diff --git a/Hledger/Cli/Commands/Web.hs b/Hledger/Cli/Commands/Web.hs
index 83f651ff0..b16d4dddc 100644
--- a/Hledger/Cli/Commands/Web.hs
+++ b/Hledger/Cli/Commands/Web.hs
@@ -133,22 +133,26 @@ template here msg a p title content = [$hamlet|
  %body
   ^navbar'^
   #messages $m$
-  ^addform^
+  ^addform'^
   #content
    %pre $string.content$
 |]
  where m = fromMaybe (string "") msg
        navbar' = navbar here a p
+       addform' | here == TransactionsPage = addform
+                | otherwise = nulltemplate
        stylesheet = StyleCss
        metacontent = "text/html; charset=utf-8"
 
+nulltemplate = [$hamlet||]
+
 navbar :: HledgerWebAppRoutes -> String -> String -> Hamlet HledgerWebAppRoutes
 navbar here a p = [$hamlet|
  #navbar
-  %a#hledgerorglink!href=$string.hledgerurl$ hledger.org
+  %a.toprightlink!href=$string.hledgerurl$ hledger.org
+  %a.toprightlink!href=$string.manualurl$ manual
   ^navlinks'^
   ^searchform'^
-  %a#helplink!href=$string.manualurl$ help
 |]
  where navlinks' = navlinks a p
        searchform' = searchform here a p
@@ -180,76 +184,111 @@ searchform here a p = [$hamlet|
   ^resetlink^
 |]
  where
-  ahelp = helplink "filter-patterns"
-  phelp = helplink "period-expressions"
+  ahelp = helplink "filter-patterns" "?"
+  phelp = helplink "period-expressions" "?"
   resetlink
-   | null a && null p = [$hamlet||]
+   | null a && null p = nulltemplate
    | otherwise        = [$hamlet|%span#resetlink $
                                   %a!href=@here@ reset|]
 
-helplink topic = [$hamlet|%a!href=$string.u$ ?|]
+helplink topic label = [$hamlet|%a!href=$string.u$ $string.label$|]
     where u = manualurl ++ if null topic then "" else '#':topic
 
 addform :: Hamlet HledgerWebAppRoutes
 addform = [$hamlet|
- %form#addform!method=POST
-  %table!border=0
+ %form!method=POST
+  %table#addform!cellpadding=0!cellspacing=0!!border=0
+   %tr.formheading
+    %td!colspan=4
+     %span!style=float:right; ^formhelp^
+     %span#formheading Add a transaction:
    %tr
-    %td
-     Date:
-     %input!size=15!name=date!value=$string.date$
-     ^datehelp^ $
-     Description:
-     %input!size=35!name=desc!value=$string.desc$ $
+    %td!colspan=4
+     %table!cellpadding=0!cellspacing=0!border=0
+      %tr#descriptionrow
+       %td
+        Date:
+       %td
+        %input!size=15!name=date!value=$string.date$
+       %td
+        Description:
+       %td
+        %input!size=35!name=description!value=$string.desc$
+      %tr.helprow
+       %td
+       %td
+        #help $string.datehelp$ ^datehelplink^ $
+       %td
+       %td
+        #help $string.deschelp$
    ^transactionfields1^
    ^transactionfields2^
    %tr#addbuttonrow
-    %td
+    %td!colspan=4
      %input!type=submit!value=$string.addlabel$
-     ^addhelp^
- <br clear="all" />
 |]
  where
-  datehelp = helplink "dates"
+  formhelp = helplink "file-format" "?"
+  datehelplink = helplink "dates" "..."
+  datehelp = "eg: 7/20, 2010/1/1, "
+  deschelp = "eg: supermarket (optional)"
   addlabel = "add transaction"
-  addhelp = helplink "file-format"
-  date = ""
+  date = "today"
   desc = ""
   transactionfields1 = transactionfields 1
   transactionfields2 = transactionfields 2
 
 -- transactionfields :: Int -> Hamlet String
 transactionfields n = [$hamlet|
- %tr
+ %tr#postingrow
+  %td!align=right
+   $string.label$:
   %td
-   &nbsp;&nbsp;
-   Account:
    %input!size=35!name=$string.acctvar$!value=$string.acct$
-   &nbsp;
-   Amount:
-   %input!size=15!name=$string.amtvar$!value=$string.amt$ $
+  ^amtfield^
+ %tr.helprow
+  %td
+  %td
+   #help $string.accthelp$
+  %td
+  %td
+   #help $string.amthelp$
 |]
  where
+  label | n == 1    = "To account"
+        | otherwise = "From account"
+  accthelp | n == 1    = "eg: expenses:food"
+           | otherwise = "eg: assets:bank:checking"
+  amtfield | n == 1 = [$hamlet|
+                       %td
+                        Amount:
+                       %td
+                        %input!size=15!name=$string.amtvar$!value=$string.amt$
+                       |]
+           | otherwise = nulltemplate
+  amthelp | n == 1    = "eg: 5, $9.01, €7" -- XXX , £75  <- misencoded
+          | otherwise = ""
   acct = ""
   amt = ""
   numbered = (++ show n)
-  acctvar = numbered "acct"
-  amtvar = numbered "amt"
+  acctvar = numbered "accountname"
+  amtvar = numbered "amount"
 
 postTransactionsPage :: Handler HledgerWebApp RepPlain
 postTransactionsPage = do
   today <- liftIO getCurrentDay
   -- get form input values, or basic validation errors. E means an Either value.
   dateE  <- runFormPost $ catchFormError $ notEmpty $ required $ input "date"
-  descE  <- runFormPost $ catchFormError $ required $ input "desc"
-  acct1E <- runFormPost $ catchFormError $ notEmpty $ required $ input "acct1"
-  amt1E  <- runFormPost $ catchFormError $ required $ input "amt1"
-  acct2E <- runFormPost $ catchFormError $ notEmpty $ required $ input "acct2"
-  amt2E  <- runFormPost $ catchFormError $ required $ input "amt2"
+  descE  <- runFormPost $ catchFormError $ required $ input "description"
+  acct1E <- runFormPost $ catchFormError $ notEmpty $ required $ input "accountname1"
+  amt1E  <- runFormPost $ catchFormError $ notEmpty $ required $ input "amount1"
+  acct2E <- runFormPost $ catchFormError $ notEmpty $ required $ input "accountname2"
+  amt2E  <- runFormPost $ catchFormError $ input "amount2"
   -- supply defaults and parse date and amounts, or get errors.
   let dateE' = either Left (either (\e -> Left [("date", showDateParseError e)]) Right . fixSmartDateStrEither today) dateE
       amt1E' = either Left (either (const (Right missingamt)) Right . parse someamount "") amt1E  -- XXX missingamt only when missing/empty
-      amt2E' = either Left (either (const (Right missingamt)) Right . parse someamount "") amt2E
+      amt2E' = case amt2E of Right [] -> Right missingamt
+                             _        -> either Left (either (const (Right missingamt)) Right . parse someamount "" . head) amt2E
       strEs = [dateE', descE, acct1E, acct2E]
       amtEs = [amt1E', amt2E']
       errs = lefts strEs ++ lefts amtEs
@@ -275,7 +314,7 @@ postTransactionsPage = do
   case tE of
    Left errs -> do
     -- save current form values in session
-    setMessage $ string $ intercalate ", " $ map (intercalate ", " . map (\(a,b) -> a++": "++b)) errs
+    setMessage $ string $ intercalate "; " $ map (intercalate ", " . map (\(a,b) -> a++": "++b)) errs
     redirect RedirectTemporary TransactionsPage
 
    Right t -> do
diff --git a/data/web/style.css b/data/web/style.css
index a75ceb542..a3771fd28 100644
--- a/data/web/style.css
+++ b/data/web/style.css
@@ -5,11 +5,16 @@ body { font-family: "helvetica","arial", "sans serif"; margin:0; }
 #navlinks { display:inline; }
 .navlink { font-weight:normal; }
 #searchform { font-size:small; display:inline; margin-left:1em; }
-#hledgerorglink { font-size:small; float:right; }
-#helplink { font-size:small; margin-left:1em; }
 #resetlink { font-size:small; }
+.toprightlink { font-size:small; margin-left:1em; float:right; }
 #messages { color:red; background-color:#ffeeee; margin:0.5em;}
-#content { padding:0 4px 0 4px; }
-#addform { margin-left:1em; font-size:small; float:right;}
-#addform table { background-color:#eeeeee; border:2px solid #dddddd; }
-#addform #addbuttonrow td { text-align:left; }
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+#addform { margin:1em; font-size:small; }
+#addform { background-color:#eeeeee; border:2px solid #dddddd; cell-padding:0; cell-spacing:0; }
+#addform #descriptionrow { }
+#addform #postingrow { }
+#addform #addbuttonrow { text-align:right; }
+#content { margin:1em; }
+.formheading td { padding-bottom:8px; }
+#formheading { font-size:medium; font-weight:bold; }
+.helprow td { padding-bottom:8px; }
+#help {font-style: italic; font-size:smaller; }
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