diff --git a/packages/block-editor/src/components/tool-selector/index.js b/packages/block-editor/src/components/tool-selector/index.js
index fbaf8af5fac688..53fab037ba3684 100644
--- a/packages/block-editor/src/components/tool-selector/index.js
+++ b/packages/block-editor/src/components/tool-selector/index.js
@@ -71,31 +71,33 @@ function ToolSelector( props, ref ) {
 							onSelect={ __unstableSetEditorMode }
 							choices={ [
 								{
-									value: 'navigation',
+									value: 'edit',
 									label: (
 										<>
-											<Icon icon={ editIcon } />
-											{ __( 'Write' ) }
+											{ selectIcon }
+											{ __( 'Design' ) }
 										</>
 									),
-									info: __( 'Focus on content.' ),
+									info: __(
+										'Full control over layout and styling.'
+									),
 								},
 								{
-									value: 'edit',
+									value: 'navigation',
 									label: (
 										<>
-											{ selectIcon }
-											{ __( 'Design' ) }
+											<Icon icon={ editIcon } />
+											{ __( 'Edit' ) }
 										</>
 									),
-									info: __( 'Edit layout and styles.' ),
+									info: __( 'Focus on content.' ),
 								},
 							] }
 						/>
 					</NavigableMenu>
 					<div className="block-editor-tool-selector__help">
 						{ __(
-							'Tools provide different sets of interactions for blocks. Toggle between simplified content tools (Write) and advanced visual editing tools (Design).'
+							'Tools provide different interactions for selecting, navigating, and editing blocks. Toggle between select and edit by pressing Escape and Enter.'
 						) }
 					</div>
 				</>