diff --git a/src/calibre/devices/kobo/driver.py b/src/calibre/devices/kobo/driver.py
index da4c1dbbe1..dfb14aa2c5 100644
--- a/src/calibre/devices/kobo/driver.py
+++ b/src/calibre/devices/kobo/driver.py
@@ -1228,7 +1228,7 @@ class KOBO(USBMS):
                 elif user_notes[location]['type'] == 'Highlight':
                     annotations.append(
                         _('<b>Chapter %(chapter)d:</b> %(chapter_title)s<br /><b>%(typ)s</b><br />'
-                          '<b>Chapter Progress:</b> %(chapter_progress)s%%<br /><b>Highlight:</b> %(text)s<br /><hr />') % dict(
+                          '<b>Chapter progress:</b> %(chapter_progress)s%%<br /><b>Highlight:</b> %(text)s<br /><hr />') % dict(
                               chapter=user_notes[location]['chapter'],
                               dl=user_notes[location]['displayed_location'],
                               typ=user_notes[location]['type'],
@@ -1238,7 +1238,7 @@ class KOBO(USBMS):
                 elif user_notes[location]['type'] == 'Annotation':
                     annotations.append(
                         _('<b>Chapter %(chapter)d:</b> %(chapter_title)s<br />'
-                          '<b>%(typ)s</b><br /><b>Chapter Progress:</b> %(chapter_progress)s%%<br /><b>Highlight:</b> %(text)s<br />'
+                          '<b>%(typ)s</b><br /><b>Chapter progress:</b> %(chapter_progress)s%%<br /><b>Highlight:</b> %(text)s<br />'
                           '<b>Notes:</b> %(annotation)s<br /><hr />') % dict(
                               chapter=user_notes[location]['chapter'],
                               dl=user_notes[location]['displayed_location'],
@@ -1250,7 +1250,7 @@ class KOBO(USBMS):
                 else:
                     annotations.append(
                         _('<b>Chapter %(chapter)d:</b> %(chapter_title)s<br />'
-                          '<b>%(typ)s</b><br /><b>Chapter Progress:</b> %(chapter_progress)s%%<br /><b>Highlight:</b> %(text)s<br />'
+                          '<b>%(typ)s</b><br /><b>Chapter progress:</b> %(chapter_progress)s%%<br /><b>Highlight:</b> %(text)s<br />'
                           '<b>Notes:</b> %(annotation)s<br /><hr />') % dict(
                               chapter=user_notes[location]['chapter'],
                               dl=user_notes[location]['displayed_location'],
diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/convert/look_and_feel.ui b/src/calibre/gui2/convert/look_and_feel.ui
index c1fe7e2ae7..5684830475 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/convert/look_and_feel.ui
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/convert/look_and_feel.ui
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
      </property>
      <widget class="QWidget" name="tab1">
       <attribute name="title">
-       <string>Fonts</string>
+       <string>&amp;Fonts</string>
       </attribute>
       <layout class="QFormLayout" name="formLayout">
        <item row="1" column="0">
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@
      </widget>
      <widget class="QWidget" name="tab">
       <attribute name="title">
-       <string>Text</string>
+       <string>T&amp;ext</string>
       </attribute>
       <layout class="QFormLayout" name="formLayout_2">
        <item row="1" column="1">
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@
      </widget>
      <widget class="QWidget" name="tab_3">
       <attribute name="title">
-       <string>Styling</string>
+       <string>&amp;Styling</string>
       </attribute>
       <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout">
        <item>
@@ -477,7 +477,7 @@
      </widget>
      <widget class="QWidget" name="tab_4">
       <attribute name="title">
-       <string>Transform styles</string>
+       <string>&amp;Transform styles</string>
       </attribute>
       <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_4">
        <property name="spacing">
diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/convert/search_and_replace.ui b/src/calibre/gui2/convert/search_and_replace.ui
index 3c948cd90c..4ad7351055 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/convert/search_and_replace.ui
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/convert/search_and_replace.ui
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
       </sizepolicy>
      </property>
      <property name="title">
-      <string>Edit Search/replace definition</string>
+      <string>Edit search/replace definition</string>
      </property>
      <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout_2">
       <property name="sizeConstraint">
diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/template_line_editor.py b/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/template_line_editor.py
index 8b7ce5a467..a33f691a7c 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/template_line_editor.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/template_line_editor.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ class TemplateLineEditor(QLineEdit):
 
         action_clear_field = menu.addAction(_('Remove any template from the box'))
         action_clear_field.triggered.connect(self.clear_field)
-        action_open_editor = menu.addAction(_('Open Template Editor'))
+        action_open_editor = menu.addAction(_('Open template editor'))
         action_open_editor.triggered.connect(self.open_editor)
         menu.exec_(event.globalPos())
 
diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/layout.py b/src/calibre/gui2/layout.py
index c036f85ba4..0410a5719e 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/layout.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/layout.py
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ class SearchBar(QWidget):  # {{{
         self._layout.setContentsMargins(0,5,0,0)
 
         x = QToolButton(self)
-        x.setText(_('Vi&rtual Library'))
+        x.setText(_('Vi&rtual library'))
         x.setIcon(QIcon(I('lt.png')))
         x.setObjectName("virtual_library")
         x.setToolButtonStyle(Qt.ToolButtonTextBesideIcon)
diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/preferences/coloring.py b/src/calibre/gui2/preferences/coloring.py
index bce2331202..368afba126 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/preferences/coloring.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/preferences/coloring.py
@@ -495,7 +495,7 @@ class RuleEditor(QDialog):  # {{{
         self.color_label.setText('''
             <span style="color: {c}; background-color: {bg1}">&nbsp;{st}&nbsp;</span>
             <span style="color: {c}; background-color: {bg2}">&nbsp;{st}&nbsp;</span>
-            '''.format(c=c, bg1=bg1, bg2=bg2, st=_('Sample Text')))
+            '''.format(c=c, bg1=bg1, bg2=bg2, st=_('Sample text')))
 
     def sanitize_icon_file_name(self, icon_path):
         n = lower(sanitize_file_name_unicode(
@@ -887,10 +887,10 @@ class EditRules(QWidget):  # {{{
         l1.setWordWrap(True)
         l.addWidget(l1, l.rowCount(), 0, 1, 2)
 
-        self.add_button = QPushButton(QIcon(I('plus.png')), _('Add rule'),
+        self.add_button = QPushButton(QIcon(I('plus.png')), _('&Add rule'),
                 self)
         self.remove_button = QPushButton(QIcon(I('minus.png')),
-                _('Remove rule(s)'), self)
+                _('&Remove rule(s)'), self)
         self.add_button.clicked.connect(self.add_rule)
         self.remove_button.clicked.connect(self.remove_rule)
         l.addWidget(self.add_button, l.rowCount(), 0)
diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/preferences/look_feel.py b/src/calibre/gui2/preferences/look_feel.py
index 0cbbbde5dc..d552593ee1 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/preferences/look_feel.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/preferences/look_feel.py
@@ -387,12 +387,12 @@ class ConfigWidget(ConfigWidgetBase, Ui_Form):
         self.edit_rules = EditRules(self.tabWidget)
         self.edit_rules.changed.connect(self.changed_signal)
         self.tabWidget.addTab(self.edit_rules,
-                QIcon(I('format-fill-color.png')), _('Column coloring'))
+                QIcon(I('format-fill-color.png')), _('Column &coloring'))
 
         self.icon_rules = EditRules(self.tabWidget)
         self.icon_rules.changed.connect(self.changed_signal)
         self.tabWidget.addTab(self.icon_rules,
-                QIcon(I('icon_choose.png')), _('Column icons'))
+                QIcon(I('icon_choose.png')), _('Column &icons'))
 
         self.grid_rules = EditRules(self.emblems_tab)
         self.grid_rules.changed.connect(self.changed_signal)
diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/preferences/look_feel.ui b/src/calibre/gui2/preferences/look_feel.ui
index c8c72e7c06..069e93d5bf 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/preferences/look_feel.ui
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/preferences/look_feel.ui
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@
          </property>
          <widget class="QWidget" name="tab_5">
           <attribute name="title">
-           <string>Layout</string>
+           <string>&amp;Layout</string>
           </attribute>
           <layout class="QFormLayout" name="formLayout_2">
            <item row="0" column="0" colspan="2">
@@ -520,12 +520,12 @@ A value of zero means calculate automatically.</string>
          </widget>
          <widget class="QWidget" name="emblems_tab">
           <attribute name="title">
-           <string>Emblems</string>
+           <string>&amp;Emblems</string>
           </attribute>
          </widget>
          <widget class="QWidget" name="tab_6">
           <attribute name="title">
-           <string>Performance</string>
+           <string>&amp;Performance</string>
           </attribute>
           <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_2">
            <item>
@@ -1022,7 +1022,7 @@ see the counts by hovering your mouse over any item.</string>
        <item row="5" column="2">
         <widget class="QPushButton" name="cover_browser_title_template_button">
          <property name="text">
-          <string>Template editor</string>
+          <string>Template &amp;editor</string>
          </property>
         </widget>
        </item>
diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/preferences/save_template.ui b/src/calibre/gui2/preferences/save_template.ui
index 6f10a4c68f..c1060f815e 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/preferences/save_template.ui
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/preferences/save_template.ui
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
       <item row="1" column="1">
        <widget class="QPushButton" name="open_editor">
         <property name="text">
-         <string>Template Editor</string>
+         <string>Template editor</string>
         </property>
        </widget>
       </item>