diff --git a/wp-admin/css/colors-fresh.css b/wp-admin/css/colors-fresh.css
index 92f7770841..a6be04a5f9 100644
--- a/wp-admin/css/colors-fresh.css
+++ b/wp-admin/css/colors-fresh.css
@@ -985,12 +985,13 @@ table.diff .diff-addedline ins {
 	border-top-color: #e4f2fd;
 }
 
-#screen-options-wrap {
+#screen-options-wrap,
+#contextual-help-wrap {
 	background-color: #f1f1f1;
 	border-color: #dfdfdf;
 }
 
-#screen-options a.show-settings {
+#screen-meta-links a.show-settings {
 	color: #606060;
 }
 
diff --git a/wp-admin/includes/template.php b/wp-admin/includes/template.php
index 25c7f1e50f..d82775dca5 100644
--- a/wp-admin/includes/template.php
+++ b/wp-admin/includes/template.php
@@ -3149,9 +3149,9 @@ function screen_meta($screen, $metabox = false, $page = '') {
 			return;
 	
 		global $title;
-	
-		$help['edit-post'] =  __('<a href="http://codex.wordpress.org/Writing_Posts">Writing Posts</a>');
-		$help['general-settings'] =  __('<a href="http://codex.wordpress.org/Settings_General_SubPanel">General Settings</a>');
+
+		$help['edit-post'] =  __('<a href="http://codex.wordpress.org/Writing_Posts" target="_blank">Writing Posts</a>');
+		$help['general-settings'] =  __('<a href="http://codex.wordpress.org/Settings_General_SubPanel" target="_blank">General Settings</a>');
 	?>
 	<div id="contextual-help-wrap" class="hidden">
 	<?php
@@ -3166,11 +3166,11 @@ function screen_meta($screen, $metabox = false, $page = '') {
 		} else {
 			echo '<h5>' . __('Help') . '</h5>';
 		}
-	
+
 		echo '<div class="metabox-prefs">';
-		_e('<a href="http://codex.wordpress.org/">Documentation</a>');
+		_e('<a href="http://codex.wordpress.org/" target="_blank">Documentation</a>');
 		echo '<br />';
-		_e('<a href="http://wordpress.org/support/">Support Forums</a>');
+		_e('<a href="http://wordpress.org/support/" target="_blank">Support Forums</a>');
 		echo "</div>\n";
 	?>
 	</div>
@@ -3178,7 +3178,6 @@ function screen_meta($screen, $metabox = false, $page = '') {
 	}
 ?>
 
-
 <div id="screen-meta-links">
 <?php if ( '' != $page ) { ?>
 <div id="contextual-help-link-wrap" class="hide-if-no-js screen-meta-toggle">
@@ -3191,11 +3190,6 @@ function screen_meta($screen, $metabox = false, $page = '') {
 </div>
 </div>
 <?php
-
-}
-
-function contextual_help(  ) {
-	
 }
 
 ?>