diff --git a/main/webapp/modules/core/langs/translation-en.json b/main/webapp/modules/core/langs/translation-en.json
index c2ac93c05..7c9d05299 100644
--- a/main/webapp/modules/core/langs/translation-en.json
+++ b/main/webapp/modules/core/langs/translation-en.json
@@ -22,7 +22,19 @@
         "no-proj": "No existing project. Select 'Create Project' on the left to create a new project.",
         "try-these": "If you have no data to work with, try these",
         "sample-data": "sample data sets",
-        "change-metadata-value": "Change value of metadata key"
+        "change-metadata-value": "Change value of metadata key",
+        "name": "Project Name:",
+        "created": "Create Time:",
+        "modified": "Last Modified Time:",
+        "creator": "Creator:",
+        "contributors": "Contributors:",
+        "subject": "Subject:",
+        "description": "Description:",
+        "rowCount": "Row Count:",
+        "customMetadata": "Custom Metadata(JSON):",
+        "id": "Project Id:",
+        "date": "Date:",
+        "importOptionMetadata": "Import Option Metadata(JSON):"
     },
     "core-index-create": {
         "create-proj": "Create Project",
diff --git a/main/webapp/modules/core/scripts/index/edit-metadata-dialog.js b/main/webapp/modules/core/scripts/index/edit-metadata-dialog.js
index 5afd5b3c5..0943e25d4 100644
--- a/main/webapp/modules/core/scripts/index/edit-metadata-dialog.js
+++ b/main/webapp/modules/core/scripts/index/edit-metadata-dialog.js
@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@ function EditMetadataDialog(metaData, targetRowElem) {
   this._MetadataUI = function(tr, key, value, project) {
       var self = this;
       var td0 = tr.insertCell(0);
-      $(td0).text(key);
+      
+      var keyLable = $.i18n._('core-index')[key] || key;
+      $(td0).text(keyLable);
 
       var td1 = tr.insertCell(1);
       $(td1).text((value !== null) ? value : "");
@@ -92,6 +94,8 @@ EditMetadataDialog.prototype._createDialog = function() {
     
     this._metaDataUIs.push(new this._MetadataUI(tr, k, v, flatMetadata.id));
   }
+  
+  $(".dialog-container").css("top", Math.round(($(".dialog-overlay").height() - $(frame).height()) / 2) + "px");
 };
 
 EditMetadataDialog.prototype._dismiss = function() {
diff --git a/main/webapp/modules/core/scripts/index/open-project-ui.js b/main/webapp/modules/core/scripts/index/open-project-ui.js
index dd93bf53a..d2db23a96 100644
--- a/main/webapp/modules/core/scripts/index/open-project-ui.js
+++ b/main/webapp/modules/core/scripts/index/open-project-ui.js
@@ -167,7 +167,6 @@ Refine.OpenProjectUI.prototype._renderProjects = function(data) {
       .addClass("delete-project")
       .attr("title",$.i18n._('core-index-open')["del-title"])
       .attr("href","")
-      .css("visibility", "hidden")                
       .html("<img src='images/close.png' />")
       .click(function() {
         if (window.confirm($.i18n._('core-index-open')["del-body"] + project.name + "\"?")) {
@@ -192,7 +191,6 @@ Refine.OpenProjectUI.prototype._renderProjects = function(data) {
       .text($.i18n._('core-index-open')["rename"])
       .addClass("secondary")
       .attr("href", "javascript:{}")
-      .css("visibility", "hidden")
       .click(function() {
         var name = window.prompt($.i18n._('core-index-open')["new-title"], project.name);
         if (name === null) {
@@ -225,7 +223,6 @@ Refine.OpenProjectUI.prototype._renderProjects = function(data) {
       .text($.i18n._('core-index-open')["edit-meta-data"])
       .addClass("secondary")
       .attr("href", "javascript:{}")
-      .css("visibility", "hidden")
       .click(function() {
           new EditMetadataDialog(project, $(this).parent().parent());
       })
@@ -264,16 +261,6 @@ Refine.OpenProjectUI.prototype._renderProjects = function(data) {
                appendMetaField(data[i].value); 
            }
       }
-      
-      $(tr).mouseenter(function() {
-        renameLink.css("visibility", "visible");
-        deleteLink.css("visibility", "visible");
-        editMetadataLink.css("visibility", "visible");
-      }).mouseleave(function() {
-        renameLink.css("visibility", "hidden");
-        deleteLink.css("visibility", "hidden");
-        editMetadataLink.css("visibility", "hidden");
-      });
     };
 
     for (var i = 0; i < projects.length; i++) {
diff --git a/main/webapp/modules/core/scripts/project/edit-metadata-dialog.html b/main/webapp/modules/core/scripts/project/edit-metadata-dialog.html
index 5c8ee1617..ab7eb6110 100644
--- a/main/webapp/modules/core/scripts/project/edit-metadata-dialog.html
+++ b/main/webapp/modules/core/scripts/project/edit-metadata-dialog.html
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<div class="dialog-frame" style="width: 1600px; height: 700px">
+<div class="dialog-frame" style="width: 1600px;">
   <div class="dialog-border">
     <div class="dialog-header" bind="dialogHeader"></div>
     <div class="dialog-body" bind="dialogBody">
diff --git a/main/webapp/modules/core/styles/index/open-project-ui.less b/main/webapp/modules/core/styles/index/open-project-ui.less
index c3992014b..bbab23d98 100644
--- a/main/webapp/modules/core/styles/index/open-project-ui.less
+++ b/main/webapp/modules/core/styles/index/open-project-ui.less
@@ -92,14 +92,17 @@ OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 }
       
 #projects-container > table thead th:nth-child(1) {
+  border: 0;
   width: 1%
 }
 
 #projects-container > table thead th:nth-child(2) {
+  border: 0;
   width: 3%
 }
 
 #projects-container > table thead th:nth-child(3) {
+  left-border: 0;
   width: 3%
 }
 
@@ -119,7 +122,15 @@ OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
   word-wrap: break-word;
 }
 
-#metadata-body tr:nth-child(even) {background: #CCC}
+#metadata-body table {
+  border-collapse:collapse
+}
+
+#metadata-body td {
+    padding: 8px
+}
+
+#metadata-body tr:nth-child(even) {background: #BFDBFF}
 #metadata-body tr:nth-child(odd) {background: #FFF}
 
 #metadata-body > table {