diff --git a/docs/src/receivers.rst b/docs/src/receivers.rst
index 15d9c7613..3dc685fcd 100644
--- a/docs/src/receivers.rst
+++ b/docs/src/receivers.rst
@@ -7,44 +7,30 @@ Custom Receiver
 
 | When using  custom receiver with our package, ensure that **udp_dstmac** is also configured in the config file. This parameter is not required when using slsReceiver.
 
-| Also ensure that there are no **rx_** commands in the config file. These commands are in configuring the slsReceiver.
+| Also ensure that there are no **rx_** commands in the config file. These commands are for configuring the slsReceiver.
 
-UDP Data Format
-^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
-The UDP data format for the packets is common for all the detectors. It consists of the 
+| The UDP data format for the packets consist of a common header for all detectors, followed by the data for that one packet.
 
-#. SLS Detector Header of 48 bytes
-    .. list-table:: 
+**The SLS Detector Header**
 
-        * - frameNumber
-        * - expLength
-          - packetNumber
-        * - bunchId
-        * - timestamp
-        * - modId
-          - row
-          - column
-          - reserved
-        * - debug
-          - roundRNumber
-          - detType
-          - version
+.. table:: <-------------------------------- 8 bytes -------------------------------->
+    :align: center
+    :widths: 30,30,30,30
 
-+----------------------------------------------------+
-|                     frameNumber                    |
-+-----------------------+----------------------------+
-|    expLength          |         packetNumber       |
-+-----------------------+----------------------------+
-|                       bunchId                      |
-+----------------------------------------------------+
-|                      timestamp                     |
-+----------+------------+------------+---------------+
-| modId    |   row      | column     | reserved      |
-+----------+------------+------------+-------+-------+
-|      debug            |roundRNumber|detType|version|
-+-----------------------+------------+-------+-------+
+    +--------------------------------------------------------------------+
+    |frameNumber                                                         |
+    +---------------------------------+----------------------------------+
+    |expLength                        |packetNumber                      |
+    +---------------------------------+----------------------------------+
+    |bunchId                                                             |
+    +--------------------------------------------------------------------+
+    |timestamp                                                           |
+    +----------------+----------------+----------------+-----------------+
+    |modId           |row             |column          |reserved         |
+    +----------------+----------------+----------------+--------+--------+
+    |debug                            |roundRNumber    |detType |version |
+    +---------------------------------+----------------+--------+--------+
 
-#. Data for one one packet
 
 slsReceiver
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