diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawView.cpp b/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawView.cpp
index 48b10ff94f..827a2cc1da 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawView.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawView.cpp
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ DrawView::DrawView(void):
 
     ScaleType.setEnums(ScaleTypeEnums);
     ADD_PROPERTY_TYPE(ScaleType, (prefScaleType()), group, App::Prop_Output, "Scale Type");
-    ADD_PROPERTY_TYPE(Scale, (prefScale()), group, App::Prop_Output, "Scale factor of the view");
+    ADD_PROPERTY_TYPE(Scale, (prefScale()), group, App::Prop_Output, "Scale factor of the view. Scale factors like 1:100 can be written as =1/100");
     Scale.setConstraints(&scaleRange);
 
     ADD_PROPERTY_TYPE(Caption, (""), group, App::Prop_Output, "Short text about the view");