diff --git a/src/lay/lay/layMacroPropertiesDialog.cc b/src/lay/lay/layMacroPropertiesDialog.cc
index 970b605ce..dd76da167 100644
--- a/src/lay/lay/layMacroPropertiesDialog.cc
+++ b/src/lay/lay/layMacroPropertiesDialog.cc
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 
 #include "layMacroPropertiesDialog.h"
 #include "layMainWindow.h"
+#include "layQtTools.h"
 #include "lymMacroInterpreter.h"
 #include "tlString.h"
 
@@ -37,7 +38,7 @@ MacroPropertiesDialog::MacroPropertiesDialog (QWidget *parent)
   setupUi (this);
 
   connect (shortcut, SIGNAL (editingFinished ()), this, SLOT (shortcut_edited ()));
-  connect (helpLabel, SIGNAL (linkActivated (const QString &)), lay::MainWindow::instance (), SLOT (show_help (const QString &)));
+  activate_help_links (helpLabel);
 }
 
 int 
diff --git a/src/lay/lay/laySearchReplaceDialog.cc b/src/lay/lay/laySearchReplaceDialog.cc
index 89104ddc0..3a4924b96 100644
--- a/src/lay/lay/laySearchReplaceDialog.cc
+++ b/src/lay/lay/laySearchReplaceDialog.cc
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include "laySearchReplacePropertiesWidgets.h"
 #include "laySearchReplaceConfigPage.h"
 #include "layConfigurationDialog.h"
+#include "layQtTools.h"
 
 #include "layMainWindow.h"
 #include "tlExceptions.h"
@@ -728,10 +729,10 @@ SearchReplaceDialog::SearchReplaceDialog (lay::PluginRoot *root, lay::LayoutView
   connect (delete_selected_button, SIGNAL (clicked ()), this, SLOT (execute_selected_button_clicked ()));
   connect (replace_selected_button, SIGNAL (clicked ()), this, SLOT (execute_selected_button_clicked ()));
 
-  connect (hint_label1, SIGNAL (linkActivated (const QString &)), lay::MainWindow::instance (), SLOT (show_help (const QString &)));
-  connect (hint_label2, SIGNAL (linkActivated (const QString &)), lay::MainWindow::instance (), SLOT (show_help (const QString &)));
-  connect (hint_label3, SIGNAL (linkActivated (const QString &)), lay::MainWindow::instance (), SLOT (show_help (const QString &)));
-  connect (hint_label4, SIGNAL (linkActivated (const QString &)), lay::MainWindow::instance (), SLOT (show_help (const QString &)));
+  activate_help_links (hint_label1);
+  activate_help_links (hint_label2);
+  activate_help_links (hint_label3);
+  activate_help_links (hint_label4);
 
   fill_ctx_cbx (find_context);
   fill_ctx_cbx (delete_context);