diff --git a/io/plugins/eu.esdihumboldt.hale.io.csv.ui/src/eu/esdihumboldt/hale/io/csv/ui/InstanceExportConfigurationPage.java b/io/plugins/eu.esdihumboldt.hale.io.csv.ui/src/eu/esdihumboldt/hale/io/csv/ui/InstanceExportConfigurationPage.java
index 7f675c2ea6..b2781f06c3 100644
--- a/io/plugins/eu.esdihumboldt.hale.io.csv.ui/src/eu/esdihumboldt/hale/io/csv/ui/InstanceExportConfigurationPage.java
+++ b/io/plugins/eu.esdihumboldt.hale.io.csv.ui/src/eu/esdihumboldt/hale/io/csv/ui/InstanceExportConfigurationPage.java
@@ -30,13 +30,11 @@
 import org.eclipse.swt.SWT;
 import org.eclipse.swt.events.SelectionAdapter;
 import org.eclipse.swt.events.SelectionEvent;
-import org.eclipse.swt.graphics.Color;
 import org.eclipse.swt.layout.GridData;
 import org.eclipse.swt.layout.GridLayout;
 import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Button;
 import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Composite;
 import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Group;
-import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Label;
 import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Table;
 import org.eclipse.ui.PlatformUI;
 
@@ -57,7 +55,6 @@ public class InstanceExportConfigurationPage extends CommonInstanceExportConfigu
 	private CheckboxTableViewer featureTypeTable;
 	private Button selectAll = null;
 	private Group chooseFeatureTypes;
-	private Table table;
 
 	/**
 	 * 
@@ -122,23 +119,17 @@ public void widgetSelected(SelectionEvent e) {
 				}
 			});
 
-			Label separatorLabel = new Label(page, SWT.NONE);
-			separatorLabel.setText("Warning! Feature types with no data are not selectable");
+			Table table = new Table(chooseFeatureTypes,
+					SWT.CHECK | SWT.MULTI | SWT.V_SCROLL | SWT.H_SCROLL);
 
-			// Set the text colour of the label to yellow
-			Color greyLabel = PlatformUI.getWorkbench().getDisplay()
-					.getSystemColor(SWT.COLOR_DARK_GRAY);
-			separatorLabel.setForeground(greyLabel);
+			featureTypeTable = new CheckboxTableViewer(table);
 
-			table = new Table(chooseFeatureTypes, SWT.CHECK | SWT.MULTI | SWT.SCROLL_PAGE);
-			table.setHeaderVisible(false);
-			table.setLinesVisible(false);
-			table.setBackground(PlatformUI.getWorkbench().getDisplay()
-					.getSystemColor(SWT.COLOR_LIST_BACKGROUND));
-			GridDataFactory groupData = GridDataFactory.fillDefaults().grab(true, false);
-			groupData.applyTo(table);
+			// Configure the layout for the table
+			GridData tableGridData = new GridData(SWT.FILL, SWT.FILL, true, true);
+			tableGridData.heightHint = 300; // Minimum height for the table
+			tableGridData.widthHint = 300; // Minimum width for the table
+			table.setLayoutData(tableGridData);
 
-			featureTypeTable = new CheckboxTableViewer(table);
 			featureTypeTable.setLabelProvider(new LabelProvider() {
 
 				@Override
diff --git a/io/plugins/eu.esdihumboldt.hale.io.xls.ui/src/eu/esdihumboldt/hale/io/xls/ui/XLSInstanceExportConfigurationPage.java b/io/plugins/eu.esdihumboldt.hale.io.xls.ui/src/eu/esdihumboldt/hale/io/xls/ui/XLSInstanceExportConfigurationPage.java
index c9542c1b2d..3f4c376581 100644
--- a/io/plugins/eu.esdihumboldt.hale.io.xls.ui/src/eu/esdihumboldt/hale/io/xls/ui/XLSInstanceExportConfigurationPage.java
+++ b/io/plugins/eu.esdihumboldt.hale.io.xls.ui/src/eu/esdihumboldt/hale/io/xls/ui/XLSInstanceExportConfigurationPage.java
@@ -113,15 +113,17 @@ public void widgetSelected(SelectionEvent e) {
 				}
 			});
 
-			table = new Table(chooseFeatureTypes, SWT.CHECK | SWT.MULTI | SWT.SCROLL_PAGE);
-			table.setHeaderVisible(false);
-			table.setLinesVisible(false);
-			table.setBackground(PlatformUI.getWorkbench().getDisplay()
-					.getSystemColor(SWT.COLOR_LIST_BACKGROUND));
-			GridDataFactory groupData = GridDataFactory.fillDefaults().grab(true, false);
-			groupData.applyTo(table);
+			table = new Table(chooseFeatureTypes,
+					SWT.CHECK | SWT.MULTI | SWT.V_SCROLL | SWT.H_SCROLL);
 
 			featureTypeTable = new CheckboxTableViewer(table);
+
+			// Configure the layout for the table
+			GridData tableGridData = new GridData(SWT.FILL, SWT.FILL, true, true);
+			tableGridData.heightHint = 300; // Minimum height for the table
+			tableGridData.widthHint = 300; // Minimum width for the table
+			table.setLayoutData(tableGridData);
+
 			featureTypeTable.setLabelProvider(new LabelProvider() {
 
 				@Override