diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 3b06fec..efbbac1 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 # Squib CHANGELOG
 
+## Samples show you can use text instead of symbols
+
 ## v0.0.5
 * Image rotation for png and svg via `angle`
 * New sample for demonstrating direct cairo access
diff --git a/samples/custom-layout.yml b/samples/custom-layout.yml
index 1fc849f..0742a4c 100644
--- a/samples/custom-layout.yml
+++ b/samples/custom-layout.yml
@@ -9,15 +9,15 @@ title:
   y: 50
   width: 625
   height: 100
-  align: !ruby/symbol center #see http://www.yaml.org/YAML_for_ruby.html#symbols
-  valign: !ruby/symbol middle
+  align: center #strings also work for most options
+  valign: !ruby/symbol middle #yaml also support symbols, see http://www.yaml.org/YAML_for_ruby.html#symbols
 subtitle:
   x: 150
   y: 150
   width: 575
   height: 60
-  align: !ruby/symbol center
-  valign: !ruby/symbol middle
+  align: center 
+  valign: middle
 icon:
   width: 125
   height: 125
diff --git a/samples/use_layout.rb b/samples/layouts.rb
similarity index 100%
rename from samples/use_layout.rb
rename to samples/layouts.rb