diff --git a/projects/index.html b/projects/index.html
index 181d1b3..17c21d9 100644
--- a/projects/index.html
+++ b/projects/index.html
@@ -10,8 +10,9 @@ layout: default
     </div>
     <noscript><h2>this page needs JavaScript to work</h2></noscript>
     <h1 class="text-center pt-3">things i've worked on.</h1>
+    <p class="text-center text-muted pb-3">use the tabs to switch between maintained and archived programs.</p>
     <nav>
-        <div class="nav nav-tabs" id="nav-tab" role="tablist">
+        <div class="nav nav-tabs justify-content-center" id="nav-tab" role="tablist">
             <button class="nav-link active" id="nav-home-tab" data-bs-toggle="tab" data-bs-target="#nav-home" type="button" role="tab" aria-controls="nav-home" aria-selected="true">Maintained</button>
             <button class="nav-link" id="nav-profile-tab" data-bs-toggle="tab" data-bs-target="#nav-profile" type="button" role="tab" aria-controls="nav-profile" aria-selected="false">Archived</button>
             <button class="nav-link" id="nav-contact-tab" data-bs-toggle="tab" data-bs-target="#nav-contact" type="button" role="tab" aria-controls="nav-contact" aria-selected="false">Contributions</button>
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@ layout: default
     <div class="tab-content" id="nav-tabContent">
         <div class="tab-pane fade show active" id="nav-home" role="tabpanel" aria-labelledby="nav-home-tab">
             <h3 class="text-center pt-3 pb-1">Maintained</h3>
+            <p class="text-center text-muted pb-1">Projects that are still being worked on and updated.</p>
             <div class="container">
                 <div class="row">
                     {% for item in site.data.projects-maintained %}
@@ -39,6 +41,7 @@ layout: default
         </div>
         <div class="tab-pane fade" id="nav-profile" role="tabpanel" aria-labelledby="nav-profile-tab">
             <h3 class="text-center pt-3 pb-1">Archived</h3>
+            <p class="text-center text-muted pb-1">Projects that are no longer being worked on and do not recieve updates.</p>
             <div class="container">
                 <div class="row">
                     {% for item in site.data.projects-archived %}
@@ -58,6 +61,7 @@ layout: default
         </div>
         <div class="tab-pane fade" id="nav-contact" role="tabpanel" aria-labelledby="nav-contact-tab">
             <h3 class="text-center pt-3 pb-1">Contributions</h3>
+            <p class="text-center text-muted pb-1">Projects created by others that I've worked on.</p>
             <div class="container" style="padding-bottom: 2rem">
                 <div class="row">
                     {% for item in site.data.projects-contributed %}