diff --git a/help.php b/help.php
index 66a0e2c0f11ca..9783c1f1aa6c7 100644
--- a/help.php
+++ b/help.php
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
 
     echo $OUTPUT->heading(format_string(get_string($identifier, $component)), 1, 'helpheading');
     // Should be simple wiki only MDL-21695
-    echo format_text(get_string($identifier.'_help', $component), FORMAT_MOODLE, $options);
+    echo format_text(get_string($identifier.'_help', $component), FORMAT_MARKDOWN, $options);
 
     if ($sm->string_exists($identifier.'_link', $component)) {  // Link to further info in Moodle docs
         $link = get_string($identifier.'_link', $component);
diff --git a/lang/en/moodle.php b/lang/en/moodle.php
index f3f2fd74a288d..2943fc78f9fe3 100644
--- a/lang/en/moodle.php
+++ b/lang/en/moodle.php
@@ -722,6 +722,7 @@
 $string['forgotteninvalidurl'] = 'Invalid password reset URL';
 $string['format'] = 'Format';
 $string['format_help'] = 'The course format determines the layout of the course page.
+
 * SCORM format - For displaying a SCORM package in the first section of the course page (as an alternative to using the SCORM/AICC module)
 * Social format - A forum is displayed on the course page
 * Topics format - The course page is organised into topic sections
diff --git a/mod/forum/lang/en/forum.php b/mod/forum/lang/en/forum.php
index abc248f543dbf..001295267c274 100644
--- a/mod/forum/lang/en/forum.php
+++ b/mod/forum/lang/en/forum.php
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 $string['aggregatetype_help'] = 'Forum aggregation defines how all the ratings given to posts in a forum are combined to form the final grade (for each post and for the whole forum activity).
 
 There are 5 aggregate types:
+
 * Average - The mean of all the ratings given to posts in the forum (useful with peer grading when there are a lot of ratings being made)
 * Count - The number of rated posts becomes the final grade (useful when the number of posts is important). Note that the total cannot exceed the maximum grade for the forum.
 * Max - The highest rating is returned as the final grade (useful for emphasising the best post)
@@ -191,6 +192,7 @@
 $string['forumtrackednot'] = 'Unread posts are not being tracked';
 $string['forumtype'] = 'Forum type';
 $string['forumtype_help'] = 'There are 5 forum types:
+
 * A single simple discussion - A single discussion topic which everyone can reply to
 * Each person posts one discussion - Each student can post exactly one new discussion topic, which everyone can then reply to
 * Q and A forum - Students must first post their perspectives before viewing other students\' posts
@@ -387,6 +389,7 @@
 $string['subscriptionmode_help'] = 'When a participant is subscribed to a forum it means they will receive email copies of forum posts.
 
 There are 4 subscription mode options:
+
 * Optional subscription - Participants can choose whether to be subscribed
 * Forced subscription - Everyone is subscribed and cannot unsubscribe
 * Auto subscription - Everyone is subscribed initially but can choose to unsubscribe at any time
@@ -405,9 +408,10 @@
 $string['trackingon'] = 'On';
 $string['trackingoptional'] = 'Optional';
 $string['trackingtype'] = 'Read tracking for this forum?';
-$string['trackingtype_help'] = 'If enabled, participants can track read and unread messages in the forum and in discussions. 
+$string['trackingtype_help'] = 'If enabled, participants can track read and unread messages in the forum and in discussions.
 
 There are three options:
+
 * Optional - Participants can choose whether to turn tracking on or off
 * On - Tracking is always on
 * Off - Tracking is always off';
diff --git a/mod/glossary/lang/en/glossary.php b/mod/glossary/lang/en/glossary.php
index fdaebca03e82c..341abbe0941be 100644
--- a/mod/glossary/lang/en/glossary.php
+++ b/mod/glossary/lang/en/glossary.php
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@
 $string['destination_help'] = 'Entries can either be imported and added to the current glossary or to a new glossary, in which case a new glossary will be created based on information in the XML file.';
 $string['displayformat'] = 'Display format';
 $string['displayformat_help'] = 'There are 7 display formats:
+
 * Simple, dictionary style - No authors are displayed and attachments are shown as links
 * Continuous without author - Entries are displayed one after another without any separation apart from the editing icons
 * Full with author - A forum-like display format showing the author\'s data and with attachments shown as links
diff --git a/mod/lesson/lang/en/lesson.php b/mod/lesson/lang/en/lesson.php
index 6aaef17ef5699..8f4d31590f2bf 100644
--- a/mod/lesson/lang/en/lesson.php
+++ b/mod/lesson/lang/en/lesson.php
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 $string['accesscontrol'] = 'Access control';
 $string['actionaftercorrectanswer'] = 'Action after correct answer';
 $string['actionaftercorrectanswer_help'] = 'After answering a question correctly, there are 3 options for the following page:
+
 * Normal - Follow lesson path
 * Show an unseen page - Pages are shown in a random order with no page shown twice
 * Show an unanswered page - Pages are shown in a random order, with pages containing unanswered questions shown again';
diff --git a/mod/quiz/lang/en/quiz.php b/mod/quiz/lang/en/quiz.php
index 72f7de986a531..eb7f0c0a4b1a5 100644
--- a/mod/quiz/lang/en/quiz.php
+++ b/mod/quiz/lang/en/quiz.php
@@ -118,7 +118,8 @@
 $string['bothattempts'] = 'Show students with and without attempts';
 $string['braceerror'] = 'Could not find {...} around answers';
 $string['browsersecurity'] = 'Browser security';
-$string['browsersecurity_help'] = 'If "Full screen pop-up with some JavaScript security" is selected, 
+$string['browsersecurity_help'] = 'If "Full screen pop-up with some JavaScript security" is selected,
+
 * The quiz will only start if the student has a JavaScript-enabled web-browser
 * The quiz appears in a full screen popup window that covers all the other windows and has no navigation controls
 * Students are prevented, as far as is possible, from using facilities like copy and paste';
@@ -265,6 +266,7 @@
 $string['editingquestion'] = 'Editing a question';
 $string['editingquiz'] = 'Editing quiz';
 $string['editingquiz_help'] = 'When creating a quiz, the main concepts are:
+
 * The quiz, containing questions over one or more pages
 * The question bank, which stores copies of all questions organised into categories
 * Random questions -  A student gets different questions each time they attempt the quiz and different students can get different questions';
@@ -375,6 +377,7 @@
 $string['gradehighest'] = 'Highest grade';
 $string['grademethod'] = 'Grading method';
 $string['grademethod_help'] = 'When multiple attempts are allowed, the following methods are available for calculating the final quiz grade:
+
 * Highest grade of all attempts
 * Average (mean) grade of all attempts
 * First attempt (all other attempts are ignored)
diff --git a/mod/scorm/lang/en/scorm.php b/mod/scorm/lang/en/scorm.php
index 9a082bafea340..752e6f4f38132 100644
--- a/mod/scorm/lang/en/scorm.php
+++ b/mod/scorm/lang/en/scorm.php
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@
 $string['grademethod_help'] = 'The grading method defines how a final grade for the activity is determined.
 
 There are 4 grading methods:
+
 * Learning objects - The number of completed/passed learning objects
 * Highest grade - The highest score obtained in all passed learning objects
 * Average grade - The mean of all the scores