diff --git a/documentation/src/preface.dox b/documentation/src/preface.dox
index 7c3c9241e..fd6737627 100644
--- a/documentation/src/preface.dox
+++ b/documentation/src/preface.dox
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ using FLTK, while the appendices provide a convenient reference
for all FLTK widgets, functions, and operating system interfaces.
This manual may be printed, modified, and/or used under
-the terms of the FLTK license provided in \ref license.
+the terms of the FLTK license provided in: \ref license.
\section preface_organisation Organization
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ and 64 bit Windows API.
\par macOS (aka Mac OS X), __APPLE__
The Apple desktop operating sytem macOS 10.0 and later. MacOS 8 and 9 support
was dropped after FLTK 1.0.10. FLTK uses the preprocessor definition
-__APPLE__ for macOS.
+\__APPLE__ for macOS.
\section preface_copyrights Copyrights and Trademarks