diff --git a/static/js/pad_editbar.js b/static/js/pad_editbar.js
index a6105e1ba..8f410a531 100644
--- a/static/js/pad_editbar.js
+++ b/static/js/pad_editbar.js
@@ -86,15 +86,15 @@ var padeditbar = (function(){
             // increase the size of the editbar
             //$('#editbar').animate({height:'72px'});
             //$('#editorcontainerbox').animate({top:'72px'});
-            $('#embed').hide();
-            $('#users').show();
+            $('#embed').slideUp("fast");
+            $('#users').slideDown("fast");
           }
           else
           {
             // increase the size of the editbar
             //$('#editbar').animate({height:'36px'});
             //$('#editorcontainerbox').animate({top:'36px'});
-            $('#users').hide();
+            $('#users').slideUp("fast");
           }
         }
         if (cmd == 'embed') {
@@ -105,14 +105,12 @@ var padeditbar = (function(){
             // increase the size of the editbar
             //$('#editbar').animate({height:'72px'});
             $('#editorcontainerbox').animate({top:'72px'});
-            // hide the users
-            $('#users').hide();
             // get the pad url
             padurl = document.location;
             // change the div contents to include the pad url in an input box
             $('#embed').html('<div id="embedcode">Embed code:<input id="embedinput" type="text" value="<iframe src=&quot;'+padurl+'&quot; width=500 height=400>"</iframe></div>');
-            $('#users').hide();
-            $('#embed').show();
+            $('#users').slideUp("fast");
+            $('#embed').slideDown("fast");
           }
           else
           {