diff --git a/docs/reference/pip_install.rst b/docs/reference/pip_install.rst
index 56b68e899..fc719733a 100644
--- a/docs/reference/pip_install.rst
+++ b/docs/reference/pip_install.rst
@@ -372,8 +372,8 @@ This allows pip to function as a browser would, and allows the index server
 to communicate to pip how long it is reasonable to cache any particular item.
 
 While this cache attempts to minimize network activity, it does not prevent
-network access altogether. If you want a fast/local install solution that
-circumvents accessing PyPI, see :ref:`Fast & Local Installs`.
+network access altogether. If you want a local install solution that
+circumvents accessing PyPI, see :ref:`Installing from local packages`.
 
 The default location for the cache directory depends on the Operating System:
 
diff --git a/docs/user_guide.rst b/docs/user_guide.rst
index 8d81914b6..5711bd0e1 100644
--- a/docs/user_guide.rst
+++ b/docs/user_guide.rst
@@ -439,20 +439,32 @@ directly with the eval function of you shell, e.g. by adding the following to yo
 
 
 
-.. _`Fast & Local Installs`:
+.. _`Installing from local packages`:
 
-Fast & Local Installs
-*********************
+Installing from local packages
+******************************
 
-Often, you will want a fast install from local archives, without probing PyPI.
+In some cases, you may want to install from local packages only, with no traffic
+to PyPI.
 
 First, download the archives that fulfill your requirements::
 
-$ pip install --download <DIR> -r requirements.txt
+$ pip install --download DIR -r requirements.txt
 
-Then, install using  :ref:`--find-links <--find-links>` and :ref:`--no-index <--no-index>`::
 
-$ pip install --no-index --find-links=[file://]<DIR> -r requirements.txt
+Note that ``pip install --download`` will look in your wheel cache first, before
+trying to download from PyPI.  If you've never installed your requirements
+before, you won't have a wheel cache for those items.  In that case, if some of
+your requirements don't come as wheels from PyPI, and you want wheels, then run
+this instead::
+
+$ pip wheel --wheel-dir DIR -r requirements.txt
+
+
+Then, to install from local only, you'll be using :ref:`--find-links
+<--find-links>` and :ref:`--no-index <--no-index>` like so::
+
+$ pip install --no-index --find-links=DIR -r requirements.txt
 
 
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