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@@ -212,6 +212,12 @@ Here are the [currently requested definitions](https://github.com/DefinitelyType
 
 If types are part of a web standard, they should be contributed to [TSJS-lib-generator](https://github.com/Microsoft/TSJS-lib-generator) so that they can become part of the default `lib.dom.d.ts`.
 
+### A package uses `export =`, but I prefer to use default imports. Can I change `export =` to `export default`?
+
+If default imports work in your environment, consider turning on the [`--allowSyntheticDefaultImports`](http://www.typescriptlang.org/docs/handbook/compiler-options.html) compiler option.
+Do not change the type definition if it is accurate.
+For an NPM package, `export =` is accurate if `node -p 'require("foo")'` is the export, and `export default` is accurate if `node -p 'require("foo").default'` is the export.
+
 #### I want to use features from TypeScript 2.1.
 
 Then you will have to add a comment to your definition header: `// TypeScript Version: 2.1`.