diff --git a/docs/html/guide/topics/ui/declaring-layout.jd b/docs/html/guide/topics/ui/declaring-layout.jd
index e971a752c4e44..e229f237936b4 100644
--- a/docs/html/guide/topics/ui/declaring-layout.jd
+++ b/docs/html/guide/topics/ui/declaring-layout.jd
@@ -32,12 +32,17 @@ parent.link=index.html
     <li>{@link android.view.ViewGroup}</li>
     <li>{@link android.view.ViewGroup.LayoutParams}</li>
   </ol>
-</div>
+  
+  <h2>See also</h2>
+  <ol>
+    <li><a href="{@docRoot}training/basics/firstapp/building-ui.html">Building a Simple User
+Interface</a></li> </div>
 </div>
 
-<p>Your layout is the architecture for the user interface in an Activity.
-It defines the layout structure and holds all the elements that appear to the user. 
-You can declare your layout in two ways:</p>
+<p>A layout defines the visual structure for a user interface, such as the UI for an <a
+href="{@docRoot}guide/components/activities.html">activity</a> or <a
+href="{@docRoot}guide/topics/appwidgets/index.html">app widget</a>.
+You can declare a layout in two ways:</p>
 <ul>
 <li><strong>Declare UI elements in XML</strong>. Android provides a straightforward XML 
 vocabulary that corresponds to the View classes and subclasses, such as those for widgets and layouts.</li>
@@ -77,16 +82,6 @@ Layout Objects</a>. There are also a collection of tutorials on building various
 
 <h2 id="write">Write the XML</h2>
 
-<div class="sidebox-wrapper">
-<div class="sidebox">
-<p>For your convenience, the API reference documentation for UI related classes
-lists the available XML attributes that correspond to the class methods, including inherited
-attributes.</p>
-<p>To learn more about the available XML elements and attributes, as well as the format of the XML file, see <a
-href="{@docRoot}guide/topics/resources/available-resources.html#layoutresources">Layout Resources</a>.</p>
-</div>
-</div>
-
 <p>Using Android's XML vocabulary, you can quickly design UI layouts and the screen elements they contain, in the same way you create web pages in HTML &mdash; with a series of nested elements. </p>
 
 <p>Each layout file must contain exactly one root element, which must be a View or ViewGroup object. Once you've defined the root element, you can add additional layout objects or widgets as child elements to gradually build a View hierarchy that defines your layout. For example, here's an XML layout that uses a vertical {@link android.widget.LinearLayout}
@@ -111,7 +106,8 @@ to hold a {@link android.widget.TextView} and a {@link android.widget.Button}:</
 <p>After you've declared your layout in XML, save the file with the <code>.xml</code> extension, 
 in your Android project's <code>res/layout/</code> directory, so it will properly compile. </p>
 
-<p>We'll discuss each of the attributes shown here a little later.</p>
+<p>More information about the syntax for a layout XML file is available in the <a
+href="{@docRoot}guide/topics/resources/layout-resource.html">Layout Resources</a> document.</p>
 
 <h2 id="load">Load the XML Resource</h2>
 
diff --git a/docs/html/guide/topics/ui/layout/gridview.jd b/docs/html/guide/topics/ui/layout/gridview.jd
index 11c54740d6316..67bdd0f080cf3 100644
--- a/docs/html/guide/topics/ui/layout/gridview.jd
+++ b/docs/html/guide/topics/ui/layout/gridview.jd
@@ -22,10 +22,15 @@ two-dimensional,
 scrollable grid. The grid items are automatically inserted to the layout using a {@link
 android.widget.ListAdapter}.</p>
 
+<p>For an introduction to how you can dynamically insert views using an adapter, read
+<a href="{@docRoot}guide/topics/ui/declaring-layout.html#AdapterViews">Building Layouts with
+  an Adapter</a>.</p>
+
 <img src="{@docRoot}images/ui/gridview.png" alt="" />
 
 
 <h2 id="example">Example</h2>
+
 <p>In this tutorial, you'll create a grid of image thumbnails. When an item is selected, a
 toast message will display the position of the image.</p>
 
diff --git a/docs/html/guide/topics/ui/layout/listview.jd b/docs/html/guide/topics/ui/layout/listview.jd
index 26a75979988d5..fee52927e8461 100644
--- a/docs/html/guide/topics/ui/layout/listview.jd
+++ b/docs/html/guide/topics/ui/layout/listview.jd
@@ -28,6 +28,10 @@ scrollable items. The list items are automatically inserted to the list using an
 android.widget.Adapter} that pulls content from a source such as an array or database query and
 converts each item result into a view that's placed into the list.</p>
 
+<p>For an introduction to how you can dynamically insert views using an adapter, read
+<a href="{@docRoot}guide/topics/ui/declaring-layout.html#AdapterViews">Building Layouts with
+  an Adapter</a>.</p>
+
 <img src="{@docRoot}images/ui/listview.png" alt="" />
 
 <h2 id="Loader">Using a Loader</h2>
@@ -147,5 +151,5 @@ href="{@docRoot}guide/topics/providers/contacts-provider.html">Contacts
 Provider</a>, if you want to
 try this code, your app must request the {@link android.Manifest.permission#READ_CONTACTS}
 permission in the manifest file:<br/>
-<code>&lt;uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_CONTACTS" /></p>
+<code>&lt;uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_CONTACTS" /></code></p>