diff --git a/docs/bot-usage.md b/docs/bot-usage.md
index 0ca2f3cc5..f720bf554 100644
--- a/docs/bot-usage.md
+++ b/docs/bot-usage.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 This page explains the different parameters of the bot and how to run it.
 
-!Note:
+!!! Note:
     If you've used `setup.sh`, don't forget to activate your virtual environment (`source .env/bin/activate`) before running freqtrade commands.
 
 
@@ -43,19 +43,22 @@ optional arguments:
   --sd-notify           Notify systemd service manager.
 ```
 
-### How to use a different configuration file?
+### How to specify which configuration file be used?
 
-The bot allows you to select which configuration file you want to use. Per
-default, the bot will load the file `./config.json`
+The bot allows you to select which configuration file you want to use by means of
+the `-c/--config` command line option:
 
 ```bash
 freqtrade -c path/far/far/away/config.json
 ```
 
+Per default, the bot loads the `config.json` configuration file from the current
+working directory.
+
 ### How to use multiple configuration files?
 
 The bot allows you to use multiple configuration files by specifying multiple
-`-c/--config` configuration options in the command line. Configuration parameters
+`-c/--config` options in the command line. Configuration parameters
 defined in the last configuration file override parameters with the same name
 defined in the previous configuration file specified in the command line.
 
@@ -266,7 +269,7 @@ optional arguments:
 
 ## Edge commands
 
-To know your trade expectacny and winrate against historical data, you can use Edge.
+To know your trade expectancy and winrate against historical data, you can use Edge.
 
 ```
 usage: freqtrade edge [-h] [-i TICKER_INTERVAL] [--timerange TIMERANGE]
diff --git a/docs/configuration.md b/docs/configuration.md
index f8dbbbbbb..b48e23eee 100644
--- a/docs/configuration.md
+++ b/docs/configuration.md
@@ -1,15 +1,24 @@
 # Configure the bot
 
-This page explains how to configure your `config.json` file.
+This page explains how to configure your configuration file.
 
-## Setup config.json
+Per default, the bot loads configuration from the `config.json` file located in the current working directory.
+You can change the configuration file used by the bot with the `-c/--config` option.
 
-We recommend to copy and use the `config.json.example` as a template
+If you used the [Quick start](installation.md/#quick-start) method for installing 
+the bot, the installation script should have already created the default configuration file (`config.json`) for you.
+
+We recommend you to copy and use the `config.json.example` as a template
 for your bot configuration.
 
-The table below will list all configuration parameters.
+The configuration file defines the set of configuration parameters for the bot written in the JSON format.
+Additionally, you may use one-line `// ...` and multi-line `/* ... */` comments.
 
-Mandatory Parameters are marked as **Required**.
+## Configuration parameters
+
+The table below will list all configuration parameters available.
+
+Mandatory parameters are marked as **Required**.
 
 |  Command | Default | Description |
 |----------|---------|-------------|