-If Desktop Save mode is enabled, the state of Emacs is saved from
-one session to another. See variable `desktop-save' and function
-`desktop-read' for details."
+When Desktop Save mode is enabled, the state of Emacs is saved from
+one session to another. In particular, Emacs will save the desktop when
+it exits (this may prompt you; see the option `desktop-save'). The next
+time Emacs starts, if this mode is active it will restore the desktop.
+
+To manually save the desktop at any time, use the command `M-x desktop-save'.
+To load it, use `M-x desktop-read'.
+
+Once a desktop file exists, Emacs will auto-save it according to the
+option `desktop-auto-save-timeout'.
+
+To see all the options you can set, browse the `desktop' customization group.
+
+For further details, see info node `(emacs)Saving Emacs Sessions'."