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diff --git a/man/help.texi b/man/help.texi
index ca9e824e06..0ee1adda21 100644
--- a/man/help.texi
+++ b/man/help.texi
@@ -80,6 +80,13 @@ Finally, you can try looking up a suitable package using keywords
 pertinent to the feature you need.  @xref{Library Keywords}.
 @end table
 
+  To find the documentation of a key sequence or a menu item, type
+@kbd{C-h C-k} and then type that key sequence or select the menu
+item.  This looks up the description of the command invoked by the key
+or the menu in the appropriate manual (not necessarily the Emacs
+manual).  Likewise, use @kbd{C-h C-f} for reading documentation of a
+command.
+
 @menu
 * Help Summary::	Brief list of all Help commands.
 * Key Help::		Asking what a key does in Emacs.
@@ -185,8 +192,8 @@ programming language you are editing (@code{info-lookup-symbol}).
 @findex describe-key-briefly
   The most basic @kbd{C-h} options are @kbd{C-h c}
 (@code{describe-key-briefly}) and @w{@kbd{C-h k}} (@code{describe-key}).
-@kbd{C-h c @var{key}} prints in the echo area the name of the command
-that @var{key} is bound to.  For example, @kbd{C-h c C-f} prints
+@kbd{C-h c @var{key}} displays in the echo area the name of the command
+that @var{key} is bound to.  For example, @kbd{C-h c C-f} displays
 @samp{forward-char}.  Since command names are chosen to describe what
 the commands do, this is a good way to get a very brief description of
 what @var{key} does.
@@ -246,7 +253,7 @@ f} command, then go on editing.
 @kindex C-h w
 @findex where-is
   @kbd{C-h w @var{command} @key{RET}} tells you what keys are bound to
-@var{command}.  It prints a list of the keys in the echo area.  If it
+@var{command}.  It displays a list of the keys in the echo area.  If it
 says the command is not on any key, you must use @kbd{M-x} to run it.
 @kbd{C-h w} runs the command @code{where-is}.
 
@@ -375,7 +382,7 @@ processes --- process, subshell, compilation, and job control support.
 terminals --- support for terminal types.
 tex --- support for the @TeX{} formatter.
 tools --- programming tools.
-unix --- front-ends/assistants for, or emulators of, Unix features.
+unix --- front-ends/assistants for, or emulators of, system features.
 vms --- support code for VMS.
 wp --- word processing.
 @end display
@@ -471,7 +478,15 @@ goes straight to the documentation of the Emacs function
 @var{function}.  @kbd{C-h C-k @var{key}} enters Info and goes straight
 to the documentation of the key @var{key}.  These two keys run the
 commands @code{Info-goto-emacs-command-node} and
-@code{Info-goto-emacs-key-command-node}.
+@code{Info-goto-emacs-key-command-node}.  You can use @kbd{C-h C-k} to
+find the documentation of a menu item: just select that menu item when
+@kbd{C-h C-k} prompts for a key.
+
+  @kbd{C-h C-f} and @kbd{C-h C-k} know about commands and keys
+described in manuals other than the Emacs manual.  Thus, they make it
+easier to find the documentation of commands and keys when you are not
+sure which manual describes them, like when using some specialized
+mode.
 
   When editing a program, if you have an Info version of the manual for
 the programming language, you can use the command @kbd{C-h C-i} to refer
@@ -482,7 +497,7 @@ mode.
 @kindex C-h l
 @findex view-lossage
   If something surprising happens, and you are not sure what commands you
-typed, use @kbd{C-h l} (@code{view-lossage}).  @kbd{C-h l} prints the last
+typed, use @kbd{C-h l} (@code{view-lossage}).  @kbd{C-h l} displays the last
 100 command characters you typed in.  If you see commands that you don't
 know, you can use @kbd{C-h c} to find out what they do.
 
@@ -490,7 +505,7 @@ know, you can use @kbd{C-h c} to find out what they do.
 @findex describe-mode
   Emacs has numerous major modes, each of which redefines a few keys and
 makes a few other changes in how editing works.  @kbd{C-h m}
-(@code{describe-mode}) prints documentation on the current major mode,
+(@code{describe-mode}) displays documentation on the current major mode,
 which normally describes all the commands that are changed in this
 mode.
 
@@ -551,6 +566,6 @@ various situations with solutions or workarounds in many cases.
   When a region of text is ``active,'' so that you can select it with
 the mouse or a key like @kbd{RET}, it often has associated help text.
 Areas of the mode line are examples.  This help will normally be
-printed in the echo area when you move point into the active text.  In
+shown in the echo area when you move point into the active text.  In
 a window system you can display the help text as a ``tooltip''
 (sometimes known as ``balloon help'').  @xref{Tooltips}.