diff --git a/src/locales/en.json b/src/locales/en.json
index 7f351dd06..8d6f67491 100644
--- a/src/locales/en.json
+++ b/src/locales/en.json
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
   "pad.settings.fontType.normal": "Normal",
   "pad.settings.fontType.monospaced": "Monospace",
   "pad.settings.globalView": "Global View",
-  "pad.settings.globalView.warning": "Warning: This will effect everyones view of this pad.",
+  "pad.settings.globalView.warning": "Warning: This will affect everyone's view of this pad.",
   "pad.settings.language": "Language:",
   "pad.importExport.import_export": "Import/Export",
   "pad.importExport.import": "Upload any text file or document",
diff --git a/src/static/css/pad.css b/src/static/css/pad.css
index 4c9e71d80..25afa4310 100644
--- a/src/static/css/pad.css
+++ b/src/static/css/pad.css
@@ -808,7 +808,8 @@ input[type=checkbox] {
   z-index: 500;
 }
 #globalViewWarning {
-  color: red;
+  color: gray;
+  font-weight: bold;
   font-size: 10px;
 }
 .stickyChat {
diff --git a/src/static/js/pad.js b/src/static/js/pad.js
index 58b7700e7..51d8ed3f7 100644
--- a/src/static/js/pad.js
+++ b/src/static/js/pad.js
@@ -374,21 +374,23 @@ function handshake()
       // via a collabClient-message when they're changed later.
       var viewSettings = clientVars.viewSettings;
       
+      // set the private options here if there is no global setting
+      $("#options-global-colorscheck").prop("checked", $("#options-colorscheck").prop("checked"));
+      $("#options-global-linenoscheck").prop("checked", $("#options-linenoscheck").prop("checked"));
+      $("#global-viewfontmenu").val($("#global-viewfontmenu").val());
+      
       // check if they are set, if they are overwrite whatever is set by the user
       if (typeof(viewSettings.showLineNumbers) != "undefined")
       {
         pad.changeViewOption('showLineNumbers', viewSettings.showLineNumbers, true);
-        $("#options-global-linenoscheck").prop('checked', viewSettings.showLineNumbers);
       }
       if (typeof(viewSettings.showAuthorColors) != "undefined")
       {
         pad.changeViewOption('showAuthorColors', viewSettings.showAuthorColors, true);
-        $("#options-global-colorscheck").prop('checked', viewSettings.showAuthorColors);
       }
       if (typeof(viewSettings.useMonospaceFont) != "undefined")
       {
-        pad.changeViewOption('useMonospaceFont', viewSettings.useMonospaceFont, true);   
-        $("#global-viewfontmenu").val(viewSettings.useMonospaceFont ? "monospace" : "normal");
+        pad.changeViewOption('useMonospaceFont', viewSettings.useMonospaceFont, true);
       }
 
       // if the globalUserName value is set we need to tell the server and the client about the new authorname
diff --git a/src/static/js/pad_editor.js b/src/static/js/pad_editor.js
index bc21535e2..aa152c4b2 100644
--- a/src/static/js/pad_editor.js
+++ b/src/static/js/pad_editor.js
@@ -128,12 +128,16 @@ var padeditor = (function()
 
       v = getOption('showLineNumbers', true);
       self.ace.setProperty("showslinenumbers", v);
-      if(!global)
+      if(global)
+        padutils.setCheckbox($("#options-global-linenoscheck"), v);
+      else
         padutils.setCheckbox($("#options-linenoscheck"), v);
 
       v = getOption('showAuthorColors', true);
       self.ace.setProperty("showsauthorcolors", v);
-      if(!global)
+      if(global)
+        padutils.setCheckbox($("#options-global-colorscheck"), v);
+      else
         padutils.setCheckbox($("#options-colorscheck"), v);
       // Override from parameters if true
       if (settings.noColors !== false)
@@ -141,7 +145,9 @@ var padeditor = (function()
 
       v = getOption('useMonospaceFont', false);
       self.ace.setProperty("textface", (v ? "monospace" : "Arial, sans-serif"));
-      if(!global)
+      if(global)
+        $("#global-viewfontmenu").val(v ? "monospace" : "normal");
+      else
         $("#viewfontmenu").val(v ? "monospace" : "normal");
     },
     dispose: function()
diff --git a/src/templates/pad.html b/src/templates/pad.html
index e3933af50..e966ac88d 100644
--- a/src/templates/pad.html
+++ b/src/templates/pad.html
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@
                     <label for="options-global-colorscheck" data-l10n-id="pad.settings.colorcheck"></label>
                 </p>
                 <p>
-                    <input type="checkbox" id="options-global-linenoscheck" checked>
+                    <input type="checkbox" id="options-global-linenoscheck">
                     <label for="options-global-linenoscheck" data-l10n-id="pad.settings.linenocheck"></label>
                 </p>
                 <% e.begin_block("globalSettings.dropdowns"); %>