diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index fdf9f5a..d9fca6a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ sendkeys --application-name "Notes" --characters "Hello<p:1> world<c:left:option
 
 ![hello world example](https://github.com/socsieng/sendkeys/raw/main/docs/images/example1.gif)
 
-_Activates the Notes application and types `Hello` (followed by a 1 second pause) and `world`, and then selects the word
-`world` and changes the font to italics with `command` + `i`._
+_Activates the Notes application (assuming Notes is already running) and types `Hello` (followed by a 1 second pause)
+and `world`, and then selects the word `world` and changes the font to italics with `command` + `i`._
 
 Input can be read from a file:
 
diff --git a/Sources/SendKeysLib/SendKeysCli.swift b/Sources/SendKeysLib/SendKeysCli.swift
index c0ad645..45c01c3 100644
--- a/Sources/SendKeysLib/SendKeysCli.swift
+++ b/Sources/SendKeysLib/SendKeysCli.swift
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ public struct SendKeysCli: ParsableCommand {
         subcommands: [MousePosition.self]
     )
 
-    @Option(name: .shortAndLong, help: "Name of the application to send keys to.")
+    @Option(name: .shortAndLong, help: "Name of a running application to send keys to.")
     var applicationName: String?
 
     @Option(name: .shortAndLong, help: "Default delay between keystrokes in seconds.")