diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/preferences/create_custom_column.py b/src/calibre/gui2/preferences/create_custom_column.py
index 6a81abf499..daf94a6a58 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/preferences/create_custom_column.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/preferences/create_custom_column.py
@@ -58,6 +58,15 @@ class CreateCustomColumn(QDialog, Ui_QCreateCustomColumn):
         self.button_box.accepted.connect(self.accept)
         self.button_box.rejected.connect(self.reject)
         self.shortcuts.linkActivated.connect(self.shortcut_activated)
+        text = '<p>'+_('Quick create:') + ' '
+        for col, name in [('isbn', _('ISBN')), ('formats', _('Formats')),
+                ('last_modified', _('Modified Date')), ('yesno', _('Yes/No')),
+                ('tags', _('Tags')), ('series', _('Series')), ('rating',
+                    _('Rating'))]:
+            text += ' <a href="col:%s">%s</a>,'%(col, name)
+        text = text[:-1]
+        self.shortcuts.setText(text)
+
         self.parent = parent
         self.editing_col = editing
         self.standard_colheads = standard_colheads
@@ -117,7 +126,7 @@ class CreateCustomColumn(QDialog, Ui_QCreateCustomColumn):
             'tags': _('My Tags'),
             'series': _('My Series'),
             'rating': _('My Rating'),
-            'last_modified':_('Last Modified')}[which])
+            'last_modified':_('Modified Date')}[which])
         if self.composite_box.isVisible():
             self.composite_box.setText(
                 {
diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/preferences/create_custom_column.ui b/src/calibre/gui2/preferences/create_custom_column.ui
index 683bfe6eb5..18130730fe 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/preferences/create_custom_column.ui
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/preferences/create_custom_column.ui
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ four values, the first of them being the empty value.</string>
      <item row="3" column="0">
       <widget class="QLabel" name="shortcuts">
        <property name="text">
-        <string>Quick create: &lt;a href=&quot;col:isbn&quot; title=&quot;Show the books' ISBN in the column&quot;&gt;ISBN&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;col:formats&quot; title=&quot;Show the books' formats in the column&quot;&gt;Formats&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;col:last_modified&quot; title=&quot;Show the date the books' metadata was last modified in the column&quot;&gt;Last Modified&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;col:yesno&quot;&gt;Yes/No&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;col:tags&quot;&gt;Tags&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;col:series&quot;&gt;Series&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;col:rating&quot;&gt;Rating&lt;/a&gt;</string>
+        <string/>
        </property>
        <property name="wordWrap">
         <bool>true</bool>