diff --git a/Gruntfile.js b/Gruntfile.js
index 2577394..9d71865 100644
--- a/Gruntfile.js
+++ b/Gruntfile.js
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
         files: {
           'public/css/kalamar-<%= pkg.version %>.css' : 'dev/scss/kalamar.scss',
           'dev/css/kalamar.css' : 'dev/scss/kalamar.scss',
-          'dev/css/kwic.css' : 'dev/scss/main/kwic.scss'
+          'dev/css/kwic.css' : 'dev/scss/main/kwic.scss',
         }
       }
     },
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@
 		            'dev/scss/header/{header,hint,menu,searchbar,vc,statistics,datepicker}.scss',
 		            'dev/scss/main/{alertify,intro,koralquery,highlight,kwic,logos,tagger,' +
 		            'main,matchinfo,panel,tree,pagination,query,'+
-		            'resultinfo,sidebar,tutorial,plugin,buttongroup}.scss'
+		            'resultinfo,sidebar,tutorial,plugin,buttongroup,introjs-ids,introjs}.scss'
 	             ],
 	      tasks: ['sass'],
 	      options: {
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index eaad909..75e3770 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -220,7 +220,8 @@
 is released under the terms of the MIT License.
 [Platform.js](https://mths.be/platform/)
 is released under the terms of the MIT License.
-
+[INTRO.JS] (https://github.com/usablica/intro.js)
+is released under the terms of GNU AFFERO GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE (GNU AGPLv3).
 
 ### Original Software
 
diff --git a/dev/demo/all.html b/dev/demo/all.html
index 6ad1a48..f2134f8 100644
--- a/dev/demo/all.html
+++ b/dev/demo/all.html
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
     <meta charset="utf-8" />
     <link type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" href="../css/kalamar.css" />
     <link type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" href="../css/kwic.css" />
+     
     <script>//<![CDATA[
 
   window.KorAP = window.KorAP || {};
@@ -24,7 +25,7 @@
 -->
       </div>
 
-      <form autocomplete="off" action="/kalamar" id="searchform">
+      <form autocomplete="off" action="/kalamar" id="searchform">      
 	<div id="searchbar">
 	  <input type="search"
 		 placeholder="Find ..."
@@ -56,7 +57,7 @@
 		 name="cutoff"
 		 class="checkbox"
 		 id="q-cutoff-field" />
-	  <label for="q-cutoff-field"><span></span>Glimpse</label>
+	  <label for="q-cutoff-field"><span id="glimpse-intrjs"></span>Glimpse</label>
 
 	  <!-- Todo: open tutorial - like openTutorial() -->
 	  <a href="doc/faq" tabindex="-1" class="question"><span>Question</span></a>
@@ -245,17 +246,21 @@
       </div>
       <div id="menu"></div>
 
-      <div class="intro">
-	<p><strong>KorAP</strong> is a new Corpus Analysis Platform, suited for large, multiple annotated corpora and complex search queries independent of particular research questions.</p>
+      <div class="intro" >
+	<p ><strong>KorAP</strong> is a new Corpus Analysis Platform, suited for large, multiple annotated corpora and complex search queries independent of particular research questions.</p>
 	<p>This is the new frontend for KorAP, with currently no access to restricted corpora. For full access, please visit the <a href="http://korap.ids-mannheim.de/app">first frontend</a>.</p>
 
-	<p><strong>New to KorAP?</strong> Please check out our <a href="#">tutorial</a>!</p>
+    <p><strong>New to KorAP?</strong> Please check out our <a href="#" onclick="tourshow()"> guided tour </a> or our <a href="#">tutorial</a>!</p>
 
 	<p>KorAP is developed at the <a href="http://www.ids-mannheim.de">Institute for the German Language</a> and funded by the <a href="http://www.leibniz-gemeinschaft.de/en/about-us/leibniz-competition/projekte-2011/2011-funding-line-2/">Leibniz Association</a>. The separated modules are being published as open source at <a href="http://github.com/KorAP">GitHub</a>.</p>
+
       </div>
+   
       <div id="logos">
 	<div>
+
 	  <a href="http://www.ids-mannheim.de/" class="logo"><p id="ids-logo"><span>Developed at the Institute for the German Language (IDS)</span></p></a>
+
 	</div>
       </div>
     </main>
diff --git a/dev/demo/alldemo.js b/dev/demo/alldemo.js
index 02a6190..c282103 100644
--- a/dev/demo/alldemo.js
+++ b/dev/demo/alldemo.js
@@ -771,8 +771,8 @@
   "ref" : "This is my name"
 };
 */
-
 require(['app/en', 'init', 'hint/foundries/cnx'], function (lang) {
+//require([app/en', 'init', 'hint/foundries/cnx'], function (lang) {
   KorAP.hintArray = hintArray;
 
   // Set current virtual collection
@@ -805,6 +805,13 @@
   };
 
 
+  tourshow =  function(){
+    var tourClass = require('tour/tours');
+    let tour = tourClass.guidedTour();
+    tour.start();
+  };
+  
+
   /**
    * Do some things at the beginning.
    */
diff --git a/dev/demo/sidebar-login.html b/dev/demo/sidebar-login.html
index cf36d7a..1700d07 100644
--- a/dev/demo/sidebar-login.html
+++ b/dev/demo/sidebar-login.html
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
 		 name="cutoff"
 		 class="checkbox"
 		 id="q-cutoff-field" />
-	  <label for="q-cutoff-field"><span></span>Glimpse</label>
+	  <label for="q-cutoff-field"><span id="glimpse-intrjs"></span>Glimpse</label>
 
 	  <!-- Todo: open tutorial - like openTutorial() -->
 	  <a href="doc/faq" tabindex="-1" class="question"><span>Question</span></a>
diff --git a/dev/js/lib/intro.js b/dev/js/lib/intro.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..76f0116
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dev/js/lib/intro.js
@@ -0,0 +1,2531 @@
+/**
+ * Intro.js v2.9.3
+ * https://github.com/usablica/intro.js
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2017 Afshin Mehrabani (@afshinmeh)
+ */
+
+(function(f) {
+    if (typeof exports === "object" && typeof module !== "undefined") {
+        module.exports = f();
+        // deprecated function
+        // @since 2.8.0
+        module.exports.introJs = function () {
+          console.warn('Deprecated: please use require("intro.js") directly, instead of the introJs method of the function');
+          // introJs()
+          return f().apply(this, arguments);
+        };
+    } else if (typeof define === "function" && define.amd) {
+        define([], f);
+    } else {
+        var g;
+        if (typeof window !== "undefined") {
+            g = window;
+        } else if (typeof global !== "undefined") {
+            g = global;
+        } else if (typeof self !== "undefined") {
+            g = self;
+        } else {
+            g = this;
+        }
+        g.introJs = f();
+    }
+})(function () {
+  //Default config/variables
+  var VERSION = '2.9.3';
+
+  /**
+   * IntroJs main class
+   *
+   * @class IntroJs
+   */
+  function IntroJs(obj) {
+    this._targetElement = obj;
+    this._introItems = [];
+
+    this._options = {
+      /* Next button label in tooltip box */
+      nextLabel: 'Next &rarr;',
+      /* Previous button label in tooltip box */
+      prevLabel: '&larr; Back',
+      /* Skip button label in tooltip box */
+      skipLabel: 'Skip',
+      /* Done button label in tooltip box */
+      doneLabel: 'Done',
+      /* Hide previous button in the first step? Otherwise, it will be disabled button. */
+      hidePrev: false,
+      /* Hide next button in the last step? Otherwise, it will be disabled button. */
+      hideNext: false,
+      /* Default tooltip box position */
+      tooltipPosition: 'bottom',
+      /* Next CSS class for tooltip boxes */
+      tooltipClass: '',
+      /* CSS class that is added to the helperLayer */
+      highlightClass: '',
+      /* Close introduction when pressing Escape button? */
+      exitOnEsc: true,
+      /* Close introduction when clicking on overlay layer? */
+      exitOnOverlayClick: true,
+      /* Show step numbers in introduction? */
+      showStepNumbers: true,
+      /* Let user use keyboard to navigate the tour? */
+      keyboardNavigation: true,
+      /* Show tour control buttons? */
+      showButtons: true,
+      /* Show tour bullets? */
+      showBullets: true,
+      /* Show tour progress? */
+      showProgress: false,
+      /* Scroll to highlighted element? */
+      scrollToElement: true,
+      /*
+       * Should we scroll the tooltip or target element?
+       *
+       * Options are: 'element' or 'tooltip'
+       */
+      scrollTo: 'element',
+      /* Padding to add after scrolling when element is not in the viewport (in pixels) */
+      scrollPadding: 30,
+      /* Set the overlay opacity */
+      overlayOpacity: 0.8,
+      /* Precedence of positions, when auto is enabled */
+      positionPrecedence: ["bottom", "top", "right", "left"],
+      /* Disable an interaction with element? */
+      disableInteraction: false,
+      /* Set how much padding to be used around helper element */
+      helperElementPadding: 10,
+      /* Default hint position */
+      hintPosition: 'top-middle',
+      /* Hint button label */
+      hintButtonLabel: 'Got it',
+      /* Adding animation to hints? */
+      hintAnimation: true,
+      /* additional classes to put on the buttons */
+      buttonClass: "introjs-button"
+    };
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Initiate a new introduction/guide from an element in the page
+   *
+   * @api private
+   * @method _introForElement
+   * @param {Object} targetElm
+   * @param {String} group
+   * @returns {Boolean} Success or not?
+   */
+  function _introForElement(targetElm, group) {
+    var allIntroSteps = targetElm.querySelectorAll("*[data-intro]"),
+        introItems = [];
+
+    if (this._options.steps) {
+      //use steps passed programmatically
+      _forEach(this._options.steps, function (step) {
+        var currentItem = _cloneObject(step);
+
+        //set the step
+        currentItem.step = introItems.length + 1;
+
+        //use querySelector function only when developer used CSS selector
+        if (typeof (currentItem.element) === 'string') {
+          //grab the element with given selector from the page
+          currentItem.element = document.querySelector(currentItem.element);
+        }
+
+        //intro without element
+        if (typeof (currentItem.element) === 'undefined' || currentItem.element === null) {
+          var floatingElementQuery = document.querySelector(".introjsFloatingElement");
+
+          if (floatingElementQuery === null) {
+            floatingElementQuery = document.createElement('div');
+            floatingElementQuery.className = 'introjsFloatingElement';
+
+            document.body.appendChild(floatingElementQuery);
+          }
+
+          currentItem.element  = floatingElementQuery;
+          currentItem.position = 'floating';
+        }
+
+        currentItem.scrollTo = currentItem.scrollTo || this._options.scrollTo;
+
+        if (typeof (currentItem.disableInteraction) === 'undefined') {
+          currentItem.disableInteraction = this._options.disableInteraction;
+        }
+
+        if (currentItem.element !== null) {
+          introItems.push(currentItem);
+        }        
+      }.bind(this));
+
+    } else {
+      //use steps from data-* annotations
+      var elmsLength = allIntroSteps.length;
+      var disableInteraction;
+      
+      //if there's no element to intro
+      if (elmsLength < 1) {
+        return false;
+      }
+
+      _forEach(allIntroSteps, function (currentElement) {
+        
+        // PR #80
+        // start intro for groups of elements
+        if (group && (currentElement.getAttribute("data-intro-group") !== group)) {
+          return;
+        }
+
+        // skip hidden elements
+        if (currentElement.style.display === 'none') {
+          return;
+        }
+
+        var step = parseInt(currentElement.getAttribute('data-step'), 10);
+
+        if (typeof (currentElement.getAttribute('data-disable-interaction')) !== 'undefined') {
+          disableInteraction = !!currentElement.getAttribute('data-disable-interaction');
+        } else {
+          disableInteraction = this._options.disableInteraction;
+        }
+
+        if (step > 0) {
+          introItems[step - 1] = {
+            element: currentElement,
+            intro: currentElement.getAttribute('data-intro'),
+            step: parseInt(currentElement.getAttribute('data-step'), 10),
+            tooltipClass: currentElement.getAttribute('data-tooltipclass'),
+            highlightClass: currentElement.getAttribute('data-highlightclass'),
+            position: currentElement.getAttribute('data-position') || this._options.tooltipPosition,
+            scrollTo: currentElement.getAttribute('data-scrollto') || this._options.scrollTo,
+            disableInteraction: disableInteraction
+          };
+        }
+      }.bind(this));
+
+      //next add intro items without data-step
+      //todo: we need a cleanup here, two loops are redundant
+      var nextStep = 0;
+
+      _forEach(allIntroSteps, function (currentElement) {
+        
+        // PR #80
+        // start intro for groups of elements
+        if (group && (currentElement.getAttribute("data-intro-group") !== group)) {
+          return;
+        }
+        
+        if (currentElement.getAttribute('data-step') === null) {
+
+          while (true) {
+            if (typeof introItems[nextStep] === 'undefined') {
+              break;
+            } else {
+              nextStep++;
+            }
+          } 
+
+          if (typeof (currentElement.getAttribute('data-disable-interaction')) !== 'undefined') {
+            disableInteraction = !!currentElement.getAttribute('data-disable-interaction');
+          } else {
+            disableInteraction = this._options.disableInteraction;
+          }
+
+          introItems[nextStep] = {
+            element: currentElement,
+            intro: currentElement.getAttribute('data-intro'),
+            step: nextStep + 1,
+            tooltipClass: currentElement.getAttribute('data-tooltipclass'),
+            highlightClass: currentElement.getAttribute('data-highlightclass'),
+            position: currentElement.getAttribute('data-position') || this._options.tooltipPosition,
+            scrollTo: currentElement.getAttribute('data-scrollto') || this._options.scrollTo,
+            disableInteraction: disableInteraction
+          };
+        }
+      }.bind(this));
+    }
+
+    //removing undefined/null elements
+    var tempIntroItems = [];
+    for (var z = 0; z < introItems.length; z++) {
+      if (introItems[z]) {
+        // copy non-falsy values to the end of the array
+        tempIntroItems.push(introItems[z]);  
+      } 
+    }
+
+    introItems = tempIntroItems;
+
+    //Ok, sort all items with given steps
+    introItems.sort(function (a, b) {
+      return a.step - b.step;
+    });
+
+    //set it to the introJs object
+    this._introItems = introItems;
+
+    //add overlay layer to the page
+    if(_addOverlayLayer.call(this, targetElm)) {
+      //then, start the show
+      _nextStep.call(this);
+
+      if (this._options.keyboardNavigation) {
+        DOMEvent.on(window, 'keydown', _onKeyDown, this, true);
+      }
+      //for window resize
+      DOMEvent.on(window, 'resize', _onResize, this, true);
+    }
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  function _onResize () {
+    this.refresh.call(this);
+  }
+
+  /**
+  * on keyCode:
+  * https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/KeyboardEvent/keyCode
+  * This feature has been removed from the Web standards.
+  * Though some browsers may still support it, it is in
+  * the process of being dropped.
+  * Instead, you should use KeyboardEvent.code,
+  * if it's implemented.
+  *
+  * jQuery's approach is to test for
+  *   (1) e.which, then
+  *   (2) e.charCode, then
+  *   (3) e.keyCode
+  * https://github.com/jquery/jquery/blob/a6b0705294d336ae2f63f7276de0da1195495363/src/event.js#L638
+  *
+  * @param type var
+  * @return type
+  */
+  function _onKeyDown (e) {
+    var code = (e.code === null) ? e.which : e.code;
+
+    // if code/e.which is null
+    if (code === null) {
+      code = (e.charCode === null) ? e.keyCode : e.charCode;
+    }
+    
+    if ((code === 'Escape' || code === 27) && this._options.exitOnEsc === true) {
+      //escape key pressed, exit the intro
+      //check if exit callback is defined
+      _exitIntro.call(this, this._targetElement);
+    } else if (code === 'ArrowLeft' || code === 37) {
+      //left arrow
+      _previousStep.call(this);
+    } else if (code === 'ArrowRight' || code === 39) {
+      //right arrow
+      _nextStep.call(this);
+    } else if (code === 'Enter' || code === 13) {
+      //srcElement === ie
+      var target = e.target || e.srcElement;
+      if (target && target.className.match('introjs-prevbutton')) {
+        //user hit enter while focusing on previous button
+        _previousStep.call(this);
+      } else if (target && target.className.match('introjs-skipbutton')) {
+        //user hit enter while focusing on skip button
+        if (this._introItems.length - 1 === this._currentStep && typeof (this._introCompleteCallback) === 'function') {
+            this._introCompleteCallback.call(this);
+        }
+
+        _exitIntro.call(this, this._targetElement);
+      } else if (target && target.getAttribute('data-stepnumber')) {
+        // user hit enter while focusing on step bullet
+        target.click();
+      } else {
+        //default behavior for responding to enter
+        _nextStep.call(this);
+      }
+
+      //prevent default behaviour on hitting Enter, to prevent steps being skipped in some browsers
+      if(e.preventDefault) {
+        e.preventDefault();
+      } else {
+        e.returnValue = false;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+ /*
+   * makes a copy of the object
+   * @api private
+   * @method _cloneObject
+  */
+  function _cloneObject(object) {
+      if (object === null || typeof (object) !== 'object' || typeof (object.nodeType) !== 'undefined') {
+        return object;
+      }
+      var temp = {};
+      for (var key in object) {
+        if (typeof(window.jQuery) !== 'undefined' && object[key] instanceof window.jQuery) {
+          temp[key] = object[key];
+        } else {
+          temp[key] = _cloneObject(object[key]);
+        }
+      }
+      return temp;
+  }
+  /**
+   * Go to specific step of introduction
+   *
+   * @api private
+   * @method _goToStep
+   */
+  function _goToStep(step) {
+    //because steps starts with zero
+    this._currentStep = step - 2;
+    if (typeof (this._introItems) !== 'undefined') {
+      _nextStep.call(this);
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Go to the specific step of introduction with the explicit [data-step] number
+   *
+   * @api private
+   * @method _goToStepNumber
+   */
+  function _goToStepNumber(step) {
+    this._currentStepNumber = step;
+    if (typeof (this._introItems) !== 'undefined') {
+      _nextStep.call(this);
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Go to next step on intro
+   *
+   * @api private
+   * @method _nextStep
+   */
+  function _nextStep() {
+    this._direction = 'forward';
+
+    if (typeof (this._currentStepNumber) !== 'undefined') {
+      _forEach(this._introItems, function (item, i) {
+        if( item.step === this._currentStepNumber ) {
+          this._currentStep = i - 1;
+          this._currentStepNumber = undefined;
+        }
+      }.bind(this));
+    }
+
+    if (typeof (this._currentStep) === 'undefined') {
+      this._currentStep = 0;
+    } else {
+      ++this._currentStep;
+    }
+
+    var nextStep = this._introItems[this._currentStep];
+    var continueStep = true;
+
+    if (typeof (this._introBeforeChangeCallback) !== 'undefined') {
+      continueStep = this._introBeforeChangeCallback.call(this, nextStep.element);
+    }
+
+    // if `onbeforechange` returned `false`, stop displaying the element
+    if (continueStep === false) {
+      --this._currentStep;
+      return false;
+    }
+
+    if ((this._introItems.length) <= this._currentStep) {
+      //end of the intro
+      //check if any callback is defined
+      if (typeof (this._introCompleteCallback) === 'function') {
+        this._introCompleteCallback.call(this);
+      }
+      _exitIntro.call(this, this._targetElement);
+      return;
+    }
+
+    _showElement.call(this, nextStep);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Go to previous step on intro
+   *
+   * @api private
+   * @method _previousStep
+   */
+  function _previousStep() {
+    this._direction = 'backward';
+
+    if (this._currentStep === 0) {
+      return false;
+    }
+
+    --this._currentStep;
+
+    var nextStep = this._introItems[this._currentStep];
+    var continueStep = true;
+
+    if (typeof (this._introBeforeChangeCallback) !== 'undefined') {
+      continueStep = this._introBeforeChangeCallback.call(this, nextStep.element);
+    }
+
+    // if `onbeforechange` returned `false`, stop displaying the element
+    if (continueStep === false) {
+      ++this._currentStep;
+      return false;
+    }
+
+    _showElement.call(this, nextStep);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Update placement of the intro objects on the screen
+   * @api private
+   */
+  function _refresh() {
+    // re-align intros
+    _setHelperLayerPosition.call(this, document.querySelector('.introjs-helperLayer'));
+    _setHelperLayerPosition.call(this, document.querySelector('.introjs-tooltipReferenceLayer'));
+    _setHelperLayerPosition.call(this, document.querySelector('.introjs-disableInteraction'));
+
+    // re-align tooltip
+    if(this._currentStep !== undefined && this._currentStep !== null) {
+      var oldHelperNumberLayer = document.querySelector('.introjs-helperNumberLayer'),
+        oldArrowLayer        = document.querySelector('.introjs-arrow'),
+        oldtooltipContainer  = document.querySelector('.introjs-tooltip');
+      _placeTooltip.call(this, this._introItems[this._currentStep].element, oldtooltipContainer, oldArrowLayer, oldHelperNumberLayer);
+    }
+
+    //re-align hints
+    _reAlignHints.call(this);
+    return this;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Exit from intro
+   *
+   * @api private
+   * @method _exitIntro
+   * @param {Object} targetElement
+   * @param {Boolean} force - Setting to `true` will skip the result of beforeExit callback
+   */
+  function _exitIntro(targetElement, force) {
+    var continueExit = true;
+
+    // calling onbeforeexit callback
+    //
+    // If this callback return `false`, it would halt the process
+    if (this._introBeforeExitCallback !== undefined) {
+      continueExit = this._introBeforeExitCallback.call(this);
+    }
+
+    // skip this check if `force` parameter is `true`
+    // otherwise, if `onbeforeexit` returned `false`, don't exit the intro
+    if (!force && continueExit === false) return;
+
+    //remove overlay layers from the page
+    var overlayLayers = targetElement.querySelectorAll('.introjs-overlay');
+
+    if (overlayLayers && overlayLayers.length) {
+      _forEach(overlayLayers, function (overlayLayer) {
+        overlayLayer.style.opacity = 0;
+        window.setTimeout(function () {
+          if (this.parentNode) {
+            this.parentNode.removeChild(this);
+          }
+        }.bind(overlayLayer), 500);
+      }.bind(this));
+    }
+
+    //remove all helper layers
+    var helperLayer = targetElement.querySelector('.introjs-helperLayer');
+    if (helperLayer) {
+      helperLayer.parentNode.removeChild(helperLayer);
+    }
+
+    var referenceLayer = targetElement.querySelector('.introjs-tooltipReferenceLayer');
+    if (referenceLayer) {
+      referenceLayer.parentNode.removeChild(referenceLayer);
+    }
+
+    //remove disableInteractionLayer
+    var disableInteractionLayer = targetElement.querySelector('.introjs-disableInteraction');
+    if (disableInteractionLayer) {
+      disableInteractionLayer.parentNode.removeChild(disableInteractionLayer);
+    }
+
+    //remove intro floating element
+    var floatingElement = document.querySelector('.introjsFloatingElement');
+    if (floatingElement) {
+      floatingElement.parentNode.removeChild(floatingElement);
+    }
+
+    _removeShowElement();
+
+    //remove `introjs-fixParent` class from the elements
+    var fixParents = document.querySelectorAll('.introjs-fixParent');
+    _forEach(fixParents, function (parent) {
+      _removeClass(parent, /introjs-fixParent/g);
+    });
+
+    //clean listeners
+    DOMEvent.off(window, 'keydown', _onKeyDown, this, true);
+    DOMEvent.off(window, 'resize', _onResize, this, true);
+
+    //check if any callback is defined
+    if (this._introExitCallback !== undefined) {
+      this._introExitCallback.call(this);
+    }
+
+    //set the step to zero
+    this._currentStep = undefined;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Render tooltip box in the page
+   *
+   * @api private
+   * @method _placeTooltip
+   * @param {HTMLElement} targetElement
+   * @param {HTMLElement} tooltipLayer
+   * @param {HTMLElement} arrowLayer
+   * @param {HTMLElement} helperNumberLayer
+   * @param {Boolean} hintMode
+   */
+  function _placeTooltip(targetElement, tooltipLayer, arrowLayer, helperNumberLayer, hintMode) {
+    var tooltipCssClass = '',
+        currentStepObj,
+        tooltipOffset,
+        targetOffset,
+        windowSize,
+        currentTooltipPosition;
+
+    hintMode = hintMode || false;
+
+    //reset the old style
+    tooltipLayer.style.top        = null;
+    tooltipLayer.style.right      = null;
+    tooltipLayer.style.bottom     = null;
+    tooltipLayer.style.left       = null;
+    tooltipLayer.style.marginLeft = null;
+    tooltipLayer.style.marginTop  = null;
+
+    arrowLayer.style.display = 'inherit';
+
+    if (typeof(helperNumberLayer) !== 'undefined' && helperNumberLayer !== null) {
+      helperNumberLayer.style.top  = null;
+      helperNumberLayer.style.left = null;
+    }
+
+    //prevent error when `this._currentStep` is undefined
+    if (!this._introItems[this._currentStep]) return;
+
+    //if we have a custom css class for each step
+    currentStepObj = this._introItems[this._currentStep];
+    if (typeof (currentStepObj.tooltipClass) === 'string') {
+      tooltipCssClass = currentStepObj.tooltipClass;
+    } else {
+      tooltipCssClass = this._options.tooltipClass;
+    }
+
+    tooltipLayer.className = ('introjs-tooltip ' + tooltipCssClass).replace(/^\s+|\s+$/g, '');
+    tooltipLayer.setAttribute('role', 'dialog');
+
+    currentTooltipPosition = this._introItems[this._currentStep].position;
+
+    // Floating is always valid, no point in calculating
+    if (currentTooltipPosition !== "floating") { 
+      currentTooltipPosition = _determineAutoPosition.call(this, targetElement, tooltipLayer, currentTooltipPosition);
+    }
+
+    var tooltipLayerStyleLeft;
+    targetOffset  = _getOffset(targetElement);
+    tooltipOffset = _getOffset(tooltipLayer);
+    windowSize    = _getWinSize();
+
+    _addClass(tooltipLayer, 'introjs-' + currentTooltipPosition);
+
+    switch (currentTooltipPosition) {
+      case 'top-right-aligned':
+        arrowLayer.className      = 'introjs-arrow bottom-right';
+
+        var tooltipLayerStyleRight = 0;
+        _checkLeft(targetOffset, tooltipLayerStyleRight, tooltipOffset, tooltipLayer);
+        tooltipLayer.style.bottom    = (targetOffset.height +  20) + 'px';
+        break;
+
+      case 'top-middle-aligned':
+        arrowLayer.className      = 'introjs-arrow bottom-middle';
+
+        var tooltipLayerStyleLeftRight = targetOffset.width / 2 - tooltipOffset.width / 2;
+
+        // a fix for middle aligned hints
+        if (hintMode) {
+          tooltipLayerStyleLeftRight += 5;
+        }
+
+        if (_checkLeft(targetOffset, tooltipLayerStyleLeftRight, tooltipOffset, tooltipLayer)) {
+          tooltipLayer.style.right = null;
+          _checkRight(targetOffset, tooltipLayerStyleLeftRight, tooltipOffset, windowSize, tooltipLayer);
+        }
+        tooltipLayer.style.bottom = (targetOffset.height + 20) + 'px';
+        break;
+
+      case 'top-left-aligned':
+      // top-left-aligned is the same as the default top
+      case 'top':
+        arrowLayer.className = 'introjs-arrow bottom';
+
+        tooltipLayerStyleLeft = (hintMode) ? 0 : 15;
+
+        _checkRight(targetOffset, tooltipLayerStyleLeft, tooltipOffset, windowSize, tooltipLayer);
+        tooltipLayer.style.bottom = (targetOffset.height +  20) + 'px';
+        break;
+      case 'right':
+        tooltipLayer.style.left = (targetOffset.width + 20) + 'px';
+        if (targetOffset.top + tooltipOffset.height > windowSize.height) {
+          // In this case, right would have fallen below the bottom of the screen.
+          // Modify so that the bottom of the tooltip connects with the target
+          arrowLayer.className = "introjs-arrow left-bottom";
+          tooltipLayer.style.top = "-" + (tooltipOffset.height - targetOffset.height - 20) + "px";
+        } else {
+          arrowLayer.className = 'introjs-arrow left';
+        }
+        break;
+      case 'left':
+        if (!hintMode && this._options.showStepNumbers === true) {
+          tooltipLayer.style.top = '15px';
+        }
+
+        if (targetOffset.top + tooltipOffset.height > windowSize.height) {
+          // In this case, left would have fallen below the bottom of the screen.
+          // Modify so that the bottom of the tooltip connects with the target
+          tooltipLayer.style.top = "-" + (tooltipOffset.height - targetOffset.height - 20) + "px";
+          arrowLayer.className = 'introjs-arrow right-bottom';
+        } else {
+          arrowLayer.className = 'introjs-arrow right';
+        }
+        tooltipLayer.style.right = (targetOffset.width + 20) + 'px';
+
+        break;
+      case 'floating':
+        arrowLayer.style.display = 'none';
+
+        //we have to adjust the top and left of layer manually for intro items without element
+        tooltipLayer.style.left   = '50%';
+        tooltipLayer.style.top    = '50%';
+        tooltipLayer.style.marginLeft = '-' + (tooltipOffset.width / 2)  + 'px';
+        tooltipLayer.style.marginTop  = '-' + (tooltipOffset.height / 2) + 'px';
+
+        if (typeof(helperNumberLayer) !== 'undefined' && helperNumberLayer !== null) {
+          helperNumberLayer.style.left = '-' + ((tooltipOffset.width / 2) + 18) + 'px';
+          helperNumberLayer.style.top  = '-' + ((tooltipOffset.height / 2) + 18) + 'px';
+        }
+
+        break;
+      case 'bottom-right-aligned':
+        arrowLayer.className      = 'introjs-arrow top-right';
+
+        tooltipLayerStyleRight = 0;
+        _checkLeft(targetOffset, tooltipLayerStyleRight, tooltipOffset, tooltipLayer);
+        tooltipLayer.style.top    = (targetOffset.height +  20) + 'px';
+        break;
+
+      case 'bottom-middle-aligned':
+        arrowLayer.className      = 'introjs-arrow top-middle';
+
+        tooltipLayerStyleLeftRight = targetOffset.width / 2 - tooltipOffset.width / 2;
+
+        // a fix for middle aligned hints
+        if (hintMode) {
+          tooltipLayerStyleLeftRight += 5;
+        }
+
+        if (_checkLeft(targetOffset, tooltipLayerStyleLeftRight, tooltipOffset, tooltipLayer)) {
+          tooltipLayer.style.right = null;
+          _checkRight(targetOffset, tooltipLayerStyleLeftRight, tooltipOffset, windowSize, tooltipLayer);
+        }
+        tooltipLayer.style.top = (targetOffset.height + 20) + 'px';
+        break;
+
+      // case 'bottom-left-aligned':
+      // Bottom-left-aligned is the same as the default bottom
+      // case 'bottom':
+      // Bottom going to follow the default behavior
+      default:
+        arrowLayer.className = 'introjs-arrow top';
+
+        tooltipLayerStyleLeft = 0;
+        _checkRight(targetOffset, tooltipLayerStyleLeft, tooltipOffset, windowSize, tooltipLayer);
+        tooltipLayer.style.top    = (targetOffset.height +  20) + 'px';
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Set tooltip left so it doesn't go off the right side of the window
+   *
+   * @return boolean true, if tooltipLayerStyleLeft is ok.  false, otherwise.
+   */
+  function _checkRight(targetOffset, tooltipLayerStyleLeft, tooltipOffset, windowSize, tooltipLayer) {
+    if (targetOffset.left + tooltipLayerStyleLeft + tooltipOffset.width > windowSize.width) {
+      // off the right side of the window
+      tooltipLayer.style.left = (windowSize.width - tooltipOffset.width - targetOffset.left) + 'px';
+      return false;
+    }
+    tooltipLayer.style.left = tooltipLayerStyleLeft + 'px';
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Set tooltip right so it doesn't go off the left side of the window
+   *
+   * @return boolean true, if tooltipLayerStyleRight is ok.  false, otherwise.
+   */
+  function _checkLeft(targetOffset, tooltipLayerStyleRight, tooltipOffset, tooltipLayer) {
+    if (targetOffset.left + targetOffset.width - tooltipLayerStyleRight - tooltipOffset.width < 0) {
+      // off the left side of the window
+      tooltipLayer.style.left = (-targetOffset.left) + 'px';
+      return false;
+    }
+    tooltipLayer.style.right = tooltipLayerStyleRight + 'px';
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Determines the position of the tooltip based on the position precedence and availability
+   * of screen space.
+   *
+   * @param {Object}    targetElement
+   * @param {Object}    tooltipLayer
+   * @param {String}    desiredTooltipPosition
+   * @return {String}   calculatedPosition
+   */
+  function _determineAutoPosition(targetElement, tooltipLayer, desiredTooltipPosition) {
+
+    // Take a clone of position precedence. These will be the available
+    var possiblePositions = this._options.positionPrecedence.slice();
+
+    var windowSize = _getWinSize();
+    var tooltipHeight = _getOffset(tooltipLayer).height + 10;
+    var tooltipWidth = _getOffset(tooltipLayer).width + 20;
+    var targetElementRect = targetElement.getBoundingClientRect();
+
+    // If we check all the possible areas, and there are no valid places for the tooltip, the element
+    // must take up most of the screen real estate. Show the tooltip floating in the middle of the screen.
+    var calculatedPosition = "floating";
+
+    /*
+    * auto determine position 
+    */
+
+    // Check for space below
+    if (targetElementRect.bottom + tooltipHeight + tooltipHeight > windowSize.height) {
+      _removeEntry(possiblePositions, "bottom");
+    }
+
+    // Check for space above
+    if (targetElementRect.top - tooltipHeight < 0) {
+      _removeEntry(possiblePositions, "top");
+    }
+
+    // Check for space to the right
+    if (targetElementRect.right + tooltipWidth > windowSize.width) {
+      _removeEntry(possiblePositions, "right");
+    }
+
+    // Check for space to the left
+    if (targetElementRect.left - tooltipWidth < 0) {
+      _removeEntry(possiblePositions, "left");
+    }
+
+    // @var {String}  ex: 'right-aligned'
+    var desiredAlignment = (function (pos) {
+      var hyphenIndex = pos.indexOf('-');
+      if (hyphenIndex !== -1) {
+        // has alignment
+        return pos.substr(hyphenIndex);
+      }
+      return '';
+    })(desiredTooltipPosition || '');
+
+    // strip alignment from position
+    if (desiredTooltipPosition) {
+      // ex: "bottom-right-aligned"
+      // should return 'bottom'
+      desiredTooltipPosition = desiredTooltipPosition.split('-')[0];
+    }
+
+    if (possiblePositions.length) {
+      if (desiredTooltipPosition !== "auto" &&
+          possiblePositions.indexOf(desiredTooltipPosition) > -1) {
+        // If the requested position is in the list, choose that
+        calculatedPosition = desiredTooltipPosition;
+      } else {
+        // Pick the first valid position, in order
+        calculatedPosition = possiblePositions[0];
+      }
+    }
+
+    // only top and bottom positions have optional alignments
+    if (['top', 'bottom'].indexOf(calculatedPosition) !== -1) {
+      calculatedPosition += _determineAutoAlignment(targetElementRect.left, tooltipWidth, windowSize, desiredAlignment);
+    }
+
+    return calculatedPosition;
+  }
+
+  /**
+  * auto-determine alignment
+  * @param {Integer}  offsetLeft
+  * @param {Integer}  tooltipWidth
+  * @param {Object}   windowSize
+  * @param {String}   desiredAlignment
+  * @return {String}  calculatedAlignment
+  */
+  function _determineAutoAlignment (offsetLeft, tooltipWidth, windowSize, desiredAlignment) {
+    var halfTooltipWidth = tooltipWidth / 2,
+      winWidth = Math.min(windowSize.width, window.screen.width),
+      possibleAlignments = ['-left-aligned', '-middle-aligned', '-right-aligned'],
+      calculatedAlignment = '';
+    
+    // valid left must be at least a tooltipWidth
+    // away from right side
+    if (winWidth - offsetLeft < tooltipWidth) {
+      _removeEntry(possibleAlignments, '-left-aligned');
+    }
+
+    // valid middle must be at least half 
+    // width away from both sides
+    if (offsetLeft < halfTooltipWidth || 
+      winWidth - offsetLeft < halfTooltipWidth) {
+      _removeEntry(possibleAlignments, '-middle-aligned');
+    }
+
+    // valid right must be at least a tooltipWidth
+    // width away from left side
+    if (offsetLeft < tooltipWidth) {
+      _removeEntry(possibleAlignments, '-right-aligned');
+    }
+
+    if (possibleAlignments.length) {
+      if (possibleAlignments.indexOf(desiredAlignment) !== -1) {
+        // the desired alignment is valid
+        calculatedAlignment = desiredAlignment;
+      } else {
+        // pick the first valid position, in order
+        calculatedAlignment = possibleAlignments[0];
+      }
+    } else {
+      // if screen width is too small 
+      // for ANY alignment, middle is 
+      // probably the best for visibility
+      calculatedAlignment = '-middle-aligned';
+    }
+
+    return calculatedAlignment;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Remove an entry from a string array if it's there, does nothing if it isn't there.
+   *
+   * @param {Array} stringArray
+   * @param {String} stringToRemove
+   */
+  function _removeEntry(stringArray, stringToRemove) {
+    if (stringArray.indexOf(stringToRemove) > -1) {
+      stringArray.splice(stringArray.indexOf(stringToRemove), 1);
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Update the position of the helper layer on the screen
+   *
+   * @api private
+   * @method _setHelperLayerPosition
+   * @param {Object} helperLayer
+   */
+  function _setHelperLayerPosition(helperLayer) {
+    if (helperLayer) {
+      //prevent error when `this._currentStep` in undefined
+      if (!this._introItems[this._currentStep]) return;
+
+      var currentElement  = this._introItems[this._currentStep],
+          elementPosition = _getOffset(currentElement.element),
+          widthHeightPadding = this._options.helperElementPadding;
+
+      // If the target element is fixed, the tooltip should be fixed as well.
+      // Otherwise, remove a fixed class that may be left over from the previous
+      // step.
+      if (_isFixed(currentElement.element)) {
+        _addClass(helperLayer, 'introjs-fixedTooltip');
+      } else {
+        _removeClass(helperLayer, 'introjs-fixedTooltip');
+      }
+
+      if (currentElement.position === 'floating') {
+        widthHeightPadding = 0;
+      }
+
+      //set new position to helper layer
+      helperLayer.style.cssText = 'width: ' + (elementPosition.width  + widthHeightPadding)  + 'px; ' +
+                                        'height:' + (elementPosition.height + widthHeightPadding)  + 'px; ' +
+                                        'top:'    + (elementPosition.top    - widthHeightPadding / 2)   + 'px;' +
+                                        'left: '  + (elementPosition.left   - widthHeightPadding / 2)   + 'px;';
+
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Add disableinteraction layer and adjust the size and position of the layer
+   *
+   * @api private
+   * @method _disableInteraction
+   */
+  function _disableInteraction() {
+    var disableInteractionLayer = document.querySelector('.introjs-disableInteraction');
+
+    if (disableInteractionLayer === null) {
+      disableInteractionLayer = document.createElement('div');
+      disableInteractionLayer.className = 'introjs-disableInteraction';
+      this._targetElement.appendChild(disableInteractionLayer);
+    }
+
+    _setHelperLayerPosition.call(this, disableInteractionLayer);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Setting anchors to behave like buttons
+   *
+   * @api private
+   * @method _setAnchorAsButton
+   */
+  function _setAnchorAsButton(anchor){
+    anchor.setAttribute('role', 'button');
+    anchor.tabIndex = 0;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Show an element on the page
+   *
+   * @api private
+   * @method _showElement
+   * @param {Object} targetElement
+   */
+  function _showElement(targetElement) {
+    if (typeof (this._introChangeCallback) !== 'undefined') {
+      this._introChangeCallback.call(this, targetElement.element);
+    }
+
+    var self = this,
+        oldHelperLayer = document.querySelector('.introjs-helperLayer'),
+        oldReferenceLayer = document.querySelector('.introjs-tooltipReferenceLayer'),
+        highlightClass = 'introjs-helperLayer',
+        nextTooltipButton,
+        prevTooltipButton,
+        skipTooltipButton,
+        scrollParent;
+
+    //check for a current step highlight class
+    if (typeof (targetElement.highlightClass) === 'string') {
+      highlightClass += (' ' + targetElement.highlightClass);
+    }
+    //check for options highlight class
+    if (typeof (this._options.highlightClass) === 'string') {
+      highlightClass += (' ' + this._options.highlightClass);
+    }
+
+    if (oldHelperLayer !== null) {
+      var oldHelperNumberLayer = oldReferenceLayer.querySelector('.introjs-helperNumberLayer'),
+          oldtooltipLayer      = oldReferenceLayer.querySelector('.introjs-tooltiptext'),
+          oldArrowLayer        = oldReferenceLayer.querySelector('.introjs-arrow'),
+          oldtooltipContainer  = oldReferenceLayer.querySelector('.introjs-tooltip');
+          
+      skipTooltipButton    = oldReferenceLayer.querySelector('.introjs-skipbutton');
+      prevTooltipButton    = oldReferenceLayer.querySelector('.introjs-prevbutton');
+      nextTooltipButton    = oldReferenceLayer.querySelector('.introjs-nextbutton');
+
+      //update or reset the helper highlight class
+      oldHelperLayer.className = highlightClass;
+      //hide the tooltip
+      oldtooltipContainer.style.opacity = 0;
+      oldtooltipContainer.style.display = "none";
+
+      if (oldHelperNumberLayer !== null) {
+        var lastIntroItem = this._introItems[(targetElement.step - 2 >= 0 ? targetElement.step - 2 : 0)];
+
+        if (lastIntroItem !== null && (this._direction === 'forward' && lastIntroItem.position === 'floating') || (this._direction === 'backward' && targetElement.position === 'floating')) {
+          oldHelperNumberLayer.style.opacity = 0;
+        }
+      }
+
+      // scroll to element
+      scrollParent = _getScrollParent( targetElement.element );
+
+      if (scrollParent !== document.body) {
+        // target is within a scrollable element
+        _scrollParentToElement(scrollParent, targetElement.element);
+      }
+
+      // set new position to helper layer
+      _setHelperLayerPosition.call(self, oldHelperLayer);
+      _setHelperLayerPosition.call(self, oldReferenceLayer);
+
+      //remove `introjs-fixParent` class from the elements
+      var fixParents = document.querySelectorAll('.introjs-fixParent');
+      _forEach(fixParents, function (parent) {
+        _removeClass(parent, /introjs-fixParent/g);
+      });
+      
+      //remove old classes if the element still exist
+      _removeShowElement();
+
+      //we should wait until the CSS3 transition is competed (it's 0.3 sec) to prevent incorrect `height` and `width` calculation
+      if (self._lastShowElementTimer) {
+        window.clearTimeout(self._lastShowElementTimer);
+      }
+
+      self._lastShowElementTimer = window.setTimeout(function() {
+        //set current step to the label
+        if (oldHelperNumberLayer !== null) {
+          oldHelperNumberLayer.innerHTML = targetElement.step;
+        }
+        //set current tooltip text
+        oldtooltipLayer.innerHTML = targetElement.intro;
+        //set the tooltip position
+        oldtooltipContainer.style.display = "block";
+        _placeTooltip.call(self, targetElement.element, oldtooltipContainer, oldArrowLayer, oldHelperNumberLayer);
+
+        //change active bullet
+        if (self._options.showBullets) {
+            oldReferenceLayer.querySelector('.introjs-bullets li > a.active').className = '';
+            oldReferenceLayer.querySelector('.introjs-bullets li > a[data-stepnumber="' + targetElement.step + '"]').className = 'active';
+        }
+        oldReferenceLayer.querySelector('.introjs-progress .introjs-progressbar').style.cssText = 'width:' + _getProgress.call(self) + '%;';
+        oldReferenceLayer.querySelector('.introjs-progress .introjs-progressbar').setAttribute('aria-valuenow', _getProgress.call(self));
+
+        //show the tooltip
+        oldtooltipContainer.style.opacity = 1;
+        if (oldHelperNumberLayer) oldHelperNumberLayer.style.opacity = 1;
+
+        //reset button focus
+        if (typeof skipTooltipButton !== "undefined" && skipTooltipButton !== null && /introjs-donebutton/gi.test(skipTooltipButton.className)) {
+          // skip button is now "done" button
+          skipTooltipButton.focus();
+        } else if (typeof nextTooltipButton !== "undefined" && nextTooltipButton !== null) {
+          //still in the tour, focus on next
+          nextTooltipButton.focus();
+        }
+
+        // change the scroll of the window, if needed
+        _scrollTo.call(self, targetElement.scrollTo, targetElement, oldtooltipLayer);
+      }, 350);
+
+      // end of old element if-else condition
+    } else {
+      var helperLayer       = document.createElement('div'),
+          referenceLayer    = document.createElement('div'),
+          arrowLayer        = document.createElement('div'),
+          tooltipLayer      = document.createElement('div'),
+          tooltipTextLayer  = document.createElement('div'),
+          bulletsLayer      = document.createElement('div'),
+          progressLayer     = document.createElement('div'),
+          buttonsLayer      = document.createElement('div');
+
+      helperLayer.className = highlightClass;
+      referenceLayer.className = 'introjs-tooltipReferenceLayer';
+
+      // scroll to element
+      scrollParent = _getScrollParent( targetElement.element );
+
+      if (scrollParent !== document.body) {
+        // target is within a scrollable element
+        _scrollParentToElement(scrollParent, targetElement.element);
+      }
+
+      //set new position to helper layer
+      _setHelperLayerPosition.call(self, helperLayer);
+      _setHelperLayerPosition.call(self, referenceLayer);
+
+      //add helper layer to target element
+      this._targetElement.appendChild(helperLayer);
+      this._targetElement.appendChild(referenceLayer);
+
+      arrowLayer.className = 'introjs-arrow';
+
+      tooltipTextLayer.className = 'introjs-tooltiptext';
+      tooltipTextLayer.innerHTML = targetElement.intro;
+
+      bulletsLayer.className = 'introjs-bullets';
+
+      if (this._options.showBullets === false) {
+        bulletsLayer.style.display = 'none';
+      }
+
+      var ulContainer = document.createElement('ul');
+      ulContainer.setAttribute('role', 'tablist');
+
+      var anchorClick = function () {
+          self.goToStep(this.getAttribute('data-stepnumber'));
+      };
+
+      _forEach(this._introItems, function (item, i) {
+        var innerLi    = document.createElement('li');
+        var anchorLink = document.createElement('a');
+        
+        innerLi.setAttribute('role', 'presentation');
+        anchorLink.setAttribute('role', 'tab');
+
+        anchorLink.onclick = anchorClick;
+
+        if (i === (targetElement.step-1)) {
+          anchorLink.className = 'active';
+        } 
+
+        _setAnchorAsButton(anchorLink);
+        anchorLink.innerHTML = "&nbsp;";
+        anchorLink.setAttribute('data-stepnumber', item.step);
+
+        innerLi.appendChild(anchorLink);
+        ulContainer.appendChild(innerLi);
+      });
+
+      bulletsLayer.appendChild(ulContainer);
+
+      progressLayer.className = 'introjs-progress';
+
+      if (this._options.showProgress === false) {
+        progressLayer.style.display = 'none';
+      }
+      var progressBar = document.createElement('div');
+      progressBar.className = 'introjs-progressbar';
+      progressBar.setAttribute('role', 'progress');
+      progressBar.setAttribute('aria-valuemin', 0);
+      progressBar.setAttribute('aria-valuemax', 100);
+      progressBar.setAttribute('aria-valuenow', _getProgress.call(this));
+      progressBar.style.cssText = 'width:' + _getProgress.call(this) + '%;';
+
+      progressLayer.appendChild(progressBar);
+
+      buttonsLayer.className = 'introjs-tooltipbuttons';
+      if (this._options.showButtons === false) {
+        buttonsLayer.style.display = 'none';
+      }
+
+      tooltipLayer.className = 'introjs-tooltip';
+      tooltipLayer.appendChild(tooltipTextLayer);
+      tooltipLayer.appendChild(bulletsLayer);
+      tooltipLayer.appendChild(progressLayer);
+
+      //add helper layer number
+      var helperNumberLayer = document.createElement('span');
+      if (this._options.showStepNumbers === true) {
+        helperNumberLayer.className = 'introjs-helperNumberLayer';
+        helperNumberLayer.innerHTML = targetElement.step;
+        referenceLayer.appendChild(helperNumberLayer);
+      }
+
+      tooltipLayer.appendChild(arrowLayer);
+      referenceLayer.appendChild(tooltipLayer);
+
+      //next button
+      nextTooltipButton = document.createElement('a');
+
+      nextTooltipButton.onclick = function() {
+        if (self._introItems.length - 1 !== self._currentStep) {
+          _nextStep.call(self);
+        }
+      };
+
+      _setAnchorAsButton(nextTooltipButton);
+      nextTooltipButton.innerHTML = this._options.nextLabel;
+
+      //previous button
+      prevTooltipButton = document.createElement('a');
+
+      prevTooltipButton.onclick = function() {
+        if (self._currentStep !== 0) {
+          _previousStep.call(self);
+        }
+      };
+
+      _setAnchorAsButton(prevTooltipButton);
+      prevTooltipButton.innerHTML = this._options.prevLabel;
+
+      //skip button
+      skipTooltipButton = document.createElement('a');
+      skipTooltipButton.className = this._options.buttonClass + ' introjs-skipbutton ';
+      _setAnchorAsButton(skipTooltipButton);
+      skipTooltipButton.innerHTML = this._options.skipLabel;
+
+      skipTooltipButton.onclick = function() {
+        if (self._introItems.length - 1 === self._currentStep && typeof (self._introCompleteCallback) === 'function') {
+          self._introCompleteCallback.call(self);
+        }
+
+        if (self._introItems.length - 1 !== self._currentStep && typeof (self._introExitCallback) === 'function') {
+          self._introExitCallback.call(self);
+        }
+
+        if (typeof(self._introSkipCallback) === 'function') {
+          self._introSkipCallback.call(self);
+        }
+
+        _exitIntro.call(self, self._targetElement);
+      };
+
+      buttonsLayer.appendChild(skipTooltipButton);
+
+      //in order to prevent displaying next/previous button always
+      if (this._introItems.length > 1) {
+        buttonsLayer.appendChild(prevTooltipButton);
+        buttonsLayer.appendChild(nextTooltipButton);
+      }
+
+      tooltipLayer.appendChild(buttonsLayer);
+
+      //set proper position
+      _placeTooltip.call(self, targetElement.element, tooltipLayer, arrowLayer, helperNumberLayer);
+
+      // change the scroll of the window, if needed
+      _scrollTo.call(this, targetElement.scrollTo, targetElement, tooltipLayer);
+
+      //end of new element if-else condition
+    }
+
+    // removing previous disable interaction layer
+    var disableInteractionLayer = self._targetElement.querySelector('.introjs-disableInteraction');
+    if (disableInteractionLayer) {
+      disableInteractionLayer.parentNode.removeChild(disableInteractionLayer);
+    }
+
+    //disable interaction
+    if (targetElement.disableInteraction) {
+      _disableInteraction.call(self);
+    }
+
+    // when it's the first step of tour
+    if (this._currentStep === 0 && this._introItems.length > 1) {
+      if (typeof skipTooltipButton !== "undefined" && skipTooltipButton !== null) {
+        skipTooltipButton.className = this._options.buttonClass + ' introjs-skipbutton';
+      }
+      if (typeof nextTooltipButton !== "undefined" && nextTooltipButton !== null) {
+        nextTooltipButton.className = this._options.buttonClass + ' introjs-nextbutton';
+      }
+
+      if (this._options.hidePrev === true) {
+        if (typeof prevTooltipButton !== "undefined" && prevTooltipButton !== null) {
+          prevTooltipButton.className = this._options.buttonClass + ' introjs-prevbutton introjs-hidden';
+        }
+        if (typeof nextTooltipButton !== "undefined" && nextTooltipButton !== null) {
+          _addClass(nextTooltipButton, 'introjs-fullbutton');
+        }
+      } else {
+        if (typeof prevTooltipButton !== "undefined" && prevTooltipButton !== null) {
+          prevTooltipButton.className = this._options.buttonClass + ' introjs-prevbutton introjs-disabled';
+        }
+      }
+
+      if (typeof skipTooltipButton !== "undefined" && skipTooltipButton !== null) {
+        skipTooltipButton.innerHTML = this._options.skipLabel;
+      }
+    } else if (this._introItems.length - 1 === this._currentStep || this._introItems.length === 1) {
+      // last step of tour
+      if (typeof skipTooltipButton !== "undefined" && skipTooltipButton !== null) {
+        skipTooltipButton.innerHTML = this._options.doneLabel;
+        // adding donebutton class in addition to skipbutton
+        _addClass(skipTooltipButton, 'introjs-donebutton');
+      }
+      if (typeof prevTooltipButton !== "undefined" && prevTooltipButton !== null) {
+        prevTooltipButton.className = this._options.buttonClass + ' introjs-prevbutton';
+      }
+
+      if (this._options.hideNext === true) {
+        if (typeof nextTooltipButton !== "undefined" && nextTooltipButton !== null) {
+          nextTooltipButton.className = this._options.buttonClass + ' introjs-nextbutton introjs-hidden';
+        }
+        if (typeof prevTooltipButton !== "undefined" && prevTooltipButton !== null) {
+          _addClass(prevTooltipButton, 'introjs-fullbutton');
+        }
+      } else {
+        if (typeof nextTooltipButton !== "undefined" && nextTooltipButton !== null) {
+          nextTooltipButton.className = this._options.buttonClass + ' introjs-nextbutton introjs-disabled';
+        }
+      }
+    } else {
+      // steps between start and end
+      if (typeof skipTooltipButton !== "undefined" && skipTooltipButton !== null) {
+        skipTooltipButton.className = this._options.buttonClass + ' introjs-skipbutton';
+      }
+      if (typeof prevTooltipButton !== "undefined" && prevTooltipButton !== null) {
+        prevTooltipButton.className = this._options.buttonClass + ' introjs-prevbutton';
+      }
+      if (typeof nextTooltipButton !== "undefined" && nextTooltipButton !== null) {
+        nextTooltipButton.className = this._options.buttonClass + ' introjs-nextbutton';
+      }
+      if (typeof skipTooltipButton !== "undefined" && skipTooltipButton !== null) {
+        skipTooltipButton.innerHTML = this._options.skipLabel;
+      }
+    }
+
+    prevTooltipButton.setAttribute('role', 'button');
+    nextTooltipButton.setAttribute('role', 'button');
+    skipTooltipButton.setAttribute('role', 'button');
+
+    //Set focus on "next" button, so that hitting Enter always moves you onto the next step
+    if (typeof nextTooltipButton !== "undefined" && nextTooltipButton !== null) {
+      nextTooltipButton.focus();
+    }
+
+    _setShowElement(targetElement);
+
+    if (typeof (this._introAfterChangeCallback) !== 'undefined') {
+      this._introAfterChangeCallback.call(this, targetElement.element);
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * To change the scroll of `window` after highlighting an element
+   *
+   * @api private
+   * @method _scrollTo
+   * @param {String} scrollTo
+   * @param {Object} targetElement
+   * @param {Object} tooltipLayer
+   */
+  function _scrollTo(scrollTo, targetElement, tooltipLayer) {
+    if (scrollTo === 'off') return;  
+    var rect;
+
+    if (!this._options.scrollToElement) return;
+
+    if (scrollTo === 'tooltip') {
+      rect = tooltipLayer.getBoundingClientRect();
+    } else {
+      rect = targetElement.element.getBoundingClientRect();
+    }
+
+    if (!_elementInViewport(targetElement.element)) {
+      var winHeight = _getWinSize().height;
+      var top = rect.bottom - (rect.bottom - rect.top);
+
+      // TODO (afshinm): do we need scroll padding now?
+      // I have changed the scroll option and now it scrolls the window to
+      // the center of the target element or tooltip.
+
+      if (top < 0 || targetElement.element.clientHeight > winHeight) {
+        window.scrollBy(0, rect.top - ((winHeight / 2) -  (rect.height / 2)) - this._options.scrollPadding); // 30px padding from edge to look nice
+
+      //Scroll down
+      } else {
+        window.scrollBy(0, rect.top - ((winHeight / 2) -  (rect.height / 2)) + this._options.scrollPadding); // 30px padding from edge to look nice
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * To remove all show element(s)
+   *
+   * @api private
+   * @method _removeShowElement
+   */
+  function _removeShowElement() {
+    var elms = document.querySelectorAll('.introjs-showElement');
+
+    _forEach(elms, function (elm) {
+      _removeClass(elm, /introjs-[a-zA-Z]+/g);
+    });
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * To set the show element
+   * This function set a relative (in most cases) position and changes the z-index
+   *
+   * @api private
+   * @method _setShowElement
+   * @param {Object} targetElement
+   */
+  function _setShowElement(targetElement) {
+    var parentElm;
+    // we need to add this show element class to the parent of SVG elements
+    // because the SVG elements can't have independent z-index
+    if (targetElement.element instanceof SVGElement) {
+      parentElm = targetElement.element.parentNode;
+
+      while (targetElement.element.parentNode !== null) {
+        if (!parentElm.tagName || parentElm.tagName.toLowerCase() === 'body') break;
+
+        if (parentElm.tagName.toLowerCase() === 'svg') {
+          _addClass(parentElm, 'introjs-showElement introjs-relativePosition');
+        }
+
+        parentElm = parentElm.parentNode;
+      }
+    }
+
+    _addClass(targetElement.element, 'introjs-showElement');
+
+    var currentElementPosition = _getPropValue(targetElement.element, 'position');
+    if (currentElementPosition !== 'absolute' &&
+        currentElementPosition !== 'relative' &&
+        currentElementPosition !== 'fixed') {
+      //change to new intro item
+      _addClass(targetElement.element, 'introjs-relativePosition');
+    }
+
+    parentElm = targetElement.element.parentNode;
+    while (parentElm !== null) {
+      if (!parentElm.tagName || parentElm.tagName.toLowerCase() === 'body') break;
+
+      //fix The Stacking Context problem.
+      //More detail: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/Guide/CSS/Understanding_z_index/The_stacking_context
+      var zIndex = _getPropValue(parentElm, 'z-index');
+      var opacity = parseFloat(_getPropValue(parentElm, 'opacity'));
+      var transform = _getPropValue(parentElm, 'transform') || _getPropValue(parentElm, '-webkit-transform') || _getPropValue(parentElm, '-moz-transform') || _getPropValue(parentElm, '-ms-transform') || _getPropValue(parentElm, '-o-transform');
+      if (/[0-9]+/.test(zIndex) || opacity < 1 || (transform !== 'none' && transform !== undefined)) {
+        _addClass(parentElm, 'introjs-fixParent');
+      }
+
+      parentElm = parentElm.parentNode;
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+  * Iterates arrays
+  *
+  * @param {Array} arr
+  * @param {Function} forEachFnc
+  * @param {Function} completeFnc
+  * @return {Null}
+  */
+  function _forEach(arr, forEachFnc, completeFnc) {
+    // in case arr is an empty query selector node list
+    if (arr) {
+      for (var i = 0, len = arr.length; i < len; i++) {
+        forEachFnc(arr[i], i);
+      }
+    }
+
+    if (typeof(completeFnc) === 'function') {
+      completeFnc();
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+  * Mark any object with an incrementing number
+  * used for keeping track of objects
+  *
+  * @param Object obj   Any object or DOM Element
+  * @param String key
+  * @return Object
+  */
+  var _stamp = (function () {
+    var keys = {};
+    return function stamp (obj, key) {
+      
+      // get group key
+      key = key || 'introjs-stamp';
+
+      // each group increments from 0
+      keys[key] = keys[key] || 0;
+
+      // stamp only once per object
+      if (obj[key] === undefined) {
+        // increment key for each new object
+        obj[key] = keys[key]++;
+      }
+
+      return obj[key];
+    };
+  })();
+
+  /**
+  * DOMEvent Handles all DOM events
+  *
+  * methods:
+  *
+  * on - add event handler
+  * off - remove event
+  */
+  var DOMEvent = (function () {
+    function DOMEvent () {
+      var events_key = 'introjs_event';
+      
+      /**
+      * Gets a unique ID for an event listener
+      *
+      * @param Object obj
+      * @param String type        event type
+      * @param Function listener
+      * @param Object context
+      * @return String
+      */
+      this._id = function (obj, type, listener, context) {
+        return type + _stamp(listener) + (context ? '_' + _stamp(context) : '');
+      };
+
+      /**
+      * Adds event listener
+      *
+      * @param Object obj
+      * @param String type        event type
+      * @param Function listener
+      * @param Object context
+      * @param Boolean useCapture
+      * @return null
+      */
+      this.on = function (obj, type, listener, context, useCapture) {
+        var id = this._id.apply(this, arguments),
+            handler = function (e) {
+              return listener.call(context || obj, e || window.event);
+            };
+
+        if ('addEventListener' in obj) {
+          obj.addEventListener(type, handler, useCapture);
+        } else if ('attachEvent' in obj) {
+          obj.attachEvent('on' + type, handler);
+        }
+
+        obj[events_key] = obj[events_key] || {};
+        obj[events_key][id] = handler;
+      };
+
+      /**
+      * Removes event listener
+      *
+      * @param Object obj
+      * @param String type        event type
+      * @param Function listener
+      * @param Object context
+      * @param Boolean useCapture
+      * @return null
+      */
+      this.off = function (obj, type, listener, context, useCapture) {
+        var id = this._id.apply(this, arguments),
+            handler = obj[events_key] && obj[events_key][id];
+
+        if (!handler) {
+          return;
+        }
+
+        if ('removeEventListener' in obj) {
+          obj.removeEventListener(type, handler, useCapture);
+        } else if ('detachEvent' in obj) {
+          obj.detachEvent('on' + type, handler);
+        }
+
+        obj[events_key][id] = null;
+      };
+    }
+
+    return new DOMEvent();
+  })();
+
+  /**
+   * Append a class to an element
+   *
+   * @api private
+   * @method _addClass
+   * @param {Object} element
+   * @param {String} className
+   * @returns null
+   */
+  function _addClass(element, className) {
+    if (element instanceof SVGElement) {
+      // svg
+      var pre = element.getAttribute('class') || '';
+
+      element.setAttribute('class', pre + ' ' + className);
+    } else {
+      if (element.classList !== undefined) {
+        // check for modern classList property
+        var classes = className.split(' ');
+        _forEach(classes, function (cls) {
+          element.classList.add( cls );
+        });
+      } else if (!element.className.match( className )) {
+        // check if element doesn't already have className
+        element.className += ' ' + className;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Remove a class from an element
+   *
+   * @api private
+   * @method _removeClass
+   * @param {Object} element
+   * @param {RegExp|String} classNameRegex can be regex or string
+   * @returns null
+   */
+  function _removeClass(element, classNameRegex) {
+    if (element instanceof SVGElement) {
+      var pre = element.getAttribute('class') || '';
+
+      element.setAttribute('class', pre.replace(classNameRegex, '').replace(/^\s+|\s+$/g, ''));
+    } else {
+      element.className = element.className.replace(classNameRegex, '').replace(/^\s+|\s+$/g, '');
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Get an element CSS property on the page
+   * Thanks to JavaScript Kit: http://www.javascriptkit.com/dhtmltutors/dhtmlcascade4.shtml
+   *
+   * @api private
+   * @method _getPropValue
+   * @param {Object} element
+   * @param {String} propName
+   * @returns Element's property value
+   */
+  function _getPropValue (element, propName) {
+    var propValue = '';
+    if (element.currentStyle) { //IE
+      propValue = element.currentStyle[propName];
+    } else if (document.defaultView && document.defaultView.getComputedStyle) { //Others
+      propValue = document.defaultView.getComputedStyle(element, null).getPropertyValue(propName);
+    }
+
+    //Prevent exception in IE
+    if (propValue && propValue.toLowerCase) {
+      return propValue.toLowerCase();
+    } else {
+      return propValue;
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Checks to see if target element (or parents) position is fixed or not
+   *
+   * @api private
+   * @method _isFixed
+   * @param {Object} element
+   * @returns Boolean
+   */
+  function _isFixed (element) {
+    var p = element.parentNode;
+
+    if (!p || p.nodeName === 'HTML') {
+      return false;
+    }
+
+    if (_getPropValue(element, 'position') === 'fixed') {
+      return true;
+    }
+
+    return _isFixed(p);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Provides a cross-browser way to get the screen dimensions
+   * via: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5864467/internet-explorer-innerheight
+   *
+   * @api private
+   * @method _getWinSize
+   * @returns {Object} width and height attributes
+   */
+  function _getWinSize() {
+    if (window.innerWidth !== undefined) {
+      return { width: window.innerWidth, height: window.innerHeight };
+    } else {
+      var D = document.documentElement;
+      return { width: D.clientWidth, height: D.clientHeight };
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Check to see if the element is in the viewport or not
+   * http://stackoverflow.com/questions/123999/how-to-tell-if-a-dom-element-is-visible-in-the-current-viewport
+   *
+   * @api private
+   * @method _elementInViewport
+   * @param {Object} el
+   */
+  function _elementInViewport(el) {
+    var rect = el.getBoundingClientRect();
+
+    return (
+      rect.top >= 0 &&
+      rect.left >= 0 &&
+      (rect.bottom+80) <= window.innerHeight && // add 80 to get the text right
+      rect.right <= window.innerWidth
+    );
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Add overlay layer to the page
+   *
+   * @api private
+   * @method _addOverlayLayer
+   * @param {Object} targetElm
+   */
+  function _addOverlayLayer(targetElm) {
+    var overlayLayer = document.createElement('div'),
+        styleText = '',
+        self = this;
+
+    //set css class name
+    overlayLayer.className = 'introjs-overlay';
+
+    //check if the target element is body, we should calculate the size of overlay layer in a better way
+    if (!targetElm.tagName || targetElm.tagName.toLowerCase() === 'body') {
+      styleText += 'top: 0;bottom: 0; left: 0;right: 0;position: fixed;';
+      overlayLayer.style.cssText = styleText;
+    } else {
+      //set overlay layer position
+      var elementPosition = _getOffset(targetElm);
+      if (elementPosition) {
+        styleText += 'width: ' + elementPosition.width + 'px; height:' + elementPosition.height + 'px; top:' + elementPosition.top + 'px;left: ' + elementPosition.left + 'px;';
+        overlayLayer.style.cssText = styleText;
+      }
+    }
+
+    targetElm.appendChild(overlayLayer);
+
+    overlayLayer.onclick = function() {
+      if (self._options.exitOnOverlayClick === true) {
+        _exitIntro.call(self, targetElm);
+      }
+    };
+
+    window.setTimeout(function() {
+      styleText += 'opacity: ' + self._options.overlayOpacity.toString() + ';';
+      overlayLayer.style.cssText = styleText;
+    }, 10);
+
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Removes open hint (tooltip hint)
+   *
+   * @api private
+   * @method _removeHintTooltip
+   */
+  function _removeHintTooltip() {
+    var tooltip = document.querySelector('.introjs-hintReference');
+
+    if (tooltip) {
+      var step = tooltip.getAttribute('data-step');
+      tooltip.parentNode.removeChild(tooltip);
+      return step;
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Start parsing hint items
+   *
+   * @api private
+   * @param {Object} targetElm
+   * @method _startHint
+   */
+  function _populateHints(targetElm) {
+
+    this._introItems = [];
+
+    if (this._options.hints) {
+      _forEach(this._options.hints, function (hint) {
+        var currentItem = _cloneObject(hint);
+
+        if (typeof(currentItem.element) === 'string') {
+          //grab the element with given selector from the page
+          currentItem.element = document.querySelector(currentItem.element);
+        }
+
+        currentItem.hintPosition = currentItem.hintPosition || this._options.hintPosition;
+        currentItem.hintAnimation = currentItem.hintAnimation || this._options.hintAnimation;
+
+        if (currentItem.element !== null) {
+          this._introItems.push(currentItem);
+        }
+      }.bind(this));
+    } else {
+      var hints = targetElm.querySelectorAll('*[data-hint]');
+
+      if (!hints || !hints.length) {
+        return false;
+      }
+
+      //first add intro items with data-step
+      _forEach(hints, function (currentElement) {
+        // hint animation
+        var hintAnimation = currentElement.getAttribute('data-hintanimation');
+
+        if (hintAnimation) {
+          hintAnimation = (hintAnimation === 'true');
+        } else {
+          hintAnimation = this._options.hintAnimation;
+        }
+
+        this._introItems.push({
+          element: currentElement,
+          hint: currentElement.getAttribute('data-hint'),
+          hintPosition: currentElement.getAttribute('data-hintposition') || this._options.hintPosition,
+          hintAnimation: hintAnimation,
+          tooltipClass: currentElement.getAttribute('data-tooltipclass'),
+          position: currentElement.getAttribute('data-position') || this._options.tooltipPosition
+        });
+      }.bind(this));
+    }
+
+    _addHints.call(this);
+
+    /* 
+    todo:
+    these events should be removed at some point 
+    */
+    DOMEvent.on(document, 'click', _removeHintTooltip, this, false);
+    DOMEvent.on(window, 'resize', _reAlignHints, this, true);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Re-aligns all hint elements
+   *
+   * @api private
+   * @method _reAlignHints
+   */
+  function _reAlignHints() {
+    _forEach(this._introItems, function (item) {
+      if (typeof(item.targetElement) === 'undefined') {
+        return;
+      }
+
+      _alignHintPosition.call(this, item.hintPosition, item.element, item.targetElement);
+    }.bind(this));
+  }
+
+  /**
+  * Get a queryselector within the hint wrapper
+  *
+  * @param {String} selector
+  * @return {NodeList|Array}
+  */
+  function _hintQuerySelectorAll(selector) {
+    var hintsWrapper = document.querySelector('.introjs-hints');
+    return (hintsWrapper) ? hintsWrapper.querySelectorAll(selector) : [];
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Hide a hint
+   *
+   * @api private
+   * @method _hideHint
+   */
+  function _hideHint(stepId) {
+    var hint = _hintQuerySelectorAll('.introjs-hint[data-step="' + stepId + '"]')[0];
+    
+    _removeHintTooltip.call(this);
+
+    if (hint) {
+      _addClass(hint, 'introjs-hidehint');
+    }
+
+    // call the callback function (if any)
+    if (typeof (this._hintCloseCallback) !== 'undefined') {
+      this._hintCloseCallback.call(this, stepId);
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Hide all hints
+   *
+   * @api private
+   * @method _hideHints
+   */
+  function _hideHints() {
+    var hints = _hintQuerySelectorAll('.introjs-hint');
+
+    _forEach(hints, function (hint) {
+      _hideHint.call(this, hint.getAttribute('data-step'));
+    }.bind(this));
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Show all hints
+   *
+   * @api private
+   * @method _showHints
+   */
+  function _showHints() {
+    var hints = _hintQuerySelectorAll('.introjs-hint');
+
+    if (hints && hints.length) {
+      _forEach(hints, function (hint) {
+        _showHint.call(this, hint.getAttribute('data-step'));
+      }.bind(this));
+    } else {
+      _populateHints.call(this, this._targetElement);
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Show a hint
+   *
+   * @api private
+   * @method _showHint
+   */
+  function _showHint(stepId) {
+    var hint = _hintQuerySelectorAll('.introjs-hint[data-step="' + stepId + '"]')[0];
+
+    if (hint) {
+      _removeClass(hint, /introjs-hidehint/g);
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Removes all hint elements on the page
+   * Useful when you want to destroy the elements and add them again (e.g. a modal or popup)
+   *
+   * @api private
+   * @method _removeHints
+   */
+  function _removeHints() {
+    var hints = _hintQuerySelectorAll('.introjs-hint');
+
+    _forEach(hints, function (hint) {
+      _removeHint.call(this, hint.getAttribute('data-step'));
+    }.bind(this));
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Remove one single hint element from the page
+   * Useful when you want to destroy the element and add them again (e.g. a modal or popup)
+   * Use removeHints if you want to remove all elements.
+   *
+   * @api private
+   * @method _removeHint
+   */
+  function _removeHint(stepId) {
+    var hint = _hintQuerySelectorAll('.introjs-hint[data-step="' + stepId + '"]')[0];
+
+    if (hint) {
+      hint.parentNode.removeChild(hint);
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Add all available hints to the page
+   *
+   * @api private
+   * @method _addHints
+   */
+  function _addHints() {
+    var self = this;
+
+    var hintsWrapper = document.querySelector('.introjs-hints');
+
+    if (hintsWrapper === null) {
+      hintsWrapper = document.createElement('div');
+      hintsWrapper.className = 'introjs-hints';
+    }
+
+    /**
+    * Returns an event handler unique to the hint iteration
+    * 
+    * @param {Integer} i
+    * @return {Function}
+    */
+    var getHintClick = function (i) {
+      return function(e) {
+        var evt = e ? e : window.event;
+        
+        if (evt.stopPropagation) {
+          evt.stopPropagation();
+        }
+
+        if (evt.cancelBubble !== null) {
+          evt.cancelBubble = true;
+        }
+
+        _showHintDialog.call(self, i);
+      };
+    };
+
+    _forEach(this._introItems, function(item, i) {
+      // avoid append a hint twice
+      if (document.querySelector('.introjs-hint[data-step="' + i + '"]')) {
+        return;
+      }
+
+      var hint = document.createElement('a');
+      _setAnchorAsButton(hint);
+
+      hint.onclick = getHintClick(i);
+
+      hint.className = 'introjs-hint';
+
+      if (!item.hintAnimation) {
+        _addClass(hint, 'introjs-hint-no-anim');
+      }
+
+      // hint's position should be fixed if the target element's position is fixed
+      if (_isFixed(item.element)) {
+        _addClass(hint, 'introjs-fixedhint');
+      }
+
+      var hintDot = document.createElement('div');
+      hintDot.className = 'introjs-hint-dot';
+      var hintPulse = document.createElement('div');
+      hintPulse.className = 'introjs-hint-pulse';
+
+      hint.appendChild(hintDot);
+      hint.appendChild(hintPulse);
+      hint.setAttribute('data-step', i);
+
+      // we swap the hint element with target element
+      // because _setHelperLayerPosition uses `element` property
+      item.targetElement = item.element;
+      item.element = hint;
+
+      // align the hint position
+      _alignHintPosition.call(this, item.hintPosition, hint, item.targetElement);
+
+      hintsWrapper.appendChild(hint);
+    }.bind(this));
+
+    // adding the hints wrapper
+    document.body.appendChild(hintsWrapper);
+
+    // call the callback function (if any)
+    if (typeof (this._hintsAddedCallback) !== 'undefined') {
+      this._hintsAddedCallback.call(this);
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Aligns hint position
+   *
+   * @api private
+   * @method _alignHintPosition
+   * @param {String} position
+   * @param {Object} hint
+   * @param {Object} element
+   */
+  function _alignHintPosition(position, hint, element) {
+    // get/calculate offset of target element
+    var offset = _getOffset.call(this, element);
+    var iconWidth = 20;
+    var iconHeight = 20;
+
+    // align the hint element
+    switch (position) {
+      default:
+      case 'top-left':
+        hint.style.left = offset.left + 'px';
+        hint.style.top = offset.top + 'px';
+        break;
+      case 'top-right':
+        hint.style.left = (offset.left + offset.width - iconWidth) + 'px';
+        hint.style.top = offset.top + 'px';
+        break;
+      case 'bottom-left':
+        hint.style.left = offset.left + 'px';
+        hint.style.top = (offset.top + offset.height - iconHeight) + 'px';
+        break;
+      case 'bottom-right':
+        hint.style.left = (offset.left + offset.width - iconWidth) + 'px';
+        hint.style.top = (offset.top + offset.height - iconHeight) + 'px';
+        break;
+      case 'middle-left':
+        hint.style.left = offset.left + 'px';
+        hint.style.top = (offset.top + (offset.height - iconHeight) / 2) + 'px';
+        break;
+      case 'middle-right':
+        hint.style.left = (offset.left + offset.width - iconWidth) + 'px';
+        hint.style.top = (offset.top + (offset.height - iconHeight) / 2) + 'px';
+        break;
+      case 'middle-middle':
+        hint.style.left = (offset.left + (offset.width - iconWidth) / 2) + 'px';
+        hint.style.top = (offset.top + (offset.height - iconHeight) / 2) + 'px';
+        break;
+      case 'bottom-middle':
+        hint.style.left = (offset.left + (offset.width - iconWidth) / 2) + 'px';
+        hint.style.top = (offset.top + offset.height - iconHeight) + 'px';
+        break;
+      case 'top-middle':
+        hint.style.left = (offset.left + (offset.width - iconWidth) / 2) + 'px';
+        hint.style.top = offset.top + 'px';
+        break;
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Triggers when user clicks on the hint element
+   *
+   * @api private
+   * @method _showHintDialog
+   * @param {Number} stepId
+   */
+  function _showHintDialog(stepId) {
+    var hintElement = document.querySelector('.introjs-hint[data-step="' + stepId + '"]');
+    var item = this._introItems[stepId];
+
+    // call the callback function (if any)
+    if (typeof (this._hintClickCallback) !== 'undefined') {
+      this._hintClickCallback.call(this, hintElement, item, stepId);
+    }
+
+    // remove all open tooltips
+    var removedStep = _removeHintTooltip.call(this);
+
+    // to toggle the tooltip
+    if (parseInt(removedStep, 10) === stepId) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    var tooltipLayer = document.createElement('div');
+    var tooltipTextLayer = document.createElement('div');
+    var arrowLayer = document.createElement('div');
+    var referenceLayer = document.createElement('div');
+
+    tooltipLayer.className = 'introjs-tooltip';
+
+    tooltipLayer.onclick = function (e) {
+      //IE9 & Other Browsers
+      if (e.stopPropagation) {
+        e.stopPropagation();
+      }
+      //IE8 and Lower
+      else {
+        e.cancelBubble = true;
+      }
+    };
+
+    tooltipTextLayer.className = 'introjs-tooltiptext';
+
+    var tooltipWrapper = document.createElement('p');
+    tooltipWrapper.innerHTML = item.hint;
+
+    var closeButton = document.createElement('a');
+    closeButton.className = this._options.buttonClass;
+    closeButton.setAttribute('role', 'button');
+    closeButton.innerHTML = this._options.hintButtonLabel;
+    closeButton.onclick = _hideHint.bind(this, stepId);
+
+    tooltipTextLayer.appendChild(tooltipWrapper);
+    tooltipTextLayer.appendChild(closeButton);
+
+    arrowLayer.className = 'introjs-arrow';
+    tooltipLayer.appendChild(arrowLayer);
+
+    tooltipLayer.appendChild(tooltipTextLayer);
+
+    // set current step for _placeTooltip function
+    this._currentStep = hintElement.getAttribute('data-step');
+
+    // align reference layer position
+    referenceLayer.className = 'introjs-tooltipReferenceLayer introjs-hintReference';
+    referenceLayer.setAttribute('data-step', hintElement.getAttribute('data-step'));
+    _setHelperLayerPosition.call(this, referenceLayer);
+
+    referenceLayer.appendChild(tooltipLayer);
+    document.body.appendChild(referenceLayer);
+
+    //set proper position
+    _placeTooltip.call(this, hintElement, tooltipLayer, arrowLayer, null, true);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Get an element position on the page
+   * Thanks to `meouw`: http://stackoverflow.com/a/442474/375966
+   *
+   * @api private
+   * @method _getOffset
+   * @param {Object} element
+   * @returns Element's position info
+   */
+  function _getOffset(element) {
+    var body = document.body;
+    var docEl = document.documentElement;
+    var scrollTop = window.pageYOffset || docEl.scrollTop || body.scrollTop;
+    var scrollLeft = window.pageXOffset || docEl.scrollLeft || body.scrollLeft;
+    var x = element.getBoundingClientRect();
+    return {
+      top: x.top + scrollTop,
+      width: x.width,
+      height: x.height,
+      left: x.left + scrollLeft
+    };
+  }
+
+  /**
+  * Find the nearest scrollable parent
+  * copied from https://stackoverflow.com/questions/35939886/find-first-scrollable-parent
+  *
+  * @param Element element
+  * @return Element
+  */
+  function _getScrollParent(element) {
+    var style = window.getComputedStyle(element);
+    var excludeStaticParent = (style.position === "absolute");
+    var overflowRegex = /(auto|scroll)/;
+
+    if (style.position === "fixed") return document.body;
+    
+    for (var parent = element; (parent = parent.parentElement);) {
+      style = window.getComputedStyle(parent);
+      if (excludeStaticParent && style.position === "static") {
+        continue;
+      }
+      if (overflowRegex.test(style.overflow + style.overflowY + style.overflowX)) return parent;
+    }
+
+    return document.body;
+  }
+
+  /**
+  * scroll a scrollable element to a child element
+  *
+  * @param Element parent
+  * @param Element element
+  * @return Null
+  */
+  function _scrollParentToElement (parent, element) {
+    parent.scrollTop = element.offsetTop - parent.offsetTop;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Gets the current progress percentage
+   *
+   * @api private
+   * @method _getProgress
+   * @returns current progress percentage
+   */
+  function _getProgress() {
+    // Steps are 0 indexed
+    var currentStep = parseInt((this._currentStep + 1), 10);
+    return ((currentStep / this._introItems.length) * 100);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Overwrites obj1's values with obj2's and adds obj2's if non existent in obj1
+   * via: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/171251/how-can-i-merge-properties-of-two-javascript-objects-dynamically
+   *
+   * @param obj1
+   * @param obj2
+   * @returns obj3 a new object based on obj1 and obj2
+   */
+  function _mergeOptions(obj1,obj2) {
+    var obj3 = {},
+      attrname;
+    for (attrname in obj1) { obj3[attrname] = obj1[attrname]; }
+    for (attrname in obj2) { obj3[attrname] = obj2[attrname]; }
+    return obj3;
+  }
+
+  var introJs = function (targetElm) {
+    var instance;
+
+    if (typeof (targetElm) === 'object') {
+      //Ok, create a new instance
+      instance = new IntroJs(targetElm);
+
+    } else if (typeof (targetElm) === 'string') {
+      //select the target element with query selector
+      var targetElement = document.querySelector(targetElm);
+
+      if (targetElement) {
+        instance = new IntroJs(targetElement);
+      } else {
+        throw new Error('There is no element with given selector.');
+      }
+    } else {
+      instance = new IntroJs(document.body);
+    }
+    // add instance to list of _instances
+    // passing group to _stamp to increment
+    // from 0 onward somewhat reliably
+    introJs.instances[ _stamp(instance, 'introjs-instance') ] = instance;
+
+    return instance;
+  };
+
+  /**
+   * Current IntroJs version
+   *
+   * @property version
+   * @type String
+   */
+  introJs.version = VERSION;
+
+  /**
+  * key-val object helper for introJs instances
+  *
+  * @property instances
+  * @type Object
+  */
+  introJs.instances = {};
+
+  //Prototype
+  introJs.fn = IntroJs.prototype = {
+    clone: function () {
+      return new IntroJs(this);
+    },
+    setOption: function(option, value) {
+      this._options[option] = value;
+      return this;
+    },
+    setOptions: function(options) {
+      this._options = _mergeOptions(this._options, options);
+      return this;
+    },
+    start: function (group) {
+      _introForElement.call(this, this._targetElement, group);
+      return this;
+    },
+    goToStep: function(step) {
+      _goToStep.call(this, step);
+      return this;
+    },
+    addStep: function(options) {
+      if (!this._options.steps) {
+        this._options.steps = [];
+      }
+
+      this._options.steps.push(options);
+
+      return this;
+    },
+    addSteps: function(steps) {
+      if (!steps.length) return;
+
+      for(var index = 0; index < steps.length; index++) {
+        this.addStep(steps[index]);
+      }
+
+      return this;
+    },
+    goToStepNumber: function(step) {
+      _goToStepNumber.call(this, step);
+
+      return this;
+    },
+    nextStep: function() {
+      _nextStep.call(this);
+      return this;
+    },
+    previousStep: function() {
+      _previousStep.call(this);
+      return this;
+    },
+    exit: function(force) {
+      _exitIntro.call(this, this._targetElement, force);
+      return this;
+    },
+    refresh: function() {
+      _refresh.call(this);
+      return this;
+    },
+    onbeforechange: function(providedCallback) {
+      if (typeof (providedCallback) === 'function') {
+        this._introBeforeChangeCallback = providedCallback;
+      } else {
+        throw new Error('Provided callback for onbeforechange was not a function');
+      }
+      return this;
+    },
+    onchange: function(providedCallback) {
+      if (typeof (providedCallback) === 'function') {
+        this._introChangeCallback = providedCallback;
+      } else {
+        throw new Error('Provided callback for onchange was not a function.');
+      }
+      return this;
+    },
+    onafterchange: function(providedCallback) {
+      if (typeof (providedCallback) === 'function') {
+        this._introAfterChangeCallback = providedCallback;
+      } else {
+        throw new Error('Provided callback for onafterchange was not a function');
+      }
+      return this;
+    },
+    oncomplete: function(providedCallback) {
+      if (typeof (providedCallback) === 'function') {
+        this._introCompleteCallback = providedCallback;
+      } else {
+        throw new Error('Provided callback for oncomplete was not a function.');
+      }
+      return this;
+    },
+    onhintsadded: function(providedCallback) {
+      if (typeof (providedCallback) === 'function') {
+        this._hintsAddedCallback = providedCallback;
+      } else {
+        throw new Error('Provided callback for onhintsadded was not a function.');
+      }
+      return this;
+    },
+    onhintclick: function(providedCallback) {
+      if (typeof (providedCallback) === 'function') {
+        this._hintClickCallback = providedCallback;
+      } else {
+        throw new Error('Provided callback for onhintclick was not a function.');
+      }
+      return this;
+    },
+    onhintclose: function(providedCallback) {
+      if (typeof (providedCallback) === 'function') {
+        this._hintCloseCallback = providedCallback;
+      } else {
+        throw new Error('Provided callback for onhintclose was not a function.');
+      }
+      return this;
+    },
+    onexit: function(providedCallback) {
+      if (typeof (providedCallback) === 'function') {
+        this._introExitCallback = providedCallback;
+      } else {
+        throw new Error('Provided callback for onexit was not a function.');
+      }
+      return this;
+    },
+    onskip: function(providedCallback) {
+      if (typeof (providedCallback) === 'function') {
+        this._introSkipCallback = providedCallback;
+      } else {
+        throw new Error('Provided callback for onskip was not a function.');
+      }
+      return this;
+    },
+    onbeforeexit: function(providedCallback) {
+      if (typeof (providedCallback) === 'function') {
+        this._introBeforeExitCallback = providedCallback;
+      } else {
+        throw new Error('Provided callback for onbeforeexit was not a function.');
+      }
+      return this;
+    },
+    addHints: function() {
+      _populateHints.call(this, this._targetElement);
+      return this;
+    },
+    hideHint: function (stepId) {
+      _hideHint.call(this, stepId);
+      return this;
+    },
+    hideHints: function () {
+      _hideHints.call(this);
+      return this;
+    },
+    showHint: function (stepId) {
+      _showHint.call(this, stepId);
+      return this;
+    },
+    showHints: function () {
+      _showHints.call(this);
+      return this;
+    },
+    removeHints: function () {
+      _removeHints.call(this);
+      return this;
+    },
+    removeHint: function (stepId) {
+      _removeHint.call(this, stepId);
+      return this;
+    },
+    showHintDialog: function (stepId) {
+      _showHintDialog.call(this, stepId);
+      return this;
+    }
+  };
+
+  return introJs;
+});
diff --git a/dev/js/runner/all.html b/dev/js/runner/all.html
index 124cb76..366c755 100644
--- a/dev/js/runner/all.html
+++ b/dev/js/runner/all.html
@@ -46,7 +46,8 @@
         'spec/queryCreatorSpec',
         'spec/corpusByMatchSpec',
         'spec/statSpec',
-        'spec/vcSpec'
+        'spec/vcSpec',
+        'spec/tourSpec'
       ],
       function () {
         window.onload();
diff --git a/dev/js/runner/tour.html b/dev/js/runner/tour.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4f16cc9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dev/js/runner/tour.html
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html>
+<head>
+  <meta charset="utf-8">
+  <title>Spec Runner for Guided Tour</title>
+  <link rel="shortcut icon" type="image/png" href="../lib/jasmine-2.1.1/jasmine_favicon.png">
+  <link rel="stylesheet" href="../lib/jasmine-2.1.1/jasmine.css">
+  <script src="../lib/require.js"></script>
+  <script>
+    require.config({
+      baseUrl: "../src",
+      paths: {
+        "lib" : "../lib",
+        "spec" : "../spec",
+        "jlib" : "lib/jasmine-2.1.1",
+        "jasmine" : ['../lib/jasmine-2.1.1/jasmine'],
+        "jasmine-html": ['../lib/jasmine-2.1.1/jasmine-html'],
+        "jasmine-boot": ['../lib/jasmine-2.1.1/boot']
+      },
+      shim : {
+        'jasmine-html' : {
+          deps : ['jasmine']
+        },
+        'jasmine-boot' : {
+          deps : ['jasmine','jasmine-html']
+        }
+      }
+    });
+    require(['jasmine-boot'], function () {
+      require([
+      'spec/tourSpec'
+     ],
+      function () {
+        window.onload();
+      });
+    });
+    </script>
+</head>
+<body>
+</body>
+</html>
diff --git a/dev/js/spec/tourSpec.js b/dev/js/spec/tourSpec.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bb5df70
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dev/js/spec/tourSpec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+/**
+ * Test suite for guided tour.
+ * 
+ * @author Helge Stallkamp
+ */
+
+define(['tour/tours', 'vc'], function(tourClass, vcClass){
+  const loc   = KorAP.Locale;
+ 
+  //TODO Read this file from the file system, see https://korap.ids-mannheim.de/gerrit/#/c/KorAP/Kalamar/+/2241/
+  var introKorAP  = "<form autocomplete='off' action='/' id='searchform'>" +
+  "<div id='searchbar'>" +
+    "<input autocapitalize='off' autocomplete='off ' autocorrect='off' autofocus='autofocus' id='q-field' name='q' placeholder='Find ...' spellcheck='false' type='search'>" +
+    "<button type='submit' title='Go!'><span>Go!</span></button>" +
+  "</div>"+
+  "<!-- Search in the following virtual collection -->"+
+  "<div id='vc-view'></div>" +
+  "in" +
+  "<input id='collection' name='collection' type='text'>" +
+  "with" +
+  "<span class='select'>" +
+    "<select id='ql-field' name='ql'><option value='poliqarp'>Poliqarp</option><option value='cosmas2'>Cosmas II</option><option value='annis'>Annis QL</option><option value='cql'>CQL v1.2</option><option value='fcsql'>FCSQL</option></select>" +
+  "</span>" +
+  "<div class='button right'>" +
+    "<input checked class='checkbox' id='q-cutoff-field' name='cutoff' type='checkbox' value='1'>"+
+    "<label for='q-cutoff-field' title='Just show the first matches in arbitrary order'><span id='glimpse-intrjs'></span>Glimpse</label>" +
+    "<a class='tutorial' href='/doc' id='view-tutorial' tabindex='-1' title='Tutorial'><span>Tutorial</span></a>" +
+  "</div>" +
+  "<div class='clear'></div>" +
+  "</form>";
+
+  let template = document.createElement('template');
+  html = introKorAP.trim(); // Do not return a text node of whitespace as the result
+  template.innerHTML = html;
+  intrkorap = template.content.firstChild;
+
+  
+  //TODO Add hint and vc-choose, they are not part of the generated file
+  describe('KorAP.GuidedTour', function(){
+    it('IDs and classes, that are needed for the guided tour should be in existence', function(){
+      expect(intrkorap.querySelector('#searchbar')).not.toBeNull();
+      expect(intrkorap.querySelector('#q-field')).not.toBeNull();
+      //expect(intrkorap.querySelector('#hint')).not.toBeNull();
+      //expect(intrkorap.querySelector('#vc-choose')).not.toBeNull();     
+      expect(intrkorap.querySelector('#vc-view')).not.toBeNull();
+      expect(intrkorap.querySelector('#ql-field').parentNode).not.toBeNull();
+      expect(intrkorap.querySelector('#glimpse-intrjs')).not.toBeNull();
+      expect(intrkorap.querySelector('#view-tutorial')).not.toBeNull();
+      expect(intrkorap.querySelector('#searchbar button[type=submit]')).not.toBeNull();
+    });
+    
+   
+   it('Guided Tour should be started and display steps and labels in the right order', function(){
+     let testTour = tourClass.guidedTour(intrkorap);
+     testTour.start();
+     let totalSteps = testTour.stepCount;
+ 
+     expect(document.querySelector(".introjs-tooltiptext").textContent).toEqual(loc.TOUR_sear1);
+     expect(document.querySelector(".introjs-skipbutton").textContent).toEqual(loc.TOUR_lskip);
+     expect(document.querySelector(".introjs-prevbutton").textContent).toEqual(loc.TOUR_lprev);
+     expect(document.querySelector(".introjs-nextbutton").textContent).toEqual(loc.TOUR_lnext);
+     testTour.exit();
+     
+     for(let i = 2; i <= totalSteps; i++){
+       testTour.goToStepNumber(i);
+       expect(document.querySelector(".introjs-tooltiptext").textContent).toEqual(testTour.testIntros[i-1]);
+       if(i == totalSteps){
+         expect(document.querySelector('.introjs-donebutton').textContent).toEqual(loc.TOUR_ldone);
+       }
+       testTour.exit();
+     }   
+   }); 
+  });
+}    
+);
diff --git a/dev/js/src/hint/input.js b/dev/js/src/hint/input.js
index a163727..67d01f8 100644
--- a/dev/js/src/hint/input.js
+++ b/dev/js/src/hint/input.js
@@ -151,6 +151,8 @@
     this._mirror.classList.add('hint', 'mirror');
     this._mirror.appendChild(document.createElement("span"));
     this._container = document.createElement("div");
+    this._container.setAttribute('id', 'hint');
+    
     this._mirror.appendChild(this._container);
     this._mirror.style.height = "0px";
     document.getElementsByTagName("body")[0].appendChild(this._mirror);
diff --git a/dev/js/src/init.js b/dev/js/src/init.js
index cc1d53b..b78e870 100644
--- a/dev/js/src/init.js
+++ b/dev/js/src/init.js
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
   'session',
   'selectMenu',
   'panel/result',
+  'tour/tours',
   'api',
   'mailToChiffre',
   'util'
@@ -38,7 +39,8 @@
              alertifyClass,
              sessionClass,
              selectMenuClass,
-             resultPanelClass) {
+             resultPanelClass,
+             tourClass) {
 
   const d = document;
 
@@ -357,4 +359,12 @@
 
     return obj;
   });
+  
+
+  tourshow =  function(){
+    let tour = tourClass.guidedTour();
+    tour.start();
+  };
+   
+  
 });
diff --git a/dev/js/src/loc/de.js b/dev/js/src/loc/de.js
index 6c121cf..76f72bc 100644
--- a/dev/js/src/loc/de.js
+++ b/dev/js/src/loc/de.js
@@ -43,4 +43,23 @@
   //loc.VERB_SHOWSTAT = 'Korpusstatistik';
 
   loc.NEW_CONSTRAINT = 'Neue Bedingung';
+
+  //Guided Tour:Buttonlabels
+  loc.TOUR_lskip = "Abbrechen";
+  loc.TOUR_lprev = "Zurück";
+  loc.TOUR_lnext = "Weiter";
+  loc.TOUR_ldone = "Beenden";
+  
+  //Guided Tour: Steps
+  loc.TOUR_sear1 = "Geben Sie die Suchanfrage hier ein.";
+  loc.TOUR_sear2 = "Zum Beispiel die Suche nach 'Baum'";
+  loc.TOUR_searAnnot ="Für die Suche nach Annotationen steht der Annotationsassistent zur Verfügung.";
+  loc.TOUR_annotAss = "Der Annotationsassistent erleichert die Formulierung von Suchanfragen mit Annotationen.";
+  loc.TOUR_vccho1 = "Öffnen des Korpusassistenten";
+  loc.TOUR_vccho2 = "Eigene Definition von Subkorpora durch Verknüpfung beliebiger Metadatenfelder.";
+  loc.TOUR_vcStat = "Anzeigen der Korpusstatistik";
+  loc.TOUR_qlfield = "Auswahl der Suchanfragesprache";
+  loc.TOUR_glimpse = "Beim Wählen dieser Option wird festgelegt ob nur die ersten Treffer in zufälliger Reihenfolge ausgewählt werden.";
+  loc.TOUR_help = "Hier finden Sie Hilfe zu KorAP.";
+  loc.TOUR_seargo = "Suchanfrage starten";
 });
diff --git a/dev/js/src/tour/tours.js b/dev/js/src/tour/tours.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0b5d2a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dev/js/src/tour/tours.js
@@ -0,0 +1,153 @@
+/**
+ * Guided Tour to explain the UI
+ * 
+ * @author Helge Stallkamp
+ */
+
+define(['lib/intro', 'vc'], function(introClass, vcClass) {
+  
+  //needed for localization of labels and contents of the tour
+  const loc   = KorAP.Locale;
+  
+  //labels for nextStep, previousStep, done and abort
+  loc.TOUR_lskip = loc.TOUR_lskip || "Abort";
+  loc.TOUR_lprev = loc.TOUR_lprev || "Back";
+  loc.TOUR_lnext = loc.TOUR_lnext || "Next";
+  loc.TOUR_ldone = loc.TOUR_ldone || "Done";
+  
+  //localization tours
+  loc.TOUR_sear1 = loc.TOUR_sear1 || "Enter your search enquiry here.";
+  loc.TOUR_sear2 = loc.TOUR_sear2 || "For example the search for 'Baum'...";
+  loc.TOUR_searAnnot = loc.TOUR_searAnnot || "Annotation helper: By clicking here, the annotations of the differents layers are displayed and can be selected.";
+  loc.TOUR_annotAss =  loc.TOUR_annotAss || "The annoation assistant helps to formulate queries with annotations";
+  loc.TOUR_vccho1 = loc.TOUR_vccho1 || "Choose corpus by clicking here.";  
+  loc.TOUR_vccho2 = loc.TOUR_vccho2 || "Define your corpus here.";
+  loc.TOUR_vcStat = loc.TOUR_vcStat || "Display corpus statistic.";
+  loc.TOUR_qlfield = loc.TOUR_qlfield|| "You can use KorAP with different query languages, select the query language here.";  
+  loc.TOUR_help = loc.TOUR_help || "Help and more information about KorAP.";
+  loc.TOUR_glimpse = loc.TOUR_glimpse || "Select to show only the first hits in arbitrary order.";
+  loc.TOUR_seargo = loc.TOUR_seargo || "Start the search.";
+  
+  //localization of button labels
+   let labelOptions = {
+          'skipLabel': loc.TOUR_lskip, 
+          'prevLabel': loc.TOUR_lprev,
+          'nextLabel': loc.TOUR_lnext,
+          'doneLabel': loc.TOUR_ldone,
+          'showStepNumbers': false,
+  };
+  
+  let intro = introClass();
+  intro.setOptions(labelOptions);
+  
+  
+  return{
+    
+    /** 
+     * Guided Tour: Definition of steps 
+     */
+    guidedTour:function(elparam){
+      
+      var doe = document;
+      if(elparam){
+        doe = elparam;
+      }
+  
+      let input = doe.querySelector("#q-field");
+      input.value="";
+      
+      //steps of the example tour
+      let Steps =[
+        {
+          element: '#searchbar',
+          intro: loc.TOUR_sear1,
+          position: 'bottom'
+        },
+        {
+          element: '#searchbar',
+          intro: loc.TOUR_sear2,
+          position: 'bottom'
+        },
+        {
+          element: '#hint',
+          intro: loc.TOUR_searAnnot,
+          position: 'bottom'
+         },
+         {
+          element:'#vc-choose',
+          intro: loc.TOUR_vccho1,
+          position: "bottom",
+         },
+         {
+           element:'#vc-view',
+           intro: loc.TOUR_vccho2,
+           position: "bottom",
+         }, 
+         {
+           element: doe.querySelector('#ql-field').parentNode,
+           intro: loc.TOUR_qlfield,
+           position: "bottom",
+         },  
+         {
+           element:'#glimpse-intrjs',
+           intro: loc.TOUR_glimpse,
+           position: "bottom",
+         }, 
+         {
+           element:'#view-tutorial',
+           intro: loc.TOUR_help,
+           position: "bottom",
+         },
+         {
+           element: doe.querySelector('#searchbar button[type=submit]'),
+           intro: loc.TOUR_seargo,
+           position: "bottom",
+         },
+       ];
+   
+      //pass in the Steps array created earlier
+      intro.setOptions({steps: Steps});
+   
+      //total number of steps, needed for jasmine tests
+      //See also: introJS.totalSteps() merge requested: //github.com/usablica/intro.js/pull/268/files
+      intro.stepCount = Steps.length;
+    
+      //array of intro content needed for efficient testing
+      intro.testIntros = [];
+        for(let i = 0; i< Steps.length; i++){
+        intro.testIntros.push(Steps[i].intro);
+        }
+  
+        //changes before executing the single steps
+        intro.onbeforechange(function(targetedElement){
+          switch(targetedElement.id){
+          case "searchbar": 
+            if(this._currentStep == 1){ 
+              input = doe.querySelector('#q-field');
+              input.value="Baum";
+            }   
+            break;
+          
+          case "vc-view":  
+            vchoo = doe.querySelector("#vc-choose");
+            vcv = doe.querySelector("#vc-view");  
+            KorAP._delete.apply(KorAP.vc.root());
+            KorAP.vc.root().key("creationDate").update();
+            KorAP.vc.root().value("1820").update();  
+            if(!(vcv.querySelector(".active"))){
+              vchoo.click();
+            }   
+            break;     
+      } 
+    });
+    
+    // Execute at the end of the tour (By clicking at the done-Button)
+    intro.oncomplete(function(){
+      input.value="";
+      KorAP._delete.apply(KorAP.vc.root());
+      });
+    
+    return intro;
+    },
+  }
+});
diff --git a/dev/scss/main/introjs-ids.scss b/dev/scss/main/introjs-ids.scss
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..12acbc1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dev/scss/main/introjs-ids.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+@import "../util";
+
+
+.introjs-helperNumberLayer {
+      background:$ids-orange-2;
+    }
+ 
+.introjs-helperLayer {
+    background-color:transparent;
+     }
+ 
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/dev/scss/main/introjs.scss b/dev/scss/main/introjs.scss
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..33c159b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dev/scss/main/introjs.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,506 @@
+.introjs-overlay {
+  position: absolute;
+  box-sizing: content-box;
+  z-index: 999999;
+  background-color: #000;
+  opacity: 0;
+  background: -moz-radial-gradient(center,ellipse farthest-corner,rgba(0,0,0,0.4) 0,rgba(0,0,0,0.9) 100%);
+  background: -webkit-gradient(radial,center center,0px,center center,100%,color-stop(0%,rgba(0,0,0,0.4)),color-stop(100%,rgba(0,0,0,0.9)));
+  background: -webkit-radial-gradient(center,ellipse farthest-corner,rgba(0,0,0,0.4) 0,rgba(0,0,0,0.9) 100%);
+  background: -o-radial-gradient(center,ellipse farthest-corner,rgba(0,0,0,0.4) 0,rgba(0,0,0,0.9) 100%);
+  background: -ms-radial-gradient(center,ellipse farthest-corner,rgba(0,0,0,0.4) 0,rgba(0,0,0,0.9) 100%);
+  background: radial-gradient(center,ellipse farthest-corner,rgba(0,0,0,0.4) 0,rgba(0,0,0,0.9) 100%);
+  filter: "progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient(startColorstr='#66000000',endColorstr='#e6000000',GradientType=1)";
+  -ms-filter: "progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Alpha(Opacity=50)";
+  filter: alpha(opacity=50);
+  -webkit-transition: all 0.3s ease-out;
+     -moz-transition: all 0.3s ease-out;
+      -ms-transition: all 0.3s ease-out;
+       -o-transition: all 0.3s ease-out;
+          transition: all 0.3s ease-out;
+}
+
+.introjs-fixParent {
+  z-index: auto !important;
+  opacity: 1.0 !important;
+  -webkit-transform: none !important;
+     -moz-transform: none !important;
+      -ms-transform: none !important;
+       -o-transform: none !important;
+          transform: none !important;
+}
+
+.introjs-showElement,
+tr.introjs-showElement > td,
+tr.introjs-showElement > th {
+  z-index: 9999999 !important;
+}
+
+.introjs-disableInteraction {
+  z-index: 99999999 !important;
+  position: absolute;
+  background-color: white;
+  opacity: 0;
+  filter: alpha(opacity=0);
+}
+
+.introjs-relativePosition,
+tr.introjs-showElement > td,
+tr.introjs-showElement > th {
+  position: relative;
+}
+
+.introjs-helperLayer {
+  box-sizing: content-box;
+  position: absolute;
+  z-index: 9999998;
+  background-color: #FFF;
+  background-color: rgba(255,255,255,.9);
+  border: 1px solid #777;
+  border: 1px solid rgba(0,0,0,.5);
+  border-radius: 4px;
+  box-shadow: 0 2px 15px rgba(0,0,0,.4);
+  -webkit-transition: all 0.3s ease-out;
+     -moz-transition: all 0.3s ease-out;
+      -ms-transition: all 0.3s ease-out;
+       -o-transition: all 0.3s ease-out;
+          transition: all 0.3s ease-out;
+}
+
+.introjs-tooltipReferenceLayer {
+  box-sizing: content-box;
+  position: absolute;
+  visibility: hidden;
+  z-index: 100000000;
+  background-color: transparent;
+  -webkit-transition: all 0.3s ease-out;
+     -moz-transition: all 0.3s ease-out;
+      -ms-transition: all 0.3s ease-out;
+       -o-transition: all 0.3s ease-out;
+          transition: all 0.3s ease-out;
+}
+
+.introjs-helperLayer *,
+.introjs-helperLayer *:before,
+.introjs-helperLayer *:after {
+  -webkit-box-sizing: content-box;
+     -moz-box-sizing: content-box;
+      -ms-box-sizing: content-box;
+       -o-box-sizing: content-box;
+          box-sizing: content-box;
+}
+
+.introjs-helperNumberLayer {
+  box-sizing: content-box;
+  position: absolute;
+  visibility: visible;
+  top: -16px;
+  left: -16px;
+  z-index: 9999999999 !important;
+  padding: 2px;
+  font-family: Arial, verdana, tahoma;
+  font-size: 13px;
+  font-weight: bold;
+  color: white;
+  text-align: center;
+  text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px rgba(0,0,0,.3);
+  background: #ff3019; /* Old browsers */
+  background: -webkit-linear-gradient(top, #ff3019 0%, #cf0404 100%); /* Chrome10+,Safari5.1+ */
+  background: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, color-stop(0%, #ff3019), color-stop(100%, #cf0404)); /* Chrome,Safari4+ */
+  background:    -moz-linear-gradient(top, #ff3019 0%, #cf0404 100%); /* FF3.6+ */
+  background:     -ms-linear-gradient(top, #ff3019 0%, #cf0404 100%); /* IE10+ */
+  background:      -o-linear-gradient(top, #ff3019 0%, #cf0404 100%); /* Opera 11.10+ */
+  background:         linear-gradient(to bottom, #ff3019 0%, #cf0404 100%);  /* W3C */
+  width: 20px;
+  height:20px;
+  line-height: 20px;
+  border: 3px solid white;
+  border-radius: 50%;
+  filter: "progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient(startColorstr='#ff3019', endColorstr='#cf0404', GradientType=0)"; /* IE6-9 */
+  filter: "progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Shadow(direction=135, strength=2, color=ff0000)"; /* IE10 text shadows */
+  box-shadow: 0 2px 5px rgba(0,0,0,.4);
+}
+
+.introjs-arrow {
+  border: 5px solid transparent;
+  content:'';
+  position: absolute;
+}
+.introjs-arrow.top {
+  top: -10px;
+  border-bottom-color:white;
+}
+.introjs-arrow.top-right {
+  top: -10px;
+  right: 10px;
+  border-bottom-color:white;
+}
+.introjs-arrow.top-middle {
+  top: -10px;
+  left: 50%;
+  margin-left: -5px;
+  border-bottom-color:white;
+}
+.introjs-arrow.right {
+  right: -10px;
+  top: 10px;
+  border-left-color:white;
+}
+.introjs-arrow.right-bottom {
+  bottom:10px;
+  right: -10px;
+  border-left-color:white;
+}
+.introjs-arrow.bottom {
+  bottom: -10px;
+  border-top-color:white;
+}
+.introjs-arrow.bottom-right {
+  bottom: -10px;
+  right: 10px;
+  border-top-color:white;
+}
+.introjs-arrow.bottom-middle {
+  bottom: -10px;
+  left: 50%;
+  margin-left: -5px;
+  border-top-color:white;
+}
+.introjs-arrow.left {
+  left: -10px;
+  top: 10px;
+  border-right-color:white;
+}
+.introjs-arrow.left-bottom {
+  left: -10px;
+  bottom:10px;
+  border-right-color:white;
+}
+
+.introjs-tooltip {
+  box-sizing: content-box;
+  position: absolute;
+  visibility: visible;
+  padding: 10px;
+  background-color: white;
+  min-width: 200px;
+  max-width: 300px;
+  border-radius: 3px;
+  box-shadow: 0 1px 10px rgba(0,0,0,.4);
+  -webkit-transition: opacity 0.1s ease-out;
+     -moz-transition: opacity 0.1s ease-out;
+      -ms-transition: opacity 0.1s ease-out;
+       -o-transition: opacity 0.1s ease-out;
+          transition: opacity 0.1s ease-out;
+}
+
+.introjs-tooltipbuttons {
+  text-align: right;
+  white-space: nowrap;
+}
+
+/*
+ Buttons style by http://nicolasgallagher.com/lab/css3-github-buttons/
+ Changed by Afshin Mehrabani
+*/
+.introjs-button {
+  box-sizing: content-box;
+  position: relative;
+  overflow: visible;
+  display: inline-block;
+  padding: 0.3em 0.8em;
+  border: 1px solid #d4d4d4;
+  margin: 0;
+  text-decoration: none;
+  text-shadow: 1px 1px 0 #fff;
+  font: 11px/normal sans-serif;
+  color: #333;
+  white-space: nowrap;
+  cursor: pointer;
+  outline: none;
+  background-color: #ececec;
+  background-image: -webkit-gradient(linear, 0 0, 0 100%, from(#f4f4f4), to(#ececec));
+  background-image: -moz-linear-gradient(#f4f4f4, #ececec);
+  background-image: -o-linear-gradient(#f4f4f4, #ececec);
+  background-image: linear-gradient(#f4f4f4, #ececec);
+  -webkit-background-clip: padding;
+  -moz-background-clip: padding;
+  -o-background-clip: padding-box;
+  /*background-clip: padding-box;*/ /* commented out due to Opera 11.10 bug */
+  -webkit-border-radius: 0.2em;
+  -moz-border-radius: 0.2em;
+  border-radius: 0.2em;
+  /* IE hacks */
+  zoom: 1;
+  *display: inline;
+  margin-top: 10px;
+}
+
+.introjs-button:hover {
+  border-color: #bcbcbc;
+  text-decoration: none;
+  box-shadow: 0px 1px 1px #e3e3e3;
+}
+
+.introjs-button:focus,
+.introjs-button:active {
+  background-image: -webkit-gradient(linear, 0 0, 0 100%, from(#ececec), to(#f4f4f4));
+  background-image: -moz-linear-gradient(#ececec, #f4f4f4);
+  background-image: -o-linear-gradient(#ececec, #f4f4f4);
+  background-image: linear-gradient(#ececec, #f4f4f4);
+}
+
+/* overrides extra padding on button elements in Firefox */
+.introjs-button::-moz-focus-inner {
+  padding: 0;
+  border: 0;
+}
+
+.introjs-skipbutton {
+  box-sizing: content-box;
+  margin-right: 5px;
+  color: #7a7a7a;
+}
+
+.introjs-prevbutton {
+  -webkit-border-radius: 0.2em 0 0 0.2em;
+  -moz-border-radius: 0.2em 0 0 0.2em;
+  border-radius: 0.2em 0 0 0.2em;
+  border-right: none;
+}
+
+.introjs-prevbutton.introjs-fullbutton {
+  border: 1px solid #d4d4d4;
+  -webkit-border-radius: 0.2em;
+  -moz-border-radius: 0.2em;
+  border-radius: 0.2em;
+}
+
+.introjs-nextbutton {
+  -webkit-border-radius: 0 0.2em 0.2em 0;
+  -moz-border-radius: 0 0.2em 0.2em 0;
+  border-radius: 0 0.2em 0.2em 0;
+}
+
+.introjs-nextbutton.introjs-fullbutton {
+  -webkit-border-radius: 0.2em;
+  -moz-border-radius: 0.2em;
+  border-radius: 0.2em;
+}
+
+.introjs-disabled, .introjs-disabled:hover, .introjs-disabled:focus {
+  color: #9a9a9a;
+  border-color: #d4d4d4;
+  box-shadow: none;
+  cursor: default;
+  background-color: #f4f4f4;
+  background-image: none;
+  text-decoration: none;
+}
+
+.introjs-hidden {
+     display: none;
+}
+
+.introjs-bullets {
+  text-align: center;
+}
+.introjs-bullets ul {
+  box-sizing: content-box;
+  clear: both;
+  margin: 15px auto 0;
+  padding: 0;
+  display: inline-block;
+}
+.introjs-bullets ul li {
+  box-sizing: content-box;
+  list-style: none;
+  float: left;
+  margin: 0 2px;
+}
+.introjs-bullets ul li a {
+  box-sizing: content-box;
+  display: block;
+  width: 6px;
+  height: 6px;
+  background: #ccc;
+  border-radius: 10px;
+  -moz-border-radius: 10px;
+  -webkit-border-radius: 10px;
+  text-decoration: none;
+  cursor: pointer;
+}
+.introjs-bullets ul li a:hover {
+  background: #999;
+}
+.introjs-bullets ul li a.active {
+  background: #999;
+}
+
+.introjs-progress {
+  box-sizing: content-box;
+  overflow: hidden;
+  height: 10px;
+  margin: 10px 0 5px 0;
+  border-radius: 4px;
+  background-color: #ecf0f1
+}
+.introjs-progressbar {
+  box-sizing: content-box;
+  float: left;
+  width: 0%;
+  height: 100%;
+  font-size: 10px;
+  line-height: 10px;
+  text-align: center;
+  background-color: #08c;
+}
+
+.introjsFloatingElement {
+  position: absolute;
+  height: 0;
+  width: 0;
+  left: 50%;
+  top: 50%;
+}
+
+.introjs-fixedTooltip {
+  position: fixed;
+}
+
+.introjs-hint {
+  box-sizing: content-box;
+  position: absolute;
+  background: transparent;
+  width: 20px;
+  height: 15px;
+  cursor: pointer;
+}
+.introjs-hint:focus {
+    border: 0;
+    outline: 0;
+}
+.introjs-hidehint {
+  display: none;
+}
+
+.introjs-fixedhint {
+  position: fixed;
+}
+
+.introjs-hint:hover > .introjs-hint-pulse {
+  border: 5px solid rgba(60, 60, 60, 0.57);
+}
+
+.introjs-hint-pulse {
+  box-sizing: content-box;
+  width: 10px;
+  height: 10px;
+  border: 5px solid rgba(60, 60, 60, 0.27);
+  -webkit-border-radius: 30px;
+  -moz-border-radius: 30px;
+  border-radius: 30px;
+  background-color: rgba(136, 136, 136, 0.24);
+  z-index: 10;
+  position: absolute;
+  -webkit-transition: all 0.2s ease-out;
+     -moz-transition: all 0.2s ease-out;
+      -ms-transition: all 0.2s ease-out;
+       -o-transition: all 0.2s ease-out;
+          transition: all 0.2s ease-out;
+}
+.introjs-hint-no-anim .introjs-hint-dot {
+  -webkit-animation: none;
+  -moz-animation: none;
+  animation: none;
+}
+.introjs-hint-dot {
+  box-sizing: content-box;
+  border: 10px solid rgba(146, 146, 146, 0.36);
+  background: transparent;
+  -webkit-border-radius: 60px;
+  -moz-border-radius: 60px;
+  border-radius: 60px;
+  height: 50px;
+  width: 50px;
+  -webkit-animation: introjspulse 3s ease-out;
+  -moz-animation: introjspulse 3s ease-out;
+  animation: introjspulse 3s ease-out;
+  -webkit-animation-iteration-count: infinite;
+  -moz-animation-iteration-count: infinite;
+  animation-iteration-count: infinite;
+  position: absolute;
+  top: -25px;
+  left: -25px;
+  z-index: 1;
+  opacity: 0;
+}
+
+@-webkit-keyframes introjspulse {
+    0% {
+        -webkit-transform: scale(0);
+        opacity: 0.0;
+    }
+    25% {
+        -webkit-transform: scale(0);
+        opacity: 0.1;
+    }
+    50% {
+        -webkit-transform: scale(0.1);
+        opacity: 0.3;
+    }
+    75% {
+        -webkit-transform: scale(0.5);
+        opacity: 0.5;
+    }
+    100% {
+        -webkit-transform: scale(1);
+        opacity: 0.0;
+    }
+}
+
+@-moz-keyframes introjspulse {
+    0% {
+        -moz-transform: scale(0);
+        opacity: 0.0;
+    }
+    25% {
+        -moz-transform: scale(0);
+        opacity: 0.1;
+    }
+    50% {
+        -moz-transform: scale(0.1);
+        opacity: 0.3;
+    }
+    75% {
+        -moz-transform: scale(0.5);
+        opacity: 0.5;
+    }
+    100% {
+        -moz-transform: scale(1);
+        opacity: 0.0;
+    }
+}
+
+@keyframes introjspulse {
+    0% {
+        transform: scale(0);
+        opacity: 0.0;
+    }
+    25% {
+        transform: scale(0);
+        opacity: 0.1;
+    }
+    50% {
+        transform: scale(0.1);
+        opacity: 0.3;
+    }
+    75% {
+        transform: scale(0.5);
+        opacity: 0.5;
+    }
+    100% {
+        transform: scale(1);
+        opacity: 0.0;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/dev/scss/main/main.scss b/dev/scss/main/main.scss
index 125839e..7d11e2f 100644
--- a/dev/scss/main/main.scss
+++ b/dev/scss/main/main.scss
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@
 @import "buttongroup"; // Button groups
 @import "panel";       // Base panel system
 @import "plugin";      // Plugin mechanism
-
+@import "introjs";     // Guided Tour
+@import "introjs-ids"; // Guided Tour: IDS specific 
 main {
   margin: {
     left: $standard-margin; 
diff --git a/templates/de/intro.html.ep b/templates/de/intro.html.ep
index 1aa7178..3806197 100644
--- a/templates/de/intro.html.ep
+++ b/templates/de/intro.html.ep
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
   
   <p><strong>Neu bei KorAP?</strong> Dann starten Sie doch mit unserer <%= doc_opener 'korap', begin %>Einführung<% end %>!</p>
 
+  <!--<p><strong>Neu bei KorAP?</strong> Dann starten Sie doch mit unserer <a href="#" onclick="tourshow()"> Tour</a> oder mit der <%= doc_opener 'korap', begin %>Einführung<% end %>!</p> -->
   %= include 'announcement', lang => 'de'
 
   <p>KorAP wird am <a href="http://www.ids-mannheim.de">Leibniz-Institut für Deutsche Sprache</a> in Mannheim entwickelt, Mitglied der <a href="http://www.leibniz-gemeinschaft.de/en/about-us/leibniz-competition/projekte-2011/2011-funding-line-2/">Leibniz Gemeinschaft</a>. Die einzelnen Module werden als Open Source auf <a href="http://github.com/KorAP">GitHub</a> veröffentlicht.</p>
@@ -21,3 +22,4 @@
     <a href="http://www.leibniz-gemeinschaft.de/" class="logo"><p id="leibniz-logo"><span>Mitglied der Leibniz Gemeinschaft</span></p></a>
   </div>
 </div>
+
diff --git a/templates/intro.html.ep b/templates/intro.html.ep
index 28be17e..91761db 100644
--- a/templates/intro.html.ep
+++ b/templates/intro.html.ep
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@
   <p><noscript>KorAP expects activated JavaScript for some features.</noscript></p>
 
   <p><strong>New to KorAP?</strong> Please check out our <%= doc_opener 'korap', begin %>tutorial<% end %>!</p>
-
+  
+  <!-- <p><strong>New to KorAP?</strong> Please check out our <a href="#" onclick="tourshow()">guided tour</a> or our <%= doc_opener 'korap', begin %>tutorial<% end %>!</p> -->    
   %= include 'announcement', lang => 'en'
 
   <p>KorAP is developed at the <a href="http://www.ids-mannheim.de">Leibniz Institute for the German Language</a>, member of the <a href="http://www.leibniz-gemeinschaft.de/en/about-us/leibniz-competition/projekte-2011/2011-funding-line-2/">Leibniz Association</a>. The separated modules are being published as open source at <a href="http://github.com/KorAP">GitHub</a>.</p>
diff --git a/templates/layouts/main.html.ep b/templates/layouts/main.html.ep
index 32dccb6..ee29e60 100644
--- a/templates/layouts/main.html.ep
+++ b/templates/layouts/main.html.ep
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
     <link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="<%= url_for '/img/apple-touch-icon.png' %>" />
     <link href="<%= stash 'prefix' %>/favicon.ico" rel="shortcut icon" type="image/x-icon" /> 
     <link href="<%= stash 'prefix' %>/css/kalamar-<%= $Kalamar::VERSION %>.css" type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" />
+    
 %= javascript begin  
   window.KorAP = window.KorAP || {};
   % my $api = url_for('index');
@@ -54,6 +55,8 @@
 % } else {
     <script src="<%= (stash('prefix') // '') . '/js/' . loc('jsFile', 'kalamar-' . $Kalamar::VERSION . '-en.js') %>" async="async"></script>
 % };
+      
+    
   </head>
 % my $embedded = 0;
 % $embedded = 1 if stash('embedded');
@@ -81,5 +84,6 @@
     %= notifications 'Kalamar::Plugin::Notifications'
 
     %= content_block 'scripts'
+    
   </body>
 </html>
diff --git a/templates/partial/header.html.ep b/templates/partial/header.html.ep
index 5f1433d..de20994 100644
--- a/templates/partial/header.html.ep
+++ b/templates/partial/header.html.ep
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <div class="button right">
       % param(cutoff => 1) unless param 'q';
       %= check_box cutoff => 1, id => 'q-cutoff-field', class => 'checkbox'
-      <label for="q-cutoff-field" title="<%= loc('glimpse_desc') %>"><span></span><%= loc('glimpse') %></label>
+      <label for="q-cutoff-field" title="<%= loc('glimpse_desc') %>"><span id="glimpse-intrjs"></span><%= loc('glimpse') %></label>
       <%= link_to 'doc_start', title => loc('tutorial'), class => "tutorial", id => "view-tutorial", tabindex => '-1', begin %><span><%= loc 'tutorial' %></span><% end %>
     </div>
     <div class="clear"></div>