diff --git a/wp-admin/css/ie.css b/wp-admin/css/ie.css
index 0da68d9be0..7fa4f88d46 100644
--- a/wp-admin/css/ie.css
+++ b/wp-admin/css/ie.css
@@ -1,5 +1,14 @@
 /* Fixes for IE 7 bugs */
 
+#dashboard-widgets form .input-text-wrap input,
+#dashboard-widgets form .textarea-wrap textarea {
+	width: 99%;
+}
+
+#dashboard-widgets form #title {
+	width: 98%;
+}
+
 .wp-editor-wrap .wp-editor-container textarea.wp-editor-area {
 	width: 97%;
 }
diff --git a/wp-admin/css/wp-admin.css b/wp-admin/css/wp-admin.css
index e80a21d5e1..719d4898ff 100644
--- a/wp-admin/css/wp-admin.css
+++ b/wp-admin/css/wp-admin.css
@@ -2095,7 +2095,7 @@ html.wp-toolbar {
 
 .postbox .inside,
 .stuffbox .inside {
-	padding: 0 10px;
+	padding: 0 12px 0 10px;
 	line-height: 1.4em;
 }
 
@@ -5968,11 +5968,11 @@ h3:hover .edit-box {
 }
 
 #dashboard-widgets form .input-text-wrap input {
-	width: 99%;
+	width: 100%;
 }
 
 #dashboard-widgets form .textarea-wrap textarea {
-	width: 99%;
+	width: 100%;
 }
 
 #dashboard-widgets .postbox form .submit {
@@ -5982,10 +5982,6 @@ h3:hover .edit-box {
 	border: none;
 }
 
-#dashboard-widgets-wrap #dashboard-widgets .postbox form .submit input {
-	margin: 0 5px 0 0;
-}
-
 #dashboard-widgets-wrap #dashboard-widgets .postbox form .submit #publish {
 	min-width: 0;
 }
@@ -6186,6 +6182,11 @@ h3:hover .edit-box {
 }
 
 /* QuickPress */
+#dashboard_quick_press .easy-blogging {
+	padding: 0 8px;
+	text-align: left;
+}
+
 #dashboard_quick_press .input-text-wrap {
 	position: relative;
 }
@@ -6195,6 +6196,10 @@ h3:hover .edit-box {
 	position: absolute;
 }
 
+#dashboard_quick_press div.updated  {
+	padding: 0 5px;
+}
+
 #title-wrap label,
 #tags-input-wrap label {
 	cursor: text;
diff --git a/wp-admin/includes/dashboard.php b/wp-admin/includes/dashboard.php
index 613fe04b45..47aa196165 100644
--- a/wp-admin/includes/dashboard.php
+++ b/wp-admin/includes/dashboard.php
@@ -480,7 +480,7 @@ function wp_dashboard_quick_press() {
 			if ( $drafts_query->posts )
 				$drafts =& $drafts_query->posts;
 		}
-		printf('<p class="textright">' . __('You can also try %s, easy blogging from anywhere on the Web.') . '</p>', '<a href="' . esc_url( admin_url( 'tools.php' ) ) . '">' . __('Press This') . '</a>' );
+		printf('<p class="easy-blogging">' . __('You can also try %s, easy blogging from anywhere on the Web.') . '</p>', '<a href="' . esc_url( admin_url( 'tools.php' ) ) . '">' . __('Press This') . '</a>' );
 		$_REQUEST = array(); // hack for get_default_post_to_edit()
 	}