diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 08f62b97..6a18cd9d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -63,6 +63,9 @@ iris = dataset("datasets", "iris");
 
 # This will bring up a browser window with the plot. Add a semicolon at the end to skip display. 
 scatter(iris, :SepalLength, :SepalWidth, group=:Species, ms=12, m=[:+,:d,:s])
+
+# save a png (equivalent to png("gadfly1.png") and savefig("gadfly1.png"))
+png("gadfly1")
 ```
 
 ![gadfly_plt](img/gadfly1.png)
diff --git a/docs/readme_template.md b/docs/readme_template.md
index feb10aa1..634f3e50 100644
--- a/docs/readme_template.md
+++ b/docs/readme_template.md
@@ -63,6 +63,9 @@ iris = dataset("datasets", "iris");
 
 # This will bring up a browser window with the plot. Add a semicolon at the end to skip display. 
 scatter(iris, :SepalLength, :SepalWidth, group=:Species, ms=12, m=[:+,:d,:s])
+
+# save a png (equivalent to png("gadfly1.png") and savefig("gadfly1.png"))
+png("gadfly1")
 ```
 
 ![gadfly_plt](img/gadfly1.png)