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@@ -237,9 +237,11 @@ You can customize the `ipython` command by setting `PYSPARK_DRIVER_PYTHON_OPTS`.
 the [IPython Notebook](http://ipython.org/notebook.html) with PyLab plot support:
 
 {% highlight bash %}
-$ PYSPARK_DRIVER_PYTHON=ipython PYSPARK_DRIVER_PYTHON_OPTS="notebook --pylab inline" ./bin/pyspark
+$ PYSPARK_DRIVER_PYTHON=ipython PYSPARK_DRIVER_PYTHON_OPTS="notebook" ./bin/pyspark
 {% endhighlight %}
 
+After IPython Notebook server is launched, you can create a new "Python 2" notebook from "Files" tab. Inside the notebook, you can input the '%pylab inline' command as part of your notebook before you start to try spark from IPython notebook.
+
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