that many lines forward or backward (respectively, including the current
line). Explicit delimiters are not necessary in this case.
-With a prefix argument of zero, Calc uses the current region
-(delimited by point and mark) instead of formula delimiters.
+With a prefix argument of zero, Calc uses the current region (delimited
+by point and mark) instead of formula delimiters. With a prefix
+argument of @kbd{C-u} only, Calc uses the current line as the formula.
@kindex M-# w
@pindex calc-embedded-word
-With a prefix argument of @kbd{C-u} only, Calc scans for the first
-non-numeric character (i.e., the first character that is not a
-digit, sign, decimal point, or upper- or lower-case @samp{e})
-forward and backward to delimit the formula. @kbd{M-# w}
-(@code{calc-embedded-word}) is equivalent to @kbd{C-u M-# e}.
+The @kbd{M-# w} (@code{calc-embedded-word}) command will start Embedded
+mode on the current ``word''; in this case Calc will scan for the first
+non-numeric character (i.e., the first character that is not a digit,
+sign, decimal point, or upper- or lower-case @samp{e}) forward and
+backward to delimit the formula.
When you enable Embedded mode for a formula, Calc reads the text
between the delimiters and tries to interpret it as a Calc formula.