diff --git a/pyglance/glance/gui_view.py b/pyglance/glance/gui_view.py
index bbe9d1e4ca73e5908ae156ea1eeb604d50a9767d..2086b695716319fb3f9070c9445b318bdce28719 100644
--- a/pyglance/glance/gui_view.py
+++ b/pyglance/glance/gui_view.py
@@ -219,6 +219,7 @@ class GlanceGUIView (QWidget) :
         _add_right_aligned_label(layoutToUse, "Image Type:", currentRow)
         self.imageSelectionDropDown = QComboBox()
         self.imageSelectionDropDown.activated.connect(self.reportImageTypeSelected)
+        self.imageSelectionDropDown.setToolTip("The type of plot to create when the Create Plot button is clicked.")
         layoutToUse.addWidget(self.imageSelectionDropDown, currentRow, 1, 1, 2)
         
         currentRow += 1
@@ -226,21 +227,25 @@ class GlanceGUIView (QWidget) :
         # set up a button that shows the global attributes
         self.gAttrsButton = QPushButton("Global Attrs.")
         self.gAttrsButton.clicked.connect(self.reportDisplayGlobalAttrsClicked)
+        self.gAttrsButton.setToolTip("Show a table of the global attributes in your file(s).")
         layoutToUse.addWidget(self.gAttrsButton, currentRow, 0, 1, 1)
 
         # set up a button that shows the numerical data
         self.rawDataButton = QPushButton("Show Data")
         self.rawDataButton.clicked.connect(self.reportDisplayRawDataClicked)
+        self.rawDataButton.setToolTip("Show a table of the raw data in your selected variable(s).")
         layoutToUse.addWidget(self.rawDataButton, currentRow, 1, 1, 1)
         
         # set up a button that shows stats
         self.statsButton = QPushButton("Show Statistics")
         self.statsButton.clicked.connect(self.reportDisplayStatsClicked)
+        self.statsButton.setToolTip("Show statistics describing your selected variable(s).")
         layoutToUse.addWidget(self.statsButton, currentRow, 2, 1, 1)
         
         # set up the button at the bottom that creates plots
         self.displayButton = QPushButton("Create Plot")
         self.displayButton.clicked.connect(self.reportDisplayPlotClicked)
+        self.displayButton.setToolTip("Create an interactive plot of your selected variable data.")
         layoutToUse.addWidget(self.displayButton, currentRow, 3, 1, 2)
         
         return layoutToUse
@@ -278,6 +283,7 @@ class GlanceGUIView (QWidget) :
         variableSelection = QComboBox()
         variableSelection.setDisabled(True)
         variableSelection.activated.connect(partial(self.reportVariableSelected, file_prefix=file_prefix))
+        variableSelection.setToolTip("The currently selected variable. Click here to select a different one.")
         self.widgetInfo[file_prefix]['variable'] = variableSelection
         grid_layout.addWidget(variableSelection, currentRow, 2, 1, 3)
         
@@ -345,6 +351,7 @@ class GlanceGUIView (QWidget) :
         _add_right_aligned_label(layoutToUse, "Color map:", currentRow)
         self.colormapDropDown = QComboBox()
         self.colormapDropDown.activated.connect(self.colormapSelected)
+        self.colormapDropDown.setToolTip("The color map that will be used when creating plots.")
         layoutToUse.addWidget(self.colormapDropDown, currentRow, 1, 1, 2)
         
         currentRow += 1
@@ -364,6 +371,7 @@ class GlanceGUIView (QWidget) :
         _add_right_aligned_label(layoutToUse, "Data Form:", currentRow)
         self.dataDisplayFormDropDown = QComboBox()
         self.dataDisplayFormDropDown.activated.connect(self.reportDataFormSelected)
+        self.dataDisplayFormDropDown.setToolTip("The type of data we will try to treat your selection as when creating plots.")
         layoutToUse.addWidget(self.dataDisplayFormDropDown, currentRow, 1, 1, 2)
         
         currentRow += 1
@@ -510,6 +518,7 @@ class GlanceGUIView (QWidget) :
         _add_right_aligned_label(grid_layout, "Latitude:", current_row, 1)
         latNameDropDown = QComboBox()
         latNameDropDown.activated.connect(partial(self.reportLatitudeSelected, file_prefix=file_prefix))
+        latNameDropDown.setToolTip("The Latitude variable that will be used to navigate the " + file_prefix + " file.")
         self.widgetInfo[file_prefix]["latName"] = latNameDropDown
         grid_layout.addWidget(latNameDropDown, current_row, 2, 1, 2,)
         
@@ -519,6 +528,7 @@ class GlanceGUIView (QWidget) :
         _add_right_aligned_label(grid_layout, "Longitude:", current_row, 1)
         lonNameDropDown = QComboBox()
         lonNameDropDown.activated.connect(partial(self.reportLongitudeSelected, file_prefix=file_prefix))
+        lonNameDropDown.setToolTip("The Longitude variable that will be used to navigate the " + file_prefix + " file.")
         self.widgetInfo[file_prefix]["lonName"] = lonNameDropDown
         grid_layout.addWidget(lonNameDropDown, current_row, 2, 1, 2,)