v5.6.0 News article spelling and other fixes

Author: pmantoine

docs/news/posts/20260501.rst

@@ -133,29 +133,38 @@ Get the source code from GitHub with GitHub Desktop:
 - Select a folder for the Local Path into which the repository will be cloned, use a final folder name of CommandStation-EX if you intend to use the Arduino IDE, or anything you like if using Visual Studio Code and PlatformIO
 - Click Clone
 - Once downloaded, choose v5.6.0-Prod in the Current Branch drop-down
+- copy any custom configuration files you want to keep from your old install (config.h, myAutomation.h, mySetup.h, etc.) into the new folder
 
 You may then open the Arduino IDE and point it at the CommandStation-EX folder, or Visual studio code (GitHub Desktop can launch VSC for you.)
 
 Get the source code directly from within Visual Studio Code:
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
+Existing Visual Studio Code users can sync their local repository with the remote one and select the new branch directly from the Current Branch drop-down in the bottom left of the window. This will not overwrite your existing custom configuration files (config.h, myAutomation.h, mySetup.h, etc.)
+
+For new Visual Studio Code users, you can clone the repository directly from within Visual Studio Code as follows:
+
 - open a new window and using the "Clone Git Repository" option in the welcome screen, and pasting in the URL above
 - you can then select the folder into which to clone, and once downloaded, choose v5.6.0-Prod in the Current Branch drop-down
 
-Get the source code from GitHub with git from command line:
-^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+Get the source code from GitHub with git using the command line:
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+For those comfortable with using git on the command line and where git is already installed, you can use the following commands to clone the repository and checkout the v5.6.0-Prod tag:
 
 .. code-block::
 
   git clone https://github.com/DCC-EX/CommandStation-EX.git
   cd CommandStation-EX
   git checkout v5.6.0-Prod
 
-If you already have git in use, a `git pull` command is needed to update your local files, and then the last command above to checkout the tag (or branch) you want to use.
+Be sure to copy any custom configuration files you want to keep from your old install (config.h, myAutomation.h, mySetup.h, etc.) into the new folder.
+
+If you already have an older copy of |ex-cs| in use that you want to update, a `git pull` command is needed to update your local files, and then issue the checkout command above to checkout the tag (or branch) you want to use. The git pull will not overwrite your custom configuration files.
 
 Get the source code from the archive files:
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
-The archive files are availale for download at https://github.com/DCC-EX/CommandStation-EX/releases/tag/v5.6.0-Prod Please choose one of the first two, the zip or tar.gz, not the last two which are autogenerated by github and contain the wrong directory name.
+The GitHub Release archive files are available for download at https://github.com/DCC-EX/CommandStation-EX/releases/tag/v5.6.0-Prod Please choose one of the first two, the zip or tar.gz, not the last two which are autogenerated by github and contain the wrong directory name.
 
-Be sure to unpack in a new folder, not over the top of an old install.
+Be sure to unpack in a new folder, not over the top of an old install, and to copy over any custom configuration files you want to keep from your old install (config.h, myAutomation.h, mySetup.h, etc.) into the new folder. If using the Arduino IDE, be sure to rename the new folder CommandStation-EX before opening it in the IDE. If using Visual Studio Code with PlatformIO, you can name the folder anything you like and simply open it.