--- loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Parameter_Overview.tex	2005/06/19 17:58:59	1.1
+++ loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Parameter_Overview.tex	2006/07/14 19:35:27	1.2
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
 \label{Parameter_Overview}
 
-You can see an overview of all the parameters you have set with the overview mode.
+There are two modes of the Parameter Overview screen. 
+
+The ``Modify Resource Parameters'' mode lets you see all existing parameter settings, and lets you modify these
+existing parameters. It also provides a nice overview of everything that is currently set.
+
+The ``Set/Modify Resource Parameters'' mode lets you determine first which parameters you want to have listed on which level\ref{Cascading_Parameters}. These parameters
+may or may not be previously set.