For other Linux distributions, Windows and macOS, you can find instructions here:
 *::https://www.sphinx-doc.org/en/master/usage/installation.html
 
+1: Install the HTCondor Python bindings.
+This could be via =pip= (make sure you get the right version, e.g. =pip install htcondor==8.8.1=), or by editing your =PYTHONPATH= environment variable to point at the =.so= files inside your HTCondor install.
+Note: on RTD itself, the docs are built using the =htcondor= version specified in =docs/requirements.txt=.
+
 1: [Optional] Install python-docutils. This is only needed if you want to generate man pages for the manual:
 {code}
 sudo yum install python-docutils
 {endcode}
 
+1: [Optional] Install https://pypi.org/project/sphinx-autobuild/. This is useful if you're making lots of quick edits to the manual and expect to build it many times.
+{code}
+pip install sphinx-autobuild
+{endcode}
+See below for instructions on using =sphinx-autobuild=.
 
 {section: Building}
 
@@ -41,13 +50,21 @@
 make clean
 {endcode}
 
+{subsection: Using sphinx-autobuild to build and preview}
+
+Instead of the instructions in the previous section, go to =/docs= and run
+{code}
+sphinx-autobuild . _build/html
+{endcode}
+You will see a log of the Sphinx build running, and eventually will be provided a link to a =localhost= webserver hosting the docs.
+Leave this program running: =sphinx-autobuild= will watch the docs source tree for changes and rebuild when it detects changes (you will still need to manually reload the page inside your web browser).
+
 {subsection: Different versions of the manual}
 
 *:: Read the Docs allows us to host multiple versions of the manual. We'll have two separate versions: "latest" (equivalent to Development Release) and "stable" (equivalent to Stable Release).
 *:: To make edits to the latest version, make your changes on the *master* branch.
 *:: To make edits to the stable version, make your changes to the *V8_8-branch* (or the appropriate *V8_8_X-branch* if making your changes after code freeze)
 
-
 {section: Publishing}
 
 {subsection: Publishing the manual onto Read the Docs}