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@@ -1,41 +1,38 @@
 # Micro help text
 
-Thank you for downloading and using micro.
-
 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.
 
+To open the command bar, press Ctrl-e. This enables a `>` prompt for typing
+commands. From now on when the documentation says to run a command such as
+`> help`, this means press Ctrl-e and type `help` (and press enter to execute
+the command).
 
-
-For a list of the default keybindings press CtrlE and type `help defaultkeys`.
+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
 
-Press CtrlQ to quit, and CtrlS to save. Press CtrlE to start typing commands and
+Press Ctrl-q to quit, and Ctrl-s to save. Press Ctrl-e 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. 
+topic `> help commands`.
 
-Move the cursor around with the mouse or the arrow keys. Type
+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`.
 
 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`.
+see more information about colorschemes and syntax highlighting with `> help colors`.
 
-Press CtrlW to move between splits, and type `> vsplit filename` or
+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 much like Vim's (although less extensive).
+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
+To use it, press Ctrl-e 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:
@@ -53,8 +50,7 @@ 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 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