diff --git a/plugins/ktcore/KTCorePlugin.php b/plugins/ktcore/KTCorePlugin.php
index f1672a8..4a67f98 100644
--- a/plugins/ktcore/KTCorePlugin.php
+++ b/plugins/ktcore/KTCorePlugin.php
@@ -48,17 +48,17 @@ class KTCorePlugin extends KTPlugin {
     function setupAdmin() {
         // set up the categories.
         $this->registerAdminCategory("principals", _("Users and Groups"),
-            _("Control which users can log in, and are part of which groups and organisational units from these management panels."));
-        $this->registerAdminCategory("plugins", _("Plugin Management"),
-            _("Control which plugins are loaded, register new plugins, and configure individual plugins."));
+            _("Control which users can log in, and are part of which groups and organisational units, from these management panels."));
         $this->registerAdminCategory("security", _("Security Management"),
             _("Assign permissions to users and groups, and specify which permissions are required to interact with various parts of the Document Management System."));
+        $this->registerAdminCategory("plugins", _("Plugin Management"),
+            _("Control which plugins are loaded, register new plugins and configure individual plugins."));
         $this->registerAdminCategory("storage", _("Document Storage"),
-            _("Manage how and where the actual documents will be stored, work with document archives and deal with other document related problems."));
-        $this->registerAdminCategory("documents", _("Document Type Configuration"),
-            _("Configure the information that needs to be collected about different kinds of documents."));
+            _("Manage checked-out, archived and deleted documents."));
+        $this->registerAdminCategory("documents", _("Document Metadata and Workflow Configuration"),
+            _("Configure the document metadata: Document Types, Document Fieldsets, Link Types and Workflows."));
         $this->registerAdminCategory("misc", _("Miscellaneous"),
-            _("Various settings which do not fit into the other categories, including help, etc."));
+            _("Various settings which do not fit into the other categories, including managing help and saved searches."));
 
         // users and groups
         $this->registerAdminPage("users", 'KTUserAdminDispatcher', "principals",
@@ -75,13 +75,13 @@ class KTCorePlugin extends KTPlugin {
 
         // security
         $this->registerAdminPage("permissions", 'ManagePermissionsDispatcher', "security",
-            _("Permissions"), _("Create or Delete permissions."), 'admin/managePermissions.php', null);
+            _("Permissions"), _("Create or delete permissions."), 'admin/managePermissions.php', null);
         $this->registerAdminPage("roles", 'RoleAdminDispatcher', "security",
-            _("Roles"), _("Create or Delete roles"),
+            _("Roles"), _("Create or delete roles"),
             'admin/roleManagement.php', null);
         $this->registerAdminPage("conditions", 'KTConditionDispatcher', "security",
             _("Conditions"),
-            _("Manage document conditions, which can be used to control whether certain actions are permitted or not."),
+            _("Manage criteria which determine whether a user is permitted to perform a system action."),
             'admin/conditions.php', null);
 
         // documents
@@ -91,11 +91,11 @@ class KTCorePlugin extends KTPlugin {
             'admin/documentTypes.php', null);
         $this->registerAdminPage("fieldmanagement", 'KTDocumentFieldDispatcher', 'documents',
              _('Document Fieldsets'),
-            _('Control which kinds of documents have which sets of information associated with them.'),
+            _('Manage the different types of information that can be associated with classes of documents.'),
             'admin/documentFields.php', null);
         $this->registerAdminPage("linkmanagement", 'KTDocLinkAdminDispatcher', 'documents',
             _('Link Type Management'),
-            _('Specify the different "link types" - ways to relate different documents togeter.'),
+            _('Manage the different ways documents can be associated with one another.'),
             'admin/documentLinks.php', null);
         $this->registerAdminPage("workflows", 'KTWorkflowDispatcher', 'documents',
             _('Workflows'), _('Configure the process documents go through.'),
diff --git a/templates/ktcore/dashlets/checkedout.smarty b/templates/ktcore/dashlets/checkedout.smarty
index bee9963..e26d654 100644
--- a/templates/ktcore/dashlets/checkedout.smarty
+++ b/templates/ktcore/dashlets/checkedout.smarty
@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
 <h2>{i18n}Your Checked-out Documents{/i18n}</h2>
-<p class="descriptiveText">{i18n}Since a document
-which is checked out cannot be modified by anyone else,
-it is important to check them back in as soon as you have made
-the apppriate changes.{/i18n}</p>
+<p class="descriptiveText">{i18n}A checked-out document may not be modified by others. Please ensure that you check-in your documents to the repository as soon as you have finished working with them.{/i18n}</p>
 {if (!empty($documents))}
 <dl>
 {foreach item=oDocument from=$documents}
diff --git a/templates/ktcore/dashlets/usertutorial.smarty b/templates/ktcore/dashlets/usertutorial.smarty
index d04323d..8f3ed9b 100644
--- a/templates/ktcore/dashlets/usertutorial.smarty
+++ b/templates/ktcore/dashlets/usertutorial.smarty
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <h2>{i18n}Crash Course in KnowledgeTree{/i18n}</h2>
 <p class="descriptiveText">{i18n}New to Document Management, or to 
-KnowledgeTree&trade; 3?  We've written some quick documentation{/i18n}</p>
+KnowledgeTree&trade; 3?  We've written some quick documentation to help you along{/i18n}</p>
 
 <div class="ktError"><p class="descriptiveText"><strong>FIXME</strong> This currently doesn't work.</p></div>
 
diff --git a/templates/ktcore/document/admin/archivedlist.smarty b/templates/ktcore/document/admin/archivedlist.smarty
index af23017..5c09e59 100644
--- a/templates/ktcore/document/admin/archivedlist.smarty
+++ b/templates/ktcore/document/admin/archivedlist.smarty
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 <h2>{i18n}Archived Documents{/i18n}</h2>
 
 <p class="descriptiveText">{i18n}In order to keep the documents which are visible useful
-to end users, it is possible to <strong>archive</strong> old documents.  Users who
-want to see these old documents need to request their restoration - these requests
-will typically be done within the system, and will generate a
+to end users it is possible to <strong>archive</strong> old documents.  Users who
+want to see these old documents need to request their restoration. These requests
+will typically be done within the system and will generate a
 notification to you.{/i18n}
 </p>
 
diff --git a/templates/ktcore/document/admin/checkoutlisting.smarty b/templates/ktcore/document/admin/checkoutlisting.smarty
index d3e51f9..6dd400e 100644
--- a/templates/ktcore/document/admin/checkoutlisting.smarty
+++ b/templates/ktcore/document/admin/checkoutlisting.smarty
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 <h2>{i18n}Checked Out Documents{/i18n}</h2>
-<p class="descriptiveText">{i18n}If a checked-out document has been
-lost, or the user who checked a document out has not checked it back in,
-it may be necessary to override the "checked-out" status of a document.
+<p class="descriptiveText">{i18n}It may be necessary to override the <strong>checked-out</strong> status of a document if:
+<ul>
+<li>the local copy of the checked-out document has been lost;</li>
+<li>the user who did the check-out is not currently available to check it back in.</li>
+</ul>
 Use the <strong>force checkin</strong> action in the listing below to
 override the checked-out status.{/i18n}</p>
 <!-- FIXME set classes here for listing. -->
diff --git a/templates/ktcore/document/admin/deletedlist.smarty b/templates/ktcore/document/admin/deletedlist.smarty
index e1a878e..38a305c 100644
--- a/templates/ktcore/document/admin/deletedlist.smarty
+++ b/templates/ktcore/document/admin/deletedlist.smarty
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <h2>{i18n}Deleted Documents{/i18n}</h2>
 
-<p class="descriptiveText">{i18n}Documents which are deleted by users are hidden from view, 
-but still available for restoration.  Since this consumes system resources, it
+<p class="descriptiveText">{i18n}Documents which are deleted by users are hidden from view 
+but still available for restoration.  Since "soft deletes" consume system resources, it
 is possible to <strong>expunge</strong> these documents.  Alternatively, you
 can <strong>restore</strong> them as necessary.{/i18n}</p>
 
diff --git a/templates/ktcore/document/admin/force_checkin_confirm.smarty b/templates/ktcore/document/admin/force_checkin_confirm.smarty
index e6f8b17..2ece856 100644
--- a/templates/ktcore/document/admin/force_checkin_confirm.smarty
+++ b/templates/ktcore/document/admin/force_checkin_confirm.smarty
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <h2>{i18n}Confirm Forced Check-in{/i18n}</h2>
-<p class="descriptiveText">{i18n}Please confirm that this is the document that you wish to checkin.{/i18n}</p>
+<p class="descriptiveText">{i18n}Please confirm that this is the document that you wish to check-in.{/i18n}</p>
 
 <div class="document_details">
 <h3>Document Details</h3>