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Author: Chris Cho

source/includes/quick-start/connect-to-mongodb.rst

@@ -4,17 +4,16 @@
    .. step:: Create your Node.js Application
 
       Create a file to contain your application called ``index.js`` in your
-      ``node_quickstart`` project directory. Paste the following code into
-      the file, assigning 
-      the ``uri`` variable the value of your connection string.
-
+      ``node_quickstart`` project directory. 
+      
+      Copy and paste the following code into the ``index.js`` file:
+      
       .. code-block:: js
 
          const { MongoClient } = require("mongodb");
 
          // Replace the uri string with your connection string.
-         const uri =
-           "mongodb+srv://<user>:<password>@<cluster-url>?retryWrites=true&w=majority";
+         const uri = "<connection string uri>";
 
          const client = new MongoClient(uri);
 
@@ -47,6 +46,13 @@
 
             const MongoClient = require("mongodb").MongoClient;
 
+   .. step:: Assign the Connection String
+
+      Replace the ``<connection string uri>`` placeholder in
+      ``index.js`` with the connection string that you 
+      copied from the :ref:`quick-start-connection-string` step
+      in this guide.
+
    .. step:: Run your Node.js Application
 
       Run the application you created from the previous step from the
@@ -73,6 +79,6 @@
       proper connection string in the application code, and loaded the sample
       data set in your Atlas cluster.
 
-      At this point, you should have a working application that uses
-      the {+driver-short+} to connect to your MongoDB instance, runs a query
-      on the sample data, and prints out the result.
+      After completing this step, you should have a working application that
+      uses the driver to connect to your MongoDB instance, runs a query on
+      the sample data, and prints out the result.

source/includes/quick-start/create-a-connection-string.rst

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ the {+driver-short+}.
 
 Select the :guilabel:`Password (SCRAM)` authentication mechanism.
 
-Unselect the :guilabel:`Include full driver code example` to view
+Deselect the :guilabel:`Include full driver code example` to view
 only the connection string.
 
 Click the button on the right of the connection string to copy it to
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ your clipboard as shown in the following screenshot:
 .. figure:: /includes/figures/atlas_connection_copy_string_node.png
    :alt: The connection string copy button in the Atlas UI
 
-
 Paste this connection string into a a file in your preferred text editor
 and replace the "<username>" and "<password>" placeholders with
 your database username and password from the previous step.

source/quick-start/create-a-connection-string.txt

@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+.. _quick-start-connection-string:
+
 ==========================
 Create a Connection String
 ==========================

source/quick-start/overview.txt

@@ -17,15 +17,15 @@ This guide shows you how to create an application that uses the
 you prefer to connect to MongoDB using a different driver or programming
 language, see our :driver:`list of official drivers <>`.
 
-The {+driver-short+} is a library you can use to connect to and communicate
-with MongoDB.
+The {+driver-short+} is a library of functions that you can use to connect
+to and communicate with MongoDB.
 
 MongoDB Atlas is a fully managed cloud database service that hosts your
-MongoDB servers. You can get started with your own free (no credit card
-required) MongoDB instance with this guide.
+MongoDB deployments. You can create your own free (no credit card
+required) MongoDB Atlas deployment by following the steps in this guide.
 
 Follow the steps in this guide to connect a sample Node.js application to
-a MongoDB deployment on MongoDB Atlas.
+a MongoDB Atlas deployment.
 
 .. button:: Next: Download and Install
    :uri: /quick-start/download-and-install/