diff --git a/js/apps/system/_admin/aardvark/APP/frontend/js/views/graphViewer2.js b/js/apps/system/_admin/aardvark/APP/frontend/js/views/graphViewer2.js
index 75d14c2594..da7bded52b 100644
--- a/js/apps/system/_admin/aardvark/APP/frontend/js/views/graphViewer2.js
+++ b/js/apps/system/_admin/aardvark/APP/frontend/js/views/graphViewer2.js
@@ -369,8 +369,6 @@
       // clear events
       var c = document.getElementsByClassName('sigma-mouse')[0];
       c.removeEventListener('mousemove', self.drawLine.bind(this), false);
-
-      // clear info div
     },
 
     trackCursorPosition: function (e) {
@@ -1032,6 +1030,7 @@
             self.contextState.fromY = y;
 
             var c = document.getElementsByClassName('sigma-mouse')[0];
+            self.drawHelp('Now click destination node, or click background to cancel.');
             c.addEventListener('mousemove', self.drawLine.bind(this), false);
 
             self.clearOldContextMenu();
@@ -1043,7 +1042,22 @@
             self.expandNode(nodeId);
           };
 
-          // on hover
+          // add menu hover functions
+
+          var descriptions = [
+            'Edit the node.',
+            'Delete node.',
+            'Set as startnode.',
+            'Draw edge.',
+            'Expand the node.'
+          ];
+
+          // hover functions
+          _.each(descriptions, function (val, key) {
+            wheel.navItems[key].navTitle.mouseover(function () { self.drawHelp(val); });
+            wheel.navItems[key].navTitle.mouseout(function () { self.removeHelp(); });
+          });
+
           /* TODO
           wheel.navItems[0].navSlice.mouseover(function (a) {
             $(a.target).css('opacity', '1');
@@ -1072,6 +1086,20 @@
       generateMenu(e, nodeId);
     },
 
+    drawHelp: function (val) {
+      if (document.getElementById('helpTooltip') === null) {
+        $(this.el).append('<div id="helpTooltip" class="helpTooltip"><span>' + val + '</span></div>');
+      } else {
+        $('#helpTooltip span').text(val);
+      }
+
+      $('#helpTooltip').show();
+    },
+
+    removeHelp: function () {
+      $('#helpTooltip').remove();
+    },
+
     clearMouseCanvas: function () {
       var c = document.getElementsByClassName('sigma-mouse')[0];
       var ctx = c.getContext('2d');
@@ -1188,7 +1216,7 @@
     */
 
     drawLine: function (e) {
-      var context = window.App.graphViewer2.contextState;
+      var context = window.App.graphViewer.contextState;
 
       if (context.createEdge) {
         var fromX = context.fromX;
@@ -1535,6 +1563,9 @@
 
         s.bind('clickNode', function (e) {
           if (self.contextState.createEdge === true) {
+            self.clearMouseCanvas();
+            self.removeHelp();
+
             // create the edge
             self.contextState._to = e.data.node.id;
             var fromCollection = self.contextState._from.split('/')[0];
@@ -1543,6 +1574,7 @@
             // validate edgeDefinitions
             var foundEdgeDefinitions = self.getEdgeDefinitionCollections(fromCollection, toCollection);
             self.addEdgeModal(foundEdgeDefinitions, self.contextState._from, self.contextState._to);
+            self.clearOldContextMenu(true);
           } else {
             if (!self.dragging) {
               if (self.contextState.createEdge === true) {
@@ -1580,6 +1612,10 @@
           if (e.data.captor.isDragging) {
             self.clearOldContextMenu(true);
             self.clearMouseCanvas();
+          } else if (self.contextState.createEdge === true) {
+            self.clearOldContextMenu(true);
+            self.clearMouseCanvas();
+            self.removeHelp();
           } else {
             // stage menu
             if (!$('#nodeContextMenu').is(':visible')) {
diff --git a/js/apps/system/_admin/aardvark/APP/frontend/scss/_graphViewer2.scss b/js/apps/system/_admin/aardvark/APP/frontend/scss/_graphViewer2.scss
index 59e1ed62fe..5ba46f6020 100644
--- a/js/apps/system/_admin/aardvark/APP/frontend/scss/_graphViewer2.scss
+++ b/js/apps/system/_admin/aardvark/APP/frontend/scss/_graphViewer2.scss
@@ -246,3 +246,19 @@
     padding-right: 10px;
   }
 }
+
+.helpTooltip {
+  position: fixed;
+  right: 0;
+  text-align: center;
+  top: 120px;
+  width: 100%;
+
+  span {
+    background-color: $c-bluegrey-dark;
+    border-radius: 2px;
+    color: $c-white;
+    padding: 10px;
+    padding-left: 150px;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/js/apps/system/_admin/aardvark/APP/frontend/scss/_subNavbar.scss b/js/apps/system/_admin/aardvark/APP/frontend/scss/_subNavbar.scss
index e36d4d92e2..9dabe77b4a 100644
--- a/js/apps/system/_admin/aardvark/APP/frontend/scss/_subNavbar.scss
+++ b/js/apps/system/_admin/aardvark/APP/frontend/scss/_subNavbar.scss
@@ -85,7 +85,6 @@
     margin: 0;
 
     &.top {
-      //background-color: $c-navbar-main-color;
       background-color: $c-bluegrey-dark;
       height: 60px;
       width: 100%;