diff --git a/R/pkg/R/DataFrame.R b/R/pkg/R/DataFrame.R
index 0ff350d44d4b3..ab4be171fb0fc 100644
--- a/R/pkg/R/DataFrame.R
+++ b/R/pkg/R/DataFrame.R
@@ -23,9 +23,11 @@ NULL
 setOldClass("jobj")
 setOldClass("structType")
 
-#' @title S4 class that represents a SparkDataFrame
-#' @description DataFrames can be created using functions like \link{createDataFrame},
-#'              \link{read.json}, \link{table} etc.
+#' S4 class that represents a SparkDataFrame
+#'
+#' DataFrames can be created using functions like \link{createDataFrame},
+#' \link{read.json}, \link{table} etc.
+#'
 #' @family SparkDataFrame functions
 #' @rdname SparkDataFrame
 #' @docType class
@@ -629,8 +631,6 @@ setMethod("repartition",
 #'
 #' @param x A SparkDataFrame
 #' @return A StringRRDD of JSON objects
-#' @family SparkDataFrame functions
-#' @rdname tojson
 #' @noRd
 #' @examples
 #'\dontrun{
@@ -648,7 +648,7 @@ setMethod("toJSON",
             RDD(jrdd, serializedMode = "string")
           })
 
-#' write.json
+#' Save the contents of SparkDataFrame as a JSON file
 #'
 #' Save the contents of a SparkDataFrame as a JSON file (one object per line). Files written out
 #' with this method can be read back in as a SparkDataFrame using read.json().
@@ -675,7 +675,7 @@ setMethod("write.json",
             invisible(callJMethod(write, "json", path))
           })
 
-#' write.parquet
+#' Save the contents of SparkDataFrame as a Parquet file, preserving the schema.
 #'
 #' Save the contents of a SparkDataFrame as a Parquet file, preserving the schema. Files written out
 #' with this method can be read back in as a SparkDataFrame using read.parquet().
@@ -713,9 +713,9 @@ setMethod("saveAsParquetFile",
             write.parquet(x, path)
           })
 
-#' write.text
+#' Save the content of SparkDataFrame in a text file at the specified path.
 #'
-#' Saves the content of the SparkDataFrame in a text file at the specified path.
+#' Save the content of the SparkDataFrame in a text file at the specified path.
 #' The SparkDataFrame must have only one column of string type with the name "value".
 #' Each row becomes a new line in the output file.
 #'
@@ -820,8 +820,6 @@ setMethod("sample_frac",
             sample(x, withReplacement, fraction, seed)
           })
 
-#' nrow
-#'
 #' Returns the number of rows in a SparkDataFrame
 #'
 #' @param x A SparkDataFrame
@@ -874,6 +872,8 @@ setMethod("ncol",
             length(columns(x))
           })
 
+#' Returns the dimensions of SparkDataFrame
+#'
 #' Returns the dimensions (number of rows and columns) of a SparkDataFrame
 #' @param x a SparkDataFrame
 #'
@@ -1932,8 +1932,9 @@ setMethod("join",
             dataFrame(sdf)
           })
 
+#' Merges two data frames
+#'
 #' @name merge
-#' @title Merges two data frames
 #' @param x the first data frame to be joined
 #' @param y the second data frame to be joined
 #' @param by a character vector specifying the join columns. If by is not
@@ -2047,7 +2048,6 @@ setMethod("merge",
             joinRes
           })
 
-#'
 #' Creates a list of columns by replacing the intersected ones with aliases.
 #' The name of the alias column is formed by concatanating the original column name and a suffix.
 #'
@@ -2102,8 +2102,9 @@ setMethod("unionAll",
             dataFrame(unioned)
           })
 
-#' @title Union two or more SparkDataFrames
-#' @description Returns a new SparkDataFrame containing rows of all parameters.
+#' Union two or more SparkDataFrames
+#'
+#' Returns a new SparkDataFrame containing rows of all parameters.
 #'
 #' @rdname rbind
 #' @name rbind
@@ -2174,20 +2175,22 @@ setMethod("except",
             dataFrame(excepted)
           })
 
-#' Save the contents of the SparkDataFrame to a data source
+#' Save the contents of SparkDataFrame to a data source.
 #'
 #' The data source is specified by the `source` and a set of options (...).
 #' If `source` is not specified, the default data source configured by
 #' spark.sql.sources.default will be used.
 #'
-#' Additionally, mode is used to specify the behavior of the save operation when
-#' data already exists in the data source. There are four modes: \cr
-#'  append: Contents of this SparkDataFrame are expected to be appended to existing data. \cr
-#'  overwrite: Existing data is expected to be overwritten by the contents of this
-#'     SparkDataFrame. \cr
-#'  error: An exception is expected to be thrown. \cr
-#'  ignore: The save operation is expected to not save the contents of the SparkDataFrame
-#'     and to not change the existing data. \cr
+#' Additionally, mode is used to specify the behavior of the save operation when data already
+#' exists in the data source. There are four modes:
+#' \itemize{
+#'   \item append: Contents of this SparkDataFrame are expected to be appended to existing data.
+#'   \item overwrite: Existing data is expected to be overwritten by the contents of this
+#'         SparkDataFrame.
+#'   \item error: An exception is expected to be thrown.
+#'   \item ignore: The save operation is expected to not save the contents of the SparkDataFrame
+#'         and to not change the existing data.
+#' }
 #'
 #' @param df A SparkDataFrame
 #' @param path A name for the table
@@ -2235,8 +2238,6 @@ setMethod("saveDF",
             write.df(df, path, source, mode, ...)
           })
 
-#' saveAsTable
-#'
 #' Save the contents of the SparkDataFrame to a data source as a table
 #'
 #' The data source is specified by the `source` and a set of options (...).
@@ -2463,11 +2464,12 @@ setMethod("fillna",
             dataFrame(sdf)
           })
 
+#' Download data from a SparkDataFrame into a data.frame
+#'
 #' This function downloads the contents of a SparkDataFrame into an R's data.frame.
 #' Since data.frames are held in memory, ensure that you have enough memory
 #' in your system to accommodate the contents.
 #'
-#' @title Download data from a SparkDataFrame into a data.frame
 #' @param x a SparkDataFrame
 #' @return a data.frame
 #' @family SparkDataFrame functions
@@ -2483,13 +2485,14 @@ setMethod("as.data.frame",
             as.data.frame(collect(x), row.names, optional, ...)
           })
 
+#' Attach SparkDataFrame to R search path
+#'
 #' The specified SparkDataFrame is attached to the R search path. This means that
 #' the SparkDataFrame is searched by R when evaluating a variable, so columns in
 #' the SparkDataFrame can be accessed by simply giving their names.
 #'
 #' @family SparkDataFrame functions
 #' @rdname attach
-#' @title Attach SparkDataFrame to R search path
 #' @param what (SparkDataFrame) The SparkDataFrame to attach
 #' @param pos (integer) Specify position in search() where to attach.
 #' @param name (character) Name to use for the attached SparkDataFrame. Names
@@ -2509,6 +2512,8 @@ setMethod("attach",
             attach(newEnv, pos = pos, name = name, warn.conflicts = warn.conflicts)
           })
 
+#' Evaluate a R expression in an environment constructed from a SparkDataFrame
+#'
 #' Evaluate a R expression in an environment constructed from a SparkDataFrame
 #' with() allows access to columns of a SparkDataFrame by simply referring to
 #' their name. It appends every column of a SparkDataFrame into a new
@@ -2516,7 +2521,7 @@ setMethod("attach",
 #' environment.
 #'
 #' @rdname with
-#' @title Evaluate a R expression in an environment constructed from a SparkDataFrame
+#' @family SparkDataFrame functions
 #' @param data (SparkDataFrame) SparkDataFrame to use for constructing an environment.
 #' @param expr (expression) Expression to evaluate.
 #' @param ... arguments to be passed to future methods.
@@ -2532,10 +2537,12 @@ setMethod("with",
             eval(substitute(expr), envir = newEnv, enclos = newEnv)
           })
 
+#' Compactly display the structure of a dataset
+#'
 #' Display the structure of a SparkDataFrame, including column names, column types, as well as a
 #' a small sample of rows.
+#'
 #' @name str
-#' @title Compactly display the structure of a dataset
 #' @rdname str
 #' @family SparkDataFrame functions
 #' @param object a SparkDataFrame
@@ -2648,10 +2655,11 @@ setMethod("drop",
             base::drop(x)
           })
 
+#' Compute histogram statistics for given column
+#'
 #' This function computes a histogram for a given SparkR Column.
 #'
 #' @name histogram
-#' @title Histogram
 #' @param nbins the number of bins (optional). Default value is 10.
 #' @param df the SparkDataFrame containing the Column to build the histogram from.
 #' @param colname the name of the column to build the histogram from.
@@ -2767,18 +2775,21 @@ setMethod("histogram",
             return(histStats)
           })
 
-#' Saves the content of the SparkDataFrame to an external database table via JDBC
+#' Save the content of SparkDataFrame to an external database table via JDBC.
 #'
-#' Additional JDBC database connection properties can be set (...)
+#' Save the content of the SparkDataFrame to an external database table via JDBC. Additional JDBC
+#' database connection properties can be set (...)
 #'
 #' Also, mode is used to specify the behavior of the save operation when
-#' data already exists in the data source. There are four modes: \cr
-#'  append: Contents of this SparkDataFrame are expected to be appended to existing data. \cr
-#'  overwrite: Existing data is expected to be overwritten by the contents of this
-#'     SparkDataFrame. \cr
-#'  error: An exception is expected to be thrown. \cr
-#'  ignore: The save operation is expected to not save the contents of the SparkDataFrame
-#'     and to not change the existing data. \cr
+#' data already exists in the data source. There are four modes:
+#' \itemize{
+#'   \item append: Contents of this SparkDataFrame are expected to be appended to existing data.
+#'   \item overwrite: Existing data is expected to be overwritten by the contents of this
+#'         SparkDataFrame.
+#'   \item error: An exception is expected to be thrown.
+#'   \item ignore: The save operation is expected to not save the contents of the SparkDataFrame
+#'         and to not change the existing data.
+#' }
 #'
 #' @param x A SparkDataFrame
 #' @param url JDBC database url of the form `jdbc:subprotocol:subname`
diff --git a/R/pkg/R/RDD.R b/R/pkg/R/RDD.R
index f1badf4364da0..72a805256523e 100644
--- a/R/pkg/R/RDD.R
+++ b/R/pkg/R/RDD.R
@@ -19,9 +19,11 @@
 
 setOldClass("jobj")
 
-#' @title S4 class that represents an RDD
-#' @description RDD can be created using functions like
+#' S4 class that represents an RDD
+#'
+#' RDD can be created using functions like
 #'              \code{parallelize}, \code{textFile} etc.
+#'
 #' @rdname RDD
 #' @seealso parallelize, textFile
 #' @slot env An R environment that stores bookkeeping states of the RDD
@@ -497,9 +499,9 @@ setMethod("map",
             lapply(X, FUN)
           })
 
-#' Flatten results after apply a function to all elements
+#' Flatten results after applying a function to all elements
 #'
-#' This function return a new RDD by first applying a function to all
+#' This function returns a new RDD by first applying a function to all
 #' elements of this RDD, and then flattening the results.
 #'
 #' @param X The RDD to apply the transformation.
@@ -713,7 +715,7 @@ setMethod("sumRDD",
             reduce(x, "+")
           })
 
-#' Applies a function to all elements in an RDD, and force evaluation.
+#' Applies a function to all elements in an RDD, and forces evaluation.
 #'
 #' @param x The RDD to apply the function
 #' @param func The function to be applied.
@@ -737,7 +739,7 @@ setMethod("foreach",
             invisible(collect(mapPartitions(x, partition.func)))
           })
 
-#' Applies a function to each partition in an RDD, and force evaluation.
+#' Applies a function to each partition in an RDD, and forces evaluation.
 #'
 #' @examples
 #'\dontrun{
diff --git a/R/pkg/R/WindowSpec.R b/R/pkg/R/WindowSpec.R
index 581176a6c0918..d8405420d0a49 100644
--- a/R/pkg/R/WindowSpec.R
+++ b/R/pkg/R/WindowSpec.R
@@ -20,9 +20,10 @@
 #' @include generics.R jobj.R column.R
 NULL
 
-#' @title S4 class that represents a WindowSpec
-#' @description WindowSpec can be created by using window.partitionBy()
-#'              or window.orderBy()
+#' S4 class that represents a WindowSpec
+#'
+#' WindowSpec can be created by using window.partitionBy() or window.orderBy()
+#'
 #' @rdname WindowSpec
 #' @seealso \link{window.partitionBy}, \link{window.orderBy}
 #'
diff --git a/R/pkg/R/broadcast.R b/R/pkg/R/broadcast.R
index 38f0eed95e065..398dffc4ab1b4 100644
--- a/R/pkg/R/broadcast.R
+++ b/R/pkg/R/broadcast.R
@@ -23,9 +23,11 @@
 .broadcastValues <- new.env()
 .broadcastIdToName <- new.env()
 
-# @title S4 class that represents a Broadcast variable
-# @description Broadcast variables can be created using the broadcast
-#              function from a \code{SparkContext}.
+# S4 class that represents a Broadcast variable
+#
+# Broadcast variables can be created using the broadcast
+# function from a \code{SparkContext}.
+#
 # @rdname broadcast-class
 # @seealso broadcast
 #
diff --git a/R/pkg/R/column.R b/R/pkg/R/column.R
index 873e8b1665a28..cc2876ed94b7f 100644
--- a/R/pkg/R/column.R
+++ b/R/pkg/R/column.R
@@ -22,8 +22,10 @@ NULL
 
 setOldClass("jobj")
 
-#' @title S4 class that represents a SparkDataFrame column
-#' @description The column class supports unary, binary operations on SparkDataFrame columns
+#' S4 class that represents a SparkDataFrame column
+#'
+#' The column class supports unary, binary operations on SparkDataFrame columns
+#'
 #' @rdname column
 #'
 #' @slot jc reference to JVM SparkDataFrame column
diff --git a/R/pkg/R/context.R b/R/pkg/R/context.R
index 44bca877fd45a..5c886030ff5c5 100644
--- a/R/pkg/R/context.R
+++ b/R/pkg/R/context.R
@@ -173,9 +173,8 @@ includePackage <- function(sc, pkg) {
   .sparkREnv$.packages <- packages
 }
 
-#' @title Broadcast a variable to all workers
+#' Broadcast a variable to all workers
 #'
-#' @description
 #' Broadcast a read-only variable to the cluster, returning a \code{Broadcast}
 #' object for reading it in distributed functions.
 #'
@@ -207,7 +206,7 @@ broadcast <- function(sc, object) {
   Broadcast(id, object, jBroadcast, objName)
 }
 
-#' @title Set the checkpoint directory
+#' Set the checkpoint directory
 #'
 #' Set the directory under which RDDs are going to be checkpointed. The
 #' directory must be a HDFS path if running on a cluster.
@@ -226,30 +225,31 @@ setCheckpointDir <- function(sc, dirName) {
   invisible(callJMethod(sc, "setCheckpointDir", suppressWarnings(normalizePath(dirName))))
 }
 
-#' @title Run a function over a list of elements, distributing the computations with Spark.
+#' Run a function over a list of elements, distributing the computations with Spark.
 #'
-#' @description
 #' Applies a function in a manner that is similar to doParallel or lapply to elements of a list.
 #' The computations are distributed using Spark. It is conceptually the same as the following code:
 #'   lapply(list, func)
 #'
 #' Known limitations:
-#'  - variable scoping and capture: compared to R's rich support for variable resolutions, the
-# distributed nature of SparkR limits how variables are resolved at runtime. All the variables
-# that are available through lexical scoping are embedded in the closure of the function and
-# available as read-only variables within the function. The environment variables should be
-# stored into temporary variables outside the function, and not directly accessed within the
-# function.
+#' \itemize{
+#'    \item variable scoping and capture: compared to R's rich support for variable resolutions,
+#'    the distributed nature of SparkR limits how variables are resolved at runtime. All the
+#'    variables that are available through lexical scoping are embedded in the closure of the
+#'    function and available as read-only variables within the function. The environment variables
+#'    should be stored into temporary variables outside the function, and not directly accessed
+#'    within the function.
 #'
-#'  - loading external packages: In order to use a package, you need to load it inside the
-#'    closure. For example, if you rely on the MASS module, here is how you would use it:
-#'\dontrun{
-#' train <- function(hyperparam) {
-#'   library(MASS)
-#'   lm.ridge(“y ~ x+z”, data, lambda=hyperparam)
-#'   model
+#'   \item loading external packages: In order to use a package, you need to load it inside the
+#'   closure. For example, if you rely on the MASS module, here is how you would use it:
+#'   \preformatted{
+#'     train <- function(hyperparam) {
+#'       library(MASS)
+#'       lm.ridge(“y ~ x+z”, data, lambda=hyperparam)
+#'       model
+#'     }
+#'   }
 #' }
-#'}
 #'
 #' @rdname spark.lapply
 #' @param sc Spark Context to use
@@ -259,7 +259,8 @@ setCheckpointDir <- function(sc, dirName) {
 #' @export
 #' @examples
 #'\dontrun{
-#' doubled <- spark.lapply(1:10, function(x){2 * x})
+#' sc <- sparkR.init()
+#' doubled <- spark.lapply(sc, 1:10, function(x){2 * x})
 #'}
 spark.lapply <- function(sc, list, func) {
   rdd <- parallelize(sc, list, length(list))
diff --git a/R/pkg/R/functions.R b/R/pkg/R/functions.R
index 2665d1d477802..a779127b379a0 100644
--- a/R/pkg/R/functions.R
+++ b/R/pkg/R/functions.R
@@ -2185,7 +2185,7 @@ setMethod("from_unixtime", signature(x = "Column"),
 #'    # 09:01:15-09:02:15...
 #'   window(df$time, "1 minute", startTime = "15 seconds")
 #'
-#'   # Thirty second windows every 10 seconds, e.g. 09:00:00-09:00:30, 09:00:10-09:00:40, ...
+#'   # Thirty-second windows every 10 seconds, e.g. 09:00:00-09:00:30, 09:00:10-09:00:40, ...
 #'   window(df$time, "30 seconds", "10 seconds")
 #'}
 setMethod("window", signature(x = "Column"),
diff --git a/R/pkg/R/group.R b/R/pkg/R/group.R
index 08f4a490c883e..493f0f1b60f26 100644
--- a/R/pkg/R/group.R
+++ b/R/pkg/R/group.R
@@ -22,8 +22,10 @@ NULL
 
 setOldClass("jobj")
 
-#' @title S4 class that represents a GroupedData
-#' @description GroupedDatas can be created using groupBy() on a SparkDataFrame
+#' S4 class that represents a GroupedData
+#'
+#' GroupedDatas can be created using groupBy() on a SparkDataFrame
+#'
 #' @rdname GroupedData
 #' @seealso groupBy
 #'
diff --git a/R/pkg/R/mllib.R b/R/pkg/R/mllib.R
index d4152b43b6f5f..ba2eee2fca76a 100644
--- a/R/pkg/R/mllib.R
+++ b/R/pkg/R/mllib.R
@@ -25,22 +25,26 @@
 # - a set of methods that reflect the arguments of the other languages supported by Spark. These
 #   methods are prefixed with the `spark.` prefix: spark.glm, spark.kmeans, etc.
 
-#' @title S4 class that represents a generalized linear model
+#' S4 class that represents a generalized linear model
+#'
 #' @param jobj a Java object reference to the backing Scala GeneralizedLinearRegressionWrapper
 #' @export
 setClass("GeneralizedLinearRegressionModel", representation(jobj = "jobj"))
 
-#' @title S4 class that represents a NaiveBayesModel
+#' S4 class that represents a NaiveBayesModel
+#'
 #' @param jobj a Java object reference to the backing Scala NaiveBayesWrapper
 #' @export
 setClass("NaiveBayesModel", representation(jobj = "jobj"))
 
-#' @title S4 class that represents a AFTSurvivalRegressionModel
+#' S4 class that represents a AFTSurvivalRegressionModel
+#'
 #' @param jobj a Java object reference to the backing Scala AFTSurvivalRegressionWrapper
 #' @export
 setClass("AFTSurvivalRegressionModel", representation(jobj = "jobj"))
 
-#' @title S4 class that represents a KMeansModel
+#' S4 class that represents a KMeansModel
+#'
 #' @param jobj a Java object reference to the backing Scala KMeansModel
 #' @export
 setClass("KMeansModel", representation(jobj = "jobj"))
@@ -197,7 +201,7 @@ print.summary.GeneralizedLinearRegressionModel <- function(x, ...) {
   invisible(x)
   }
 
-#' Make predictions from a generalized linear model
+#' Predicted values based on model
 #'
 #' Makes predictions from a generalized linear model produced by glm() or spark.glm(),
 #' similarly to R's predict().
@@ -218,9 +222,9 @@ setMethod("predict", signature(object = "GeneralizedLinearRegressionModel"),
             return(dataFrame(callJMethod(object@jobj, "transform", newData@sdf)))
           })
 
-#' Make predictions from a naive Bayes model
+#' Predicted values based on model
 #'
-#' Makes predictions from a model produced by spark.naiveBayes(),
+#' Makes predictions from a naive Bayes model or a model produced by spark.naiveBayes(),
 #' similarly to R package e1071's predict.
 #'
 #' @param object A fitted naive Bayes model
@@ -357,9 +361,9 @@ setMethod("summary", signature(object = "KMeansModel"),
                    cluster = cluster, is.loaded = is.loaded))
           })
 
-#' Make predictions from a k-means model
+#' Predicted values based on model
 #'
-#' Make predictions from a model produced by spark.kmeans().
+#' Makes predictions from a k-means model or a model produced by spark.kmeans().
 #'
 #' @param object A fitted k-means model
 #' @param newData SparkDataFrame for testing
@@ -402,6 +406,8 @@ setMethod("spark.naiveBayes", signature(data = "SparkDataFrame", formula = "form
         return(new("NaiveBayesModel", jobj = jobj))
     })
 
+#' Save fitted MLlib model to the input path
+#'
 #' Save the Bernoulli naive Bayes model to the input path.
 #'
 #' @param object A fitted Bernoulli naive Bayes model
@@ -428,6 +434,8 @@ setMethod("write.ml", signature(object = "NaiveBayesModel", path = "character"),
             invisible(callJMethod(writer, "save", path))
           })
 
+#' Save fitted MLlib model to the input path
+#'
 #' Save the AFT survival regression model to the input path.
 #'
 #' @param object A fitted AFT survival regression model
@@ -453,6 +461,8 @@ setMethod("write.ml", signature(object = "AFTSurvivalRegressionModel", path = "c
             invisible(callJMethod(writer, "save", path))
           })
 
+#' Save fitted MLlib model to the input path
+#'
 #' Save the generalized linear model to the input path.
 #'
 #' @param object A fitted generalized linear model
@@ -478,6 +488,8 @@ setMethod("write.ml", signature(object = "GeneralizedLinearRegressionModel", pat
             invisible(callJMethod(writer, "save", path))
           })
 
+#' Save fitted MLlib model to the input path
+#'
 #' Save the k-means model to the input path.
 #'
 #' @param object A fitted k-means model
@@ -582,9 +594,9 @@ setMethod("summary", signature(object = "AFTSurvivalRegressionModel"),
             return(list(coefficients = coefficients))
           })
 
-#' Make predictions from an AFT survival regression model
+#' Predicted values based on model
 #'
-#' Make predictions from a model produced by spark.survreg(),
+#' Makes predictions from an AFT survival regression model or a model produced by spark.survreg(),
 #' similarly to R package survival's predict.
 #'
 #' @param object A fitted AFT survival regression model
diff --git a/R/pkg/R/utils.R b/R/pkg/R/utils.R
index 12e4f4f1ae8bb..b1b8adaa66a25 100644
--- a/R/pkg/R/utils.R
+++ b/R/pkg/R/utils.R
@@ -110,9 +110,11 @@ isRDD <- function(name, env) {
 #' @return the hash code as an integer
 #' @export
 #' @examples
+#'\dontrun{
 #' hashCode(1L) # 1
 #' hashCode(1.0) # 1072693248
 #' hashCode("1") # 49
+#'}
 hashCode <- function(key) {
   if (class(key) == "integer") {
     as.integer(key[[1]])