diff --git a/nw/common.py b/nw/common.py
index d05d814b..6d609f6e 100644
--- a/nw/common.py
+++ b/nw/common.py
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ def colRange(rgbStart, rgbEnd, nStep):
         cA = rgbStart[c]
         cB = rgbEnd[c]
         dC[c] = (cB-cA)/(nStep-1)
-    print(dC)
+
     retCol = [rgbStart]
     for n in range(nStep):
         if n > 0 and n < nStep:
@@ -177,7 +177,6 @@ def colRange(rgbStart, rgbEnd, nStep):
                 int(retCol[n-1][2] + dC[2]),
             ])
     retCol[-1] = rgbEnd
-    print(retCol)
 
     return retCol
 
diff --git a/nw/config.py b/nw/config.py
index a24aef0a..4ef8867b 100644
--- a/nw/config.py
+++ b/nw/config.py
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ class Config:
 
         ## Sizes
         self.winGeometry   = [1200, 650]
+        self.prefGeometry  = [700, 615]
         self.treeColWidth  = [200, 50, 30]
         self.novelColWidth = [200, 50]
         self.projColWidth  = [200, 60, 140]
@@ -472,6 +473,9 @@ class Config:
         self.winGeometry = self._parseLine(
             cnfParse, cnfSec, "geometry", self.CNF_I_LST, self.winGeometry
         )
+        self.prefGeometry = self._parseLine(
+            cnfParse, cnfSec, "preferences", self.CNF_I_LST, self.prefGeometry
+        )
         self.treeColWidth = self._parseLine(
             cnfParse, cnfSec, "treecols", self.CNF_I_LST, self.treeColWidth
         )
@@ -701,6 +705,7 @@ class Config:
         cnfSec = "Sizes"
         cnfParse.add_section(cnfSec)
         cnfParse.set(cnfSec, "geometry",    self._packList(self.winGeometry))
+        cnfParse.set(cnfSec, "preferences", self._packList(self.prefGeometry))
         cnfParse.set(cnfSec, "treecols",    self._packList(self.treeColWidth))
         cnfParse.set(cnfSec, "novelcols",   self._packList(self.novelColWidth))
         cnfParse.set(cnfSec, "projcols",    self._packList(self.projColWidth))
@@ -921,6 +926,12 @@ class Config:
             self.confChanged = True
         return True
 
+    def setPreferencesSize(self, newWidth, newHeight):
+        self.prefGeometry[0] = int(newWidth/self.guiScale)
+        self.prefGeometry[1] = int(newHeight/self.guiScale)
+        self.confChanged = True
+        return True
+
     def setTreeColWidths(self, colWidths):
         self.treeColWidth = [int(x/self.guiScale) for x in colWidths]
         self.confChanged = True
@@ -984,6 +995,9 @@ class Config:
     def getWinSize(self):
         return [int(x*self.guiScale) for x in self.winGeometry]
 
+    def getPreferencesSize(self):
+        return [int(x*self.guiScale) for x in self.prefGeometry]
+
     def getTreeColWidths(self):
         return [int(x*self.guiScale) for x in self.treeColWidth]
 
diff --git a/nw/gui/custom.py b/nw/gui/custom.py
index 1ecd7b8b..7df275f8 100644
--- a/nw/gui/custom.py
+++ b/nw/gui/custom.py
@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@ from PyQt5.QtCore import (
 from PyQt5.QtWidgets import (
     QGridLayout, QLabel, QWidget, QVBoxLayout, QHBoxLayout, QSizePolicy,
     QAbstractButton, QDialog, QTabWidget, QTabBar, QStyle, QDialogButtonBox,
-    QStylePainter, QStyleOptionTab, QListWidget, QListWidgetItem, QFrame
+    QStylePainter, QStyleOptionTab, QListWidget, QListWidgetItem, QFrame,
+    QLineEdit
 )
 
 from nw.constants import trConst, nwUnicode, nwQuotes
@@ -61,6 +62,7 @@ class QConfigLayout(QGridLayout):
         wSp = nw.CONFIG.pxInt(8)
         self.setHorizontalSpacing(wSp)
         self.setVerticalSpacing(wSp)
+        self.setColumnStretch(0, 1)
 
         return
 
@@ -151,6 +153,7 @@ class QConfigLayout(QGridLayout):
             labelBox.addWidget(qLabel)
             labelBox.addWidget(qHelp)
             labelBox.setSpacing(0)
+            labelBox.addStretch(1)
 
             thisEntry["help"] = qHelp
             self.addLayout(labelBox, self._nextRow, 0, 1, 1, Qt.AlignLeft | Qt.AlignTop)
@@ -163,15 +166,22 @@ class QConfigLayout(QGridLayout):
             controlBox.addWidget(qWidget, 0, Qt.AlignVCenter)
             controlBox.addWidget(QLabel(theUnit), 0, Qt.AlignVCenter)
             controlBox.setSpacing(wSp)
-            self.addLayout(controlBox, self._nextRow, 1, 1, 1, Qt.AlignRight | Qt.AlignVCenter)
+            self.addLayout(controlBox, self._nextRow, 1, 1, 1, Qt.AlignRight | Qt.AlignTop)
+
         elif theButton is not None:
             controlBox = QHBoxLayout()
             controlBox.addWidget(qWidget, 0, Qt.AlignVCenter)
             controlBox.addWidget(theButton, 0, Qt.AlignVCenter)
             controlBox.setSpacing(wSp)
-            self.addLayout(controlBox, self._nextRow, 1, 1, 1, Qt.AlignRight | Qt.AlignVCenter)
+            self.addLayout(controlBox, self._nextRow, 1, 1, 1, Qt.AlignRight | Qt.AlignTop)
+
         else:
-            self.addWidget(qWidget, self._nextRow, 1, 1, 1, Qt.AlignRight | Qt.AlignVCenter)
+            if isinstance(theWidget, QLineEdit):
+                qLayout = QHBoxLayout()
+                qLayout.addWidget(theWidget)
+                self.addLayout(qLayout, self._nextRow, 1, 1, 1, Qt.AlignRight | Qt.AlignTop)
+            else:
+                self.addWidget(qWidget, self._nextRow, 1, 1, 1, Qt.AlignRight | Qt.AlignTop)
 
         qLabel.setBuddy(qWidget)
 
@@ -207,6 +217,9 @@ class QHelpLabel(QLabel):
         lblFont.setPointSizeF(fontSize*lblFont.pointSizeF())
         self.setFont(lblFont)
 
+        self.setWordWrap(True)
+        self.setSizePolicy(QSizePolicy.Expanding, QSizePolicy.Expanding)
+
         return
 
 # END Class QHelpLabel
@@ -409,6 +422,7 @@ class VerticalTabBar(QTabBar):
 
     def __init__(self, theParent=None):
         QTabBar.__init__(self, parent=theParent)
+        self._mW = nw.CONFIG.pxInt(150)
         return
 
     def tabSizeHint(self, theIndex):
@@ -416,6 +430,7 @@ class VerticalTabBar(QTabBar):
         """
         tSize = QTabBar.tabSizeHint(self, theIndex)
         tSize.transpose()
+        tSize.setWidth(min(tSize.width(), self._mW))
         return tSize
 
     def paintEvent(self, theEvent):
diff --git a/nw/gui/preferences.py b/nw/gui/preferences.py
index 3dcff608..2db6528e 100644
--- a/nw/gui/preferences.py
+++ b/nw/gui/preferences.py
@@ -74,12 +74,14 @@ class GuiPreferences(PagedDialog):
         self.buttonBox.rejected.connect(self._doClose)
         self.addControls(self.buttonBox)
 
+        self.resize(*self.mainConf.getPreferencesSize())
+
         logger.debug("GuiPreferences initialisation complete")
 
         return
 
     ##
-    #  Buttons
+    #  Slots
     ##
 
     def _doSave(self):
@@ -102,6 +104,7 @@ class GuiPreferences(PagedDialog):
                 nwAlert.INFO
             )
 
+        self._saveWindowSize()
         self.accept()
 
         return
@@ -109,9 +112,22 @@ class GuiPreferences(PagedDialog):
     def _doClose(self):
         """Close the preferences without saving the changes.
         """
+        self._saveWindowSize()
         self.reject()
         return
 
+    ##
+    #  Internal Functions
+    ##
+
+    def _saveWindowSize(self):
+        """Save the dialog window size.
+        """
+        winWidth  = self.mainConf.rpxInt(self.width())
+        winHeight = self.mainConf.rpxInt(self.height())
+        self.mainConf.setPreferencesSize(winWidth, winHeight)
+        return
+
 # END Class GuiPreferences
 
 class GuiPreferencesGeneral(QWidget):
diff --git a/nw/gui/projsettings.py b/nw/gui/projsettings.py
index fcbb2035..dca62040 100644
--- a/nw/gui/projsettings.py
+++ b/nw/gui/projsettings.py
@@ -169,11 +169,11 @@ class GuiProjectEditMain(QWidget):
         self.mainForm.addGroupLabel(self.tr("Project Settings"))
 
         xW = self.mainConf.pxInt(250)
-        xH = self.mainConf.pxInt(100)
+        xH = self.mainConf.pxInt(80)
 
         self.editName = QLineEdit()
         self.editName.setMaxLength(200)
-        self.editName.setFixedWidth(xW)
+        self.editName.setMaximumWidth(xW)
         self.editName.setText(self.theProject.projName)
         self.mainForm.addRow(
             self.tr("Working title"),
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ class GuiProjectEditMain(QWidget):
 
         self.editTitle = QLineEdit()
         self.editTitle.setMaxLength(200)
-        self.editTitle.setFixedWidth(xW)
+        self.editTitle.setMaximumWidth(xW)
         self.editTitle.setText(self.theProject.bookTitle)
         self.mainForm.addRow(
             self.tr("Novel title"),
@@ -192,12 +192,9 @@ class GuiProjectEditMain(QWidget):
         )
 
         self.editAuthors = QPlainTextEdit()
-        bookAuthors = ""
-        for bookAuthor in self.theProject.bookAuthors:
-            bookAuthors += bookAuthor+"\n"
-        self.editAuthors.setPlainText(bookAuthors)
-        self.editAuthors.setFixedHeight(xH)
-        self.editAuthors.setFixedWidth(xW)
+        self.editAuthors.setMinimumHeight(xH)
+        self.editAuthors.setMaximumWidth(xW)
+        self.editAuthors.setPlainText("\n".join(self.theProject.bookAuthors))
         self.mainForm.addRow(
             self.tr("Author(s)"),
             self.editAuthors,
@@ -205,7 +202,7 @@ class GuiProjectEditMain(QWidget):
         )
 
         self.spellLang = QComboBox(self)
-        self.spellLang.setFixedWidth(xW)
+        self.spellLang.setMaximumWidth(xW)
         theDict = self.theParent.docEditor.theDict
         self.spellLang.addItem(self.tr("Default"), "None")
         if theDict is not None:
diff --git a/tests/reference/baseConfig_novelwriter.conf b/tests/reference/baseConfig_novelwriter.conf
index 4ec14a13..3f7cf6df 100644
--- a/tests/reference/baseConfig_novelwriter.conf
+++ b/tests/reference/baseConfig_novelwriter.conf
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ guilang = en-GB
 
 [Sizes]
 geometry = 1200, 650
+preferences = 700, 615
 treecols = 200, 50, 30
 novelcols = 200, 50
 projcols = 200, 60, 140
diff --git a/tests/reference/guiPreferences_novelwriter.conf b/tests/reference/guiPreferences_novelwriter.conf
index b7cf116c..8b8f52b4 100644
--- a/tests/reference/guiPreferences_novelwriter.conf
+++ b/tests/reference/guiPreferences_novelwriter.conf
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ guilang = en-GB
 
 [Sizes]
 geometry = 1200, 650
+preferences = 700, 615
 treecols = 200, 50, 30
 novelcols = 200, 50
 projcols = 200, 60, 140
diff --git a/tests/test_gui/test_gui_projsettings.py b/tests/test_gui/test_gui_projsettings.py
index 9955aac8..cb2e5b70 100644
--- a/tests/test_gui/test_gui_projsettings.py
+++ b/tests/test_gui/test_gui_projsettings.py
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ def testGuiProjSettings_Dialog(qtbot, monkeypatch, nwGUI, fncDir, fncProj, outDi
 
     assert projEdit.tabMain.editName.text() == "New Project"
     assert projEdit.tabMain.editTitle.text() == ""
-    assert projEdit.tabMain.editAuthors.toPlainText() == "Jane Smith\nJohn Smith\n"
+    assert projEdit.tabMain.editAuthors.toPlainText() == "Jane Smith\nJohn Smith"
     assert projEdit.tabMain.spellLang.currentData() == "en"
     assert projEdit.tabMain.doBackup.isChecked() is False