diff -u b/core/modules/toolbar/toolbar.module b/core/modules/toolbar/toolbar.module
--- b/core/modules/toolbar/toolbar.module
+++ b/core/modules/toolbar/toolbar.module
@@ -23,11 +23,13 @@
   switch ($route_name) {
     case 'help.page.toolbar':
       $output = '<h3>' . t('About') . '</h3>';
-      $output .= '<p>' . t('The Toolbar module consists of two rows of links, one being top level menu entries and the second being the top level adminisitration items as we know them. The second bar can be toggled to be displayed vertically, where each item can be collapsed into lower level admin item (emulating contrib modules like admin_menu a bit). On narrow screens the second bar is displayed vertically by default. For more information, see the online handbook entry for the <a href="!toolbar_docs">Toolbar module</a>.', array('!toolbar_docs' => 'http://drupal.org/documentation/modules/toolbar')) . '</p>';
+      $output .= '<p>' . t('The Toolbar module displays links to top-level administration menu items and links from other modules at the top of the screen. For more information, see the <a href="!toolbar_docs">online documentation for the Toolbar module</a>.', array('!toolbar_docs' => 'http://drupal.org/documentation/modules/toolbar')) . '</p>';
       $output .= '<h3>' . t('Uses') . '</h3>';
       $output .= '<dl>';
+      $output .= '<dt>' . t('Displaying administrative links') . '</dt>';
+      $output .= '<dd>' . t('The Toolbar module displays a bar containing top-level administrative components across the top of the screen. Below that, the Toolbar module has a <em>drawer</em> section where it displays links provided by other modules, such as the core <a href="!shortcuts-help">Shortcut module</a>. Each drawer can be hidden/shown by clicking on its corresponding tab.', array('!shortcuts-help' => \Drupal::url('help.page', array('name' => 'shortcut')))) . '</dd>';
       $output .= '<dt>' . t('Configuring shortcuts') . '</dt>';
-      $output .= '<dd>' . t('The <a href="!shortcuts-help">Shortcut module</a> provides an <a href="!shortcuts-interface">interface</a> to manage shortcut set and links. You can also visit any admin page and click on star image, next to title in the header section, to add/remove the links from shortcut links.', array('!shortcuts-help' => url('admin/help/shortcut'), '!shortcuts-interface' => \Drupal::url('shortcut.set_admin'))) . '</dd>';
+      $output .= '<dd>' . t('The <a href="!shortcuts-help">Shortcut module</a> is used to manage links under Shortcuts section on the toolbar. The Shortcuts links are displayed horizontally by default on desktop/laptop screens and can be toggled to display vertically, where each item collapses into lower level admin item. On narrow screens the second Shortcuts links are displayed vertically by default.', array('!shortcuts-help' => \Drupal::url('help.page', array('name' => 'shortcut')))) . '</dd>';
       $output .= '</dl>';
       return $output;
   }