diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/book_info.py b/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/book_info.py
index e9cebb86fd..ea6f905983 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/book_info.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/book_info.py
@@ -88,8 +88,11 @@ class Configure(Dialog):
         h.addLayout(v)
 
         self.l.addLayout(h)
-        self.l.addWidget(QLabel('<p>' + _(
-            'Note that <b>comments</b> will always be displayed at the end, regardless of the order you assign here')))
+        txt = QLabel('<p>' + _(
+            'Note: <b>comments</b>-like columns will always be displayed at '
+            'the end unless their "Heading position" is "Show heading to the side"')+'</p>')
+        txt.setWordWrap(True)
+        self.l.addWidget(txt)
 
         b = self.bb.addButton(_('Restore &defaults'), QDialogButtonBox.ButtonRole.ActionRole)
         b.clicked.connect(self.restore_defaults)
diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/preferences/create_custom_column.py b/src/calibre/gui2/preferences/create_custom_column.py
index 627f02319b..ef9e327a9a 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/preferences/create_custom_column.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/preferences/create_custom_column.py
@@ -396,9 +396,13 @@ class CreateCustomColumn(QDialog):
                 ('side', _('Show heading to the side of the text'))
         ):
             ct.addItem(text, k)
-        ct.setToolTip(_('Choose whether or not the column heading is shown in the Book\n'
-                        'details panel and, if shown, where'))
-        self.comments_heading_position_label = add_row(_('Column heading:'), ct)
+        ct.setToolTip('<p>' +
+                      _('Choose whether or not the column heading is shown in the Book '
+                      'details panel and, if shown, where. Setting this to '
+                      "'Show heading to the side of the text' moves the information "
+                      "from dislayed with other comments to displayed with the "
+                      "non-comments columns.") + '</p>')
+        self.comments_heading_position_label = add_row(_('Heading position:'), ct)
 
         self.comments_type = ct = QComboBox(self)
         for k, text in (
diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/preferences/look_feel.ui b/src/calibre/gui2/preferences/look_feel.ui
index a010116a77..fa0609bb6f 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/preferences/look_feel.ui
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/preferences/look_feel.ui
@@ -817,10 +817,12 @@ A value of zero means calculate automatically.</string>
             </property>
            </widget>
           </item>
-          <item row="4" column="0">
+          <item row="4" column="0" colspan="2">
            <widget class="QLabel" name="label_3">
             <property name="text">
-             <string>Note that &lt;b&gt;comments&lt;/b&gt; will always be displayed at the end, regardless of the position you assign here.</string>
+             <string>&lt;p&gt;Note: &lt;b&gt;comments&lt;/b&gt;-like columns will always
+                     be displayed at the end unless their "Heading position" is
+                     "Show heading to the side".&lt;/p&gt;</string>
             </property>
             <property name="wordWrap">
              <bool>true</bool>