How jQuery Works: Be more explicit

githubshrek · scottgonzalez · commit 06b6e7bf810c · 2014-10-24T08:39:27.000-04:00
Closes gh-511 Closes gh-512
diff --git a/page/about-jquery/how-jquery-works.md b/page/about-jquery/how-jquery-works.md
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ $( document ).ready(function() {
 });
 ```
 
-Save your HTML file and reload the test page in your browser. Clicking the link should now first display an alert pop-up, then continue with the default behavior of navigating to http://jquery.com.
+Copy the above jQuery code into your HTML file where it says `// Your code goes here`. Then, save your HTML file and reload the test page in your browser. Clicking the link should now first display an alert pop-up, then continue with the default behavior of navigating to http://jquery.com.
 
 For `click` and most other [events](http://api.jquery.com/category/events/), you can prevent the default behavior by calling `event.preventDefault()` in the event handler:
 
@@ -85,6 +85,8 @@ $( document ).ready(function() {
 });
 ```
 
+Try replacing your first snippet of jQuery code, which you previously copied in to your HTML file, with the one above. Save the HTML file again and reload to try it out.
+
 ### Complete Example
 
 The following example illustrates the click handling code discussed above, embedded directly in the HTML `<body>`. Note that in practice, it is usually better to place your code in a separate JS file and load it on the page with a `<script>` element's `src` attribute.
