diff --git a/doc/install.html b/doc/install.html
index 075441331c2..71443fb5860 100755
--- a/doc/install.html
+++ b/doc/install.html
@@ -131,8 +131,8 @@
 <p>&nbsp;</p>
 <H3><A NAME="config"></A>7. Edit config.php</H3>
 <blockquote>
-  <p>Now you can edit the configuration file, <strong>config.php</strong>. This 
-    file is used by all other files in Moodle.</p>
+  <p>Now you can edit the configuration file, <strong>config.php</strong>, using a 
+     text editor. This file is used by all other files in Moodle.</p>
   <p>To start with, make a copy of config-dist.php and call it config.php. We 
     do this so that your config.php won't be overwritten in case you upgrade Moodle 
     later on. </p>