diff --git a/doc/source/example1-decoding-overview.adoc b/doc/source/example1-decoding-overview.adoc
index ea883b1b1..6497423d8 100644
--- a/doc/source/example1-decoding-overview.adoc
+++ b/doc/source/example1-decoding-overview.adoc
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ The red marker indicates your Tx frequency.
 
 .Signal Presence
 
-NOTE: At least eight JT9 signals are present in the example file; all
+TIP: At least eight JT9 signals are present in the example file; all
 but one of them are decodable.  When this file was recorded KF4RWA was
 finishing a QSO with K1JT.  Since the green marker was placed at his
 audio frequency, 1224 Hz, his message “K1JT KF4RWA 73” appears in both
diff --git a/doc/source/example2-check-decodes.adoc b/doc/source/example2-check-decodes.adoc
index f83191d8d..224a6f50a 100644
--- a/doc/source/example2-check-decodes.adoc
+++ b/doc/source/example2-check-decodes.adoc
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ message from IZ0MIT:
 |2343|-7|0.3|3196|@|WB8QPG IZ0MIT -11
 |=====================================
 
-NOTE: Notice that when a signal is decoded in this way the Tx mode
+TIP: Notice that when a signal is decoded in this way the Tx mode
 automatically switches to that of the decoded signal.  The Rx and Tx
 frequency markers on the waterfall scale resize themselves
 accordingly.
diff --git a/doc/source/example2-wave-2343.adoc b/doc/source/example2-wave-2343.adoc
index f3f16fa65..7a7071369 100644
--- a/doc/source/example2-wave-2343.adoc
+++ b/doc/source/example2-wave-2343.adoc
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ JT9 signals would have been decoded first.
 [[X544]]
 image::images/130610_2343-wav-80.png[align="left",alt="Wide Graph Decode 130610_2343"]
 
-NOTE: Notice the [blue]*BLUE* marker on the waterfall scale, by
+TIP: Notice the [blue]*BLUE* marker on the waterfall scale, by
 default set at 2500 Hz.  Its position is set by the spinner control
 JT65 nnnn JT9, where nnnn is a frequency in Hz. In JT9+JT65 mode the
 program will decode JT65 signals below this frequency and JT9 signals
diff --git a/doc/source/quick-reference.adoc b/doc/source/quick-reference.adoc
index f974eded9..b94ade1a6 100644
--- a/doc/source/quick-reference.adoc
+++ b/doc/source/quick-reference.adoc
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ echo $PATH
 #should return something like: /home/$USER/bin:/usr/local/sbin: .. .. ..
 ----- 
 
-NOTE:  You may have to log out and back in for the addition to take place.
+TIP:  You may have to log out and back in for the addition to take place.
 If need be, add the following to your shell profile, then source or
 log out / back in: