diff --git a/addons/product/product.py b/addons/product/product.py
index 5ee1701532c..6c6c5f2650c 100644
--- a/addons/product/product.py
+++ b/addons/product/product.py
@@ -109,8 +109,8 @@ class product_uom(osv.osv):
 
     _order = "name"
     _columns = {
-        'name': fields.char('Name', size=64, required=True, translate=True),
-        'category_id': fields.many2one('product.uom.categ', 'Unit of Measure Category', required=True, ondelete='cascade',
+        'name': fields.char('Unit of Measure', size=64, required=True, translate=True),
+        'category_id': fields.many2one('product.uom.categ', 'Category', required=True, ondelete='cascade',
             help="Quantity conversions may happen automatically between Units of Measure in the same category, according to their respective ratios."),
         'factor': fields.float('Ratio', required=True,digits=(12, 12),
             help='How many times this Unit of Measure is smaller than the reference Unit of Measure in this category:\n'\
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ class product_uom(osv.osv):
         'active': fields.boolean('Active', help="By unchecking the active field you can disable a unit of measure without deleting it."),
         'uom_type': fields.selection([('bigger','Bigger than the reference Unit of Measure'),
                                       ('reference','Reference Unit of Measure for this category'),
-                                      ('smaller','Smaller than the reference Unit of Measure')],'Unit of Measure Type', required=1),
+                                      ('smaller','Smaller than the reference Unit of Measure')],'Type', required=1),
     }
 
     _defaults = {
diff --git a/addons/product/product_view.xml b/addons/product/product_view.xml
index cc068d16a76..47783a4db30 100644
--- a/addons/product/product_view.xml
+++ b/addons/product/product_view.xml
@@ -412,7 +412,6 @@
                 <tree string="Units of Measure">
                     <field name="name"/>
                     <field name="category_id"/>
-                    <field name="factor"/>
                 </tree>
             </field>
         </record>
@@ -426,19 +425,22 @@
                         <group>
                             <field name="name"/>
                             <field name="category_id"/>
-                            <field name="active"/>
+                            <field name="uom_type" on_change="onchange_type(uom_type)"/>
+                            <label for="factor"/>
+                            <div>
+                                <field name="factor" attrs="{'invisible':[('uom_type','!=','smaller')]}"/>
+                                <field name="factor_inv" attrs="{'invisible':[('uom_type','!=','bigger')]}"/>
+                                <p attrs="{'invisible':[('uom_type','!=','smaller')]}" class="oe_grey">
+                                    e.g: 1 * (reference unit) = ratio * (this unit)
+                                </p>
+                                <p attrs="{'invisible':[('uom_type','!=','bigger')]}" class="oe_grey">
+                                    e.g: 1 * (this unit) = ratio * (reference unit)
+                                </p>
+                            </div>
                         </group>
                         <group>
-                            <field name="uom_type" on_change="onchange_type(uom_type)"/>
-                            <p attrs="{'invisible':[('uom_type','!=','smaller')]}" colspan="2">
-                                e.g: 1 * (reference unit) = ratio * (this unit)
-                            </p>
-                            <p attrs="{'invisible':[('uom_type','!=','bigger')]}" colspan="2">
-                                e.g: 1 * (this unit) = ratio * (reference unit)
-                            </p>
+                            <field name="active"/>
                             <field name="rounding"/>
-                            <field name="factor" attrs="{'invisible':[('uom_type','!=','smaller')]}"/>
-                            <field name="factor_inv" attrs="{'invisible':[('uom_type','!=','bigger')]}"/>
                         </group>
                     </group>
                 </form>