diff --git a/doc/fix_deposit.html b/doc/fix_deposit.html
index 5ead409a413d31adad954fb0af4c3e4892047d8f..4ff710320abd1006d0a5ad257a08125f89c1faa8 100644
--- a/doc/fix_deposit.html
+++ b/doc/fix_deposit.html
@@ -85,8 +85,10 @@ this doc page, a single inserted atom or molecule is referred to as a
 specified atom type.  If they are molecules, the type of each atom in
 the inserted molecule is specified in the file read by the
 <A HREF = "molecule.html">molecule</A> command, and those values are added to the
-specified atom type.  E.g. if <I>type</I> = 2, and the file specifies atom
-types 1,2,3, then the inserted molecule will have atom types 3,4,5.
+specified atom type.  E.g. if the file specifies atom types 1,2,3, and
+those are the atom types you want for inserted molecules, then specify
+<I>type</I> = 0.  If you specify <I>type</I> = 2, the in the inserted molecule
+will have atom types 3,4,5.
 </P>
 <P>All atoms in the inserted particle are assigned to two groups: the
 default group "all" and the group specified in the fix deposit command
diff --git a/doc/fix_deposit.txt b/doc/fix_deposit.txt
index 3f2ca81ccf220de5e7e19ad4e2ce03f42ddbb673..79b3a75c929bc0f404824dad34abf4e652a049b7 100644
--- a/doc/fix_deposit.txt
+++ b/doc/fix_deposit.txt
@@ -73,8 +73,10 @@ If inserted particles are individual atoms, they are assigned the
 specified atom type.  If they are molecules, the type of each atom in
 the inserted molecule is specified in the file read by the
 "molecule"_molecule.html command, and those values are added to the
-specified atom type.  E.g. if {type} = 2, and the file specifies atom
-types 1,2,3, then the inserted molecule will have atom types 3,4,5.
+specified atom type.  E.g. if the file specifies atom types 1,2,3, and
+those are the atom types you want for inserted molecules, then specify
+{type} = 0.  If you specify {type} = 2, the in the inserted molecule
+will have atom types 3,4,5.
 
 All atoms in the inserted particle are assigned to two groups: the
 default group "all" and the group specified in the fix deposit command
diff --git a/doc/fix_pour.html b/doc/fix_pour.html
index 2abafebd9b496bb874a2d3502dde6e8542a4d5fa..3a3dd29e225951bf5f4195605f31504a4524a1d2 100644
--- a/doc/fix_pour.html
+++ b/doc/fix_pour.html
@@ -82,8 +82,10 @@ or molecule is referred to as a "particle".
 specified atom type.  If they are molecules, the type of each atom in
 the inserted molecule is specified in the file read by the
 <A HREF = "molecule.html">molecule</A> command, and those values are added to the
-specified atom type.  E.g. if <I>type</I> = 2, and the file specifies atom
-types 1,2,3, then the inserted molecule will have atom types 3,4,5.
+specified atom type.  E.g. if the file specifies atom types 1,2,3, and
+those are the atom types you want for inserted molecules, then specify
+<I>type</I> = 0.  If you specify <I>type</I> = 2, the in the inserted molecule
+will have atom types 3,4,5.
 </P>
 <P>All atoms in the inserted particle are assigned to two groups: the
 default group "all" and the group specified in the fix pour command
diff --git a/doc/fix_pour.txt b/doc/fix_pour.txt
index 40e85b541baec460fab937b00b4d77a5c0ca72ec..e21e0792e7a843de554611cf79c87b4f5a0913bc 100644
--- a/doc/fix_pour.txt
+++ b/doc/fix_pour.txt
@@ -71,8 +71,10 @@ If inserted particles are individual atoms, they are assigned the
 specified atom type.  If they are molecules, the type of each atom in
 the inserted molecule is specified in the file read by the
 "molecule"_molecule.html command, and those values are added to the
-specified atom type.  E.g. if {type} = 2, and the file specifies atom
-types 1,2,3, then the inserted molecule will have atom types 3,4,5.
+specified atom type.  E.g. if the file specifies atom types 1,2,3, and
+those are the atom types you want for inserted molecules, then specify
+{type} = 0.  If you specify {type} = 2, the in the inserted molecule
+will have atom types 3,4,5.
 
 All atoms in the inserted particle are assigned to two groups: the
 default group "all" and the group specified in the fix pour command