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diff --git a/docs/guides/onap-developer/how-to-use-docs/include-documentation.rst b/docs/guides/onap-developer/how-to-use-docs/include-documentation.rst
index 6909cceb1..d61cb9cff 100644
--- a/docs/guides/onap-developer/how-to-use-docs/include-documentation.rst
+++ b/docs/guides/onap-developer/how-to-use-docs/include-documentation.rst
@@ -427,17 +427,27 @@ One Project
-----------
To test how the documentation renders in HTML, follow these steps:
-Install virtual environment.
+Install `virtual environment <https://pypi.org/project/virtualenv>`_ & create one.
.. code-block:: bash
sudo pip install virtualenv
+ virtualenv onap_docs
+
+Activate `onap_docs` virtual environment.
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+ source onap_docs/bin/activate
+
+.. note:: Virtual environment activation has to be performed before attempting to build documentation.
+ Otherwise, tools necessary for the process might not be available.
Download a project repository.
.. code-block:: bash
- git clone http://gerrit.onap.org/r/<project>
+ git clone http://gerrit.onap.org/r/<project>
Download the doc repository.
@@ -450,7 +460,7 @@ Change directory to doc & install requirements.
.. code-block:: bash
cd doc
- sudo pip install -r etc/requirements.txt
+ pip install -r etc/requirements.txt
Copy the conf.py file to your project folder where RST files have been kept:
@@ -476,7 +486,7 @@ specified output folder directory.
You can use your Web Browser to open
and check resulting html pages in the output folder.
-.. note:: Be sure to remove the `conf.py`, the static/ files and the output folder from the `<project>/docs/`.This is for testing only. Only commit the rst files and related content.
+.. note:: Be sure to remove the `conf.py`, the static/ files and the output folder from the `<project>/docs/`. This is for testing only. Only commit the rst files and related content.
.. _building-all-documentation: