diff --git a/src/gnome-utils/gnc-main-window.c b/src/gnome-utils/gnc-main-window.c
index 6138a8e744..d092d00d31 100644
--- a/src/gnome-utils/gnc-main-window.c
+++ b/src/gnome-utils/gnc-main-window.c
@@ -245,7 +245,8 @@ static GtkActionEntry gnc_menu_actions [] =
 	/* View menu */
 
 	{ "ViewSortByAction", NULL, N_("_Sort By..."), NULL, NULL, NULL },
-	{ "ViewFilterByAction", NULL, N_("_Filter By..."), NULL, NULL, NULL },
+	{ "ViewFilterByAction", NULL, N_("_Filter By..."), NULL, 
+	  N_("Select the account types that should be displayed."), NULL },
 	{ "ViewRefreshAction", GTK_STOCK_REFRESH, N_("_Refresh"), "<control>r",
 	  N_("Refresh this window"),
 	  G_CALLBACK (gnc_main_window_cmd_view_refresh) },
diff --git a/src/gnome/glade/account.glade b/src/gnome/glade/account.glade
index 4fb7027c7d..6b238a12b3 100644
--- a/src/gnome/glade/account.glade
+++ b/src/gnome/glade/account.glade
@@ -3020,6 +3020,7 @@ and placeholder accounts may have an opening balance.</property>
 	      <child>
 		<widget class="GtkTreeView" id="types_tree_view">
 		  <property name="visible">True</property>
+		  <property name="tooltip" translatable="yes">Select the account types that should be displayed.</property>
 		  <property name="can_focus">True</property>
 		  <property name="headers_visible">False</property>
 		  <property name="rules_hint">True</property>
@@ -3046,6 +3047,7 @@ and placeholder accounts may have an opening balance.</property>
 		  <child>
 		    <widget class="GtkButton" id="select_all">
 		      <property name="visible">True</property>
+		      <property name="tooltip" translatable="yes">Select all types.</property>
 		      <property name="can_default">True</property>
 		      <property name="can_focus">True</property>
 		      <property name="label" translatable="yes">_Select All</property>
@@ -3059,6 +3061,7 @@ and placeholder accounts may have an opening balance.</property>
 		  <child>
 		    <widget class="GtkButton" id="clear_all">
 		      <property name="visible">True</property>
+		      <property name="tooltip" translatable="yes">Clear the selection and unselect all types.</property>
 		      <property name="can_default">True</property>
 		      <property name="can_focus">True</property>
 		      <property name="label" translatable="yes">C_lear All</property>
@@ -3072,6 +3075,7 @@ and placeholder accounts may have an opening balance.</property>
 		  <child>
 		    <widget class="GtkButton" id="default_types">
 		      <property name="visible">True</property>
+		      <property name="tooltip" translatable="yes">Select the default selection.</property>
 		      <property name="can_default">True</property>
 		      <property name="can_focus">True</property>
 		      <property name="label" translatable="yes">_Default</property>
@@ -3160,7 +3164,7 @@ and placeholder accounts may have an opening balance.</property>
 	  <child>
 	    <widget class="GtkLabel" id="Balance">
 	      <property name="visible">True</property>
-	      <property name="label" translatable="yes">Balances</property>
+	      <property name="label" translatable="yes">Balance</property>
 	      <property name="use_underline">False</property>
 	      <property name="use_markup">False</property>
 	      <property name="justify">GTK_JUSTIFY_LEFT</property>