diff --git a/projects/ngx-mat-tui-calendar/README.md b/projects/ngx-mat-tui-calendar/README.md
index 50b1743..4fef8aa 100644
--- a/projects/ngx-mat-tui-calendar/README.md
+++ b/projects/ngx-mat-tui-calendar/README.md
@@ -50,25 +50,34 @@ Install via npm:
 ```bash
 npm i --save ngx-mat-tui-calendar
 ```
+which will add `ngx-mat-tui-calendar`, as well as all of its dependencies to your `package.json` file.
+
 Next import the module into your app's ```app.module.ts```:
 ```typescript
 import {NgxMatTuiCalendarModule} from 'ngx-mat-tui-calendar';
 ```
 Then add `NgxMatTuiCalendarModule` to your list of NgModule imports, in ```app.module.ts```
 
-Insert the following HTML into one of your app's template files
+Insert the following HTML into your app's template file
 ```angular2html
 <mat-tui-calendar></mat-tui-calendar>
 ```
+Set up an [Angular theme](https://material.angular.io/guide/theming).  For example add the following line to the top of your `src/styles.scss` file
+```typescript
+@import '~@angular/material/prebuilt-themes/deeppurple-amber.css';
+```
 
-## Quickstart Project
-*TODO* 
+### Quickstart Project
+
+A demonstration of the usage described above usage can be found at repo https://github.com/ron2015schmitt/ngx-mat-tui-calendar-quickstart
 
 ## Demo Project
-*TODO* 
+
+A more extensive demonstration of usage can be found at repo https://github.com/ron2015schmitt/ngx-mat-tui-calendar-demo
+
 
 ### Stackblitz
-*TODO* 
+*Coming soon*
 
 # Documentation
 
@@ -102,6 +111,18 @@ Selector: `ngx-mat-tui-calendar`
   
 # Development 
 
+## Getting started
+
+```bash
+git clone https://github.com/ron2015schmitt/ngx-mat-tui-calendar
+cd ngx-mat-tui-calendar
+npm install
+ng build  
+ng serve
+```
+Point your browser to http://localhost:4200/
+  
+  
 ## library package for ngx-mat-tui-calendar
 
 The code that makes up the npm package is located in folder ```projects/ngx-mat-tui-calendar```.
@@ -116,7 +137,7 @@ The API is defined in ```projects/ngx-mat-tui-calendar/src/public-api.ts```.
 
 ### Build
 
-Run `ng build` to build the project. The build artifacts will be stored in the `dist/ngx-mat-tui-calendar` directory.
+Run `ng build` to build the library project. The build artifacts will be stored in the `dist/ngx-mat-tui-calendar` directory.
 
 ### README
 
diff --git a/projects/ngx-mat-tui-calendar/package.json b/projects/ngx-mat-tui-calendar/package.json
index f7f8963..b99524f 100644
--- a/projects/ngx-mat-tui-calendar/package.json
+++ b/projects/ngx-mat-tui-calendar/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "ngx-mat-tui-calendar",
-  "version": "12.0.3",
+  "version": "12.0.5",
   "author": "ron schmitt",
   "license": "MIT",
   "description": "Angular Material Design wrapper, supporting theming, for the Toast UI Calendar, suitable for web-based scheduling, events, appointments, and day planner applications.",
diff --git a/projects/ngx-mat-tui-calendar/src/lib/ngx-mat-tui-calendar.component.html b/projects/ngx-mat-tui-calendar/src/lib/ngx-mat-tui-calendar.component.html
index 3bd7425..64c86ae 100644
--- a/projects/ngx-mat-tui-calendar/src/lib/ngx-mat-tui-calendar.component.html
+++ b/projects/ngx-mat-tui-calendar/src/lib/ngx-mat-tui-calendar.component.html
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <div style="color: blue;"> <div id="theme-highlight"></div></div>
     <div style="color: blue;"> <div id="theme-accent"></div></div>
     <div style="color: red;"> <div id="theme-warn"></div></div>
-    <div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 255, 0.308);"> <div id="theme-primary-shaded"></div></div>
+    <div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 255, 0.2);"> <div id="theme-primary-shaded"></div></div>
     <div style="color: #3e3e3e;"> <div id="theme-foreground"></div></div>
     <div style="color: #e0e0e0;"> <div id="theme-divider"></div></div>
     <div style="color: white;"> <div id="theme-background"></div></div>