diff --git a/library/authorized_key b/library/authorized_key
index 3f0d868b4ce..8c1ad520b25 100644
--- a/library/authorized_key
+++ b/library/authorized_key
@@ -59,16 +59,18 @@ options:
     required: false
     choices: [ "present", "absent" ]
     default: "present"
-examples:
-   - code: 'authorized_key: user=charlie key="ssh-dss ASDF1234L+8BTwaRYr/rycsBF1D8e5pTxEsXHQs4iq+mZdyWqlW++L6pMiam1A8yweP+rKtgjK2httVS6GigVsuWWfOd7/sdWippefq74nppVUELHPKkaIOjJNN1zUHFoL/YMwAAAEBALnAsQN10TNGsRDe5arBsW8cTOjqLyYBcIqgPYTZW8zENErFxt7ij3fW3Jh/sCpnmy8rkS7FyK8ULX0PEy/2yDx8/5rXgMIICbRH/XaBy9Ud5bRBFVkEDu/r+rXP33wFPHjWjwvHAtfci1NRBAudQI/98DbcGQw5HmE89CjgZRo5ktkC5yu/8agEPocVjdHyZr7PaHfxZGUDGKtGRL2QzRYukCmWo1cZbMBHcI5FzImvTHS9/8B3SATjXMPgbfBuEeBwuBK5EjL+CtHY5bWs9kmYjmeo0KfUMH8hY4MAXDoKhQ7DhBPIrcjS5jPtoGxIREZjba67r6/P2XKXaCZH6Fc= charlie@example.org 2011-01-17"'
-     description: "Example from Ansible Playbooks"
-   - code: "authorized_key: user=charlie key='$FILE(/home/charlie/.ssh/id_rsa.pub)'"
-     description: "Shorthand available in Ansible 0.8 and later"
- - code: "authorized_key: user=charlie key='$FILE(/home/charlie/.ssh/id_rsa.pub)' sshdir='/etc/ssh/authorized_keys/charlie' manage_dir=no"
-     description: "Advanced usage with an alternate AuthorizedKeysFile configuration"
+description: "Advanced usage with an alternate AuthorizedKeysFile configuration"
 author: Brad Olson
 '''
 
+EXAMPLES = '''
+# Example using key data from a local file on the management machine
+authorized_key: user=charlie key='$FILE(/home/charlie/.ssh/id_rsa.pub)
+
+# Using alternate directory locations:
+authorized_key: user=charlie key='$FILE(/home/charlie/.ssh/id_rsa.pub)' sshdir='/etc/ssh/authorized_keys/charlie' manage_dir=no
+'''
+
 # Makes sure the public key line is present or absent in the user's .ssh/authorized_keys.
 #
 # Arguments