diff --git a/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/js/kernelstatus.js b/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/js/kernelstatus.js
index 73ae943..def9db2 100644
--- a/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/js/kernelstatus.js
+++ b/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/js/kernelstatus.js
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ var IPython = (function (IPython) {
 
     KernelStatusWidget.prototype.style = function () {
         this.element.addClass('ui-widget');
+        this.element.attr('title', "The kernel execution status." +
+        " If 'Busy', the kernel is currently running code." +
+        " If 'Idle', it is available for execution.")
     };
 
 
diff --git a/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/js/leftpanel.js b/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/js/leftpanel.js
index cc18831..4a41294 100644
--- a/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/js/leftpanel.js
+++ b/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/js/leftpanel.js
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ var IPython = (function (IPython) {
         this.left_panel_element.addClass('border-box-sizing ui-widget');
         this.left_panel_element.width(this.width);
         this.left_panel_splitter_element.css({left : this.width});
+        this.left_panel_splitter_element.attr('title', 'Click to Show/Hide left panel');
     };
 
 
diff --git a/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/js/pager.js b/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/js/pager.js
index d1ea86f..76ef7f0 100644
--- a/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/js/pager.js
+++ b/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/js/pager.js
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ var IPython = (function (IPython) {
     Pager.prototype.style = function () {
         this.pager_splitter_element.addClass('border-box-sizing ui-widget ui-state-default');
         this.pager_element.addClass('border-box-sizing ui-widget');
+        this.pager_splitter_element.attr('title', 'Click to Show/Hide pager area');
     };
 
 
diff --git a/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/js/panelsection.js b/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/js/panelsection.js
index 9213775..ea84567 100644
--- a/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/js/panelsection.js
+++ b/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/js/panelsection.js
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ var IPython = (function (IPython) {
 
     PanelSection.prototype.style = function () {
         this.header.addClass('ui-widget ui-state-default');
+        this.header.attr('title', "Click to Show/Hide Section");
         this.content.addClass('ui-widget section_content');
     };
 
@@ -88,7 +89,13 @@ var IPython = (function (IPython) {
         this.content.addClass('ui-helper-clearfix');
         this.content.find('div.section_row').addClass('ui-helper-clearfix');
         this.content.find('#new_open').buttonset();
+        this.content.find('#new_notebook').attr('title', "Create a new notebook");
+        this.content.find('#open_notebook').attr('title', "Open an existing notebook");
         this.content.find('#download_notebook').button();
+        this.content.find('#download_notebook').attr('title',
+            "Download the notebook in the specified format," +
+            " either full ipynb notebook or as a Python script.");
+        // upload notebook doesn't exist:
         this.content.find('#upload_notebook').button();
         this.content.find('#download_format').addClass('ui-widget ui-widget-content');
         this.content.find('#download_format option').addClass('ui-widget ui-widget-content');
@@ -127,11 +134,29 @@ var IPython = (function (IPython) {
         this.content.addClass('ui-helper-clearfix');
         this.content.find('div.section_row').addClass('ui-helper-clearfix');
         this.content.find('#delete_cell').button();
+        this.content.find('#delete_cell').attr('title', "Delete the selected cell");
+
         this.content.find('#insert').buttonset();
+        this.content.find('#insert_cell_above').attr('title', "Insert new cell above selected");
+        this.content.find('#insert_cell_below').attr('title', "Insert new cell below selected");
+
         this.content.find('#move').buttonset();
+        this.content.find('#move_cell_up').attr('title', "Move selected cell up one in the Notebook");
+        this.content.find('#move_cell_down').attr('title', "Move selected cell down one in the Notebook");
+
         this.content.find('#cell_type').buttonset();
+        this.content.find('#to_markdown').attr('title', 'Change selected cell to markdown (for text)')
+        this.content.find('#to_code').attr('title', 'Change selected cell to code (for execution)')
+
         this.content.find('#cell_output').buttonset();
+        this.content.find('#toggle_output').attr('title', 'Toggle visibility of the output of code cells')
+        this.content.find('#clear_all_output').attr('title', 'Clear output of all code cells (actually removes the data, unlike toggle)')
+
         this.content.find('#run_cells').buttonset();
+        this.content.find('#run_selected_cell').attr('title', 'Submit the selected cell for execution')
+        this.content.find('#run_all_cells').attr('title', 'Run *all* code cells in the notebook in order')
+        this.content.find('#autoindent').attr('title', 'Autoindent code as-you-type')
+        this.content.find('#autoindent_label').attr('title', 'Autoindent code as-you-type')
     };
 
 
@@ -192,6 +217,16 @@ var IPython = (function (IPython) {
         this.content.addClass('ui-helper-clearfix');
         this.content.find('div.section_row').addClass('ui-helper-clearfix');
         this.content.find('#int_restart').buttonset();
+        this.content.find("#int_kernel").attr('title', "Interrupt the kernel with SIGINT/Ctrl-C");
+        this.content.find("#restart_kernel").attr('title',
+            "Restart the kernel. This will shutdown the current kernel," +
+            " and start a new, clean kernel in its place, connected to this Notebook." +
+            " This may break the connection of other clients connected to this kernel." );
+        var kill_tip = "Kill the kernel on exit.  If unchecked, the kernel will remain" +
+        " active after closing the session, allowing you to reconnect and resume later.";
+        this.content.find('#kill_kernel').attr('title', kill_tip);
+        this.content.find('#kill_kernel_label').attr('title', kill_tip);
+
     };
 
 
@@ -224,6 +259,12 @@ var IPython = (function (IPython) {
         this.content.find('#help_buttons0').buttonset();
         this.content.find('#help_buttons1').buttonset();
         this.content.find('#help_buttons2').buttonset();
+        this.content.find('#python_help').attr('title', "Open the online Python documentation in a new tab")
+        this.content.find('#ipython_help').attr('title', "Open the online IPython documentation in a new tab")
+        this.content.find('#numpy_help').attr('title', "Open the online NumPy documentation in a new tab")
+        this.content.find('#scipy_help').attr('title', "Open the online SciPy documentation in a new tab")
+        this.content.find('#matplotlib_help').attr('title', "Open the online Matplotlib documentation in a new tab")
+        this.content.find('#sympy_help').attr('title', "Open the online SymPy documentation in a new tab")
     };
 
 
diff --git a/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/js/printwidget.js b/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/js/printwidget.js
index 896740a..cae0c61 100644
--- a/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/js/printwidget.js
+++ b/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/js/printwidget.js
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@ var IPython = (function (IPython) {
 
     PrintWidget.prototype.style = function () {
         this.element.find('button#print_notebook').button();
+        this.element.find('button#print_notebook').attr('title',
+            "Open a new window with printer-friendly HTML of the Notebook." +
+            " Note that this is incomplete, and may not produce perfect" +
+            " printed output.");
     };
 
     PrintWidget.prototype.bind_events = function () {
diff --git a/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/js/quickhelp.js b/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/js/quickhelp.js
index 0831819..4931fd0 100644
--- a/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/js/quickhelp.js
+++ b/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/js/quickhelp.js
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ var IPython = (function (IPython) {
 
     QuickHelp.prototype.style = function () {
         this.element.find('button#quick_help').button();
+        this.element.find('button#quick_help').attr('title', "Show/Hide the keyboard shortcuts for the IPython Notebook");
     };
 
     QuickHelp.prototype.bind_events = function () {
diff --git a/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/js/savewidget.js b/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/js/savewidget.js
index 8aafca8..18a16cd 100644
--- a/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/js/savewidget.js
+++ b/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/js/savewidget.js
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ var IPython = (function (IPython) {
         this.element.find('input#notebook_name').addClass('ui-widget ui-widget-content');
         this.element.find('input#notebook_name').attr('tabindex','1');
         this.element.find('button#save_notebook').button();
+        this.element.find('button#save_notebook').attr('title', 'Save the Notebook');
         var left_panel_width = $('div#left_panel').outerWidth();
         var left_panel_splitter_width = $('div#left_panel_splitter').outerWidth();
         $('span#save_widget').css({marginLeft:left_panel_width+left_panel_splitter_width});
diff --git a/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/templates/notebook.html b/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/templates/notebook.html
index b77c1df..6f16348 100644
--- a/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/templates/notebook.html
+++ b/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/templates/notebook.html
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@
                     <span id="autoindent_span">
                         <input type="checkbox" id="autoindent" checked="true"></input>
                     </span>
-                    <span class="checkbox_label">Autoindent:</span>
+                    <span class="checkbox_label" id="autoindent_label">Autoindent:</span>
                 </div>
             </div>
         </div>
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@
                     <span id="kernel_persist">
                         <input type="checkbox" id="kill_kernel"></input>
                     </span>
-                    <span class="checkbox_label">Kill kernel upon exit:</span>
+                    <span class="checkbox_label" id="kill_kernel_label">Kill kernel upon exit:</span>
                 </div>
             </div>
         </div>