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diff --git a/man/forw.man b/man/forw.man
index 8561d93..0223207 100644
--- a/man/forw.man
+++ b/man/forw.man
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 .\"
 .\" %nmhwarning%
-.\" $Id$
 .\"
 .TH FORW %manext1% "%nmhdate%" MH.6.8 [%nmhversion%]
 .SH NAME
 forw \- forward messages
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .HP 5
+.na
 .B forw
 .RI [ +folder ]
 .RI [ msgs ]
@@ -26,6 +26,18 @@ forw \- forward messages
 .RB [ \-editor
 .IR editor ]
 .RB [ \-noedit ]
+.RB [ \-width
+.IR colums ]
+.RB [ \-from
+.IR address ]
+.RB [ \-to
+.IR address ]
+.RB [ \-cc
+.IR address ]
+.RB [ \-fcc
+.IR +folder ]
+.RB [ \-subject
+.IR text ]
 .RB [ \-whatnowproc
 .IR program ]
 .RB [ \-nowhatnowproc ]
@@ -50,6 +62,7 @@ forw \- forward messages
 .BR forw ]
 .RB [ \-version ]
 .RB [ \-help ]
+.ad
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 .B Forw
 may be used to prepare a message containing other messages.
@@ -61,11 +74,17 @@ as in
 and after editing is complete, the user is prompted
 before the message is sent.
 .PP
-The default message form contains the following elements:
+The default message template will direct
+.B forw
+to construct the draft as follows:
 .PP
 .RS 5
 .nf
-%forwcomps%
+From: {from switch} or <Local-Mailbox> or <username@hostname>
+To: {to switch} or blank
+Fcc: {fcc switch} or +outbox
+Subject: {subject switch} or "{original subject} (fwd)"
+--------
 .fi
 .RE
 .PP
@@ -76,6 +95,56 @@ it will be used instead of this default form.  You may also specify an
 alternate forms file with the switch
 .B \-form
 .IR formfile .
+Forms are processed via the
+.B nmh
+template system; see
+.BR mh\-format (5)
+for details.  Components from the first forwarded message are available
+as standard component escapes in the forms file.
+.PP
+In addition to the standard
+.BR mh\-format (5)
+escapes, the following
+.I component
+escapes are also supported:
+.PP
+.RS 5
+.nf
+.ta \w'nmh\-subject	'u +\w'Returns	'u
+.I "Escape	Returns	Description"
+fcc	string	Any folders specified with `\-fcc\ folder'
+nmh\-from	string	Addresses specified with `\-from\ address'
+nmh\-to	string	Addresses specified with `\-to\ address'
+nmh\-cc	string	Addresses specified with `\-cc\ address'
+nmh\-subject	string	Any text specified with `\-subject\ text'
+.fi
+.RE
+.PP
+By default the \*(lqTo:\*(rq and \*(lqcc:\*(rq fields are empty.  You may
+add addresses to these fields with the
+.B \-to
+.I address
+and
+.B \-cc
+.I address
+switches.  You may give these switches multiple times to add multiple
+addresses.
+.PP
+By default the \*(lqFrom:\*(rq field has either the value of the
+.B Local\-Mailbox
+profile entry a system default email address.  This default can be overridden
+by using the
+.B \-from
+.I address
+switch.  The default mailbox in the \*(lqFcc:\*(rq field is
+.IR +outbox .
+This can be overridden by the
+.B \-fcc
+switch.
+.PP
+Any text you give to the
+.B \-subject
+switch will be placed in the \*(lqSubject:\*(rq field in the draft.
 .PP
 If the draft already exists,
 .B forw
@@ -94,10 +163,14 @@ If the
 .B \-annotate
 switch is given, each message being forwarded will
 be annotated with the lines:
-
-     Forwarded:\ date
-     Forwarded:\ addrs
-
+.PP
+.RS 5
+.nf
+Forwarded:\ date
+Forwarded:\ addrs
+.fi
+.RE
+.PP
 where each address list contains as many lines as required.  This
 annotation will be done only if the message is sent directly from
 .BR forw .
@@ -260,18 +333,13 @@ will prevent any edit from occurring.)
 The
 .B \-build
 switch is intended to be used by the Emacs mh-e interface to
-.BR nmh ,
-and is only present if
-.B nmh
-was compiled with support for mh-e. It implies
+.BR nmh .
+It implies
 .BR \-nowhatnowproc .
 It causes a file <mh\-dir>/draft
 to be created, containing the draft message that would normally be presented
 to the user for editing.
-No mail is actually sent. Note that this switch is not guaranteed to
-be present or to have the same effects in future versions of
-.BR nmh :
-it is documented here only for completeness.
+No mail is actually sent.
 .PP
 The
 .B \-file
@@ -293,8 +361,8 @@ the
 .BR \-mime ,
 and
 .B \-digest
-switches is bypassed, and the usual leading and trailing
-'Forwarded Message' delimiters are not added.
+switches is bypassed, and the usual leading and
+trailing 'Forwarded Message' delimiters are not added.
 The same caveats apply to this option as to the
 .B \-build
 switch.
@@ -314,7 +382,7 @@ Specifying these switches enables and/or overloads the following escapes:
 .RS 5
 .nf
 .ta \w'Component  'u +\w'Escape  'u +\w'Returns  'u
-.I Type	Escape	Returns	Description
+.I "Type	Escape	Returns	Description"
 component	digest	string	Argument to `\-digest'
 function	cur	integer	Argument to `\-volume'
 function	msg	integer	Argument to `\-issue'
@@ -330,7 +398,7 @@ User's Manual for more information on making digests.
 .SH FILES
 .fc ^ ~
 .nf
-.ta \w'/usr/local/nmh/etc/ExtraBigFileName  'u
+.ta \w'%etcdir%/ExtraBigFileName  'u
 ^%etcdir%/forwcomps~^The standard message skeleton
 ^or <mh\-dir>/forwcomps~^Rather than the standard skeleton
 ^%etcdir%/digestcomps~^The message skeleton if `\-digest' is given