><emphasis
+        role="bold">[,</emphasis><emphasis>interface</emphasis>]...}]</term>
 
         <listitem>
           <para>A comma-separated list of other interfaces on your firewall.
-          Usually used only when DUPLICATE is 'main'. Only copy routes through
-          INTERFACE and through interfaces listed here. If you only wish to
-          copy routes through INTERFACE, enter 'none' here.</para>
+          Usually used only when DUPLICATE is <option>main</option>. Only copy
+          routes through INTERFACE and through interfaces listed here. If you
+          only wish to copy routes through INTERFACE, enter
+          <option>none</option> here.</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
     </variablelist>