diff --git a/src/qqq/components/widgets/blocks/BigNumberBlock.tsx b/src/qqq/components/widgets/blocks/BigNumberBlock.tsx
index 56cf404..50e2d33 100644
--- a/src/qqq/components/widgets/blocks/BigNumberBlock.tsx
+++ b/src/qqq/components/widgets/blocks/BigNumberBlock.tsx
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@
 
 import BlockElementWrapper from "qqq/components/widgets/blocks/BlockElementWrapper";
 import {StandardBlockComponentProps} from "qqq/components/widgets/blocks/BlockModels";
-import UpOrDownNumberBlock from "qqq/components/widgets/blocks/UpOrDownNumberBlock";
-
 
 
 /*******************************************************************************
@@ -40,7 +38,7 @@ export default function BigNumberBlock({widgetMetaData, data}: StandardBlockComp
       <div style={{width: data.styles.width ?? "auto"}}>
 
          <div style={{fontWeight: "700", fontSize: "0.875rem", color: "#3D3D3D", marginBottom: "-0.5rem"}}>
-            <BlockElementWrapper data={data} slot="heading">
+            <BlockElementWrapper metaData={widgetMetaData} data={data} slot="heading">
                <span>{data.values.heading}</span>
             </BlockElementWrapper>
          </div>
@@ -49,14 +47,14 @@ export default function BigNumberBlock({widgetMetaData, data}: StandardBlockComp
 
             <div style={{display: "flex", alignItems: "baseline"}}>
                <div style={{fontWeight: "700", fontSize: "2rem", marginRight: "0.25rem"}}>
-                  <BlockElementWrapper data={data} slot="number">
+                  <BlockElementWrapper metaData={widgetMetaData} data={data} slot="number">
                      <span style={{color: data.styles.numberColor}}>{data.values.number}</span>
                   </BlockElementWrapper>
                </div>
                {
                   data.values.context &&
                   <div style={{fontWeight: "500", fontSize: "0.875rem", color: "#7b809a"}}>
-                     <BlockElementWrapper data={data} slot="context">
+                     <BlockElementWrapper metaData={widgetMetaData} data={data} slot="context">
                         <span>{data.values.context}</span>
                      </BlockElementWrapper>
                   </div>
diff --git a/src/qqq/components/widgets/blocks/BlockElementWrapper.tsx b/src/qqq/components/widgets/blocks/BlockElementWrapper.tsx
index 5e0352a..dbfcce2 100644
--- a/src/qqq/components/widgets/blocks/BlockElementWrapper.tsx
+++ b/src/qqq/components/widgets/blocks/BlockElementWrapper.tsx
@@ -20,14 +20,18 @@
  */
 
 
+import {QWidgetMetaData} from "@kingsrook/qqq-frontend-core/lib/model/metaData/QWidgetMetaData";
 import {Tooltip} from "@mui/material";
-import React, {ReactElement} from "react";
+import React, {ReactElement, useContext} from "react";
 import {Link} from "react-router-dom";
+import QContext from "QContext";
+import HelpContent, {hasHelpContent} from "qqq/components/misc/HelpContent";
 import {BlockData, BlockLink, BlockTooltip} from "qqq/components/widgets/blocks/BlockModels";
 
 interface BlockElementWrapperProps
 {
    data: BlockData;
+   metaData: QWidgetMetaData;
    slot: string
    linkProps?: any;
    children: ReactElement;
@@ -36,8 +40,10 @@ interface BlockElementWrapperProps
 /*******************************************************************************
  ** For Blocks - wrap their "slot" elements with an optional tooltip and/or link
  *******************************************************************************/
-export default function BlockElementWrapper({data, slot, linkProps, children}: BlockElementWrapperProps): JSX.Element
+export default function BlockElementWrapper({data, metaData, slot, linkProps, children}: BlockElementWrapperProps): JSX.Element
 {
+   const {helpHelpActive} = useContext(QContext);
+
    let link: BlockLink;
    let tooltip: BlockTooltip;
 
@@ -61,6 +67,26 @@ export default function BlockElementWrapper({data, slot, linkProps, children}: B
       tooltip = data.tooltip;
    }
 
+   if(!tooltip)
+   {
+      const helpRoles = ["ALL_SCREENS"]
+
+      ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+      // the full keys in the helpContent table will look like:                                    //
+      // widget:MyCoolWidget;slot=myBlockId,label (if the block has a blockId in data)             //
+      // widget:MyCoolWidget;slot=label (no blockId; note, label is slot name here)                //
+      // in the widget metaData, the map of helpContent will just have the "slot" portion as a key //
+      ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+      const key = data.blockId ? `${data.blockId},${slot}` : slot;
+      const showHelp = helpHelpActive || hasHelpContent(metaData?.helpContent?.get(key), helpRoles);
+
+      if(showHelp)
+      {
+         const formattedHelpContent = <HelpContent helpContents={metaData?.helpContent?.get(key)} roles={helpRoles} helpContentKey={`widget:${metaData?.name};slot:${key}`} />;
+         tooltip = {title: formattedHelpContent, placement: "bottom"}
+      }
+   }
+
    let rs = children;
 
    if(link)
diff --git a/src/qqq/components/widgets/blocks/BlockModels.ts b/src/qqq/components/widgets/blocks/BlockModels.ts
index ed6078a..22a7c1e 100644
--- a/src/qqq/components/widgets/blocks/BlockModels.ts
+++ b/src/qqq/components/widgets/blocks/BlockModels.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import {QWidgetMetaData} from "@kingsrook/qqq-frontend-core/lib/model/metaData/Q
 
 export interface BlockData
 {
+   blockId?: string;
    blockTypeName: string;
 
    tooltip?: BlockTooltip;
@@ -38,7 +39,7 @@ export interface BlockData
 
 export interface BlockTooltip
 {
-   title: string;
+   title: string | JSX.Element;
    placement: string;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/qqq/components/widgets/blocks/NumberIconBadgeBlock.tsx b/src/qqq/components/widgets/blocks/NumberIconBadgeBlock.tsx
index f6cc116..8c9f86e 100644
--- a/src/qqq/components/widgets/blocks/NumberIconBadgeBlock.tsx
+++ b/src/qqq/components/widgets/blocks/NumberIconBadgeBlock.tsx
@@ -28,19 +28,19 @@ import {StandardBlockComponentProps} from "qqq/components/widgets/blocks/BlockMo
  **
  ** ${number} ${icon}
  *******************************************************************************/
-export default function NumberIconBadgeBlock({data}: StandardBlockComponentProps): JSX.Element
+export default function NumberIconBadgeBlock({widgetMetaData, data}: StandardBlockComponentProps): JSX.Element
 {
    return (
       <div style={{display: "inline-block", whiteSpace: "nowrap", color: data.styles.color}}>
          {
             data.values.number &&
-            <BlockElementWrapper data={data} slot="number">
+            <BlockElementWrapper metaData={widgetMetaData} data={data} slot="number">
                <span style={{color: data.styles.color, fontSize: "0.875rem"}}>{data.values.number}</span>
             </BlockElementWrapper>
          }
          {
             data.values.iconName &&
-            <BlockElementWrapper data={data} slot="icon">
+            <BlockElementWrapper metaData={widgetMetaData} data={data} slot="icon">
                <Icon style={{color: data.styles.color, fontSize: "1rem", position: "relative", top: "3px"}}>{data.values.iconName}</Icon>
             </BlockElementWrapper>
          }
diff --git a/src/qqq/components/widgets/blocks/ProgressBarBlock.tsx b/src/qqq/components/widgets/blocks/ProgressBarBlock.tsx
index fbf1afc..8008ca3 100644
--- a/src/qqq/components/widgets/blocks/ProgressBarBlock.tsx
+++ b/src/qqq/components/widgets/blocks/ProgressBarBlock.tsx
@@ -35,14 +35,14 @@ import {StandardBlockComponentProps} from "qqq/components/widgets/blocks/BlockMo
  **    ${heading}
  **    ${bar}             ${value}
  *******************************************************************************/
-export default function ProgressBarBlock({data}: StandardBlockComponentProps): JSX.Element
+export default function ProgressBarBlock({widgetMetaData, data}: StandardBlockComponentProps): JSX.Element
 {
    return (
       <Typography component="div" variant="button" color="text" fontWeight="light" sx={{textTransform: "none"}}>
          {
             data.values.heading &&
             <div style={{marginBottom: "0.25rem", fontWeight: 500, color: "#3D3D3D"}}>
-               <BlockElementWrapper data={data} slot="heading">
+               <BlockElementWrapper metaData={widgetMetaData} data={data} slot="heading">
                   <span>{data.values.heading}</span>
                </BlockElementWrapper>
             </div>
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ export default function ProgressBarBlock({data}: StandardBlockComponentProps): J
 
          <div style={{display: "flex", alignItems: "center", marginBottom: "0.75rem"}}>
 
-            <BlockElementWrapper data={data} slot="bar" linkProps={{style: {width: "100%"}}}>
+            <BlockElementWrapper metaData={widgetMetaData} data={data} slot="bar" linkProps={{style: {width: "100%"}}}>
                <div style={{background: "#E0E0E0", width: "100%", borderRadius: "0.5rem", height: "1rem"}}>
                   {
                      data.values.percent > 0 ? <div style={{background: data.styles.barColor ?? "#0062ff", minWidth: "1rem", width: `${data.values.percent}%`, borderRadius: "0.5rem", height: "1rem"}}></div> : <></>
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ export default function ProgressBarBlock({data}: StandardBlockComponentProps): J
             </BlockElementWrapper>
 
             <div style={{width: "60px", textAlign: "right", fontWeight: 600, color: "#3D3D3D"}}>
-               <BlockElementWrapper data={data} slot="value">
+               <BlockElementWrapper metaData={widgetMetaData} data={data} slot="value">
                   <span>{data.values.value ?? `${(data.values.percent as number).toFixed(1)}%`}</span>
                </BlockElementWrapper>
             </div>
diff --git a/src/qqq/components/widgets/blocks/TableSubRowDetailRowBlock.tsx b/src/qqq/components/widgets/blocks/TableSubRowDetailRowBlock.tsx
index 4f52b65..2e91299 100644
--- a/src/qqq/components/widgets/blocks/TableSubRowDetailRowBlock.tsx
+++ b/src/qqq/components/widgets/blocks/TableSubRowDetailRowBlock.tsx
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ import {StandardBlockComponentProps} from "qqq/components/widgets/blocks/BlockMo
  **
  ** ${label} ${value}
  *******************************************************************************/
-export default function TableSubRowDetailRowBlock({data}: StandardBlockComponentProps): JSX.Element
+export default function TableSubRowDetailRowBlock({widgetMetaData, data}: StandardBlockComponentProps): JSX.Element
 {
    return (
       <div style={{display: "flex", maxWidth: "calc(100% - 24px)", justifyContent: "space-between"}}>
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ export default function TableSubRowDetailRowBlock({data}: StandardBlockComponent
          {
             data.values.label &&
             <div style={{overflow: "hidden", whiteSpace: "nowrap", textOverflow: "ellipsis"}}>
-               <BlockElementWrapper data={data} slot="label">
+               <BlockElementWrapper metaData={widgetMetaData} data={data} slot="label">
                   <span style={{color: data.styles.labelColor}}>{data.values.label}</span>
                </BlockElementWrapper>
             </div>
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ export default function TableSubRowDetailRowBlock({data}: StandardBlockComponent
 
          {
             data.values.value &&
-            <BlockElementWrapper data={data} slot="value">
+            <BlockElementWrapper metaData={widgetMetaData} data={data} slot="value">
                <span style={{color: data.styles.valueColor}}>{data.values.value}</span>
             </BlockElementWrapper>
          }
diff --git a/src/qqq/components/widgets/blocks/TextBlock.tsx b/src/qqq/components/widgets/blocks/TextBlock.tsx
index a10f3c1..334feb1 100644
--- a/src/qqq/components/widgets/blocks/TextBlock.tsx
+++ b/src/qqq/components/widgets/blocks/TextBlock.tsx
@@ -27,10 +27,10 @@ import {StandardBlockComponentProps} from "qqq/components/widgets/blocks/BlockMo
  **
  ** ${text}
  *******************************************************************************/
-export default function TextBlock({data}: StandardBlockComponentProps): JSX.Element
+export default function TextBlock({widgetMetaData, data}: StandardBlockComponentProps): JSX.Element
 {
    return (
-      <BlockElementWrapper data={data} slot="">
+      <BlockElementWrapper metaData={widgetMetaData} data={data} slot="">
          <span>{data.values.text}</span>
       </BlockElementWrapper>
    );
diff --git a/src/qqq/components/widgets/blocks/UpOrDownNumberBlock.tsx b/src/qqq/components/widgets/blocks/UpOrDownNumberBlock.tsx
index b5aafdd..20e0106 100644
--- a/src/qqq/components/widgets/blocks/UpOrDownNumberBlock.tsx
+++ b/src/qqq/components/widgets/blocks/UpOrDownNumberBlock.tsx
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ import {StandardBlockComponentProps} from "qqq/components/widgets/blocks/BlockMo
  ** ${icon} ${number}
  ** ${context}
  *******************************************************************************/
-export default function UpOrDownNumberBlock({data}: StandardBlockComponentProps): JSX.Element
+export default function UpOrDownNumberBlock({widgetMetaData, data}: StandardBlockComponentProps): JSX.Element
 {
    if (!data.styles)
    {
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ export default function UpOrDownNumberBlock({data}: StandardBlockComponentProps)
          <div style={{display: "flex", flexDirection: data.styles.isStacked ? "column" : "row", alignItems: data.styles.isStacked ? "flex-end" : "baseline"}}>
 
             <div style={{display: "flex", alignItems: "baseline", fontWeight: 700, fontSize: ".875rem"}}>
-               <BlockElementWrapper data={data} slot="number">
+               <BlockElementWrapper metaData={widgetMetaData} data={data} slot="number">
                   <>
                      <Icon sx={{color: goodOrBadColor, alignSelf: "flex-end", fontSize: "2.25rem !important", lineHeight: "0.875rem", height: "1rem", width: "2rem",}}>{iconName}</Icon>
                      <span style={{color: goodOrBadColor}}>{data.values.number}</span>
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ export default function UpOrDownNumberBlock({data}: StandardBlockComponentProps)
             </div>
 
             <div style={{fontWeight: 500, fontSize: "0.875rem", color: "#7b809a", marginLeft: "0.25rem"}}>
-               <BlockElementWrapper data={data} slot="context">
+               <BlockElementWrapper metaData={widgetMetaData} data={data} slot="context">
                   <span>{data.values.context}</span>
                </BlockElementWrapper>
             </div>