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diff --git a/doc/salome/gui/SMESH/input/merging_elements.doc b/doc/salome/gui/SMESH/input/merging_elements.doc
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--- a/doc/salome/gui/SMESH/input/merging_elements.doc
+++ b/doc/salome/gui/SMESH/input/merging_elements.doc
@@ -2,47 +2,62 @@
 
 \page merging_elements_page Merging Elements
 
-\n This functionality allows to merge coincident elements of a mesh
-selectable in the dialog box.
+\n This functionality allows to merge coincident elements of a
+mesh. Two elements are considered coincident if they are based on the
+same set of nodes.
 
-\image html mergeelems.png
+\image html mergeelems_ico.png "Merge elements menu button"
 
+To merge elements choose in the main menu \b Modification -> \b Transformation
+-> <b>Merge elements</b> item. The following dialog box shall
+appear:
+
+\image html mergeelems_auto.png
+
+In this dialog:
 <ul>
-<li>\b Name is the name of the mesh whose elements will be merged.</li>
-<li>\b Tolerance is a maximum distance between elements sufficient for
-merging.
-<ul>
-<li>\b Detect button generates the list of coincident elements for the given
-\b Tolerance.</li>
-</ul>
-</li>
-<li><b>Coincident elements</b> is a list of groupes of elements for
-merging. All elements of each group will form one after the operation.
+  <li>\b Name is the name of the mesh object whose elements will be
+    merged.</li> 
+  <li>\b Automatic or \b Manual Mode allows choosing how the elements
+    are processed. In the \b Automatic Mode all elements created on
+    the same nodes will be merged. In \b Manual mode you can adjust
+    groups of coincident elements detected by the program.
+
+    If the \b Manual Mode is selected, additional controls are
+    available:
+
+\image html mergeelems.png
+<br>
 <ul>
-<li>\b Remove button deletes the selected group from the list.</li>
-<li>\b Add button adds to the list a group of elements selected in the
-viewer with pressed "Shift" key.</li>
-<li><b>Select all</b> checkbox selects all groups.</li>
+  <li>\b Detect button generates the list of coincident elements found
+    in the selected object.</li>
+  <li><b>Coincident elements</b> is a list of groups of elements for
+    merging. After the operation all elements of each group will
+    be united into one element. The first element of a group is kept and
+    the others are removed.
+  <li>\b Remove button deletes the selected group from the list.</li>
+  <li>\b Add button adds to the list a group of elements selected in the
+    viewer with pressed "Shift" key.</li>
+  <li><b>Select all</b> check-box selects all groups.</li>
+  <li><b>Show double elements IDs</b> check-box shows/hides identifiers of
+    elements of the selected groups in the 3D viewer.</li>
+  <li><b>Edit selected group of coincident elements</b> list allows
+    editing the selected group:
+    <br><br>
+    \image html add.png
+    <center>adds to the group the elements selected in the viewer.</center>
+    <br>
+    \image html remove.png
+    <center>removes the selected elements from the group.</center>
+    <br>
+    \image html sort.png
+    <center>moves the selected element to the first position in the
+      group in order to keep it in the mesh.</center>
+    <br>
+  </li>
 </ul>
-</li>
-<li><b>Edit selected group</b> list allows editing the selected
-group:
-<br><br>
-\image html add.gif
-<center>adds to the group the element selected in the viewer.</center>
-<br>
-\image html remove.gif
-<center>removes from the group the selected element.</center>
-<br>
-\image html sort.gif
-<center>moves the selected element to the first position in the
-group. This means that all other elements will be merged into this
-one.</center><br>
-</li>
+  <li>To confirm your choice click \b Apply or <b>Apply and Close</b> button.</li>
 </ul>
-</li>
-<li>To confirm your choice click \b OK or \b Apply button.</li>
-</ol>
 
 In this picture you see a triangle which coincides with one of the
 elements of the mesh. After we apply <b>Merge Elements</b> functionality, the
@@ -50,7 +65,7 @@ triangle will be completely merged with the mesh.
 
 \image html meshtrianglemergeelem1.png
 
-<br><b>See Also</b> a sample TUI Script of a 
-\ref tui_merging_elements "Merge Elements" operation.  
+<br><b>See Also</b> a sample TUI Script of a
+\ref tui_merging_elements "Merge Elements" operation.
 
 */