diff --git a/addons/account/account.py b/addons/account/account.py
index 3959799f1bb..9b9878e6cb9 100644
--- a/addons/account/account.py
+++ b/addons/account/account.py
@@ -721,8 +721,7 @@ class account_journal(osv.osv):
         'currency': fields.many2one('res.currency', 'Currency', help='The currency used to enter statement'),
         'entry_posted': fields.boolean('Skip \'Draft\' State for Manual Entries', help='Check this box if you don\'t want new journal entries to pass through the \'draft\' state and instead goes directly to the \'posted state\' without any manual validation. \nNote that journal entries that are automatically created by the system are always skipping that state.'),
         'company_id': fields.many2one('res.company', 'Company', required=True, select=1, help="Company related to this journal"),
-        'allow_date':fields.boolean('Check Date in Period', help= 'If set to True then do not accept the entry if the entry date is not into the period dates'),
-
+        'allow_date':fields.boolean('Check Date in Period', help= 'If checked, the entry won\'t be created if the entry date is not included into the selected period'),
         'profit_account_id' : fields.many2one('account.account', 'Profit Account'),
         'loss_account_id' : fields.many2one('account.account', 'Loss Account'),
         'internal_account_id' : fields.many2one('account.account', 'Internal Transfers Account', select=1),
diff --git a/addons/account_check_writing/account.py b/addons/account_check_writing/account.py
index 035e3a710b0..2bdb0dc734d 100644
--- a/addons/account_check_writing/account.py
+++ b/addons/account_check_writing/account.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ class account_journal(osv.osv):
 
     _columns = {
         'allow_check_writing': fields.boolean('Allow Check writing', help='Check this if the journal is to be used for writing checks.'),
-        'use_preprint_check': fields.boolean('Use Preprinted Check'),
+        'use_preprint_check': fields.boolean('Use Preprinted Check', help='Check if you use a preformated sheet for check'),
         }