diff --git a/Code/Mantid/Vates/VatesSimpleGui/QtWidgets/inc/MantidVatesSimpleGuiQtWidgets/ModeControlWidget.ui b/Code/Mantid/Vates/VatesSimpleGui/QtWidgets/inc/MantidVatesSimpleGuiQtWidgets/ModeControlWidget.ui
index 1fdec35f98e0126d87dd605381ae08768020a6d6..f64fd1f4ae3f5d1cc3c144265bee2e8405a228e7 100644
--- a/Code/Mantid/Vates/VatesSimpleGui/QtWidgets/inc/MantidVatesSimpleGuiQtWidgets/ModeControlWidget.ui
+++ b/Code/Mantid/Vates/VatesSimpleGui/QtWidgets/inc/MantidVatesSimpleGuiQtWidgets/ModeControlWidget.ui
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
    <rect>
     <x>0</x>
     <y>0</y>
-    <width>328</width>
-    <height>135</height>
+    <width>358</width>
+    <height>40</height>
    </rect>
   </property>
   <property name="sizePolicy">
@@ -19,135 +19,78 @@
   <property name="minimumSize">
    <size>
     <width>0</width>
-    <height>100</height>
+    <height>40</height>
    </size>
   </property>
   <property name="windowTitle">
    <string>ModeControlWidget</string>
   </property>
-  <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_2">
+  <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout">
+   <property name="spacing">
+    <number>2</number>
+   </property>
+   <property name="leftMargin">
+    <number>1</number>
+   </property>
+   <property name="topMargin">
+    <number>0</number>
+   </property>
+   <property name="rightMargin">
+    <number>1</number>
+   </property>
+   <property name="bottomMargin">
+    <number>0</number>
+   </property>
    <item>
-    <widget class="QGroupBox" name="modeControlBox">
-     <property name="styleSheet">
-      <string notr="true">QGroupBox { 
-border: 2px groove black ;
-border-radius: 5px;
-margin-top: 1ex;
-}
-
-QGroupBox::title { 
-subcontrol-origin: margin;
-subcontrol-position: top center; 
-padding: 0 3px;
-}</string>
+    <widget class="QPushButton" name="standardButton">
+     <property name="enabled">
+      <bool>false</bool>
+     </property>
+     <property name="toolTip">
+      <string>Standard Mode</string>
+     </property>
+     <property name="text">
+      <string>Standard</string>
+     </property>
+    </widget>
+   </item>
+   <item>
+    <widget class="QPushButton" name="multiSliceButton">
+     <property name="enabled">
+      <bool>false</bool>
+     </property>
+     <property name="toolTip">
+      <string>MultiSlice Mode</string>
+     </property>
+     <property name="text">
+      <string>MultiSlice</string>
      </property>
-     <property name="title">
-      <string>View Mode</string>
+    </widget>
+   </item>
+   <item>
+    <widget class="QPushButton" name="threeSliceButton">
+     <property name="enabled">
+      <bool>false</bool>
+     </property>
+     <property name="whatsThis">
+      <string>Three Slice Mode</string>
      </property>
-     <property name="alignment">
-      <set>Qt::AlignRight|Qt::AlignTop|Qt::AlignTrailing</set>
+     <property name="text">
+      <string>ThreeSlice</string>
      </property>
-     <property name="flat">
+    </widget>
+   </item>
+   <item>
+    <widget class="QPushButton" name="splatterPlotButton">
+     <property name="enabled">
       <bool>false</bool>
      </property>
-     <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout">
-      <item>
-       <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout">
-        <item row="0" column="0">
-         <spacer name="horizontalSpacer">
-          <property name="orientation">
-           <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
-          </property>
-          <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
-           <size>
-            <width>40</width>
-            <height>20</height>
-           </size>
-          </property>
-         </spacer>
-        </item>
-        <item row="0" column="1">
-         <widget class="QPushButton" name="standardButton">
-          <property name="enabled">
-           <bool>false</bool>
-          </property>
-          <property name="text">
-           <string>Standard</string>
-          </property>
-         </widget>
-        </item>
-        <item row="0" column="2">
-         <widget class="QPushButton" name="multiSliceButton">
-          <property name="enabled">
-           <bool>false</bool>
-          </property>
-          <property name="text">
-           <string>MultiSlice</string>
-          </property>
-         </widget>
-        </item>
-        <item row="0" column="3">
-         <spacer name="horizontalSpacer_2">
-          <property name="orientation">
-           <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
-          </property>
-          <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
-           <size>
-            <width>40</width>
-            <height>20</height>
-           </size>
-          </property>
-         </spacer>
-        </item>
-        <item row="1" column="0">
-         <spacer name="horizontalSpacer_3">
-          <property name="orientation">
-           <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
-          </property>
-          <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
-           <size>
-            <width>40</width>
-            <height>20</height>
-           </size>
-          </property>
-         </spacer>
-        </item>
-        <item row="1" column="1">
-         <widget class="QPushButton" name="splatterPlotButton">
-          <property name="enabled">
-           <bool>false</bool>
-          </property>
-          <property name="text">
-           <string>Splatter</string>
-          </property>
-         </widget>
-        </item>
-        <item row="1" column="2">
-         <widget class="QPushButton" name="threeSliceButton">
-          <property name="enabled">
-           <bool>false</bool>
-          </property>
-          <property name="text">
-           <string>ThreeSlice</string>
-          </property>
-         </widget>
-        </item>
-        <item row="1" column="3">
-         <spacer name="horizontalSpacer_4">
-          <property name="orientation">
-           <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
-          </property>
-          <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
-           <size>
-            <width>40</width>
-            <height>20</height>
-           </size>
-          </property>
-         </spacer>
-        </item>
-       </layout>
-      </item>
-     </layout>
+     <property name="toolTip">
+      <string>Scatter Plot Mode</string>
+     </property>
+     <property name="text">
+      <string>Splatter</string>
+     </property>
     </widget>
    </item>
   </layout>
diff --git a/Code/Mantid/Vates/VatesSimpleGui/ViewWidgets/inc/MantidVatesSimpleGuiViewWidgets/MdViewerWidget.ui b/Code/Mantid/Vates/VatesSimpleGui/ViewWidgets/inc/MantidVatesSimpleGuiViewWidgets/MdViewerWidget.ui
index d7790a606155dce9ccd8ac981588c335b0fdb61a..739dd67ed3a65e1cc0a2527acbee7bf78674b0c7 100644
--- a/Code/Mantid/Vates/VatesSimpleGui/ViewWidgets/inc/MantidVatesSimpleGuiViewWidgets/MdViewerWidget.ui
+++ b/Code/Mantid/Vates/VatesSimpleGui/ViewWidgets/inc/MantidVatesSimpleGuiViewWidgets/MdViewerWidget.ui
@@ -47,6 +47,19 @@
      <item>
       <widget class="Mantid::Vates::SimpleGui::TimeControlWidget" name="timeControlWidget" native="true"/>
      </item>
+     <item>
+      <spacer name="horizontalSpacer_3">
+       <property name="orientation">
+        <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
+       </property>
+       <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
+        <size>
+         <width>40</width>
+         <height>20</height>
+        </size>
+       </property>
+      </spacer>
+     </item>
      <item>
       <widget class="Mantid::Vates::SimpleGui::ModeControlWidget" name="modeControlWidget" native="true"/>
      </item>
diff --git a/Code/Mantid/Vates/VatesSimpleGui/ViewWidgets/inc/MantidVatesSimpleGuiViewWidgets/TimeControlWidget.ui b/Code/Mantid/Vates/VatesSimpleGui/ViewWidgets/inc/MantidVatesSimpleGuiViewWidgets/TimeControlWidget.ui
index 27f65ae96b157d5d75b6057d12c443a394feae2a..0c56206a05677b120b9767409c17c0355e58adc0 100644
--- a/Code/Mantid/Vates/VatesSimpleGui/ViewWidgets/inc/MantidVatesSimpleGuiViewWidgets/TimeControlWidget.ui
+++ b/Code/Mantid/Vates/VatesSimpleGui/ViewWidgets/inc/MantidVatesSimpleGuiViewWidgets/TimeControlWidget.ui
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
    <rect>
     <x>0</x>
     <y>0</y>
-    <width>465</width>
-    <height>337</height>
+    <width>291</width>
+    <height>16</height>
    </rect>
   </property>
   <property name="sizePolicy">
@@ -22,20 +22,41 @@
   <property name="styleSheet">
    <string notr="true">TimeControlWidget { border: 2px groove black; }</string>
   </property>
-  <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout">
-   <item row="0" column="0">
-    <widget class="pqAnimationTimeToolbar" name="animWidget" native="true"/>
-   </item>
-   <item row="1" column="0">
+  <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout">
+   <property name="spacing">
+    <number>1</number>
+   </property>
+   <property name="leftMargin">
+    <number>0</number>
+   </property>
+   <property name="topMargin">
+    <number>1</number>
+   </property>
+   <property name="rightMargin">
+    <number>0</number>
+   </property>
+   <property name="bottomMargin">
+    <number>1</number>
+   </property>
+   <item>
     <widget class="pqVCRToolbar" name="vcrWidget" native="true">
+     <property name="sizePolicy">
+      <sizepolicy hsizetype="Fixed" vsizetype="Preferred">
+       <horstretch>0</horstretch>
+       <verstretch>0</verstretch>
+      </sizepolicy>
+     </property>
      <property name="minimumSize">
       <size>
-       <width>280</width>
+       <width>220</width>
        <height>0</height>
       </size>
      </property>
     </widget>
    </item>
+   <item>
+    <widget class="pqAnimationTimeToolbar" name="animWidget" native="true"/>
+   </item>
   </layout>
  </widget>
  <customwidgets>