Micro is a terminal-based text editor that aims to be easy to use and intuitive,
while also taking advantage of the full capabilities of modern terminals.
-*Press CtrlQ to quit, and CtrlS to save.*
-
If you want to see all the keybindings press CtrlE and type `help keybindings`.
See the next section for more information about documentation and help.
+### Quick-start
+
+Press CtrlQ to quit, and CtrlS to save. Press CtrlE to start typing commands
+and you can see which commands are available by pressing tab, or by
+viewing the help topic `> help commands`. When I write `> ...` I mean press
+CtrlE and then type whatever is there.
+
+Move the cursor around with the mouse or the arrow keys.
+
+If the colorscheme doesn't look good, you can change it with `> set colorscheme ...`.
+You can press tab to see the available colorschemes, or see more information with
+`> help colors`.
+
+Press CtrlW to move between splits, and type `> vsplit filename` or `> hsplit filename`
+to open a new split.
+
### Accessing more help
Micro has a built-in help system much like Vim's (although less extensive).
-To use it, press CtrlE to access command mode and type in help followed by a topic.
-Typing help followed by nothing will open this page.
+To use it, press CtrlE to access command mode and type in `help` followed by a topic.
+Typing `help` followed by nothing will open this page.
Here are the possible help topics that you can read:
* colors: Explains micro's colorscheme and syntax highlighting engine and how to create your
own colorschemes or add new languages to the engine
-For example to open the help page on plugins you would press CtrlE and type `help plugins`.
+For example, to open the help page on plugins you would press CtrlE and type `help plugins`.
I recommend looking at the `tutorial` help file because it is short for each section and
gives concrete examples of how to use the various configuration options in micro. However,
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