diff --git a/documentation/PROJECT__AE_Events_PressMgmt_Config_Cleanup.md b/documentation/PROJECT__AE_Events_PressMgmt_Config_Cleanup.md
index 2ff735a6..9fb781e9 100644
--- a/documentation/PROJECT__AE_Events_PressMgmt_Config_Cleanup.md
+++ b/documentation/PROJECT__AE_Events_PressMgmt_Config_Cleanup.md
@@ -179,15 +179,26 @@ AFTER:  pres_mgmt_loc.current.hide__session_code
 No System section — there is no `lock_config` (removed 2026-06-16).
 
 1. **Labels** — `label__*` fields (text inputs, nullable)
-2. **Session Visibility** — `hide__session_*` toggles
-3. **Presenter Visibility** — `hide__presenter_*` toggles
-4. **Presentation Visibility** — `hide__presentation_*` toggles
-5. **Code Visibility** — `hide__*_code` toggles
-6. **Opt-in Features** — `show__*` toggles
-7. **Requirements** — `require__presenter_agree`, `require__session_agree`
-8. **Navigation Limits** — `limit__navigation` (`limit__options` removed — YAGNI)
-9. **File Purpose Config** — `file_purpose_option_kv` (JSON editor or structured form)
-10. **Report Visibility** — `hide__report_kv` (key-value toggles)
+2. **Code Visibility** — `hide__*_code` toggles
+3. **Session Display** — `hide__session_description/location/msg` (just the simple ones —
+   POC split out below 2026-06-16 for clarity)
+4. **POC Settings** (Point of Contact) — `hide__session_poc` rendered as a visually distinct
+   master switch, with `show__session_li_poc_field` / `hide__session_poc_biography` /
+   `hide__session_poc_profile` / `hide__session_poc_profile_pic` indented and
+   auto-`disabled` underneath it when the master switch is on. Was previously flat in
+   "Session Field Visibility" with `hide__session_poc` and `show__session_li_poc_field`
+   sitting adjacent with opposite checked-state polarity ("Hide POC" checked = remove,
+   "Show POC Column" checked = add) — confusing, per direct user feedback. Splitting it
+   into its own section with explicit master/sub-setting hierarchy fixed it without
+   touching the underlying field semantics (still `hide__`/`show__` per the naming
+   convention — only the *presentation* changed).
+5. **Presenter Visibility** — `hide__presenter_*` toggles
+6. **Presentation Visibility** — `hide__presentation_*` toggles
+7. **Opt-in Features** — `show__*` toggles
+8. **Requirements** — `require__presenter_agree`, `require__session_agree`
+9. **Navigation Limits** — `limit__navigation` (`limit__options` removed — YAGNI)
+10. **File Purpose Config** — `file_purpose_option_kv` (JSON editor or structured form)
+11. **Report Visibility** — `hide__report_kv` (key-value toggles)
 
 ---
 
diff --git a/src/routes/events/[event_id]/(pres_mgmt)/pres_mgmt/config/+page.svelte b/src/routes/events/[event_id]/(pres_mgmt)/pres_mgmt/config/+page.svelte
index 1f590372..1fb8305b 100644
--- a/src/routes/events/[event_id]/(pres_mgmt)/pres_mgmt/config/+page.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/events/[event_id]/(pres_mgmt)/pres_mgmt/config/+page.svelte
@@ -183,6 +183,7 @@ let sections: Record<string, boolean> = $state({
     labels: true,
     codes: true,
     session: true,
+    poc: true,
     presenter: true,
     presentation: true,
     opt_in: true,
@@ -268,6 +269,7 @@ function toggle(key: string) {
                             type="text"
                             class="input"
                             placeholder="External ID"
+                            title="Overrides the label shown for a Person's external ID field across the app. Leave blank to use the default 'External ID'."
                             bind:value={draft.label__person_external_id} />
                     </label>
                     <label class="flex flex-col gap-1">
@@ -276,6 +278,7 @@ function toggle(key: string) {
                             type="text"
                             class="input"
                             placeholder="External ID"
+                            title="Overrides the label shown for a Presenter's external ID field. Leave blank to use the default 'External ID'."
                             bind:value={draft.label__presenter_external_id} />
                     </label>
                     <label class="flex flex-col gap-1">
@@ -284,6 +287,7 @@ function toggle(key: string) {
                             type="text"
                             class="input"
                             placeholder="poc"
+                            title="A short slug for what to call a session's Point of Contact (e.g. 'champion', 'chair'). Used internally — Session POC Name below is what's actually displayed to users."
                             bind:value={draft.label__session_poc_type} />
                         <span class="text-surface-500 text-xs">e.g. "champion", "poc", "chair"</span>
                     </label>
@@ -293,6 +297,7 @@ function toggle(key: string) {
                             type="text"
                             class="input"
                             placeholder="Point of Contact"
+                            title="The display label shown to users for a session's Point of Contact (e.g. 'Champion', 'Host'). Leave blank to use the default 'Point of Contact'."
                             bind:value={draft.label__session_poc_name} />
                         <span class="text-surface-500 text-xs">e.g. "Champion", "Point of Contact"</span>
                     </label>
@@ -314,12 +319,12 @@ function toggle(key: string) {
             {#if sections.codes}
                 <div class="border-surface-200-800 grid grid-cols-2 gap-3 border-t px-4 py-3">
                     {#each [
-                        { field: 'hide__session_code' as const, label: 'Hide Session Code' },
-                        { field: 'hide__location_code' as const, label: 'Hide Location Code' },
-                        { field: 'hide__presenter_code' as const, label: 'Hide Presenter Code' },
-                        { field: 'hide__presentation_code' as const, label: 'Hide Presentation Code' }
+                        { field: 'hide__session_code' as const, label: 'Hide Session Code', title: "Hides the session's short code wherever sessions are listed or viewed." },
+                        { field: 'hide__location_code' as const, label: 'Hide Location Code', title: "Hides the location's short code wherever locations are listed or viewed." },
+                        { field: 'hide__presenter_code' as const, label: 'Hide Presenter Code', title: "Hides the presenter's short code. Not currently shown anywhere in the app — has no visible effect yet." },
+                        { field: 'hide__presentation_code' as const, label: 'Hide Presentation Code', title: "Hides the presentation's short code wherever presentations are listed or viewed." }
                     ] as item (item.field)}
-                        <label class="flex items-center gap-2">
+                        <label class="flex items-center gap-2" title={item.title}>
                             <input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" bind:checked={draft[item.field]} />
                             <span class="text-sm">{item.label}</span>
                         </label>
@@ -329,38 +334,77 @@ function toggle(key: string) {
         </section>
 
         <!-- ================================================================ -->
-        <!-- SESSION FIELDS -->
+        <!-- SESSION DISPLAY -->
         <!-- ================================================================ -->
         <section class="border-surface-200-800 rounded-xl border">
             <button
                 type="button"
                 class="flex w-full items-center justify-between px-4 py-3 text-left font-semibold"
                 onclick={() => toggle('session')}>
-                <span>Session Field Visibility</span>
+                <span>Session Display</span>
                 {#if sections.session}<ChevronUp size="1em" />{:else}<ChevronDown size="1em" />{/if}
             </button>
             {#if sections.session}
                 <div class="border-surface-200-800 grid grid-cols-2 gap-3 border-t px-4 py-3">
                     {#each [
-                        { field: 'hide__session_description' as const, label: 'Hide Description' },
-                        { field: 'hide__session_location' as const, label: 'Hide Location' },
-                        { field: 'hide__session_msg' as const, label: 'Hide Message' },
-                        { field: 'hide__session_poc' as const, label: 'Hide POC' },
-                        { field: 'show__session_li_poc_field' as const, label: 'Show POC Column in Lists/Tables' },
-                        { field: 'hide__session_poc_biography' as const, label: 'Hide POC Biography' },
-                        { field: 'hide__session_poc_profile' as const, label: 'Hide POC Profile' },
-                        { field: 'hide__session_poc_profile_pic' as const, label: 'Hide POC Profile Pic' }
+                        { field: 'hide__session_description' as const, label: 'Hide Description', title: "Hides the session's description text on the session detail page." },
+                        { field: 'hide__session_location' as const, label: 'Hide Location', title: 'Hides the location name/links on the session detail page, AND hides the Location column in session list/table views (including Session Search results).' },
+                        { field: 'hide__session_msg' as const, label: 'Hide Message', title: "Hides the session's custom message/alert text." }
                     ] as item (item.field)}
-                        <label class="flex items-center gap-2">
+                        <label class="flex items-center gap-2" title={item.title}>
                             <input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" bind:checked={draft[item.field]} />
                             <span class="text-sm">{item.label}</span>
                         </label>
                     {/each}
                 </div>
-                <p class="text-surface-500 border-surface-200-800 border-t px-4 py-2 text-xs">
-                    <strong>Hide POC</strong> is the master switch — when on, POC is hidden everywhere
-                    (session detail and list/table column) regardless of the column setting below it.
-                </p>
+            {/if}
+        </section>
+
+        <!-- ================================================================ -->
+        <!-- POC (POINT OF CONTACT) SETTINGS -->
+        <!-- ================================================================ -->
+        <section class="border-surface-200-800 rounded-xl border">
+            <button
+                type="button"
+                class="flex w-full items-center justify-between px-4 py-3 text-left font-semibold"
+                onclick={() => toggle('poc')}>
+                <span>POC Settings <span class="text-surface-500 text-xs font-normal">(Point of Contact)</span></span>
+                {#if sections.poc}<ChevronUp size="1em" />{:else}<ChevronDown size="1em" />{/if}
+            </button>
+            {#if sections.poc}
+                <div class="border-surface-200-800 border-t px-4 py-3">
+                    <label
+                        class="flex items-start gap-2"
+                        title="Master switch. When on, the POC is hidden everywhere — the session detail page AND the column in session list/table views (including the setting below) — no exceptions.">
+                        <input type="checkbox" class="checkbox mt-0.5" bind:checked={draft.hide__session_poc} />
+                        <span>
+                            <span class="text-sm font-semibold">Hide POC</span>
+                            <span class="text-surface-500 ml-1 text-xs">— master switch, overrides everything below</span>
+                        </span>
+                    </label>
+
+                    <!-- Sub-settings only matter while Hide POC (above) is off — indented and
+                         disabled when it's on to make that dependency visible, not just documented. -->
+                    <div
+                        class="border-surface-200-800 mt-3 ml-6 grid grid-cols-2 gap-3 border-l pl-4"
+                        class:opacity-40={draft.hide__session_poc}>
+                        {#each [
+                            { field: 'show__session_li_poc_field' as const, label: 'Show POC Column in Lists/Tables', title: "Adds a POC column to session list/table views (e.g. Session Search results). Off by default — check to opt in. No effect if 'Hide POC' above is checked." },
+                            { field: 'hide__session_poc_biography' as const, label: 'Hide POC Biography', title: "Hides the POC's biography text wherever it would otherwise be shown. No effect if 'Hide POC' above is checked." },
+                            { field: 'hide__session_poc_profile' as const, label: 'Hide POC Profile', title: "Hides the link/button to view the POC's full profile. No effect if 'Hide POC' above is checked." },
+                            { field: 'hide__session_poc_profile_pic' as const, label: 'Hide POC Profile Pic', title: "Hides the POC's profile picture. No effect if 'Hide POC' above is checked." }
+                        ] as item (item.field)}
+                            <label class="flex items-center gap-2" title={item.title}>
+                                <input
+                                    type="checkbox"
+                                    class="checkbox"
+                                    disabled={draft.hide__session_poc}
+                                    bind:checked={draft[item.field]} />
+                                <span class="text-sm">{item.label}</span>
+                            </label>
+                        {/each}
+                    </div>
+                </div>
             {/if}
         </section>
 
@@ -377,7 +421,9 @@ function toggle(key: string) {
             </button>
             {#if sections.presenter}
                 <div class="border-surface-200-800 grid grid-cols-2 gap-3 border-t px-4 py-3">
-                    <label class="flex items-center gap-2">
+                    <label
+                        class="flex items-center gap-2"
+                        title="Hides the presenter's biography text on the presenter detail page.">
                         <input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" bind:checked={draft.hide__presenter_biography} />
                         <span class="text-sm">Hide Biography</span>
                     </label>
@@ -398,11 +444,15 @@ function toggle(key: string) {
             </button>
             {#if sections.presentation}
                 <div class="border-surface-200-800 grid grid-cols-2 gap-3 border-t px-4 py-3">
-                    <label class="flex items-center gap-2">
+                    <label
+                        class="flex items-center gap-2"
+                        title="Hides the presentation's date and time.">
                         <input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" bind:checked={draft.hide__presentation_datetime} />
                         <span class="text-sm">Hide Date/Time</span>
                     </label>
-                    <label class="flex items-center gap-2">
+                    <label
+                        class="flex items-center gap-2"
+                        title="Hides the presentation's description text.">
                         <input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" bind:checked={draft.hide__presentation_description} />
                         <span class="text-sm">Hide Description</span>
                     </label>
@@ -424,13 +474,13 @@ function toggle(key: string) {
             {#if sections.opt_in}
                 <div class="border-surface-200-800 grid grid-cols-2 gap-3 border-t px-4 py-3">
                     {#each [
-                        { field: 'show__copy_access_link' as const, label: 'Copy Access Link' },
-                        { field: 'show__email_access_link' as const, label: 'Email Access Link' },
-                        { field: 'show__launcher_link' as const, label: 'Launcher Link' },
-                        { field: 'show__session_qr' as const, label: 'Session QR Code' },
-                        { field: 'show__presenter_qr' as const, label: 'Presenter QR Code' }
+                        { field: 'show__copy_access_link' as const, label: 'Copy Access Link', title: "Shows a 'Copy Access Link' button so Trusted staff can quickly copy a presenter/POC's sign-in link." },
+                        { field: 'show__email_access_link' as const, label: 'Email Access Link', title: "Shows an 'Email Access Link' button so Trusted staff can email a presenter/POC their sign-in link." },
+                        { field: 'show__launcher_link' as const, label: 'Launcher Link', title: 'Shows the Launcher link/icon to everyone in session lists. Trusted staff always see it regardless of this setting.' },
+                        { field: 'show__session_qr' as const, label: 'Session QR Code', title: 'Shows a QR code on the session detail page to everyone, signed in or not. Independent of this, Trusted staff can locally turn it on/off for just their own browser via the session Options menu.' },
+                        { field: 'show__presenter_qr' as const, label: 'Presenter QR Code', title: 'Shows a QR code on the presenter detail page to everyone, signed in or not. Independent of this, Trusted staff can locally turn it on/off for just their own browser via the presenter Options menu.' }
                     ] as item (item.field)}
-                        <label class="flex items-center gap-2">
+                        <label class="flex items-center gap-2" title={item.title}>
                             <input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" bind:checked={draft[item.field]} />
                             <span class="text-sm">{item.label}</span>
                         </label>
@@ -452,11 +502,15 @@ function toggle(key: string) {
             </button>
             {#if sections.requirements}
                 <div class="border-surface-200-800 grid grid-cols-2 gap-3 border-t px-4 py-3">
-                    <label class="flex items-center gap-2">
+                    <label
+                        class="flex items-center gap-2"
+                        title="Requires each presenter to agree to terms before participating; adds an Agreed/Not Agreed action to the presenter menu.">
                         <input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" bind:checked={draft.require__presenter_agree} />
                         <span class="text-sm">Require Presenter Agreement</span>
                     </label>
-                    <label class="flex items-center gap-2">
+                    <label
+                        class="flex items-center gap-2"
+                        title="Requires the session POC to agree to terms before participating; adds an Agreed/Not Agreed action to the session menu.">
                         <input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" bind:checked={draft.require__session_agree} />
                         <span class="text-sm">Require Session Agreement</span>
                     </label>
@@ -478,7 +532,9 @@ function toggle(key: string) {
             {#if sections.navigation}
                 <div class="border-surface-200-800 grid grid-cols-1 gap-3 border-t px-4 py-3">
                     <p class="text-surface-500 text-xs">Hides the Session Search link for non-staff users, keeping presenters within their assigned session.</p>
-                    <label class="flex items-center gap-2">
+                    <label
+                        class="flex items-center gap-2"
+                        title="Hides the Session Search nav link for non-staff users (Trusted access and above always see it).">
                         <input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" bind:checked={draft.limit__navigation} />
                         <span class="text-sm">Limit Navigation (hide Session Search for non-staff)</span>
                     </label>
@@ -508,6 +564,7 @@ function toggle(key: string) {
                         class="input font-mono text-xs"
                         rows={10}
                         placeholder='&#123; "final": &#123; "name": "3. Final", "disabled": false &#125; &#125;'
+                        title="Advanced: raw JSON controlling the file purpose dropdown options shown during upload. Leave empty to use system defaults."
                         bind:value={file_purpose_json_str}
                         onblur={parse_file_purpose_json}></textarea>
                     {#if file_purpose_json_error}
@@ -541,7 +598,9 @@ function toggle(key: string) {
                         { slug: 'event_files', label: 'Event Files' },
                         { slug: 'file_downloads', label: 'File Downloads' }
                     ] as rpt (rpt.slug)}
-                        <label class="flex items-center gap-2">
+                        <label
+                            class="flex items-center gap-2"
+                            title="Hides the '{rpt.label}' report tab from staff unless they are in edit mode.">
                             <input
                                 type="checkbox"
                                 class="checkbox"