diff --git a/reference/imagick/imagick/newimage.xml b/reference/imagick/imagick/newimage.xml
index 3ffe2c8664..2c2d6c7ee3 100644
--- a/reference/imagick/imagick/newimage.xml
+++ b/reference/imagick/imagick/newimage.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
-<!-- $Revision: 1.5 $ -->
+<!-- $Revision: 1.6 $ -->
 <refentry xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook" xml:id="function.imagick-newimage">
  <refnamediv>
   <refname>Imagick::newImage</refname>
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
    <methodparam><type>int</type><parameter>cols</parameter></methodparam>
    <methodparam><type>int</type><parameter>rows</parameter></methodparam>
    <methodparam><type>ImagickPixel</type><parameter>background</parameter></methodparam>
+   <methodparam choice="opt"><type>string</type><parameter>format</parameter></methodparam>
   </methodsynopsis>
   &warn.undocumented.func;
   &warn.experimental.func;
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@
      <term><parameter>cols</parameter></term>
      <listitem>
       <para>
+	  Columns in the new image
       </para>
      </listitem>
     </varlistentry>
@@ -36,6 +38,7 @@
      <term><parameter>rows</parameter></term>
      <listitem>
       <para>
+	  Rows in the new image
       </para>
      </listitem>
     </varlistentry>
@@ -43,6 +46,15 @@
      <term><parameter>background</parameter></term>
      <listitem>
       <para>
+	  The background color used for this image
+      </para>
+     </listitem>
+    </varlistentry>
+    <varlistentry>
+     <term><parameter>format</parameter></term>
+     <listitem>
+      <para>
+	  Image format
       </para>
      </listitem>
     </varlistentry>
@@ -90,36 +102,31 @@
  </refsect1>
  -->
 
- <!-- Use when examples exist
  <refsect1 role="examples">
   &reftitle.examples;
   <para>
    <example>
-    <title>A <function>Imagick::newImage</function> example</title>
+    <title>Using <function>Imagick::newImage</function>:</title>
     <para>
-     Any text that describes the purpose of the example, or
-     what goes on in the example should go here (inside the
-     <example> tag, not out
+     Create a new image and display it.
     </para>
     <programlisting role="php">
 <![CDATA[
 <?php
-if ($anexample === true) {
-    echo 'Use the PEAR Coding Standards';
-}
+
+$image = new Imagick();
+$image->newImage(100, 100, new ImagickPixel('red'));
+$image->setImageFormat('png');
+
+header('Content-type: image/png');
+echo $image;
+
 ?>
 ]]>
     </programlisting>
-    &example.outputs;
-    <screen>
-<![CDATA[
-Use the PEAR Coding Standards
-]]>
-    </screen>
    </example>
   </para>
  </refsect1>
- -->
 
  <!-- Use when adding See Also links
  <refsect1 role="seealso">