diff --git a/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/floater_tools.xml b/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/floater_tools.xml
index 80750b140ade5ade15c2f16e753a7f98e7f02661..8df0d759ce5be737c061e318098bed74adb3bb4b 100644
--- a/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/floater_tools.xml
+++ b/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/floater_tools.xml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
     </floater.string>
     <floater.string
      name="status_grab">
-        Drag to move, Ctrl to lift, Ctrl-Shift to rotate
+        Drag to move, Ctrl to lift, Ctrl+Shift to rotate
     </floater.string>
     <floater.string
      name="status_place">
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@
          name="radio orbit" />
         <radio_item
          top_pad="6"
-         label="Pan (Ctrl-Shift)"
+         label="Pan (Ctrl+Shift)"
          layout="topleft"
          name="radio pan" />
 		 <radio_group.commit_callback
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@
          name="radio lift" />
         <radio_item
       top_pad="6"
-         label="Spin (Ctrl-Shift)"
+         label="Spin (Ctrl+Shift)"
          layout="topleft"
          name="radio spin" />
 		 <radio_group.commit_callback
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@
          name="radio rotate" />
         <radio_item
       top_pad="6"
-         label="Stretch (Ctrl-Shift)"
+         label="Stretch (Ctrl+Shift)"
          layout="topleft"
          name="radio stretch" />
         <radio_item
diff --git a/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/panel_nearby_chat_bar.xml b/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/panel_nearby_chat_bar.xml
index d914583352a7214504e748d2a0ce1bb4402fed13..3c8bf31e13f28a816b1e89f1c2f74c8a56600ee3 100644
--- a/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/panel_nearby_chat_bar.xml
+++ b/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/panel_nearby_chat_bar.xml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
      left_delta="7"
      left="0"
      name="chat_box"
-     tool_tip="Press Enter to say, Ctrl-Enter to shout."
+     tool_tip="Press Enter to say, Ctrl+Enter to shout."
      top="3"
      width="250" />
     <output_monitor
diff --git a/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/strings.xml b/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/strings.xml
index cdea93a1dd10d85bfd2f5612c6e32b8804eee963..0045b4caf26c15e18a3b2853553d626b73a6dc91 100644
--- a/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/strings.xml
+++ b/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/strings.xml
@@ -59,8 +59,8 @@
 	<string name="TooltipFlagNoScripts">No Scripts</string>
 	<string name="TooltipLand">Land:</string>
 	<string name="TooltipMustSingleDrop">Only a single item can be dragged here</string>	
-	<string name="TooltipAltLeft">Alt-Left arrow for previous tab</string>	
-	<string name="TooltipAltRight">Alt-Right arrow for next tab</string>	
+	<string name="TooltipAltLeft">Alt+&#8592; for previous tab</string>	
+	<string name="TooltipAltRight">Alt+&#8594; for next tab</string>	
 
 	<!-- tooltips for Urls -->
 	<string name="TooltipHttpUrl">Click to view this web page</string>