diff --git a/include/boost/histogram/histogram.hpp b/include/boost/histogram/histogram.hpp
index c8f69595..a19584d9 100644
--- a/include/boost/histogram/histogram.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/histogram/histogram.hpp
@@ -24,20 +24,21 @@ namespace histogram {
 
 /** Central class of the histogram library.
 
-  Histogram uses the call operator to insert data, it follows accumulator semantics like
+  Histogram uses the call operator to insert data, like the
   [Boost.Accumulators](https://www.boost.org/doc/libs/develop/doc/html/accumulators.html).
-  All other methods query information about the histogram.
 
-  Use factory functions like
-  [make_histogram](histogram/reference.html#header.boost.histogram.make_histogram_hpp) and
-  [make_profile](histogram/reference.html#header.boost.histogram.make_profile_hpp) to
-  conveniently create histograms.
+  Use factory functions (see
+  [make_histogram.hpp](histogram/reference.html#header.boost.histogram.make_histogram_hpp)
+  and
+  [make_profile.hpp](histogram/reference.html#header.boost.histogram.make_profile_hpp)) to
+  conveniently create histograms rather than calling the ctors directly.
 
   Use the [indexed](boost/histogram/indexed.html) range generator to iterate over filled
   histograms, which is convenient and faster than hand-written loops for multi-dimensional
   histograms.
 
-
+  @tparam Axes std::tuple of axis types OR std::vector of an axis type or axis::variant
+  @tparam Storage class that implements the storage interface
  */
 template <class Axes, class Storage>
 class histogram {
diff --git a/include/boost/histogram/indexed.hpp b/include/boost/histogram/indexed.hpp
index 289cf73e..1217040d 100644
--- a/include/boost/histogram/indexed.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/histogram/indexed.hpp
@@ -20,11 +20,14 @@
 namespace boost {
 namespace histogram {
 
-/// Coverage mode of the indexed range generator.
+/**
+  Coverage mode of the indexed range generator.
+
+  Defines options for the iteration strategy.
+*/
 enum class coverage {
-  inner,              /*!< iterate over inner bins, exclude underflow and overflow */
-  all,                /*!< iterate over all bins, including underflow and overflow */
-  use_default = inner /*!< default setting */
+  inner, /*!< iterate over inner bins, exclude underflow and overflow */
+  all,   /*!< iterate over all bins, including underflow and overflow */
 };
 
 /// Range over histogram bins with multi-dimensional index.
@@ -38,18 +41,25 @@ class BOOST_HISTOGRAM_NODISCARD indexed_range {
   };
 
 public:
-  /// Pointer-like class to access value and index of current cell.
+  /**
+    Pointer-like class to access value and index of current cell.
+
+    Its methods allow one to query the current indices and bins. Furthermore, it acts like
+    a pointer to the cell value.
+  */
   class accessor {
   public:
     /// Array-like view into the current multi-dimensional index.
     class index_view {
     public:
+#ifndef BOOST_HISTOGRAM_DOXYGEN_INVOKED
       class index_iterator
           : public boost::iterator_adaptor<index_iterator, const cache_item*> {
       public:
         index_iterator(const cache_item* i) : index_iterator::iterator_adaptor_(i) {}
         decltype(auto) operator*() const noexcept { return index_iterator::base()->idx; }
       };
+#endif
 
       auto begin() const noexcept { return index_iterator(begin_); }
       auto end() const noexcept { return index_iterator(end_); }
@@ -63,25 +73,39 @@ public:
       friend class accessor;
     };
 
-    // pointer interface for value
+    /// Returns the cell value.
     decltype(auto) operator*() const noexcept { return *iter_; }
+    /// Returns the cell value.
     decltype(auto) get() const noexcept { return *iter_; }
+    /// Access fields and methods of the cell object.
     decltype(auto) operator-> () const noexcept { return iter_; }
 
-    // access current indices
+    /// Access current index.
+    /// @param d axis dimension.
     int index(unsigned d = 0) const noexcept { return parent_.cache_[d].idx; }
+
+    /// Access indices as an iterable range.
     auto indices() const noexcept {
       return index_view(parent_.cache_, parent_.cache_ + parent_.hist_.rank());
     }
 
-    // access current bins
+    /// Access current bin.
+    /// @tparam N axis dimension.
     template <unsigned N = 0>
     decltype(auto) bin(std::integral_constant<unsigned, N> = {}) const {
       return parent_.hist_.axis(std::integral_constant<unsigned, N>()).bin(index(N));
     }
+
+    /// Access current bin.
+    /// @param d axis dimension.
     decltype(auto) bin(unsigned d) const { return parent_.hist_.axis(d).bin(index(d)); }
 
-    // convenience interface
+    /**
+      Computes density in current cell.
+
+      The density is computed as the cell value divided by the product of bin widths. Axes
+      without bin widths, like axis::category, are treated as having unit bin with.
+    */
     double density() const {
       double x = 1;
       auto it = parent_.cache_;
@@ -168,11 +192,20 @@ private:
 /**
   Generates a range over the histogram entries.
 
+  Use this in a range-based for loop:
+
+  ```
+  for (auto x : indexed(hist)) { ... }
+  ```
+
+  The iterators dereference to an indexed_range::accessor, which has methods to query the
+  current indices and bins, and acts like a pointer to the cell value.
+
   @param hist Reference to the histogram.
   @param cov  Iterate over all or only inner bins (optional, default: inner).
  */
 template <typename Histogram>
-auto indexed(Histogram&& hist, coverage cov = coverage::use_default) {
+auto indexed(Histogram&& hist, coverage cov = coverage::inner) {
   return indexed_range<std::remove_reference_t<Histogram>>{std::forward<Histogram>(hist),
                                                            cov};
 }