diff --git a/po/guile_strings.txt b/po/guile_strings.txt
index 35654158d0..b7bb51b164 100644
--- a/po/guile_strings.txt
+++ b/po/guile_strings.txt
@@ -87,6 +87,9 @@ _("This page shows your profits and losses.")
 _("Show Vertical Borders")
 _("The relative date option is %s.")
 _("This is a boolean option.")
+_("You should back up your files regularly.  Just copy""\n"
+  "the GnuCash .xac file to a floppy or other backup device.""\n"
+  "")
 _("_Profit and Loss")
 _("Display 1 line")
 _("This is a combination date option")
@@ -99,10 +102,16 @@ _("This page shows your net worth.")
 _("_Budget")
 _("Test the budget dialog")
 _("Continental Europe: dd.mm.yyyy")
+_("Confirm before changing reconciled")
 _("The font used to show hints in the register")
 _("Auto Decimal Places")
 _("Display the Account Summary report.")
 _("Single")
+_("Warning!! This is a DEVELOPMENT version of GnuCash.""\n"
+  "It probably has lots of bugs and unstable features!""\n"
+  "If you are looking for a stable personal finance application,""\n"
+  "you should use the latest release of GnuCash 1.4.""\n"
+  "")
 _("Show Horizontal Borders")
 _("Sort by check/transaction number")
 _("Start of current quarter")
@@ -120,6 +129,9 @@ _("Sort by description")
 _("largest to smallest, latest to earliest")
 _("Secondary Key")
 _("Display the description?")
+_("GnuCash does not use categories like Quicken does.""\n"
+  "Instead, you should use Income and Expense accounts.""\n"
+  "")
 _("Save window sizes and positions.")
 _("Bank")
 _("Number Option")
@@ -138,7 +150,6 @@ _("Double line mode with a multi-line cursor")
 _("Single line mode with a multi-line cursor")
 _("The items selected in the list option are:")
 _("Average")
-_("Bought")
 _("A_ccount Balance Tracker")
 _("From")
 _("Start of reporting period")
@@ -172,7 +183,9 @@ _("Reversed-balance account types")
 _("Show transactions on two lines with more information")
 _("Account fields to display")
 _("Date: %s<br>Report for %s and all Sub-Accounts.<br>Accounts Total: %s")
+_("Sell")
 _("Account Balance Tracker")
+_("If selected, use a dialog to confirm a change to a reconciled transaction.")
 _("Report Options")
 _("Show transactions on single lines")
 _("Description")
@@ -229,12 +242,20 @@ _("Liability")
 _("End of reporting period")
 _("Don't reverse any accounts")
 _("Good option")
+_("The GnuCash online manual has lots of helpful information.""\n"
+  "You can access the manual under the Help menu.""\n"
+  "")
 _("US")
 _("_Transaction Report")
 _("One Week Ago")
 _("Deposit")
 _("Ba_lance sheet")
 _("Help for first option")
+_("In the reconcile window, you can press the spacebar""\n"
+  "to mark transactions as reconciled.""\n"
+  "You can also press Tab and Shift-Tab to move between""\n"
+  "deposits and withdrawals.""\n"
+  "")
 _("Number")
 _("Show both icons and text")
 _("Charge")
@@ -257,6 +278,10 @@ _("Multi mode active transaction background")
 _(". (Period)")
 _("Primary Sort Order")
 _("Name")
+_("When entering check numbers in the register, you can""\n"
+  "press '+' to enter the next number. You can use '+'""\n"
+  "and '-' to increment and decrement the number, respectively.""\n"
+  "")
 _("Descending")
 _("Display the date?")
 _("This is a date option")
@@ -360,8 +385,11 @@ _("Default Register Mode")
 _("Auto Double")
 _("Lower Limit")
 _("One Year Ago")
+_("To transfer funds between accounts with different currencies,""\n"
+  "you need an intermediate currency trading account.""\n"
+  "Please see the GnuCash online manual for details""\n"
+  "")
 _("Sort by amount")
-_("Sold")
 _("This is an account list option")
 _("This is a relative date option")
 _("Average Balance")
@@ -402,7 +430,9 @@ _("For help on writing reports, or to contribute your brand new, totally cool re
 _("The background color for an active transaction in multi-line mode and the auto modes")
 _("This is a multi choice option.")
 _("Income & Expense")
+_("Display negative amounts in red")
 _("Hello, World")
+_("Buy")
 _("Sort & subtotal by account")
 _("Reverse Credit Card, Liability, Equity, and Income Accounts")
 _("Stock")