diff --git a/README.txt b/README.txt
index 7bcb54b..7d36dcd 100644
--- a/README.txt
+++ b/README.txt
@@ -9,6 +9,52 @@ https://github.com/VeriteCo/TimelineJS
 
 3. Place Timeline JS libraries into sites/all/libraries/timeline
 
+
+USAGE
+=====
+
+1. Create a content type with the right fields
+
+To create a TimelineJS view you will need to use a content type that has
+fields which correspond to display elements on the timeline.
+
+When creating a TimelineJS view you will need to map fields to the following
+display elements:
+  * headline (you could map the node title to this for example)
+  * bodytext
+  * media asset (only image fields are currently supported)
+  * date element (date fields)
+  * media caption
+  * media credit
+  * thumbnail (image field)
+  * type (era or title, field needs to be a boolean)
+  * tag
+
+Once a content type has the neccessary fields you can create your TimelineJS
+view using the Views interface.
+
+2. Create your new view
+
+Using the "Add new view" form, create your new TimelineJS view and choose
+the content type that has the required TimelineJS fields. Change display format
+to "TimelineJS". Click "Continue and edit" to finish setting up the new view.
+
+3. Configure the view
+
+Click "add" in the fields section of the Views interface to add all the
+required fields from your content type. Once all your fields have been added
+to the view they will be available for field mappings.
+
+Click the TimelineJS "settings" in format section. Edit the general
+configuration of the timeline display and then edit the field mappings and
+make sure each timeline element has a corresponding content field selected. If
+you don't select a mapping for all elements you will get errors on your view.
+
+Click "Save" for your view to complete the configuration. The preview display
+on the Views edit interface show's the JSON formatted data used by TimelineJS.
+To see the TimelineJS display view the page or block you created.
+
+
 MAINTAINERS
 ===========
  * Juha Niemi
diff --git a/views/plugins/views_timelinejs_plugin_style_timelinejs.inc b/views/plugins/views_timelinejs_plugin_style_timelinejs.inc
index 5554023..15a6dba 100755
--- a/views/plugins/views_timelinejs_plugin_style_timelinejs.inc
+++ b/views/plugins/views_timelinejs_plugin_style_timelinejs.inc
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ class views_timelinejs_plugin_style_timelinejs extends views_plugin_style {
       '#type' => 'select',
       '#options' => $date_fields,
       '#title' => 'Select field for date element',
-      '#description' => t('Only UNIX timestamp-like date fields are currently supported (node created, updated, etc...)'),
+      '#description' => t('This field should use a date field.'),
       '#default_value' => isset($this->options['timeline_fields']['date']) ? $this->options['timeline_fields']['date'] : '',
     );
     $form['timeline_fields']['caption'] = array(