diff --git a/components/HeaderedControls/samples/HeaderedItemsControlSample.xaml b/components/HeaderedControls/samples/HeaderedItemsControlSample.xaml
index 449d34bf..94168b91 100644
--- a/components/HeaderedControls/samples/HeaderedItemsControlSample.xaml
+++ b/components/HeaderedControls/samples/HeaderedItemsControlSample.xaml
@@ -13,13 +13,13 @@
             <ColumnDefinition />
             <ColumnDefinition />
         </Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
-        <controls:HeaderedItemsControl Footer="Footer 1"
-                                       Header="Header 1"
+        <controls:HeaderedItemsControl Footer="Plain text footer"
+                                       Header="Default header and footer"
                                        ItemsSource="{x:Bind Items, Mode=OneWay}" />
 
         <controls:HeaderedItemsControl Grid.Column="1"
-                                       Footer="Footer 2"
-                                       Header="Header 2"
+                                       Footer="Styled footer"
+                                       Header="Templated header and footer"
                                        ItemsSource="{x:Bind Items, Mode=OneWay}">
             <controls:HeaderedItemsControl.HeaderTemplate>
                 <DataTemplate>
diff --git a/components/HeaderedControls/samples/HeaderedTreeViewSample.xaml b/components/HeaderedControls/samples/HeaderedTreeViewSample.xaml
index a1b1dae0..bd50f138 100644
--- a/components/HeaderedControls/samples/HeaderedTreeViewSample.xaml
+++ b/components/HeaderedControls/samples/HeaderedTreeViewSample.xaml
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@
       mc:Ignorable="d">
 
     <Grid>
-        <controls:HeaderedTreeView Footer="Footer"
-                                   Header="Header"
+        <controls:HeaderedTreeView Footer="Files are read-only"
+                                   Header="Project files"
                                    ItemsSource="{x:Bind Items, Mode=OneWay}">
             <controls:HeaderedTreeView.HeaderTemplate>
                 <DataTemplate>
diff --git a/components/SettingsControls/samples/SettingsCardSample.xaml b/components/SettingsControls/samples/SettingsCardSample.xaml
index 6e17962d..76140385 100644
--- a/components/SettingsControls/samples/SettingsCardSample.xaml
+++ b/components/SettingsControls/samples/SettingsCardSample.xaml
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@
     <StackPanel Spacing="4">
 
         <controls:SettingsCard x:Name="settingsCard"
-                               Description="This is a default card, with the Header, HeaderIcon, Description and Content set."
-                               Header="This is the Header"
+                               Description="A SettingsCard with Header, HeaderIcon, Description and Content set."
+                               Header="Default SettingsCard"
                                HeaderIcon="{ui:FontIcon Glyph=&#xE799;}"
                                IsEnabled="{x:Bind IsCardEnabled, Mode=OneWay}">
             <ComboBox SelectedIndex="0">
diff --git a/components/SettingsControls/samples/SettingsPageExample.xaml b/components/SettingsControls/samples/SettingsPageExample.xaml
index 1dad1eb0..8b3dc7e0 100644
--- a/components/SettingsControls/samples/SettingsPageExample.xaml
+++ b/components/SettingsControls/samples/SettingsPageExample.xaml
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@
                 </win:StackPanel.ChildrenTransitions>
                 <TextBlock Style="{StaticResource SettingsSectionHeaderTextBlockStyle}"
                            Text="Section 1" />
-                <controls:SettingsCard Description="This is a default card, with the Header, HeaderIcon, Description and Content set"
-                                       Header="This is the Header"
+                <controls:SettingsCard Description="A typical SettingsCard with a toggle for enabling a feature."
+                                       Header="Notifications"
                                        HeaderIcon="{ui:FontIcon Glyph=&#xE716;}">
                     <ToggleSwitch IsOn="True" />
                 </controls:SettingsCard>