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diff --git a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml
index b995371c10..5a3901d9c5 100644
--- a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml
+++ b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml
@@ -3451,8 +3451,8 @@
             Usually, information about the hardware can tell you what image
             format the device requires.
             Should your device require multiple partitions on an SD card, flash,
-            or an HDD, you can use the OpenEmbedded Image Creator
-            to create the properly partitioned image.
+            or an HDD, you can use the OpenEmbedded Image Creator,
+                <filename>wic</filename>, to create the properly partitioned image.
         </para>
 
         <para>
@@ -3463,7 +3463,7 @@
             specified either directly on the command-line or as one of a
             selection of canned <filename>.wks</filename> files as shown
             with the <filename>wic list images</filename> command in the
-            "<link linkend='using-a-provided-kickstart_file'>Using a Provided Kickstart File</link>"
+            "<link linkend='using-a-provided-kickstart_file'>Using an Existing Kickstart File</link>"
             section.
             When applied to a given set of build artifacts, the result is an
             image or set of images that can be directly written onto media and
@@ -3533,9 +3533,9 @@
             <title>Requirements</title>
 
             <para>
-                In order to use the <filename>wic</filename> utility with the
-                OpenEmbedded Build system, you need to meet the following
-                requirements:
+                In order to use the <filename>wic</filename> utility
+                with the OpenEmbedded Build system, your system needs
+                to meet the following requirements:
                 <itemizedlist>
                     <listitem><para>The Linux distribution on your
                         development host must support the Yocto Project.
@@ -3555,14 +3555,17 @@
                         system.
                         </para></listitem>
                     <listitem><para>
-                        Have the build artifacts already available.
-                        You must already have created an image using the
+                        You need to have the build artifacts already
+                        available, which typically means that you must
+                        have already created an image using the
                         Openembedded build system (e.g.
-                        <filename>core-image-minimal</filename>.
-                        It might seem redundant to generate an image in order
-                        to create an image using <filename>wic</filename>,
-                        but the artifacts are needed and they are generated
-                        with the build system.</para></listitem>
+                        <filename>core-image-minimal</filename>).
+                        It might seem redundant to generate an image in
+                        order to create an image using
+                        <filename>wic</filename>, but in the current
+                        version <filename>wic</filename>, the artifacts
+                        are needed in the form generated by the build
+                        system.</para></listitem>
                     <listitem><para>
                         You must have sourced one of the build environment
                         setup scripts (i.e.
@@ -3613,8 +3616,8 @@
             </para>
 
             <para>
-                You can find more out about the images
-                <filename>wic</filename> creates using the provided
+                You can find out more about the images
+                <filename>wic</filename> creates using the existing
                 kickstart files with the following form of the command:
                 <literallayout class='monospaced'>
      $ wic list &lt;image&gt; help
@@ -3669,7 +3672,7 @@
              <replaceable>image_name</replaceable>.wks
                                An an OpenEmbedded kickstart file.  You can provide
                                your own custom file or use a file from a set of
-                               provided files as described by further options.
+                               existing files as described by further options.
 
              -o <replaceable>OUTDIR</replaceable>, --outdir=<replaceable>OUTDIR</replaceable>
                                The name of a directory in which to create image.
@@ -3743,19 +3746,19 @@
         </section>
 
         <section id='using-a-provided-kickstart_file'>
-            <title>Using a Provided Kickstart File</title>
+            <title>Using an Existing Kickstart File</title>
 
             <para>
                 If you do not want to create your own
-                <filename>.wks</filename> file, you can use a provided
-                file.
+                <filename>.wks</filename> file, you can use an existing
+                file provided by the <filename>wic</filename> installation.
                 Use the following command to list the available files:
                 <literallayout class='monospaced'>
      $ wic list images
      directdisk Create a 'pcbios' direct disk image
      mkefidisk Create an EFI disk image
                  </literallayout>
-                 When you use a provided file, you do not have to use the
+                 When you use an existing file, you do not have to use the
                  <filename>.wks</filename> extension.
                  Here is an example in Raw Mode that uses the
                  <filename>directdisk</filename> file:
@@ -3799,7 +3802,7 @@
             </para>
 
             <section id='generate-an-image-using-a-provided-kickstart-file'>
-                <title>Generate an Image using a Provided Kickstart File</title>
+                <title>Generate an Image using an Existing Kickstart File</title>
 
                 <para>
                     This example runs in Cooked Mode and uses the
@@ -3826,7 +3829,7 @@
                     </literallayout>
                     This example shows the easiest way to create an image
                     by running in Cooked Mode and using the
-                    <filename>-e</filename> option with a provided kickstart
+                    <filename>-e</filename> option with an existing kickstart
                     file.
                     All that is necessary is to specify the image used to
                     generate the artifacts.
@@ -3879,7 +3882,7 @@
                 <para>
                     As mentioned earlier, you can use the command
                     <filename>wic list images</filename> to show the list
-                    of provided kickstart files.
+                    of existing kickstart files.
                     The directory in which these files reside is
                     <filename>scripts/lib/image/canned-wks/</filename>
                     located in the
@@ -4199,15 +4202,21 @@
             </para>
 
             <para>
-                Following is a listing of the commands, their syntax, and
-                meanings.
-                The commands are based on the Fedora kickstart documentation
-                but with modifications to reflect <filename>wic</filename>
-                capabilities.
-                <literallayout class='monospaced'>
-     http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Anaconda/Kickstart#part_or_partition
-     http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Anaconda/Kickstart#bootloader
-                </literallayout>
+                The following is a list of the commands, their syntax,
+                and meanings.
+                The commands are based on the Fedora
+                kickstart documentation but with modifications to
+                reflect <filename>wic</filename> capabilities.
+                You can see the original documentation for those commands
+                at the following links:
+                <itemizedlist>
+                    <listitem><para>
+                        <ulink url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Anaconda/Kickstart#part_or_partition'>http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Anaconda/Kickstart#part_or_partition</ulink>
+                                    </para></listitem>
+                    <listitem><para>
+                        <ulink url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Anaconda/Kickstart#bootloader'>http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Anaconda/Kickstart#bootloader</ulink>
+                                    </para></listitem>
+                </itemizedlist>
             </para>
 
             <section id='command-part-or-partition'>
@@ -4323,8 +4332,8 @@
                         <listitem><para><emphasis><filename>--active</filename>:</emphasis>
                             Marks the partition as active.</para></listitem>
                         <listitem><para><emphasis><filename>--align (in KBytes)</filename>:</emphasis>
-                            This option is specific to the Meego Image
-                            Creator (mic) that says to start a partition on an
+                            This option is a <filename>wic</filename>-specific
+                            option that says to start a partition on an
                             x KBytes boundary.</para></listitem>
                     </itemizedlist>
                 </para>
@@ -4358,7 +4367,7 @@
                             </para></listitem>
                         <listitem><para><emphasis><filename>--append</filename>:</emphasis>
                             Specifies kernel parameters.
-                            These will be added to the syslinux
+                            These parameters will be added to the syslinux
                             <filename>APPEND</filename> or
                             <filename>grub</filename> kernel command line.
                             </para></listitem>