diff --git a/doc/src/howto/creator-keyboard-shortcuts.qdoc b/doc/src/howto/creator-keyboard-shortcuts.qdoc
index 7bdc70b5429..5b018b2ee2e 100644
--- a/doc/src/howto/creator-keyboard-shortcuts.qdoc
+++ b/doc/src/howto/creator-keyboard-shortcuts.qdoc
@@ -194,6 +194,11 @@
         \row
             \o Toggle \gui{Compile Output} pane
             \o Alt+4 (Cmd+4 on Mac OS X)
+        \row
+            \o Toggle other output panes
+            \o Alt+number (Cmd+number on Mac OS X)
+
+            Where the number is the number of the output pane.
         \row
             \o Activate \gui Bookmarks pane
             \o Alt+M
diff --git a/doc/src/howto/creator-tips.qdoc b/doc/src/howto/creator-tips.qdoc
index c0f51da1f2d..5f7dc5598d0 100644
--- a/doc/src/howto/creator-tips.qdoc
+++ b/doc/src/howto/creator-tips.qdoc
@@ -100,6 +100,10 @@
 
     \endlist
 
+    To open the other output panes, such as \gui{General Messages} and
+    \gui{Version Control}, select \gui Window > \gui {Output Panes}. The menu
+    items also display the keyboard shortcuts that you can use.
+
     For more information about output panes, see \l{Viewing Output}.
 
     \section1 Using Keyboard Shortcuts