diff --git a/galleries/users_explain/figure/interactive.rst b/galleries/users_explain/figure/interactive.rst
index 8da9874c1168..0d94a1cf8493 100644
--- a/galleries/users_explain/figure/interactive.rst
+++ b/galleries/users_explain/figure/interactive.rst
@@ -194,15 +194,91 @@ the GUI main loop in some other way.
    interactive mode.  This may work (depending on the GUI toolkit) but
    will likely result in a non-responsive figure.
 
-.. _navigation-toolbar:
+
+.. _default_ui:
 
 Default UI
 ==========
 
-
 The windows created by :mod:`~.pyplot` have an interactive toolbar with navigation
-buttons and a readout of the data values the cursor is pointing at.  A number of
-helpful keybindings are registered by default.
+buttons and a readout of the data values the cursor is pointing at.
+
+.. _navigation-toolbar:
+
+Interactive navigation
+======================
+
+.. image:: ../../../_static/toolbar.png
+
+All figure windows come with a navigation toolbar, which can be used
+to navigate through the data set.  Here is a description of each of
+the buttons at the bottom of the toolbar
+
+.. image:: ../../../../lib/matplotlib/mpl-data/images/home_large.png
+
+.. image:: ../../../../lib/matplotlib/mpl-data/images/back_large.png
+
+.. image:: ../../../../lib/matplotlib/mpl-data/images/forward_large.png
+
+The ``Home``, ``Forward`` and ``Back`` buttons
+    These are akin to a web browser's home, forward and back controls.
+    ``Forward`` and ``Back`` are used to navigate back and forth between
+    previously defined views.  They have no meaning unless you have already
+    navigated somewhere else using the pan and zoom buttons.  This is analogous
+    to trying to click ``Back`` on your web browser before visiting a
+    new page or ``Forward`` before you have gone back to a page --
+    nothing happens.  ``Home`` always takes you to the
+    first, default view of your data. Again, all of these buttons should
+    feel very familiar to any user of a web browser.
+
+.. image:: ../../../../lib/matplotlib/mpl-data/images/move_large.png
+
+The ``Pan/Zoom`` button
+    This button has two modes: pan and zoom.  Click the toolbar button
+    to activate panning and zooming, then put your mouse somewhere
+    over an axes.  Press the left mouse button and hold it to pan the
+    figure, dragging it to a new position.  When you release it, the
+    data under the point where you pressed will be moved to the point
+    where you released.  If you press 'x' or 'y' while panning the
+    motion will be constrained to the x or y axis, respectively.  Press
+    the right mouse button to zoom, dragging it to a new position.
+    The x axis will be zoomed in proportionately to the rightward
+    movement and zoomed out proportionately to the leftward movement.
+    The same is true for the y axis and up/down motions.  The point under your
+    mouse when you begin the zoom remains stationary, allowing you to
+    zoom in or out around that point as much as you wish.  You can use the
+    modifier keys 'x', 'y' or 'CONTROL' to constrain the zoom to the x
+    axis, the y axis, or aspect ratio preserve, respectively.
+
+    With polar plots, the pan and zoom functionality behaves
+    differently.  The radius axis labels can be dragged using the left
+    mouse button.  The radius scale can be zoomed in and out using the
+    right mouse button.
+
+.. image:: ../../../../lib/matplotlib/mpl-data/images/zoom_to_rect_large.png
+
+The ``Zoom-to-rectangle`` button
+    Click this toolbar button to activate this mode.  Put your mouse somewhere
+    over an axes and press a mouse button.  Define a rectangular region by
+    dragging the mouse while holding the button to a new location.  When using
+    the left mouse button, the axes view limits will be zoomed to the defined
+    region.  When using the right mouse button, the axes view limits will be
+    zoomed out, placing the original axes in the defined region.
+
+.. image:: ../../../../lib/matplotlib/mpl-data/images/subplots_large.png
+
+The ``Subplot-configuration`` button
+    Use this tool to configure the appearance of the subplot:
+    you can stretch or compress the left, right, top, or bottom
+    side of the subplot, or the space between the rows or
+    space between the columns.
+
+.. image:: ../../../../lib/matplotlib/mpl-data/images/filesave_large.png
+
+The ``Save`` button
+    Click this button to launch a file save dialog.  You can save
+    files with the following extensions: ``png``, ``ps``, ``eps``,
+    ``svg`` and ``pdf``.
 
 
 .. _key-event-handling:
@@ -210,9 +286,9 @@ helpful keybindings are registered by default.
 Navigation keyboard shortcuts
 -----------------------------
 
-The following table holds all the default keys, which can be
-overwritten by use of your :ref:`matplotlibrc
-<customizing>`.
+A number of helpful keybindings are registered by default.  The following table
+holds all the default keys, which can be overwritten by use of your
+:ref:`matplotlibrc <customizing>`.
 
 ================================== ===============================
 Command                            Default key binding and rcParam