diff --git a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/centralrepository/persona/Bundle.properties b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/centralrepository/persona/Bundle.properties
index db3e61bef5..c0b8acf2ac 100644
--- a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/centralrepository/persona/Bundle.properties
+++ b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/centralrepository/persona/Bundle.properties
@@ -79,3 +79,4 @@ CreatePersonaAccountDialog.typeLbl.text=Type:
 CreatePersonaAccountDialog.identifierTextField.text=
 CreatePersonaAccountDialog.identiferLbl.text=Identifier:
 CreatePersonaAccountDialog.okBtn.text=OK
+PersonasTopComponent.introText.text=Personas represent an online identity.  They span cases and are stored in the Central Repository based on accounts that were found in artifacts.  You can create, edit, and delete personas here.
diff --git a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/centralrepository/persona/Bundle.properties-MERGED b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/centralrepository/persona/Bundle.properties-MERGED
index ae2e6926d8..4973449fed 100644
--- a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/centralrepository/persona/Bundle.properties-MERGED
+++ b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/centralrepository/persona/Bundle.properties-MERGED
@@ -4,8 +4,10 @@ AddMetadataDialog_dup_Title=Metadata add failure
 AddMetadataDialog_empty_name_msg=A metadata entry cannot have an empty name or value.
 AddMetadataDialog_empty_name_Title=Missing field(s)
 CreatePersonaAccountDialog.title.text=Create Account
-CreatePersonaAccountDialog_dup_msg=An account with this identifier and type already exists.
-CreatePersonaAccountDialog_dup_Title=Account creation failure
+CreatePersonaAccountDialog_error_msg=Failed to create account.
+CreatePersonaAccountDialog_error_title=Account failure
+CreatePersonaAccountDialog_success_msg=Account added.
+CreatePersonaAccountDialog_success_title=Account added
 CTL_OpenPersonas=Personas
 CTL_PersonasTopComponentAction=Personas
 CTL_PersonaDetailsTopComponent=Persona Details
@@ -119,6 +121,7 @@ CreatePersonaAccountDialog.typeLbl.text=Type:
 CreatePersonaAccountDialog.identifierTextField.text=
 CreatePersonaAccountDialog.identiferLbl.text=Identifier:
 CreatePersonaAccountDialog.okBtn.text=OK
+PersonasTopComponent.introText.text=Personas represent an online identity.  They span cases and are stored in the Central Repository based on accounts that were found in artifacts.  You can create, edit, and delete personas here.
 PersonasTopComponent_delete_confirmation_msg=Are you sure you want to delete this persona?
 PersonasTopComponent_delete_confirmation_Title=Are you sure?
 PersonasTopComponent_delete_exception_msg=Failed to delete persona.
diff --git a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/centralrepository/persona/PersonasTopComponent.form b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/centralrepository/persona/PersonasTopComponent.form
index 5ed4fb6271..4556552d78 100644
--- a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/centralrepository/persona/PersonasTopComponent.form
+++ b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/centralrepository/persona/PersonasTopComponent.form
@@ -44,16 +44,48 @@
   <Layout>
     <DimensionLayout dim="0">
       <Group type="103" groupAlignment="0" attributes="0">
-          <Component id="mainSplitPane" alignment="0" pref="816" max="32767" attributes="0"/>
+          <Component id="introTextScrollPane" alignment="0" max="32767" attributes="0"/>
+          <Component id="mainSplitPane" alignment="0" pref="724" max="32767" attributes="0"/>
       </Group>
     </DimensionLayout>
     <DimensionLayout dim="1">
       <Group type="103" groupAlignment="0" attributes="0">
-          <Component id="mainSplitPane" alignment="0" pref="428" max="32767" attributes="0"/>
+          <Group type="102" alignment="1" attributes="0">
+              <Component id="introTextScrollPane" min="-2" pref="49" max="-2" attributes="0"/>
+              <EmptySpace max="-2" attributes="0"/>
+              <Component id="mainSplitPane" pref="470" max="32767" attributes="0"/>
+          </Group>
       </Group>
     </DimensionLayout>
   </Layout>
   <SubComponents>
+    <Container class="javax.swing.JScrollPane" name="introTextScrollPane">
+      <Properties>
+        <Property name="verticalScrollBarPolicy" type="int" value="21"/>
+      </Properties>
+      <AuxValues>
+        <AuxValue name="autoScrollPane" type="java.lang.Boolean" value="true"/>
+      </AuxValues>
+
+      <Layout class="org.netbeans.modules.form.compat2.layouts.support.JScrollPaneSupportLayout"/>
+      <SubComponents>
+        <Component class="javax.swing.JTextArea" name="introText">
+          <Properties>
+            <Property name="background" type="java.awt.Color" editor="org.netbeans.beaninfo.editors.ColorEditor">
+              <Color blue="ee" green="ee" id="Window" palette="2" red="ee" type="palette"/>
+            </Property>
+            <Property name="columns" type="int" value="20"/>
+            <Property name="lineWrap" type="boolean" value="true"/>
+            <Property name="rows" type="int" value="5"/>
+            <Property name="text" type="java.lang.String" editor="org.netbeans.modules.i18n.form.FormI18nStringEditor">
+              <ResourceString bundle="org/sleuthkit/autopsy/centralrepository/persona/Bundle.properties" key="PersonasTopComponent.introText.text" replaceFormat="org.openide.util.NbBundle.getMessage({sourceFileName}.class, &quot;{key}&quot;)"/>
+            </Property>
+            <Property name="wrapStyleWord" type="boolean" value="true"/>
+            <Property name="focusable" type="boolean" value="false"/>
+          </Properties>
+        </Component>
+      </SubComponents>
+    </Container>
     <Container class="javax.swing.JSplitPane" name="mainSplitPane">
       <Properties>
         <Property name="dividerLocation" type="int" value="400"/>
@@ -114,7 +146,7 @@
                           <Component id="searchBtn" alignment="3" min="-2" max="-2" attributes="0"/>
                       </Group>
                       <EmptySpace max="-2" attributes="0"/>
-                      <Component id="resultsPane" pref="258" max="32767" attributes="0"/>
+                      <Component id="resultsPane" pref="300" max="32767" attributes="0"/>
                       <EmptySpace max="-2" attributes="0"/>
                       <Group type="103" groupAlignment="3" attributes="0">
                           <Component id="editBtn" alignment="3" min="-2" max="-2" attributes="0"/>
diff --git a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/centralrepository/persona/PersonasTopComponent.java b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/centralrepository/persona/PersonasTopComponent.java
index b289e567d2..ffe20c8426 100644
--- a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/centralrepository/persona/PersonasTopComponent.java
+++ b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/centralrepository/persona/PersonasTopComponent.java
@@ -263,6 +263,8 @@ public final class PersonasTopComponent extends TopComponent {
     private void initComponents() {
 
         searchButtonGroup = new javax.swing.ButtonGroup();
+        introTextScrollPane = new javax.swing.JScrollPane();
+        introText = new javax.swing.JTextArea();
         mainSplitPane = new javax.swing.JSplitPane();
         searchPanel = new javax.swing.JPanel();
         searchField = new javax.swing.JTextField();
@@ -281,6 +283,17 @@ public final class PersonasTopComponent extends TopComponent {
 
         setName(""); // NOI18N
 
+        introTextScrollPane.setVerticalScrollBarPolicy(javax.swing.ScrollPaneConstants.VERTICAL_SCROLLBAR_NEVER);
+
+        introText.setBackground(java.awt.SystemColor.window);
+        introText.setColumns(20);
+        introText.setLineWrap(true);
+        introText.setRows(5);
+        introText.setText(org.openide.util.NbBundle.getMessage(PersonasTopComponent.class, "PersonasTopComponent.introText.text")); // NOI18N
+        introText.setWrapStyleWord(true);
+        introText.setFocusable(false);
+        introTextScrollPane.setViewportView(introText);
+
         mainSplitPane.setDividerLocation(400);
 
         searchField.setText(org.openide.util.NbBundle.getMessage(PersonasTopComponent.class, "PersonasTopComponent.searchField.text")); // NOI18N
@@ -352,7 +365,7 @@ public final class PersonasTopComponent extends TopComponent {
                     .addComponent(searchAccountRadio)
                     .addComponent(searchBtn))
                 .addPreferredGap(javax.swing.LayoutStyle.ComponentPlacement.RELATED)
-                .addComponent(resultsPane, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, 258, Short.MAX_VALUE)
+                .addComponent(resultsPane, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, 300, Short.MAX_VALUE)
                 .addPreferredGap(javax.swing.LayoutStyle.ComponentPlacement.RELATED)
                 .addGroup(searchPanelLayout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.BASELINE)
                     .addComponent(editBtn)
@@ -375,11 +388,15 @@ public final class PersonasTopComponent extends TopComponent {
         this.setLayout(layout);
         layout.setHorizontalGroup(
             layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)
-            .addComponent(mainSplitPane, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, 816, Short.MAX_VALUE)
+            .addComponent(introTextScrollPane)
+            .addComponent(mainSplitPane, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, 724, Short.MAX_VALUE)
         );
         layout.setVerticalGroup(
             layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)
-            .addComponent(mainSplitPane, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, 428, Short.MAX_VALUE)
+            .addGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.TRAILING, layout.createSequentialGroup()
+                .addComponent(introTextScrollPane, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, 49, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE)
+                .addPreferredGap(javax.swing.LayoutStyle.ComponentPlacement.RELATED)
+                .addComponent(mainSplitPane, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, 470, Short.MAX_VALUE))
         );
     }// </editor-fold>//GEN-END:initComponents
 
@@ -391,6 +408,8 @@ public final class PersonasTopComponent extends TopComponent {
     private org.sleuthkit.autopsy.centralrepository.persona.PersonaDetailsPanel detailsPanel;
     private javax.swing.JScrollPane detailsScrollPane;
     private javax.swing.JButton editBtn;
+    private javax.swing.JTextArea introText;
+    private javax.swing.JScrollPane introTextScrollPane;
     private javax.swing.JSplitPane mainSplitPane;
     private javax.swing.JScrollPane resultsPane;
     private javax.swing.JTable resultsTable;