diff --git a/chrome/content/zotero/merge.js b/chrome/content/zotero/merge.js
index c4d2172bf..6edea4317 100644
--- a/chrome/content/zotero/merge.js
+++ b/chrome/content/zotero/merge.js
@@ -46,9 +46,8 @@ var Zotero_Merge_Window = new function () {
 		_wizardPage = document.getElementsByTagName('wizardpage')[0];
 		_mergeGroup = document.getElementsByTagName('zoteromergegroup')[0];
 		
-		if (screen.width > 1000) {
-			_wizard.setAttribute('zoterowidescreen', 'true');
-		}
+		_wizard.setAttribute('width', Math.min(980, screen.width - 20));
+		_wizard.setAttribute('height', Math.min(718, screen.height - 30));
 		
 		// Set font size from pref
 		Zotero.setFontSize(_wizardPage);
@@ -109,8 +108,10 @@ var Zotero_Merge_Window = new function () {
 			_updateChangedCreators();
 		}
 		
+		var nextButton = _wizard.getButton("next");
+		
 		if (Zotero.isMac) {
-			_wizard.getButton("next").setAttribute("hidden", "false");
+			nextButton.setAttribute("hidden", "false");
 			_wizard.getButton("finish").setAttribute("hidden", "true");
 		}
 		else {
@@ -118,6 +119,8 @@ var Zotero_Merge_Window = new function () {
 			var deck = document.getAnonymousElementByAttribute(buttons, "anonid", "WizardButtonDeck");
 			deck.selectedIndex = 1;
 		}
+		
+		_setInstructionsString(nextButton.label);
 	}
 	
 	
@@ -163,8 +166,10 @@ var Zotero_Merge_Window = new function () {
 		
 		// On Windows the buttons don't move when one is hidden
 		if ((_pos + 1) != _objects.length) {
+			var nextButton = _wizard.getButton("next");
+			
 			if (Zotero.isMac) {
-				_wizard.getButton("next").setAttribute("hidden", "false");
+				nextButton.setAttribute("hidden", "false");
 				_wizard.getButton("finish").setAttribute("hidden", "true");
 			}
 			else {
@@ -172,12 +177,16 @@ var Zotero_Merge_Window = new function () {
 				var deck = document.getAnonymousElementByAttribute(buttons, "anonid", "WizardButtonDeck");
 				deck.selectedIndex = 1;
 			}
+			
+			_setInstructionsString(nextButton.label);
 		}
 		// Last object
 		else {
+			var finishButton = _wizard.getButton("finish");
+			
 			if (Zotero.isMac) {
 				_wizard.getButton("next").setAttribute("hidden", "true");
-				_wizard.getButton("finish").setAttribute("hidden", "false");
+				finishButton.setAttribute("hidden", "false");
 			}
 			// Windows uses a deck to switch between the Next and Finish buttons
 			// TODO: check Linux
@@ -186,6 +195,8 @@ var Zotero_Merge_Window = new function () {
 				var deck = document.getAnonymousElementByAttribute(buttons, "anonid", "WizardButtonDeck");
 				deck.selectedIndex = 0;
 			}
+			
+			_setInstructionsString(finishButton.label);
 		}
 		
 		return false;
@@ -251,6 +262,24 @@ var Zotero_Merge_Window = new function () {
 	}
 	
 	
+	// TEMP
+	function _setInstructionsString(buttonName) {
+		switch (_mergeGroup.type) {
+			case 'storagefile':
+				var msg = "The following file has been changed in multiple locations.";
+				break;
+			
+			default:
+				// TODO: localize and maybe not always call it 'item'
+				var msg = "The following item has been changed in multiple locations.";
+		}
+		
+		msg += " Choose the version you would like to keep, and then click " + buttonName + ".";
+		
+		document.getElementById('zotero-merge-instructions').value = msg;
+	}
+	
+	
 	function _error(e) {
 		Zotero.debug(e);
 		_io.error = e;
diff --git a/chrome/content/zotero/merge.xul b/chrome/content/zotero/merge.xul
index 760859321..8533cf6e7 100644
--- a/chrome/content/zotero/merge.xul
+++ b/chrome/content/zotero/merge.xul
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
 			onpagerewound="Zotero_Merge_Window.onBack(); return false"
 			onpageadvanced="return Zotero_Merge_Window.onNext()"
 			label="Conflict Resolution">
+		<description id="zotero-merge-instructions"/>
 		<zoteromergegroup flex="1"/>
 		<separator class="thin"/>
 		<hbox id="zotero-step-count">
diff --git a/chrome/skin/default/zotero/merge.css b/chrome/skin/default/zotero/merge.css
index ab7fa9a3b..ff0e7efed 100644
--- a/chrome/skin/default/zotero/merge.css
+++ b/chrome/skin/default/zotero/merge.css
@@ -4,20 +4,11 @@ wizard {
 	padding-right: 10px;
 }
 
-wizard {
-	height: 550px;
-}
-
 wizardpage {
-	min-width: 770px;
+	min-width: 762px;
 	min-height: 300px;
 }
 
-wizard[zoterowidescreen=true] {
-	height: 718px;
-	width: 974px;
-}
-
 wizard .wizard-header label.wizard-header-label {
 	margin-left: 0;
 }
@@ -36,6 +27,13 @@ wizard > hbox button:last-child {
 	margin-right: 0;
 }
 
+wizardpage > description {
+	margin-left: 10px;
+}
+
+#zotero-merge-button-name {
+	margin: 0;
+}
 
 wizard > deck {
 	margin: 0;