diff --git a/docs/api/global-shortcut.md b/docs/api/global-shortcut.md
index 52ec17326c63..f9ca654cf50a 100644
--- a/docs/api/global-shortcut.md
+++ b/docs/api/global-shortcut.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ The `global-shortcut` module can register/unregister a global keyboard shortcut
 with the operating system so that you can customize the operations for various
 shortcuts.
 
-Note that the shortcut is global; it will work even if the app does
+**Note**: The shortcut is global; it will work even if the app does
 not have the keyboard focus. You should not use this module until the `ready`
 event of the app module is emitted.
 
@@ -51,7 +51,8 @@ the registered shortcut is pressed by the user.
 
 * `accelerator` [Accelerator](accelerator.md)
 
-Returns `true` or `false` depending on whether the shortcut `accelerator` is registered.
+Returns `true` or `false` depending on whether the shortcut `accelerator` is
+registered.
 
 ### `globalShortcut.unregister(accelerator)`
 
diff --git a/docs/api/ipc-main-process.md b/docs/api/ipc-main-process.md
index c34564ef82ef..bbb581fcfc9b 100644
--- a/docs/api/ipc-main-process.md
+++ b/docs/api/ipc-main-process.md
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 # ipc (main process)
 
-The `ipc` module, when used in the main process, handles asynchronous and synchronous messages sent from a renderer process (web page). Messages sent from a renderer will be emitted to this module.
+The `ipc` module, when used in the main process, handles asynchronous and
+synchronous messages sent from a renderer process (web page). Messages sent from
+a renderer will be emitted to this module.
 
 ## Sending Messages
 
@@ -10,7 +12,8 @@ for more information.
 
 - When sending a message, the event name is the `channel`.
 - To reply a synchronous message, you need to set `event.returnValue`.
-- To send an asynchronous back to the sender, you can use `event.sender.send(...)`.
+- To send an asynchronous back to the sender, you can use
+  `event.sender.send(...)`.
 
 An example of sending and handling messages between the render and main
 processes:
@@ -40,9 +43,9 @@ ipc.on('asynchronous-reply', function(arg) {
 ipc.send('asynchronous-message', 'ping');
 ```
 
-## Methods
+## Listening for Messages
 
-The `ipc` module has the following method:
+The `ipc` module has the following method to listen for events:
 
 ### `ipc.on(channel, callback)`
 
diff --git a/docs/api/ipc-renderer.md b/docs/api/ipc-renderer.md
index 4a5995663884..12cd11aec777 100644
--- a/docs/api/ipc-renderer.md
+++ b/docs/api/ipc-renderer.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 The `ipc` module provides a few methods so you can send synchronous and
 asynchronous messages from the render process (web page) to the main process.
-You can also receive messages returned from the main process.
+You can also receive replies from the main process.
 
 **Note**: If you want to make use of modules in the main process from the renderer
 process, you might consider using the [remote](remote.md) module.