diff --git a/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/css/alternateuploadform.css b/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/css/alternateuploadform.css
index 1e5f8a4..72dbb87 100644
--- a/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/css/alternateuploadform.css
+++ b/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/css/alternateuploadform.css
@@ -19,5 +19,5 @@
     position:relative;
     opacity: 0;
     z-index: 2;
-    width: 356px;
+    width: 447px;
 }
diff --git a/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/templates/projectdashboard.html b/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/templates/projectdashboard.html
index da9def4..9d91be3 100644
--- a/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/templates/projectdashboard.html
+++ b/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/templates/projectdashboard.html
@@ -32,9 +32,9 @@ data-read-only={{read_only}}
         {% if logged_in or not read_only %}
         <div id="notebook_toolbar">
             <form id='alternate_upload'  class='alternate_upload' >
-                <span id="drag_info" style="position:absolute" >Drag files
-                    onto the list, or <strong>click here</strong>, to import
-                    notebooks.</span>
+                <span id="drag_info" style="position:absolute" >
+                    To import a notebook, drag the file onto the listing below or <strong>click here</strong>.
+                    </span>
                 <input type="file" name="datafile" class="fileinput" multiple='multiple'>
             </form>
             <span id="notebook_buttons">