bpo-35221: Additional hint that the placeholder is to be replaced. (GH-10604)
diff --git a/Doc/using/venv-create.inc b/Doc/using/venv-create.inc
index 272090d..45abd59 100644
--- a/Doc/using/venv-create.inc
+++ b/Doc/using/venv-create.inc
@@ -82,7 +82,8 @@
Once a virtual environment has been created, it can be "activated" using a
script in the virtual environment's binary directory. The invocation of the
-script is platform-specific:
+script is platform-specific (`<venv>` must be replaced by the path of the
+directory containing the virtual environment):
+-------------+-----------------+-----------------------------------------+
| Platform | Shell | Command to activate virtual environment |