diff --git a/contributed_definitions/NXopt.nxdl.xml b/contributed_definitions/NXopt.nxdl.xml
index 801de867e..570d18555 100644
--- a/contributed_definitions/NXopt.nxdl.xml
+++ b/contributed_definitions/NXopt.nxdl.xml
@@ -422,13 +422,13 @@ optical spectroscopy experiments-->
                                  should be as follows:
                                  
                                  * Order the sensors according to number_of_parameters starting
-                                 with the lowest number. If number_of_parameters is equal for
-                                 two sensors order them alphabetically (sensor/parameter name).
+                                   with the lowest number. If number_of_parameters is equal for
+                                   two sensors order them alphabetically (sensor/parameter name).
                                  * The first sensor's j parameters should be ordered in the
-                                 following way. The first N_measurements/number_of_parameters
-                                 entries of the vector contain the first parameter (a1), the
-                                 second N_measurements/number_of_parameters contain the second
-                                 parameter (a2) etc., so the vector looks like:
+                                   following way. The first N_measurements/number_of_parameters
+                                   entries of the vector contain the first parameter (a1), the
+                                   second N_measurements/number_of_parameters contain the second
+                                   parameter (a2) etc., so the vector looks like:
                                    [
                                    a1,a1,...,a1,
                                    a2,a2,...,a2,
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@ optical spectroscopy experiments-->
                                    aj,aj,...aj
                                    ]
                                  * The kth sensor's m parameters should be ordered in the
-                                 following way:
+                                   following way:
                                    [
                                    p1,...p1,p2,...,p2,...pm,...,pm,
                                    p1,...p1,p2,...,p2,...pm,...,pm,
@@ -444,7 +444,7 @@ optical spectroscopy experiments-->
                                    p1,...p1,p2,...,p2,...pm,...,pm
                                    ]
                                  * The last sensor's n parameters should be ordered in the
-                                 following way:
+                                   following way:
                                    [
                                    z1,z2,...,zn,
                                    z1,z2,...,zn,
diff --git a/contributed_definitions/nyaml/NXopt.yaml b/contributed_definitions/nyaml/NXopt.yaml
index 15289ceb7..5073a3d5d 100644
--- a/contributed_definitions/nyaml/NXopt.yaml
+++ b/contributed_definitions/nyaml/NXopt.yaml
@@ -312,13 +312,13 @@ NXopt:
                 should be as follows:
 
                 * Order the sensors according to number_of_parameters starting
-                with the lowest number. If number_of_parameters is equal for
-                two sensors order them alphabetically (sensor/parameter name).
+                  with the lowest number. If number_of_parameters is equal for
+                  two sensors order them alphabetically (sensor/parameter name).
                 * The first sensor's j parameters should be ordered in the
-                following way. The first N_measurements/number_of_parameters
-                entries of the vector contain the first parameter (a1), the
-                second N_measurements/number_of_parameters contain the second
-                parameter (a2) etc., so the vector looks like:
+                  following way. The first N_measurements/number_of_parameters
+                  entries of the vector contain the first parameter (a1), the
+                  second N_measurements/number_of_parameters contain the second
+                  parameter (a2) etc., so the vector looks like:
                   [
                   a1,a1,...,a1,
                   a2,a2,...,a2,
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ NXopt:
                   aj,aj,...aj
                   ]
                 * The kth sensor's m parameters should be ordered in the
-                following way:
+                  following way:
                   [
                   p1,...p1,p2,...,p2,...pm,...,pm,
                   p1,...p1,p2,...,p2,...pm,...,pm,
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ NXopt:
                   p1,...p1,p2,...,p2,...pm,...,pm
                   ]
                 * The last sensor's n parameters should be ordered in the
-                following way:
+                  following way:
                   [
                   z1,z2,...,zn,
                   z1,z2,...,zn,