diff --git a/modules/RStudio/lab/RStudio_Lab.Rmd b/modules/RStudio/lab/RStudio_Lab.Rmd
index 149ed80aa..c917f66e3 100644
--- a/modules/RStudio/lab/RStudio_Lab.Rmd
+++ b/modules/RStudio/lab/RStudio_Lab.Rmd
@@ -13,19 +13,19 @@ This is an R Markdown document. Markdown is a simple formatting syntax for autho
The way you can create a file like this in RStudio is: File → New File → R Markdown and then using the default or using a template.
-Now we will install some packages! Note it may take ~5-10 minutes to run all these steps.
+Now we will install some packages! Note it may take ~5-10 minutes to run all these steps. **You need to run these steps in the order listed.**
-1) First copy and paste the following code into the console (the lower left panel/pane):
+1) First copy and paste the following code into the console (the lower left panel/pane) - **but do not copy the backticks**:
`install.packages("remotes")`
This code will install a package from CRAN called "remotes".
You may be asked a question in the console when you do this. If so, answer by typing Yes into the console.
-2) Next copy and paste the following code again into the console (the lower left panel/pane):
+2) Next copy and paste the following code again into the console (the lower left panel/pane), **again do not copy the backticks**:
`library(remotes)`
This code loads the remotes package into memory- in other words we can use the functions within the package.
You may be asked a question in the console when you do this. If so, answer by typing Yes into the console.
-3) Now install a package that the instructors made that is not on CRAN but on GitHub, by copy and pasting the code into the console.
+3) Now install a package that the instructors made that is not on CRAN but on GitHub, by copy and pasting the code into the console. We still don't want to copy the backticks.
`install_github("jhudsl/jhur")`
You may be asked a question in the console when you do this. If so, answer by typing Yes into the console.
diff --git a/modules/RStudio/lab/RStudio_Lab_Key.Rmd b/modules/RStudio/lab/RStudio_Lab_Key.Rmd
index 626e7a335..14bd02be4 100644
--- a/modules/RStudio/lab/RStudio_Lab_Key.Rmd
+++ b/modules/RStudio/lab/RStudio_Lab_Key.Rmd
@@ -13,19 +13,19 @@ This is an R Markdown document. Markdown is a simple formatting syntax for autho
The way you can create a file like this in RStudio is: File → New File → R Markdown and then using the default or using a template.
-Now we will install some packages! Note it may take ~5-10 minutes to run all these steps.
+Now we will install some packages! Note it may take ~5-10 minutes to run all these steps. **You need to run these steps in the order listed.**
-1) First copy and paste the following code into the console (the lower left panel/pane):
+1) First copy and paste the following code into the console (the lower left panel/pane) - **but do not copy the backticks**:
`install.packages("remotes")`
This code will install a package from CRAN called "remotes".
You may be asked a question in the console when you do this. If so, answer by typing Yes into the console.
-2) Next copy and paste the following code again into the console (the lower left panel/pane):
+2) Next copy and paste the following code again into the console (the lower left panel/pane), **again do not copy the backticks**:
`library(remotes)`
This code loads the remotes package into memory- in other words we can use the functions within the package.
You may be asked a question in the console when you do this. If so, answer by typing Yes into the console.
-3) Now install a package that the instructors made that is not on CRAN but on GitHub, by copy and pasting the code into the console.
+3) Now install a package that the instructors made that is not on CRAN but on GitHub, by copy and pasting the code into the console. We still don't want to copy the backticks.
`install_github("jhudsl/jhur")`
You may be asked a question in the console when you do this. If so, answer by typing Yes into the console.