diff --git a/docs/reference/resources.rst b/docs/reference/resources.rst
index e95752d6..f5bac83a 100644
--- a/docs/reference/resources.rst
+++ b/docs/reference/resources.rst
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ Resources
 The :term:`solver`\ s that provide sampling for solving :term:`Ising` and :term:`QUBO` problems, such
 as a D-Wave 2000Q QPU or a software :term:`sampler` such as the `dimod <https://github.com/dwavesystems/dimod>`_
 simulated annealing sampler, are typically remote resources. The D-Wave Cloud Client
-:class:`~dwave.cloud.client.Client` class manages the solver resources.
+:class:`~dwave.cloud.client.Client` class manages such remote solver resources.
 
 Preferred use is with a context manager (a :code:`with Client.from_config(...) as`
 construct) to ensure proper closure of all resources. The following example snippet
diff --git a/dwave/cloud/qpu.py b/dwave/cloud/qpu.py
index 7c55bd10..39ac97ef 100644
--- a/dwave/cloud/qpu.py
+++ b/dwave/cloud/qpu.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 SAPI servers provide authentication, queuing, and scheduling services,
 and provide a network interface to :term:`solver`\ s. This API enables you submit
-a binary quadratic (\ :term:`Ising` or :term:QUBO`\ ) model
+a binary quadratic (\ :term:`Ising` or :term:`QUBO`\ ) model
 and receive samples from a distribution over the model as defined by a
 selected solver.
 
diff --git a/dwave/cloud/sw.py b/dwave/cloud/sw.py
index 63930ae3..1fcd9ac6 100644
--- a/dwave/cloud/sw.py
+++ b/dwave/cloud/sw.py
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 """
-Interface to software samplers available via D-Wave API.
+Interface to software :term:`sampler`\ s available through the D-Wave API.
 
-Software samplers have the same interface (response) as the QPU sampler, but
-the samples are generated with classical software solvers.
+Software samplers have the same interface (response) as QPU samplers, with
+classical software resources generating samples.
 """
 
 from __future__ import absolute_import
@@ -15,13 +15,59 @@
 
 
 class Client(BaseClient):
-    """D-Wave API client specialized to work with the remote software solvers
-    (samplers)."""
+    """D-Wave API client specialized to work with remote software solvers
+    (samplers).
+
+    This class is instantiated by default, or explicitly when `client=sw`, with the
+    typical base client instantiation :code:`with Client.from_config() as client:` of
+    a client.
+
+    Examples:
+        This example indirectly instantiates a :class:`dwave.cloud.sw.client` based
+        on the local system`s default D-Wave Cloud Client configuration file to sample
+        a random Ising problem tailored to fit the client`s default solver`s graph.
+
+        .. code-block:: python
+
+            import random
+            from dwave.cloud import Client
+
+            # Use context manager to ensure resources (thread pools used by Client) are released
+            with Client.from_config(client='sw') as client:
+
+                solver = client.get_solver()
+
+                # Build problem to exactly fit the solver graph
+                linear = {index: random.choice([-1, 1]) for index in solver.nodes}
+                quad = {key: random.choice([-1, 1]) for key in solver.undirected_edges}
+
+                # Sample 100 times and print out the first sample
+                computation = solver.sample_ising(linear, quad, num_reads=100)
+                print(computation.samples[0])
+
+    """
 
     @staticmethod
     def is_solver_handled(solver):
-        """Predicate function used from superclass to filter solvers.
-        In the software client we're handling only remote software solvers.
+        """Determine if the specified solver should be handled by this client.
+
+        This predicate function overrides superclass to allow only remote software solvers.
+
+        Current implementation allows only D-Wave software clients with solver IDs
+        prefixed with `c4-sw`. If needed, update this method to suit your solver
+        naming scheme.
+
+        Examples:
+            This example filters solvers for those prefixed My_SW_Solver.
+
+            .. code:: python
+
+                @staticmethod
+                def is_solver_handled(solver):
+                    if not solver:
+                        return False
+                    return solver.id.startswith('My_SW_Solver')
+
         """
         if not solver:
             return False