diff --git a/templates/ContentGenerator/Instructor/PGProblemEditor.html.ep b/templates/ContentGenerator/Instructor/PGProblemEditor.html.ep
index 5d7f86dbe6..d02dc6f3e1 100644
--- a/templates/ContentGenerator/Instructor/PGProblemEditor.html.ep
+++ b/templates/ContentGenerator/Instructor/PGProblemEditor.html.ep
@@ -204,11 +204,12 @@
 		% my $line_contents = include("ContentGenerator/Instructor/PGProblemEditor/${actionID}_form");
 		% my $active        = '';
 		% my $disabled =
-			% $actionID eq 'revert'
-			% && (!defined($c->{tempFilePath}) || !-e $c->{tempFilePath})
-			% && !$c->getBackupTimes ? ' disabled' : '';
+			% ($actionID eq 'revert' && (!defined($c->{tempFilePath}) || !-e $c->{tempFilePath}) && !$c->getBackupTimes)
+			% || ($actionID eq 'save' && $line_contents eq '')
+			% || ($actionID eq 'add_problem' && $c->{is_pg} && $line_contents eq '')
+				% ? ' disabled' : '';
 		%
-		% if (($line_contents && $line_contents ne '') || $actionID eq 'revert') {
+		% if (($line_contents && $line_contents ne '') || $disabled) {
 			% unless ($default_choice) { $active = ' active'; $default_choice = $actionID; }
 			% content_for 'tab-list' => begin
 				<li class="nav-item" role="presentation">
diff --git a/templates/HelpFiles/InstructorPGProblemEditor.html.ep b/templates/HelpFiles/InstructorPGProblemEditor.html.ep
index a5b67013c4..f8db97adfa 100644
--- a/templates/HelpFiles/InstructorPGProblemEditor.html.ep
+++ b/templates/HelpFiles/InstructorPGProblemEditor.html.ep
@@ -127,67 +127,99 @@
 </dl>
 
 <h2><%= maketext('Actions:') %></h2>
-<i><%= maketext('(If an action cannot be executed it will not appear.)') %></i>
 <dl>
 	<dt><%= maketext('View/Reload') %></dt>
 	<dd>
-		<%= maketext('Render or re-render the problem, course info file, or set header being edited. This does not '
-			. 'change the permanent file on the disk. You can view different versions of the same problem by changing '
-			. 'the seed. You can also change the manner in which the mathematics is typeset. If "Open in new window" '
-			. 'is checked, then the problem will open in a new tab or window showing the problem as it will be '
-			. 'rendered for students in the set.') =%>
+		<p>
+			<%= maketext('Render or re-render the problem, course info file, or set header being edited. This does not '
+				. 'change the permanent file on the disk. You can view different versions of the same problem by '
+				. 'changing the seed. You can also change the manner in which the mathematics is typeset. If "Open in '
+				. 'new window" is checked, then the problem will open in a new tab or window showing the problem as it '
+				. 'will be rendered for students in the set.') =%>
+		</p>
+		<p>
+			<%= maketext('This tab is available for all file types except hardcopy header files.') =%>
+		</p>
 	</dd>
 
 	<dt><%= maketext('Generate Hardcopy') %></dt>
 	<dd>
 		<p>
-		<%= maketext('Generate a hardcopy of the problem being edited. This does not change the permanent file on the '
-			. 'disk. You can generate a hardcopy for different versions of the same problem by changing the seed. You '
-			. 'can also change the format to "PDF" or "TeX Source". If "PDF" is selected, then a PDF file will be '
-			. 'generated for download, unless there are errors. If errors occur or "TeX Source" is selected, then a '
-			. 'zip file will be generated for download that contains the TeX source file and resources needed for '
-			. 'generating the PDF file using LaTeX.') =%>
+			<%= maketext('Generate a hardcopy of the problem being edited. This does not change the permanent file on '
+				. 'the disk. You can generate a hardcopy for different versions of the same problem by changing the '
+				. 'seed. You can also change the format to "PDF" or "TeX Source". If "PDF" is selected, then a PDF '
+				. 'file will be generated for download, unless there are errors. If errors occur or "TeX Source" is '
+				. 'selected, then a zip file will be generated for download that contains the TeX source file and '
+				. 'resources needed for generating the PDF file using LaTeX.') =%>
 		</p>
 		<p>
-		<%= maketext('You can also click "Edit Selected Theme" to edit a hardcopy theme.  The new theme will be saved '
-			. 'to the templates/hardcopyThemes folder.') =%>
+			<%= maketext('You can also click "Edit Selected Theme" to edit a hardcopy theme.  The new theme will be '
+				. 'saved to the templates/hardcopyThemes folder.') =%>
+		</p>
+		<p>
+			<%= maketext('This tab is only available for PG problem files, set header files, and hardcopy header '
+				. 'files.') =%>
 		</p>
 	</dd>
 
 	<dt><%= maketext('Code Maintenance') %></dt>
 	<dd>
-		<%= maketext('Three code maintenance tools can be utilized. First, the code can be reformatted using perltidy. '
-		. 'Using perltidy will change the code in the editor window, and save changes to the temporary file. In some '
-		. 'cases (if the code contains backslashes or double tildes) this can result in odd spacing in the code. '
-		. 'Second the code can be converted to PGML. This changes the code in text blocks to use PGML features. '
-		. 'Generally the conversion of much of the formatting and LaTeX is performed correctly. However, answer '
-		. 'blanks need attention. In any case, make sure to inspect the formatted code, and edit further or revert '
-		. 'if needed. Third, the code can be analyzed by the "PG Critic." This checks that the code does not use '
-		. 'old or deprecated features of PG and conforms to current best-practices in problem authoring, and offers '
-		. 'suggestions on how to fix issues that are found.') =%>
+		<p>
+			<%= maketext('Three code maintenance tools can be utilized. First, the code can be reformatted using '
+				. 'perltidy. Using perltidy will change the code in the editor window, and save changes to the '
+				. 'temporary file. In some cases (if the code contains backslashes or double tildes) this can result '
+				. 'in odd spacing in the code. Second the code can be converted to PGML. This changes the code in text '
+				. 'blocks to use PGML features. Generally the conversion of much of the formatting and LaTeX is '
+				. 'performed correctly. However, answer blanks need attention. In any case, make sure to inspect the '
+				. 'formatted code, and edit further or revert if needed. Third, the code can be analyzed by the "PG '
+				. 'Critic." This checks that the code does not use old or deprecated features of PG and conforms to '
+				. 'current best-practices in problem authoring, and offers suggestions on how to fix issues that are '
+				. 'found.') =%>
+		</p>
+		<p>
+			<%= maketext('This tab is only available for problem files, set header files, and hardcopy header '
+				. 'files. In addition, only the option to reformat code with perltidy is available for set header '
+				. 'files and hardcopy header files.') =%>
+		</p>
 	</dd>
 
 	<dt><%= maketext('Save') %></dt>
 	<dd>
-		<%= maketext('Save the contents of the editor window to the file on disk and re-render the problem. If '
-			. '"Open in new window" is checked, then the problem will open in a new tab or window showing the problem '
-			. 'as it will be rendered for students in the set. If "Create backup" is checked then a backup of the '
-			. 'current file on disk will be created before overwriting it with the contents of the editor window. If a '
-			. 'backup already exists, then a "Delete oldest backup" check box will be present. If that is checked, '
-			. 'then the oldest backup will be deleted when "Save" is clicked. These backups can be reverted '
-			. 'to and managed on the "Revert" tab.') =%>
+		<p>
+			<%= maketext('Save the contents of the editor window to the file on disk and re-render the problem. If '
+				. '"Open in new window" is checked, then the problem will open in a new tab or window showing the '
+				. 'problem as it will be rendered for students in the set. If "Create backup" is checked then a backup '
+				. 'of the current file on disk will be created before overwriting it with the contents of the editor '
+				. 'window. If a backup already exists, then a "Delete oldest backup" check box will be present. If '
+				. 'that is checked, then the oldest backup will be deleted when "Save" is clicked. These backups can '
+				. 'be reverted to and managed on the "Revert" tab.') =%>
+		</p>
+		<p>
+			<%= maketext('This tab is available for all files, but is only active for files in the course templates '
+				. 'directory that are writable by the server. For files outside of the course templates directory, '
+				. 'such as sample problems or a new problem template, or files that are not writable by the server, '
+				. 'such as OPL problems, first use the "Save As" tab to save to a file in the course templates '
+				. 'directory.') =%>
+		</p>
 	</dd>
 
 	<dt><%= maketext('Save As') %></dt>
 	<dd>
 		<p>
 			<%= maketext(q{Makes a new copy of the file you are editing at the location relative to the course's }
-				. 'templates (~[TMPL~]) directory. You may choose to replace the current problem in the current set, '
+				. 'templates (~[TMPL~]) directory.') =%>
+		</p>
+		<p>
+			<%= maketext('For problem files you may choose to replace the current problem in the current set, '
 				. 'append to the end of an existing set as a new problem, or create a problem that is not attached '
 				. 'to a problem set.') =%>
 		</p>
 		<p>
-			<%= maketext('When saving the problem in a new location (directory), by default all auxiliary files, such '
+			<%= maketext('For set or hardcopy header files you may choose to set the file as the same kind of header '
+				. 'for an existing problem set, or create a header file that is not attached to a problem set.') =%>
+		</p>
+		<p>
+			<%= maketext('When saving a problem in a new location (directory), by default all auxiliary files, such '
 				. 'as images, or other files that do not end in ".pg", will also be copied to the new location.  To '
 				. 'stop this behavior, uncheck the "Copy auxiliary files" option.') =%>
 		</p>
@@ -196,25 +228,42 @@
 				. 'for a new problem. You can add the new file to a homework set from the Library Browser or via the '
 				. 'set detail page of the "Sets Manager".') =%>
 		</p>
-		<p class="mb-0">
+		<p>
 			<%= maketext('If the original problem cannot be edited than the path name must be changed in order to be '
 				. 'allowed to save the problem. Adding "local/" to the beginning of the original path is the default '
 				. 'solution. All locally created and edited files will then appear in a subdirectory named '
 				. '"local".') =%>
 		</p>
+		<p>
+			<%= maketext('This tab is available for all file types except for the course information file.') =%>
+		</p>
 	</dd>
 
 	<dt><%= maketext('Append') %></dt>
 	<dd>
-		<%= maketext('Add this problem as the last problem of an existing set, either as a problem or as the set '
-			. 'header (the text that appears on the home page of a homework set). You can rearrange the order of the '
-			. 'problems later using the "Sets Manager".') =%>
+		<p>
+			<%= maketext('Add this problem as the last problem of an existing set, either as a problem, as the set '
+				. 'header (the text that appears on the home page of a homework set), or the hardcopy header (the text '
+				. 'that appears in the beginning of hardcopy for a set). You can rearrange the order of the problems '
+				. 'later using the "Sets Manager".') =%>
+		</p>
+		<p>
+			<%= maketext('This tab is only available for problem files, set header files, and hardcopy header files, '
+				. 'but is not active for a new problem template or a sample problem. To append a new problem template '
+				. 'or sample problem to a set, first use "Save As" to save the file to the course templates '
+				. 'directory.') =%>
+		</p>
 	</dd>
 
 	<dt><%= maketext('Revert') %></dt>
 	<dd>
-		<%= maketext('Reverts to the copy of the file saved on the disk or to a backup file. All unsaved editing '
-			. 'changes will be lost. This option is only active when a temporary file or a backup file exists. You '
-			. 'may also delete backups that have been made with this tab.') =%>
+		<p>
+			<%= maketext('Reverts to the copy of the file saved on the disk or to a backup file. All unsaved editing '
+				. 'changes will be lost. You may also delete backups that have been made with this tab.') =%>
+		</p>
+		<p>
+			<%= maketext('This tab is available for all files, but is only active when a temporary file or backup file '
+				. 'exists.') =%>
+		</p>
 	</dd>
 </dl>