diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/metadata_bulk.py b/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/metadata_bulk.py
index 253686344a..8125298634 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/metadata_bulk.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/metadata_bulk.py
@@ -178,18 +178,18 @@ class MetadataBulkDialog(QDialog, Ui_MetadataBulkDialog):
             self.book_1_text.setObjectName(name)
             self.gridLayout1.addWidget(w, i+offset, 2, 1, 1)
 
-        self.s_r_heading.setText(
+        self.s_r_heading.setText('<p>'+
                            _('Search and replace in text fields using '
                              'regular expressions. The search text is an '
                              'arbitrary python-compatible regular expression. '
                              'The replacement text can contain backreferences '
                              'to parenthesized expressions in the pattern. '
                              'The search is not anchored, and can match and '
-                             'replace times on the same string. See '
+                             'replace multiple times on the same string. See '
                              '<a href="http://docs.python.org/library/re.html"> '
-                             'http://docs.python.org/library/re.html</a> '
+                             'this reference</a> '
                              'for more information, and in particular the \'sub\' '
-                             'function. <br>'
+                             'function.') + '<p>' + _(
                              'Note: <b>you can destroy your library</b> '
                              'using this feature. Changes are permanent. There '
                              'is no undo function. You are strongly encouraged '
diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/metadata_bulk.ui b/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/metadata_bulk.ui
index 04fb3d4602..8e0feb55d9 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/metadata_bulk.ui
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/metadata_bulk.ui
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <x>0</x>
     <y>0</y>
     <width>572</width>
-    <height>554</height>
+    <height>703</height>
    </rect>
   </property>
   <property name="windowTitle">
@@ -295,6 +295,19 @@ Future conversion of these books will use the default settings.</string>
            </property>
           </widget>
          </item>
+         <item row="12" column="0" colspan="3">
+          <spacer name="verticalSpacer_2">
+           <property name="orientation">
+            <enum>Qt::Vertical</enum>
+           </property>
+           <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
+            <size>
+             <width>20</width>
+             <height>40</height>
+            </size>
+           </property>
+          </spacer>
+         </item>
         </layout>
        </widget>
        <widget class="QWidget" name="tab">
@@ -330,21 +343,30 @@ Future conversion of these books will use the default settings.</string>
          <item row="3" column="0">
           <widget class="QLabel" name="label_2">
            <property name="text">
-            <string>Search field:</string>
+            <string>Search &amp;field:</string>
+           </property>
+           <property name="buddy">
+            <cstring>search_field</cstring>
            </property>
           </widget>
          </item>
          <item row="3" column="1">
           <widget class="QLabel" name="label_2">
            <property name="text">
-            <string>Search for:</string>
+            <string>&amp;Search for:</string>
+           </property>
+           <property name="buddy">
+            <cstring>search_for</cstring>
            </property>
           </widget>
          </item>
          <item row="3" column="2">
           <widget class="QLabel" name="label_4">
            <property name="text">
-            <string>Replace with:</string>
+            <string>&amp;Replace with:</string>
+           </property>
+           <property name="buddy">
+            <cstring>replace_with</cstring>
            </property>
           </widget>
          </item>
@@ -360,7 +382,10 @@ Future conversion of these books will use the default settings.</string>
          <item row="5" column="1">
           <widget class="QLabel" name="label_41">
            <property name="text">
-            <string>Apply function after replace:</string>
+            <string>Apply function &amp;after replace:</string>
+           </property>
+           <property name="buddy">
+            <cstring>replace_func</cstring>
            </property>
           </widget>
          </item>
@@ -370,14 +395,20 @@ Future conversion of these books will use the default settings.</string>
          <item row="6" column="1">
           <widget class="QLabel" name="label_3">
            <property name="text">
-            <string>Test text</string>
+            <string>Test &amp;text</string>
+           </property>
+           <property name="buddy">
+            <cstring>test_text</cstring>
            </property>
           </widget>
          </item>
          <item row="6" column="2">
           <widget class="QLabel" name="label_5">
            <property name="text">
-            <string>Test result</string>
+            <string>Test re&amp;sult</string>
+           </property>
+           <property name="buddy">
+            <cstring>test_result</cstring>
            </property>
           </widget>
          </item>