diff --git a/addons/account/account_invoice_view.xml b/addons/account/account_invoice_view.xml
index 8254d5183be..f3a562b3662 100644
--- a/addons/account/account_invoice_view.xml
+++ b/addons/account/account_invoice_view.xml
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@
                 <sheet string="Supplier Invoice" layout="auto">
                     <group col="8" colspan="4" class="oe_form_header">
                         <field name="journal_id" on_change="onchange_journal_id(journal_id)" widget="selection"/>
-                        <field name="number" readonly="1"/>
+                        <field name="number" readonly="1" placeholder="PO0025"/>
                         <field name="type" invisible="1"/>
                         <field name="currency_id" width="50"/>
                         <button name="%(action_account_change_currency)d" type="action" icon="terp-stock_effects-object-colorize" string="Change" attrs="{'invisible':[('state','!=','draft')]}" groups="account.group_account_user"/>
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@
                         <page string="Invoice">
                            <field domain="[('company_id', '=', company_id), ('type', '=', 'payable')]" name="account_id" groups="account.group_account_user"/>
                             <field name="reference_type" nolabel="1" size="0"/>
-                            <field name="reference" nolabel="1"/>
+                            <field name="reference" nolabel="1" placeholder="Payment Reference"/>
                             <field name="date_due"/>
                             <field colspan="4" context="{'partner_id': partner_id, 'price_type': 'price_type' in dir() and price_type or False, 'type': type}" name="invoice_line" nolabel="1">
                                 <tree string="Invoice lines">
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@
                             <field name="payment_term" widget="selection"/>
                             <field name="name"/>
                             <newline/>
-                            <field name="origin"/>
+                            <field name="origin" placeholder="PO0025"/>
                             <field name="user_id"/>
                             <field name="move_id" groups="account.group_account_user"/>
                             <separator colspan="4" string="Additional Information"/>
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@
                     <field name="payment_term" widget="selection"/>
                     <newline/>
                     <field domain="[('company_id', '=', company_id),('type','=', 'receivable')]" name="account_id" groups="account.group_account_user"/>
-                    <field name="name"/>
+                    <field name="name" placeholder="Project XYZ"/>
                     <field name="sent"/>
                     </group>
                     <notebook colspan="4">
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@
                             <field name="user_id"/>
                             <newline/>
                             <field domain="[('partner_id.ref_companies', 'in', [company_id])]" name="partner_bank_id"/>
-                            <field name="origin"/>
+                            <field name="origin" placeholder="SO0032"/>
                             <field name="move_id" groups="account.group_account_user"/>
                             <separator colspan="4" string="Additional Information"/>
                             <field colspan="4" name="comment" nolabel="1"/>
diff --git a/addons/account/company_view.xml b/addons/account/company_view.xml
index 0cc67f23cfe..b8c595f3ca0 100644
--- a/addons/account/company_view.xml
+++ b/addons/account/company_view.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
             <field name="arch" type="xml">
                 <field name="currency_id" position="after">
                       <field name="property_reserve_and_surplus_account" colspan="2"/>
-                      <field name="paypal_account" />
+                      <field name="paypal_account"  placeholder="sales@openerp.com"/>
                 </field>
             </field>
         </record>
diff --git a/addons/account_voucher/voucher_payment_receipt_view.xml b/addons/account_voucher/voucher_payment_receipt_view.xml
index 5ceee46b2cd..bb18c6325d0 100644
--- a/addons/account_voucher/voucher_payment_receipt_view.xml
+++ b/addons/account_voucher/voucher_payment_receipt_view.xml
@@ -165,8 +165,8 @@
                             on_change="onchange_journal(journal_id, line_dr_ids, False, partner_id, date, amount, type, company_id, context)"
                             string="Payment Method"/>
                         <field name="date" select="1" invisible="context.get('line_type', False)" on_change="onchange_date(date, currency_id, payment_rate_currency_id, amount, company_id, context)"/>
-                        <field name="reference" select="1" invisible="context.get('line_type', False)" string="Payment Ref"/>
-                        <field name="name" colspan="2" invisible="context.get('line_type', False)"/>
+                        <field name="reference" select="1" invisible="context.get('line_type', False)" string="Payment Ref" placeholder="003/10"/>
+                        <field name="name" colspan="2" invisible="context.get('line_type', False)" placeholder="Invoice SAJ/0042"/>
                         <field name="company_id" widget="selection" groups="base.group_multi_company"/>
                         <field name="account_id"
                             widget="selection"
@@ -323,8 +323,8 @@
                             on_change="onchange_journal(journal_id, line_cr_ids, False, partner_id, date, amount, type, company_id, context)"
                             string="Payment Method"/>
                         <field name="date" select="1" invisible="context.get('line_type', False)" on_change="onchange_date(date, currency_id, payment_rate_currency_id, amount, company_id, context)"/>
-                        <field name="reference" select="1" invisible="context.get('line_type', False)" string="Payment Ref"/>
-                        <field name="name" colspan="2" invisible="context.get('line_type', False)"/>
+                        <field name="reference" select="1" invisible="context.get('line_type', False)" string="Payment Ref" placeholder="003/10"/>
+                        <field name="name" colspan="2" invisible="context.get('line_type', False)" placeholder="Invoice SAJ/0042"/>
                         <field name="company_id" widget="selection" groups="base.group_multi_company"/>
                         <field name="account_id"
                             widget="selection"
diff --git a/addons/base_vat/base_vat_view.xml b/addons/base_vat/base_vat_view.xml
index 6be9d306546..fe43cc0770a 100644
--- a/addons/base_vat/base_vat_view.xml
+++ b/addons/base_vat/base_vat_view.xml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
             <field name="arch" type="xml">
                 <field name="property_account_payable" position="after">
                     <group colspan="2" col="6">
-                        <field name="vat" on_change="vat_change(vat)"/>
+                        <field name="vat" on_change="vat_change(vat)" placeholder="BE0477472702"/>
                         <button colspan="2" name="button_check_vat" string="Check VAT" type="object" icon="gtk-execute"/>
                         <field name="vat_subjected" colspan="1"/>
                     </group>
diff --git a/addons/crm/crm_lead_view.xml b/addons/crm/crm_lead_view.xml
index 07e295d4e4c..4b96433b385 100644
--- a/addons/crm/crm_lead_view.xml
+++ b/addons/crm/crm_lead_view.xml
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@
                 </div>
                 <sheet layout="auto">
                 <group colspan="4" col="2" width="auto">
-                    <field name="name" required="1" nolabel="1" class="oe_form_title"/>
+                    <field name="name" required="1" nolabel="1" class="oe_form_title" placeholder="Need new website design"/>
                     <div class="oe_text_right">
                         <button string="Schedule/Log Call"
                             name="%(opportunity2phonecall_act)d" icon="terp-call-start"
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@
                     <field name="date_action"/>
                     <field name="date_deadline"/>
 
-                    <field name="title_action"/>
+                    <field name="title_action" placeholder="Call to analyse needs"/>
                     <field name="probability"/>
 
                     <field name="type" invisible="1"/>
@@ -433,7 +433,7 @@
                                 icon="terp-partner" type="action"
                                 string="Create"
                                 attrs="{'invisible':[('partner_id','!=',False)]}"/>
-                            <field name="phone" colspan="3"/>
+                            <field name="phone" colspan="3" placeholder="+32.81.81.37.00"/>
                             <field width="80%%" name="email_from" string="Email"/>
                             <button string="Mail"
                                 name="%(mail.action_email_compose_message_wizard)d"
@@ -461,14 +461,14 @@
                     </group>
                     <group colspan="2" col="2" class="oe_form_group_label_border">
                         <field domain="[('domain', '=', 'contact')]" name="title" widget="selection"/>
-                        <field name="fax"/>
+                        <field name="fax" placeholder="+32.81.81.37.00"/>
                         <field name="street"/>
                         <field name="zip"/>
                         <field name="country_id"/>
                     </group>
                     <group colspan="2" col="2" class="oe_form_group_label_border">
                         <field name="function" />
-                        <field name="mobile"/>
+                        <field name="mobile" placeholder="+32.81.81.37.00"/>
                         <field name="street2"/>
                         <field name="city"/>
                         <field name="state_id"/>
@@ -476,8 +476,8 @@
 
                     <group colspan="2" col="2" class="oe_form_group_label_border">
                         <separator string="Categorization" colspan="2"/>
-                        <field name="type_id" widget="selection"/>
-                        <field name="channel_id" widget="selection"/>
+                        <field name="type_id" placeholder="Mailing june"/>
+                        <field name="channel_id" placeholder="E-mail"/>
                     </group>
                     <group colspan="2" col="2" class="oe_form_group_label_border">
                         <separator string="Mailings" colspan="2"/>
@@ -491,7 +491,7 @@
                         <field name="active"/>
                         <field name="day_open" groups="base.group_no_one"/>
                         <field name="day_close" groups="base.group_no_one"/>
-                        <field name="referred"/>
+                        <field name="referred" placeholder="tom@reseller.com"/>
                     </group>
                     <group col="2" colspan="2" class="oe_form_group_label_border">
                         <separator colspan="4" string="References"/>
diff --git a/addons/product/product.py b/addons/product/product.py
index 4201c16402a..f81378be04e 100644
--- a/addons/product/product.py
+++ b/addons/product/product.py
@@ -518,7 +518,7 @@ class product_product(osv.osv):
         'active': fields.boolean('Active', help="If the active field is set to False, it will allow you to hide the product without removing it."),
         'variants': fields.char('Variants', size=64),
         'product_tmpl_id': fields.many2one('product.template', 'Product Template', required=True, ondelete="cascade"),
-        'ean13': fields.char('EAN13', size=13),
+        'ean13': fields.char('EAN13', size=13, help="The numbers encoded in EAN-13 bar codes are product identification numbers."),
         'packaging' : fields.one2many('product.packaging', 'product_id', 'Logistical Units', help="Gives the different ways to package the same product. This has no impact on the picking order and is mainly used if you use the EDI module."),
         'price_extra': fields.float('Variant Price Extra', digits_compute=dp.get_precision('Sale Price')),
         'price_margin': fields.float('Variant Price Margin', digits_compute=dp.get_precision('Sale Price')),
diff --git a/addons/product/product_view.xml b/addons/product/product_view.xml
index eb5a585976e..6072aac86e6 100644
--- a/addons/product/product_view.xml
+++ b/addons/product/product_view.xml
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
                         <group colspan="1" col="2">
                             <separator string="Codes" colspan="2"/>
                             <field name="default_code"/>
-                            <field name="ean13"/>
+                            <field name="ean13" placeholder="5901234123457" />
                         </group>
                         <group colspan="1" col="2">
                             <separator string="Characteristics" colspan="2"/>
@@ -163,9 +163,9 @@
                             <separator string="Description"/>
                             <field colspan="4" name="description" nolabel="1"/>
                             <separator string="Sale Description"/>
-                            <field colspan="4" name="description_sale" nolabel="1"/>
+                            <field colspan="4" name="description_sale" nolabel="1" placeholder="This note will be displayed on quotations..."/>
                             <separator string="Purchase Description"/>
-                            <field colspan="4" name="description_purchase" nolabel="1"/>
+                            <field colspan="4" name="description_purchase" nolabel="1" placeholder="This note will be displayed on requests for quotation..."/>
                         </page>
                         <page groups="product.group_stock_packaging" string="Packaging">
                             <field colspan="4" name="packaging" nolabel="1">
diff --git a/addons/sale/sale_view.xml b/addons/sale/sale_view.xml
index abc13dc2c38..0b4e17e3937 100644
--- a/addons/sale/sale_view.xml
+++ b/addons/sale/sale_view.xml
@@ -153,8 +153,8 @@
                                                 context="{'partner_id':parent.partner_id, 'quantity':product_uom_qty, 'pricelist':parent.pricelist_id, 'shop':parent.shop_id, 'uom':product_uom}"
                                                 name="product_id"
                                                 on_change="product_id_change(parent.pricelist_id,product_id,product_uom_qty,product_uom,product_uos_qty,product_uos,name,parent.partner_id, False, True, parent.date_order, product_packaging, parent.fiscal_position, False, context)"/>
-                                            <field name="name"/>
-
+                                            <field name="name" placeholder="Porduct/Service characteristics"/>
+ 
                                             <field
                                                 context="{'partner_id':parent.partner_id, 'quantity':product_uom_qty, 'pricelist':parent.pricelist_id, 'shop':parent.shop_id, 'uom':product_uom}"
                                                 name="product_uom_qty"
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@
                             <div class="oe_clear"/>
 
                             <separator colspan="4" string="Notes"/>
-                            <field colspan="4" name="note" nolabel="1"/>
+                            <field colspan="4" name="note" nolabel="1" placeholder="Our quotation is valid for 30 days..."/>
                         </page>
                         <page string="Other Information">
                             <group colspan="2" col="2" name="logistics">
diff --git a/addons/stock/stock_view.xml b/addons/stock/stock_view.xml
index 792fcc8e388..b5f84abdf96 100644
--- a/addons/stock/stock_view.xml
+++ b/addons/stock/stock_view.xml
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@
                 </div>
                 <sheet string="Physical Inventory" layout="auto">
                 <group class="oe_form_header">
-                    <field name="name"/>
+                    <field name="name" placeholder="Annual invetory 2013"/>
                     <field name="date"/>
                     <field name="company_id" groups="base.group_multi_company" widget="selection"/>
                     <notebook colspan="4">
@@ -725,7 +725,7 @@
                     <group colspan="4" col="6">
                         <group colspan="4" col="4">
                             <field name="name" readonly="1"/>
-                            <field name="origin"/>
+                            <field name="origin" placeholder="PO0032"/>
                             <field name="partner_id" on_change="onchange_partner_in(partner_id)" colspan="4"/>
                             <field name="invoice_state" string="Invoice Control"/>
                             <field name="backorder_id" readonly="1"/>
@@ -834,7 +834,7 @@
                             <field name="company_id" groups="base.group_multi_company" widget="selection"/>
                         </page>
                         <page string="Notes">
-                            <field colspan="4" name="note" nolabel="1"/>
+                            <field colspan="4" name="note" nolabel="1" placeholder="Quality test ok..."/>
                         </page>
                     </notebook>
                 </sheet>
diff --git a/addons/stock_location/stock_location_view.xml b/addons/stock_location/stock_location_view.xml
index 94a9feb9d57..5f2bacd565f 100644
--- a/addons/stock_location/stock_location_view.xml
+++ b/addons/stock_location/stock_location_view.xml
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
                             </tree>
                             <form string="Pulled Paths">
                                 <separator string="Conditions" colspan="4"/>
-                                <field name="name" colspan="4"/>
+                                <field name="name" colspan="4" placeholder="Fulfill needs on location X from location Y "/>
                                 <field name="location_id"/>
                                 <separator string="Action Type" colspan="4"/>
                                 <field name="type_proc"/>
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
                             </tree>
                             <form string="Pushed flows">
                                 <group colspan="4" col="6">
-                                    <field name="name"/>
+                                    <field name="name" placeholder="When receiving at location X, move to location Y"/>
                                     <field name="location_from_id"/>
                                     <field name="location_dest_id"/>
                                     <field name="auto"/>