Merge pull request #1111 from Microsoft/docs

[vcpkg] Documentation revamp using MkDocs & readthedocs

1 files changed, 9 insertions, 7 deletions

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f323a6a27..09132a224 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@ For short description of available commands, run `vcpkg help`.
 
 ## Quick Start
 Prerequisites:
-- Visual Studio 2015 Update 3 or
-- Visual Studio 2017
-- CMake 3.8.0 or higher (note: downloaded automatically if not found)
-- `git.exe` available in your path
+- Windows 10, 8.1, or 7
+- Visual Studio 2017 or Visual Studio 2015 Update 3
+- Git
+- *Optional: CMake 3.8.0*
 
 Clone this repository, then run
 ```
@@ -24,12 +24,14 @@ Install any packages with
 ```
 C:\src\vcpkg> .\vcpkg install sdl2 curl
 ```
-Finally, create a New Project (or open an existing one) in Visual Studio 2015 or Visual Studio 2017. You can now `#include` and use any of the installed libraries.
+Finally, create a New Project (or open an existing one) in Visual Studio 2017 or 2015. All installed libraries are immediately ready to be `#include`'d and used in your project.
+
+For CMake projects, simply include our toolchain file. See our [using a package](docs/examples/using-sqlite.md) example for the specifics.
 
 ## Examples
-See the [`docs\EXAMPLES.md`](docs/EXAMPLES.md) document for specific walkthroughs, including using a package and adding a new package.
+See the [documentation](docs/index.md) for specific walkthroughs, including [using a package](docs/examples/using-sqlite.md) and [adding a new package](docs/examples/packaging-zlib.md).
 
-See a 4 minute [demo in video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y41WFKbQFTw).
+See a 4 minute [video demo](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y41WFKbQFTw).
 
 ## Contributing
 Vcpkg is built with your contributions. Here are some ways you can contribute: