diff --git a/doc/Guidebook.mn b/doc/Guidebook.mn
index d582294e9..f76f91413 100644
--- a/doc/Guidebook.mn
+++ b/doc/Guidebook.mn
@@ -3420,8 +3420,8 @@ for system administrators.
 .hn 2
 Using a configuration file
 .pg
-.\" hw: don't hyphenate file names
-.hw .nethackrc defaults.nh nethack.exe nethackW.exe
+.\" hw: don't hyphenate file names; percent-sign doesn't need special handling
+.hw .nethackrc defaults.nh nethack.exe nethackW.exe %USERPROFILE%\\NetHack\\
 The default name of the configuration file varies on different
 operating systems.
 .pg
@@ -3432,15 +3432,16 @@ and macOS it is \(lq.nethackrc\(rq in the user's home directory.
 The file may not exist, but it is a normal ASCII text file and
 can be created with any text editor.
 .pg
-On Windows, it is \(lq.nethackrc\(rq in the folder
-\(lq\\%USERPROFILE%\\NetHack\\(rq.  The file may not exist,
+On Windows, the name is \(lq.nethackrc\(rq located in the folder
+\(lq%USERPROFILE%\\NetHack\\\(rq.
+The file may not exist,
 but it is a normal ASCII text file can can be created with any
 text editor.
 After running NetHack for the first time, you should find a default
 template for the configuration file named \(lq.nethackrc.template\(rq
-in \(lq\\%USERPROFILE%\\NetHack\\(rq.
-If you had not created the configuration file, NetHack will create
-the configuration file for you using the default template file.
+in \(lq%USERPROFILE%\\NetHack\\\(rq.
+If you have not created the configuration file, NetHack will create
+one for you using the default template file.
 .pg
 On MS-DOS, it is \(lqdefaults.nh\(rq in the same folder as nethack.exe.
 .pg
diff --git a/doc/Guidebook.tex b/doc/Guidebook.tex
index 6f036f586..d724936bb 100644
--- a/doc/Guidebook.tex
+++ b/doc/Guidebook.tex
@@ -3719,19 +3719,21 @@ operating systems.\\
 
 %.lp ""
 On UNIX, Linux and macOS it is \mbox{``.nethackrc''} in the user's home
-directory. The file may not exist, but it is a normal ASCII text file and
+directory.
+The file may not exist, but it is a normal ASCII text file and
 can be created with any text editor.\\
 
 %.lp ""
-On Windows, it is \mbox{``.nethackrc''} in the folder
-\mbox{{``\%USERPROFILE\%\textbackslash NetHack\textbackslash''}}. The
-file may not exist, but it is a normal ASCII text file and can be created
-with any text editor.
+On Windows, the name is \mbox{``.nethackrc''} location in the folder
+\mbox{{``\%USERPROFILE\%\textbackslash NetHack\textbackslash''}}.
+The file may not exist,
+but it is a normal ASCII text file and can be created with any
+text editor.
 After runing {\it NetHack\/} for the first time, you should find a default
 template for ths configuration file named \mbox{``.nethackrc.template''} in
 \mbox{{``\%USERPROFILE\%\textbackslash NetHack\textbackslash''}}.
-If you had not created the configuration file, {\it NetHack\/} will create
-the configuration file for you using the default template file.
+If you have not created the configuration file, {\it NetHack\/} will create
+the configuration file for you using the default template file.\\
 
 %.lp ""
 On MS-DOS it is \mbox{``defaults.nh''} in the same folder as