diff -r 975677bf1b8a -r e62bc810999c getting-started-strings/quickref.tex
--- a/getting-started-strings/quickref.tex	Wed Nov 10 10:24:03 2010 +0530
+++ b/getting-started-strings/quickref.tex	Wed Nov 10 10:47:21 2010 +0530
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-Creating a linear array:\\
-{\ex \lstinline|    x = linspace(0, 2*pi, 50)|}
+Creating a string:\\
+{\ex \lstinline|    s = ``Hello World''|} -- Single quotes and triple
+quotes can also be used.  
 
-Plotting two variables:\\
-{\ex \lstinline|    plot(x, sin(x))|}
+Accessing individual elements:\\
+{\ex \lstinline|   s[5]|} -- Elements can be accessed with their index
 
-Plotting two lists of equal length x, y:\\
-{\ex \lstinline|    plot(x, y)|}
+Strings are immutable.