diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/preferences/behavior.ui b/src/calibre/gui2/preferences/behavior.ui
index 40195bfd45..0ec76e1f2c 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/preferences/behavior.ui
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/preferences/behavior.ui
@@ -117,6 +117,11 @@
               <property name="text">
                <string>...</string>
               </property>
+              <property name="toolTip">
+               <string>&lt;p&gt;Click to move the row up 1. Shift+click to move the row up 5.
+Ctrl+click to move the row up 10. Ctrl+Shift+click to move the row to the top.
+Keyboard shortcut: Ctrl-Up arrow&lt;/p&gt;</string>
+              </property>
               <property name="icon">
                <iconset resource="../../../../resources/images.qrc">
                 <normaloff>:/images/arrow-up.png</normaloff>:/images/arrow-up.png</iconset>
@@ -141,6 +146,11 @@
               <property name="text">
                <string>...</string>
               </property>
+              <property name="toolTip">
+               <string>&lt;p&gt;Click to move the row down 1. Shift+click to move the row down 5.
+Ctrl+click to move the row down 10. Ctrl+Shift+click to move the row to the bottom.
+Keyboard shortcut: Ctrl-Down arrow&lt;/p&gt;</string>
+              </property>
               <property name="icon">
                <iconset resource="../../../../resources/images.qrc">
                 <normaloff>:/images/arrow-down.png</normaloff>:/images/arrow-down.png</iconset>
diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/preferences/coloring.py b/src/calibre/gui2/preferences/coloring.py
index 68516b8c04..e0e3c26348 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/preferences/coloring.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/preferences/coloring.py
@@ -1060,12 +1060,18 @@ class EditRules(QWidget):  # {{{
 
         self.up_button = b = QToolButton(self)
         b.setIcon(QIcon.ic('arrow-up.png'))
-        b.setToolTip(_('Move the selected rule up'))
+        b.setToolTip('<p>' + _('Click to move the row up 1. Shift+click '
+                       'to move the row up 5. Ctrl+click to move the row up 10. '
+                       'Ctrl+Shift+click to move the row to the top. '
+                       'Keyboard shortcut: Ctrl-Up arrow') + '</p>')
         b.clicked.connect(partial(self.move_rows, moving_up=True))
         g.addWidget(b, 0, 1, 1, 1, Qt.AlignmentFlag.AlignTop)
         self.down_button = b = QToolButton(self)
         b.setIcon(QIcon.ic('arrow-down.png'))
-        b.setToolTip(_('Move the selected rule down'))
+        b.setToolTip('<p>' + _('Click to move the row down 1. Shift+click to move the '
+                        'row down 5. Ctrl+click to move the row down 10. Ctrl+Shift+click '
+                        'to move the row to the bottom. '
+                        'Keyboard shortcut: Ctrl-Down arrow') + '</p>')
         b.clicked.connect(partial(self.move_rows, moving_up=False))
         self.rules_view.set_movement_functions(partial(self.move_rows, moving_up=True),
                                                partial(self.move_rows, moving_up=False))
diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/preferences/columns.ui b/src/calibre/gui2/preferences/columns.ui
index 4e74fbbfe2..64808dee01 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/preferences/columns.ui
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/preferences/columns.ui
@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@
       <widget class="QToolButton" name="column_up">
        <property name="toolTip">
         <string>&lt;p&gt;Click to move the row up 1. Shift+click to move the row up 5.
-Ctrl+click to move the row up 10. Ctrl+Shift+click to move the row to the top.&lt;/p&gt;</string>
+Ctrl+click to move the row up 10. Ctrl+Shift+click to move the row to the top.
+Keyboard shortcut: Ctrl-Up arrow&lt;/p&gt;</string>
        </property>
        <property name="text">
         <string>...</string>
@@ -173,7 +174,8 @@ Ctrl+click to move the row up 10. Ctrl+Shift+click to move the row to the top.&l
       <widget class="QToolButton" name="column_down">
        <property name="toolTip">
         <string>&lt;p&gt;Click to move the row down 1. Shift+click to move the row down 5.
-Ctrl+click to move the row down 10. Ctrl+Shift+click to move the row to the bottom.&lt;/p&gt;</string>
+Ctrl+click to move the row down 10. Ctrl+Shift+click to move the row to the bottom.
+Keyboard shortcut: Ctrl-Down arrow&lt;/p&gt;</string>
        </property>
        <property name="text">
         <string>...</string>
diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/preferences/look_feel_tabs/book_details.ui b/src/calibre/gui2/preferences/look_feel_tabs/book_details.ui
index f434293071..365ec1eb2d 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/preferences/look_feel_tabs/book_details.ui
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/preferences/look_feel_tabs/book_details.ui
@@ -60,7 +60,9 @@
       <item row="3" column="1">
        <widget class="QToolButton" name="df_down_button">
         <property name="toolTip">
-         <string>Move down. Keyboard shortcut: Ctrl-Down arrow</string>
+         <string>&lt;p&gt;Click to move the row down 1. Shift+click to move the row down 5.
+Ctrl+click to move the row down 10. Ctrl+Shift+click to move the row to the bottom.
+Keyboard shortcut: Ctrl-Down arrow&lt;/p&gt;</string>
         </property>
         <property name="icon">
          <iconset resource="../../../../resources/images.qrc">
@@ -71,7 +73,9 @@
       <item row="1" column="1">
        <widget class="QToolButton" name="df_up_button">
         <property name="toolTip">
-         <string>Move up. Keyboard shortcut: Ctrl-Up arrow</string>
+         <string>&lt;p&gt;Click to move the row up 1. Shift+click to move the row up 5.
+Ctrl+click to move the row up 10. Ctrl+Shift+click to move the row to the top.
+Keyboard shortcut: Ctrl-Up arrow&lt;/p&gt;</string>
         </property>
         <property name="icon">
          <iconset resource="../../../../resources/images.qrc">
diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/preferences/look_feel_tabs/edit_metadata.ui b/src/calibre/gui2/preferences/look_feel_tabs/edit_metadata.ui
index bf8e2abf05..0ba870c828 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/preferences/look_feel_tabs/edit_metadata.ui
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/preferences/look_feel_tabs/edit_metadata.ui
@@ -41,7 +41,9 @@
       <item row="3" column="1">
        <widget class="QToolButton" name="em_down_button">
         <property name="toolTip">
-         <string>Move down. Keyboard shortcut: Ctrl-Down arrow</string>
+         <string>&lt;p&gt;Click to move the row up 1. Shift+click to move the row up 5.
+Ctrl+click to move the row up 10. Ctrl+Shift+click to move the row to the top.
+Keyboard shortcut: Ctrl-Up arrow&lt;/p&gt;</string>
         </property>
         <property name="icon">
          <iconset resource="../../../../../resources/images.qrc">
@@ -52,7 +54,9 @@
       <item row="1" column="1">
        <widget class="QToolButton" name="em_up_button">
         <property name="toolTip">
-         <string>Move up. Keyboard shortcut: Ctrl-Up arrow</string>
+         <string>&lt;p&gt;Click to move the row up 1. Shift+click to move the row up 5.
+Ctrl+click to move the row up 10. Ctrl+Shift+click to move the row to the top.
+Keyboard shortcut: Ctrl-Down arrow&lt;/p&gt;</string>
         </property>
         <property name="icon">
          <iconset resource="../../../../../resources/images.qrc">
diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/preferences/look_feel_tabs/quickview.ui b/src/calibre/gui2/preferences/look_feel_tabs/quickview.ui
index f11338bc46..e9ba292b89 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/preferences/look_feel_tabs/quickview.ui
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/preferences/look_feel_tabs/quickview.ui
@@ -61,7 +61,9 @@ column being examined (the left-hand panel)&lt;/p&gt;</string>
       <item row="0" column="1">
        <widget class="QToolButton" name="qv_up_button">
         <property name="toolTip">
-         <string>Move up. Keyboard shortcut: Ctrl-Up arrow</string>
+         <string>&lt;p&gt;Click to move the row up 1. Shift+click to move the row up 5.
+Ctrl+click to move the row up 10. Ctrl+Shift+click to move the row to the top.
+Keyboard shortcut: Ctrl-Up arrow&lt;/p&gt;</string>
         </property>
         <property name="icon">
         <iconset resource="../../../../../resources/images.qrc">
@@ -72,7 +74,9 @@ column being examined (the left-hand panel)&lt;/p&gt;</string>
       <item row="2" column="1">
        <widget class="QToolButton" name="qv_down_button">
         <property name="toolTip">
-         <string>Move down. Keyboard shortcut: Ctrl-Down arrow</string>
+         <string>&lt;p&gt;Click to move the row down 1. Shift+click to move the row down 5.
+Ctrl+click to move the row down 10. Ctrl+Shift+click to move the row to the bottom.
+Keyboard shortcut: Ctrl-Down arrow&lt;/p&gt;</string>
         </property>
         <property name="icon">
         <iconset resource="../../../../../resources/images.qrc">
diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/preferences/look_feel_tabs/tb_display.ui b/src/calibre/gui2/preferences/look_feel_tabs/tb_display.ui
index b627602b0f..57685da32a 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/preferences/look_feel_tabs/tb_display.ui
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/preferences/look_feel_tabs/tb_display.ui
@@ -32,7 +32,10 @@
    <item row="1" column="1">
     <widget class="QToolButton" name="tb_up_button">
      <property name="toolTip">
-      <string>Move up. User categories and Saved searches cannot be moved. Keyboard shortcut: Ctrl-Up arrow</string>
+      <string>&lt;p&gt;Click to move the row up 1. Shift+click to move the row up 5.
+Ctrl+click to move the row up 10. Ctrl+Shift+click to move the row to the top.
+User categories and Saved searches cannot be moved.
+Keyboard shortcut: Ctrl-Up arrow&lt;/p&gt;</string>
      </property>
      <property name="icon">
      <iconset resource="../../../../../resources/images.qrc">
@@ -56,7 +59,10 @@
    <item row="3" column="1">
     <widget class="QToolButton" name="tb_down_button">
      <property name="toolTip">
-      <string>Move down. User categories and Saved searches cannot be moved. Keyboard shortcut: Ctrl-Down arrow</string>
+      <string>&lt;p&gt;Click to move the row down 1. Shift+click to move the row down 5.
+Ctrl+click to move the row down 10. Ctrl+Shift+click to move the row to the bottom.
+User categories and Saved searches cannot be moved.
+Keyboard shortcut: Ctrl-Down arrow&lt;/p&gt;</string>
      </property>
      <property name="icon">
      <iconset resource="../../../../../resources/images.qrc">