diff --git a/cookbook/composer.rst b/cookbook/composer.rst
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@@ -4,8 +4,12 @@
 Installing Composer
 ===================
 
-`Composer`_ is the package manager used by modern PHP applications and the
-recommended way to install Symfony2.
+`Composer`_ is the package manager used by modern PHP applications. Use Composer
+to manage dependencies in your Symfony applications and to install Symfony Components
+in your PHP projects.
+
+It's recommended to install Composer globally in your system as explained in the
+following sections.
 
 Install Composer on Linux and Mac OS X
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@@ -37,8 +41,8 @@ the instructions.
 Learn more
 ----------
 
-You can read more about Composer in `its documentation`_.
+Read the `Composer documentation`_ to learn more about its usage and features.
 
 .. _`Composer`: https://getcomposer.org/
 .. _`getcomposer.org/download`: https://getcomposer.org/download
-.. _`its documentation`: https://getcomposer.org/doc/00-intro.md
+.. _`Composer documentation`: https://getcomposer.org/doc/00-intro.md