diff --git a/src/messages.rkt b/src/messages.rkt
index 56b6b4f..3332f98 100644
--- a/src/messages.rkt
+++ b/src/messages.rkt
@@ -7,82 +7,83 @@
 (define (indent string)
   (string-append "\t" string))
 
-(define newline "\n")
+(define tab-full       "\t")
+(define tab-half       "    ")
+(define newline        "\n")
 (define newline-double "\n\n")
 
 (define messages
-  (hash 'show-help (string-append
-                     "NAME" newline
-                     "====" newline
-                     (format "~a" config:program-name) newline-double
+  (hash
+    'show-help
+    (string-append
+      "NAME" newline
+      tab-half (format "~a" config:program-name) newline-double
 
-                     "DESCRIPTION" newline
-                     "===========" newline
-                     (format "~a is a todo-list program for the command line. ~a does not use any data formats, and cannot remove multiple items at once." config:program-name config:program-name) newline-double
+      "DESCRIPTION" newline
+      tab-half (format "~a is a todo-list program for the command line. ~a does not use any data formats, and cannot remove multiple items at once." config:program-name config:program-name) newline-double
 
-                     "USAGE SYNTAX" newline
-                     "============" newline
-                     (format "~a [command] <args>" config:program-name) newline-double
+      "USAGE SYNTAX" newline
+      tab-half (format "~a [command] <args>" config:program-name) newline-double
 
-                     "COMMANDS AVAILABLE" newline
-                     "==================" newline
-                     (car config:initialize-commands) " - " (format "Creates a list file located at ~a" config:list-file) newline-double
+      "COMMANDS AVAILABLE" newline
+      tab-half (car config:initialize-commands) newline
+      tab-full (format "Creates a list file located at ~a" config:list-file) newline-double
 
-                     (car config:list-commands) " - " "Displays items from your list" newline-double
+      tab-half (car config:list-commands) newline
+      tab-full "Displays items from your list" newline-double
 
-                     (car config:add-commands) " <args> - Adds an item to your list" newline-double
+      tab-half (car config:add-commands) " <args>" newline
+      tab-full "Adds an item to your list" newline-double
 
-                     (car config:remove-commands) " <args> - Removes an item from your list" newline-double
+      tab-half (car config:remove-commands) " <args>" newline
+      tab-full "Removes an item from your list" newline-double
 
-                     "USAGE EXAMPLES" newline
-                     "==============" newline
-                     (car config:initialize-commands) " usage:" newline
-                     (format "~a ~a" config:program-name (car config:initialize-commands)) newline-double
+      "USAGE EXAMPLES" newline
+      tab-half (car config:initialize-commands) newline
+      tab-full (format "~a ~a" config:program-name (car config:initialize-commands)) newline-double
 
-                     (car config:list-commands) " usage:" newline
-                     (format "~a ~a" config:program-name (car config:list-commands)) newline-double
+      tab-half (car config:list-commands) newline
+      tab-full (format "~a ~a" config:program-name (car config:list-commands)) newline-double
 
-                     (car config:add-commands) " usage:" newline
-                     (format "~a ~a this is an item without double quotation marks" config:program-name (car config:add-commands)) newline
-                     (format "~a ~a \"this is an item surrounded by double quotation marks\"" config:program-name (car config:add-commands)) newline-double
+      tab-half (car config:add-commands) newline
+      tab-full (format "~a ~a this is an item without double quotation marks" config:program-name (car config:add-commands)) newline
+      tab-full (format "~a ~a \"this is an item surrounded by double quotation marks\"" config:program-name (car config:add-commands)) newline-double
 
-                     (car config:remove-commands) " usage:" newline
-                     (format "~a ~a 2" config:program-name (car config:remove-commands)) newline-double
+      tab-half (car config:remove-commands) newline
+      tab-full (format "~a ~a 2" config:program-name (car config:remove-commands)) newline-double
 
-                     "Can't see the whole help message?" newline
-                     "=================================" newline
-                     "Try running the command below:" newline
-                     (format "~a ~a | less" config:program-name (car config:help-commands)) newline)
+      "If you can't see the whole help message, then try running the following command: " newline
+      tab-half (format "~a ~a | less" config:program-name (car config:help-commands)) newline)
 
-        'empty-list "> There is nothing in your list\n"
+    'empty-list "> There is nothing in your list\n"
 
-        'show-usage (format "> For usage type ~a -h\n" config:program-name)
+    'show-usage (format "> For usage type ~a -h\n" config:program-name)
 
-        'creating (format "> Creating a list at ~a...\n" config:list-file)
+    'creating (format "> Creating a list at ~a...\n" config:list-file)
 
-        'creation-error (format "> Error: Could not create a list file at ~a\n" config:list-file)
+    'creation-error (format "> Error: Could not create a list file at ~a\n" config:list-file)
 
-        'file-already-exists (format "> Error: A list file already exists at ~a\n" config:list-file)
+    'file-already-exists (format "> Error: A list file already exists at ~a\n" config:list-file)
 
-        'successfully-created (format "> Your list file was successfully created at ~a\n" config:list-file)
+    'successfully-created (format "> Your list file was successfully created at ~a\n" config:list-file)
 
-        'file-not-found (format "> Error: Could not find ~a\n" config:list-file)
+    'file-not-found (format "> Error: Could not find ~a\n" config:list-file)
 
-        'item-not-found "> Error: Could not find that item\n"
+    'item-not-found "> Error: Could not find that item\n"
 
-        'init-y/n (format "> A list file will be created at ~a\n> Are you sure you want to continue? [y/n]\n" config:list-file)
+    'init-y/n (format "> A list file will be created at ~a\n> Are you sure you want to continue? [y/n]\n" config:list-file)
 
-        'try-init (format "> Try typing the following to setup ~a:\n~a ~a\n" config:program-name config:program-name (car config:initialize-commands))
+    'try-init (format "> Try typing the following to setup ~a:\n~a ~a\n" config:program-name config:program-name (car config:initialize-commands))
 
-        'terminating (format "> Exited ~a\n" config:program-name)
+    'terminating (format "> Exited ~a\n" config:program-name)
 
-        'choose-y/n "> Error: Please choose y or n\n"
+    'choose-y/n "> Error: Please choose y or n\n"
 
-        'not-in-list "> Error: Item does not exist\n"
+    'not-in-list "> Error: Item does not exist\n"
 
-        'item-added "> Added \"~a\" to your list\n"
+    'item-added "> Added \"~a\" to your list\n"
 
-        'item-removed "> Removed \"~a\" from your list\n"))
+    'item-removed "> Removed \"~a\" from your list\n"))
 
 
 (define y/n (hash 'yes '("yes" "Yes" "y" "Y")