diff --git a/mis_builder/views/mis_builder.xml b/mis_builder/views/mis_builder.xml
index 6bbfa709..c9c87832 100644
--- a/mis_builder/views/mis_builder.xml
+++ b/mis_builder/views/mis_builder.xml
@@ -60,26 +60,26 @@
                     </group>
                     <group col="2" string="Legend (for expression)">
                         <group>
-                            <label colspan="2" string="Expressions are of the form &lt;field&gt;&lt;mode&gt;[accounts][optional move line domain]"/>
-                            <label colspan="2" string="* Value for 'field' are :"/>
+                            <label colspan="2" string="Expressions are of the form &lt;field&gt;&lt;mode&gt;[accounts][domain]"/>
+                            <label colspan="2" string="Possible values for 'field' can be:"/>
                             <group>
-                                <label colspan="2" string="bal for balance of account"/>
-                                <label colspan="2" string="crd for credit of account"/>
-                                <label colspan="2" string="deb for debit of account"/>
+                                <label colspan="2" string="* bal for balance (debit - credit)"/>
+                                <label colspan="2" string="* crd for credit"/>
+                                <label colspan="2" string="* deb for debit"/>
                             </group>
-                            <label colspan="2" string="* Value for 'mode' are :"/>
+                            <label colspan="2" string="Possible values for 'mode' are:"/>
                             <group>
-                                <label colspan="2" string="nothing or p for moves over period"/>
-                                <label colspan="2" string="i for for initial balance"/>
-                                <label colspan="2" string="e for ending balance"/>
+                                <label colspan="2" string="* nothing or p: variation over the period"/>
+                                <label colspan="2" string="* i: at the beginning of the period"/>
+                                <label colspan="2" string="* e: at the end of the period"/>
                             </group>
-                            <label colspan="2" string="* 'accounts' is a list of accounts, possibly containing %% wildcards"/>
-                            <label colspan="2" string="* 'optional move line domain' is an optional filters on eg analytic accounts or journal"/>
+                            <label colspan="2" string="'accounts' is a comma-separated list of account codes, possibly containing %% wildcards"/>
+                            <label colspan="2" string="'domain' is an optional filter on move lines (eg to filter on analytic accounts or journal)"/>
                        </group>
                        <group>
                             <label colspan="2" string="Examples"/>
                             <group>
-                                <label colspan="2" string="* bal[70]: balance of moves on account 70 over the period (it is the same as balp[70]);"/>
+                                <label colspan="2" string="* bal[70]: variation of the balance of account 70 over the period (it is the same as balp[70]);"/>
                                 <label colspan="2" string="* bali[70,60]: initial balance of accounts 70 and 60;"/>
                                 <label colspan="2" string="* bale[1%%]: balance of accounts starting with 1 at end of period."/>
                             </group>