diff --git a/README.markdown b/README.markdown
index f08203c..5e44f7d 100644
--- a/README.markdown
+++ b/README.markdown
@@ -222,11 +222,11 @@ let g:pencil#cursorwrap = 1     " 0=disable, 1=enable (def)
 For syntaxes such as [tpope/markdown][tm] which support Vim’s Conceal
 feature, you can display \_*italic*\_, \*\*__bold__\*\* and \*\*\*___bold
 italic___\*\*\* styles where the `_` and `*` characters will be hidden
-when you’re not on the line. Set the following to `0` if you don’t want
-this behavior.
+when you’re not on the line. Set the following to `2` to enable automatic
+hiding:
 
 ```vim
-let g:pencil#conceallevel = 2     " 0=disable, 1=onechar, 2=hide (def)
+let g:pencil#conceallevel = 2     " 0=disable (def), 1=onechar, 2=autohide
 ```
 
 A couple of requirements: to display the _italic_, **bold**, and ***bold
@@ -235,6 +235,9 @@ featuring those style variants as well as a colorscheme (such as
 [reedes/vim-colors-pencil][cp]) which supports the Markdown-specific
 highlight groups.
 
+For those using Vim in terminal mode, such as with iTerm, you’ll have to
+read your documentation to determine how to enable bold and italic styles.
+
 For more details on Vim’s Conceal feature, see:
 
 ```vim
diff --git a/plugin/pencil.vim b/plugin/pencil.vim
index ea849da..aca6b41 100644
--- a/plugin/pencil.vim
+++ b/plugin/pencil.vim
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ en
 if !exists('g:pencil#conceallevel')
   " by default, concealing capability in your syntax plugin
   " will be enabled. See tpope/vim-markdown for example.
-  " Set to 0 if you don't want this behavior
-  let g:pencil#conceallevel = 2
+  "   0=disable (def), 1=onechar, 2=autohide
+  let g:pencil#conceallevel = 0
 en
 
 if !exists('g:pencil#softDetectSample')