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 INSTALLATION
 ------------
-* Place the entire advanced_help directory into your Drupal sites/all/modules/
-   directory.
 
-* Enable the advanced_help module by navigating to:
-  administer > modules
-  
 * Install the Advanced Help module as you would normally install a contributed Drupal module. See https://drupal.org/documentation/install/modules-themes/modules-7 for further information.
 
 
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+CONTENTS OF THIS FILE
+---------------------
+
+* Introduction
+* Requirements
+* Recommended modules
+* Installation
+* Configuration
+* Maintainers
+
+
+INTRODUCTION
+------------
+
+The Advanced help module allows module developers to store their help outside the module system, in pure .html or .md (MarkDown) files.  It provides a framework that allows module and theme developers to integrate help texts in a Drupal site, as well as exposing help to site administrators through the administrative interface.
+
+* For a full description of the module visit
+https://www.drupal.org/node/2461741
+
+* To submit bug reports and feature suggestions, or to track changes visit
+https://www.drupal.org/project/issues/advanced_help
+
+
+REQUIREMENTS
+------------
+
+This module has no required dependencies outside of Drupal core.
+
+
+RECOMMENDED MODULES
+-------------------
+
+* Advanced help hint - If Advanced help is not enabled, this module will generate a hint string that can be used in the project's hook_help to hint that Advanced help should be enabled. (https://www.drupal.org/project/advanced_help_hint)
+
+
+INSTALLATION
+------------
+
+* Install the Advanced Help module as you would normally install a contributed Drupal module. See https://drupal.org/documentation/install/modules-themes/modules-7 for further information.
+
+
+CONFIGURATION
+-------------
+
+By itself, this module doesn't do much. The Advanced help assists other modules and themes in showing help texts. Nothing will show up until you enable at least one other module that makes use of the Advanced help framework or comes with a file named README.md or README.txt.
+
+
+MAINTAINERS
+-----------
+
+* Gisle Hannemyr - https://www.drupal.org/u/gisle
+
+This project has been sponsored by:
+* Hannemyr Nye Medier AS