diff --git a/doc/index.docbook b/doc/index.docbook
--- a/doc/index.docbook
+++ b/doc/index.docbook
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
                 <listitem><para><keycombo action="simul">&Shift;<keysym>Print</keysym></keycombo> will take a screenshot of your entire desktop, &ie; all monitors</para></listitem>
                 <listitem><para><keycombo action="simul"><keycap>Meta</keycap>&Shift;<keysym>Print</keysym></keycombo> will take a rectangular region screenshot</para></listitem>
                 </itemizedlist>
-                <para>You can configure the default save location and filename by starting &spectacle; normally, clicking the downward arrow beside the <guibutton>Save &amp; Exit</guibutton> button, and selecting <guimenuitem>Preferences</guimenuitem> from the menu.</para>
+                <para>You can configure the default save location and filename by starting &spectacle; normally and clicking on the <guibutton>Configure...</guibutton> button and navigating to the Save section</para>
 			</listitem>
 			<listitem>
 				<para>The mini command line &krunner; (invoked with <keycombo action="simul">&Alt;<keycap>F2</keycap></keycombo>) may also be used to start &spectacle;.</para>
@@ -213,16 +213,14 @@
 					<term><guibutton>Save &amp; Exit</guibutton></term>
 					<listitem>
 						<para>Clicking this button saves the screenshot as a PNG image in your default Pictures folder and immediately exits the application.</para>
-
-						<para>Additionally, if you click the arrow on the right side of the button, a drop-down menu allows you to simply <guilabel>Save</guilabel> the image, save the image with a different filename, location and format (<guilabel>Save As...</guilabel>), <guilabel>Print</guilabel> the image, and configure the default <guimenuitem>Preferences</guimenuitem>, such as application preferences and where to save the image by default and what filename to save it as.</para>
 					</listitem>
 				</varlistentry>
 			</variablelist>
 		</sect1>
 
 		<sect1>
 			<title>Configure</title>
-				<para>Use <menuchoice><guimenu>Save &amp; Exit</guimenu><guimenuitem>Preferences</guimenuitem></menuchoice> to open the configuration dialog.</para>
+            <para>Use the <guibutton>Configure...</guibutton> button to open the configuration dialog.</para>
 			<sect2>
 			<title>General</title>
 				<mediaobject>
diff --git a/src/Gui/KSMainWindow.h b/src/Gui/KSMainWindow.h
--- a/src/Gui/KSMainWindow.h
+++ b/src/Gui/KSMainWindow.h
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@
     QFrame           *mDivider;
     QDialogButtonBox *mDialogButtonBox;
     QPushButton      *mSendToButton;
+    QToolButton      *mConfigureButton;
     QToolButton      *mClipboardButton;
     QToolButton      *mSaveButton;
     QMenu            *mSaveMenu;
diff --git a/src/Gui/KSMainWindow.cpp b/src/Gui/KSMainWindow.cpp
--- a/src/Gui/KSMainWindow.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/KSMainWindow.cpp
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
     mDivider(new QFrame),
     mDialogButtonBox(new QDialogButtonBox),
     mSendToButton(new QPushButton),
+    mConfigureButton(new QToolButton),
     mClipboardButton(new QToolButton),
     mSaveButton(new QToolButton),
     mSaveMenu(new QMenu),
@@ -125,6 +126,13 @@
 
     mDialogButtonBox->setStandardButtons(QDialogButtonBox::Help);
 
+    mConfigureButton->setDefaultAction(KStandardAction::preferences(this, SLOT(showPreferencesDialog()), this));
+    mConfigureButton->setText(i18n("Configure..."));
+    mConfigureButton->setToolTip(i18n("Change Spectacle's settings."));
+    mConfigureButton->setIcon(QIcon::fromTheme(QStringLiteral("configure")));
+    mConfigureButton->setToolButtonStyle(Qt::ToolButtonTextBesideIcon);
+    mDialogButtonBox->addButton(mConfigureButton, QDialogButtonBox::ActionRole);
+
     KGuiItem::assign(mSendToButton, KGuiItem(i18n("Export Image...")));
     mSendToButton->setIcon(QIcon::fromTheme(QStringLiteral("document-share")));
     mDialogButtonBox->addButton(mSendToButton, QDialogButtonBox::ActionRole);
@@ -217,9 +225,6 @@
 
     // finish off building the menu
     mSaveMenu->addAction(KStandardAction::print(this, SLOT(showPrintDialog()), this));
-    mSaveMenu->addSeparator();
-    mSaveMenu->addAction(QIcon::fromTheme(QStringLiteral("applications-system")), i18n("Preferences"),
-                         this, SLOT(showPreferencesDialog()));
 }
 
 // overrides