diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/AssetMetaData.pm b/lib/WebGUI/AssetMetaData.pm
index e6b6f064f..50d23ba1f 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/AssetMetaData.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/AssetMetaData.pm
@@ -182,21 +182,25 @@ sub www_editMetaDataField {
 	$f->text(
 		-name=>"fieldName",
 		-label=>WebGUI::International::get('Field name','Asset'),
+		-hoverHelp=>WebGUI::International::get('Field Name description','Asset'),
 		-value=>$fieldInfo->{fieldName}
 	);
 	$f->textarea(
 		-name=>"description",
 		-label=>WebGUI::International::get(85,"Asset"),
+		-hoverHelp=>WebGUI::International::get('Metadata Description description',"Asset"),
 		-value=>$fieldInfo->{description});
 	$f->fieldType(
 		-name=>"fieldType",
 		-label=>WebGUI::International::get(486,"Asset"),
+		-hoverHelp=>WebGUI::International::get('Data Type description',"Asset"),
 		-value=>$fieldInfo->{fieldType} || "text",
 		-types=> [ qw /text integer yesNo selectList radioList/ ]
 	);
 	$f->textarea(
 		-name=>"possibleValues",
 		-label=>WebGUI::International::get(487,"Asset"),
+		-hoverHelp=>WebGUI::International::get('Possible Values description',"Asset"),
 		-value=>$fieldInfo->{possibleValues}
 	);
 	$f->submit();
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Help/Asset.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Help/Asset.pm
index cbec1366f..8faacb9d0 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Help/Asset.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Help/Asset.pm
@@ -182,6 +182,26 @@ our $HELP = {
                 title => 'metadata edit property',
                 body => 'metadata edit property body',
 		fields => [
+                        {
+                                title => 'Field name',
+                                description => 'Field Name description',
+                                namespace => 'Asset',
+                        },
+                        {
+                                title => '85',
+                                description => 'Metadata Description description',
+                                namespace => 'Asset',
+                        },
+                        {
+                                title => '486',
+                                description => 'Data Type description',
+                                namespace => 'Asset',
+                        },
+                        {
+                                title => '487',
+                                description => 'Possible Values description',
+                                namespace => 'Asset',
+                        },
 		],
                 related => [
 			{
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/i18n/English/Asset.pm b/lib/WebGUI/i18n/English/Asset.pm
index dc2c103a2..fd031eb6c 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/i18n/English/Asset.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/i18n/English/Asset.pm
@@ -464,25 +464,36 @@ These are the icons and URLs that allow editing, cutting, copying, deleting and
 		context => q|The title of the content profiling manager for the admin console.|
 	},
 
+        'Field Name description' => {
+                message => q|The name of this metadata property.It must be unique. <br>
+It is advisable to use only letters (a-z), numbers (0-9) or underscores (_) for
+the field names.</p>|,
+                lastUpdated => 1129329870,
+        },
+
+        'Metadata Description description' => {
+                message => q|An optional description for this metadata property. This text is displayed
+as mouseover text in the asset properties tab.</p>|,
+                lastUpdated => 1129329870,
+        },
+
+        'Data Type description' => {
+                message => q|Choose the type of form element for this field.</p>|,
+                lastUpdated => 1129329870,
+        },
+
+        'Possible Values description' => {
+                message => q|This field is used only for the Radio List and Select List data types. Enter
+the values you wish to appear, one per line.</p>|,
+                lastUpdated => 1129329870,
+        },
+
+
 	'metadata edit property body' => {
 		message => q|
-You may add as many Metadata properties to a Wobject as you like.<br>
-<br>
-<b>Field Name</b><br>
-The name of this metadata property.It must be unique. <br>
-It is advisable to use only letters (a-z), numbers (0-9) or underscores (_) for
-the field names.
-<p><b>Description<br>
-</b>An optional description for this metadata property. This text is displayed
-as mouseover text in the asset properties tab.</p>
-<p><b>Data Type<br>
-</b>Choose the type of form element for this field.<b><br>
-<br>
-Possible Values<br>
-</b>This field is used only for the Radio List and Select List data types. Enter
-the values you wish to appear, one per line.</p>
+<p>You may add as many Metadata properties to a Wobject as you like.</p>
 |,
-		lastUpdated => 1100232327
+		lastUpdated => 1129330051
 	},
 
         'metadata manage body' => {