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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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@@ -3,45 +3,66 @@
 \page merging_elements_page Merging Elements
 
 \n This functionality allows to merge coincident elements of a mesh
-selectable in the dialog box.
+object selectable in the dialog box. 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"
+
+<ol>
+<li>Choose in the main menu \b Modification -> \b Transformation
+  -> <b>Merge elements</b> item. The following dialog box shall
+  appear:</li> 
 
+\image html mergeelems_auto.png
+<br>
 <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.
+<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.
+</ul>
+
+<li><b>Automatic mode:</b>
 <ul>
-<li>\b Detect button generates the list of coincident elements for the given
-\b Tolerance.</li>
+<li>In the \b Automatic Mode the elements created on the same nodes
+  will be merged.</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>If the \b Manual Mode is selected, additional controls are
+  available:
+
+\image html mergeelems.png
+<br>
+<ul>
+<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.
 <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>
-</ul>
-</li>
-<li><b>Edit selected group</b> list allows editing the selected
-group:
+  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>
+</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>
+\image html add.png
+<center>adds to the group the elements selected in the viewer.</center>
 <br>
-\image html remove.gif
-<center>removes from the group the selected element.</center>
+\image html remove.png
+<center>removes the selected elements from the group.</center>
 <br>
-\image html sort.gif
+\image html sort.png
 <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>
+  group in order to keep it in the mesh.</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
@@ -50,7 +71,7 @@ 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.
 
 */