@findex activate-transient-input-method
@kindex C-x \
+@anchor{transient input method}
Sometimes it can be convenient to enable an input method
@dfn{transiently}, for inserting only a single character. Typing
@kbd{C-x \} (@code{activate-transient-input-method}) will temporarily
@noindent
where @var{im} is the mnemonic of the active input method. Any input
method you enable during incremental search remains enabled in the
-current buffer afterwards. You can temporarily enable a transient
-input method with @kbd{C-x \} (@code{isearch-transient-input-method})
-to insert a single character to the search string and automatically
-disable the input method afterwards.
+current buffer afterwards. Finally, you can temporarily enable a
+transient input method (@pxref{transient input method}) with
+@kbd{C-x \} (@code{isearch-transient-input-method}) to insert a single
+character to the search string using an input method, and
+automatically disable the input method afterwards.
@end itemize
@kindex M-s o @r{(Incremental Search)}