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 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.*
+To open the command bar, press CtrlE. This enables a `>` prompt for typing
+commands. From now on when the documentation says to run a command such as
+`> help`, this means press CtrlE and type `help` (and press enter to execute
+the command).
 
-If you want to see all the keybindings press CtrlE and type `help keybindings`.
+For a list of the default keybindings run `> help defaultkeys`.
+For more information on keybindings see `> help keybindings`.
 
-See the next section for more information about documentation and help.
+## Quick-start
 
-### Accessing more help
+Press Ctrl-q to quit, and Ctrl-s 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`.
 
-Micro has a built-in help system much like Vim's (although less extensive).
+Move the cursor around with the mouse or the arrow keys. Run
+`> help defaultkeys` to  get a quick, easy overview of the default hotkeys and
+what they do. For more info on rebinding keys, see type `> help keybindings`.
 
-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.
+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 about colorschemes and syntax highlighting with `> help colors`.
+
+Press Ctrl-w 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 which can be accessed with the `help` command.
+
+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:
 
-* tutorial: A brief tutorial which gives an overview of all the other help topics
-* keybindings: Gives a full list of the default keybindings as well as how to rebind them
+* tutorial: A brief tutorial which gives an overview of all the other help
+  topics
+* keybindings: Gives a full list of the default keybindings as well as how to
+  rebind them
+* defaultkeys: Gives a more straight-forward list of the hotkey commands and what
+  they do.
 * commands: Gives a list of all the commands and what they do
 * options: Gives a list of all the options you can customize
-* plugins: Explains how micro's plugin system works and how to create your own plugins
-* colors: Explains micro's colorscheme and syntax highlighting engine and how to create your
-  own colorschemes or add new languages to the engine
+* plugins: Explains how micro's plugin system works and how to create your own
+  plugins
+* 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 run `> 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,
-it does not give the in-depth documentation that the other topics provide.
+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, it does not give the in-depth documentation that the
+other topics provide.