diff --git a/doc/src/Build_basics.txt b/doc/src/Build_basics.txt
index 6924e7341782e7e782300f4201c988dc4724763f..4b3a347bf1e2248ad1e362e8476b4442e6a0f5dc 100644
--- a/doc/src/Build_basics.txt
+++ b/doc/src/Build_basics.txt
@@ -292,6 +292,10 @@ This will create a lammps/doc/html dir with the HTML doc pages so that
 you can browse them locally on your system.  Type "make" from the
 lammps/doc dir to see other options.
 
+NOTE: You can also download a tarball of the documention for the
+current LAMMPS version (HTML and PDF files), from the website
+"download page"_http://lammps.sandia.gov/download.html.
+
 :line
 
 Install LAMMPS after a build :h4,link(install)
diff --git a/doc/src/Howto_client_server.txt b/doc/src/Howto_client_server.txt
index 714c23f0669eed55eaa15e31f100d117e5e2448c..061c4efb682566ecedbd4cefd93d2a79e95f1cc6 100644
--- a/doc/src/Howto_client_server.txt
+++ b/doc/src/Howto_client_server.txt
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ Documentation"_ld - "LAMMPS Commands"_lc :c
 
 :line
 
-Using LAMMPS in client/server mode
+Using LAMMPS in client/server mode :h3
 
 Client/server coupling of two codes is where one code is the "client"
 and sends request messages to a "server" code.  The server responds to
diff --git a/doc/src/Install_tarball.txt b/doc/src/Install_tarball.txt
index b672c5ff252143a0484cd60025549c64878b127f..7ba5d15ac4af341d44fcd3e84c897365237e1543 100644
--- a/doc/src/Install_tarball.txt
+++ b/doc/src/Install_tarball.txt
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ Documentation"_ld - "LAMMPS Commands"_lc :c
 
 :line
 
-Download source as a tarball :h3
+Download source and documentation as a tarball :h3
 
 You can download a current LAMMPS tarball from the "download page"_download
 of the "LAMMPS website"_lws.
@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@ few times per year, and undergo more testing before release.  Patch
 releases occur a couple times per month.  The new contents in all
 releases are listed on the "bug and feature page"_bug of the website.
 
+Both tarballs include LAMMPS documentation (HTML and PDF files)
+corresponding to that version.  The download page also has an option
+to download the current-version LAMMPS documentation by itself.
+
 Older versions of LAMMPS can also be downloaded from "this
 page"_older.
 
diff --git a/doc/src/Packages_details.txt b/doc/src/Packages_details.txt
index 443d78922c5ec161c209feadff8b8329b9868977..1fb0549c8d0e5dd3168b5659c15030349e2d5e5c 100644
--- a/doc/src/Packages_details.txt
+++ b/doc/src/Packages_details.txt
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ as contained in the file name.
 "MANYBODY"_#PKG-MANYBODY,
 "MC"_#PKG-MC,
 "MEAM"_#PKG-MEAM,
+"MESSAGE"_#PKG-MESSAGE,
 "MISC"_#PKG-MISC,
 "MOLECULE"_#PKG-MOLECULE,
 "MPIIO"_#PKG-MPIIO,