diff --git a/doc/api/qtcreator-documentation.qdoc b/doc/api/qtcreator-documentation.qdoc
index d89329e2c2a..00f834c31fb 100644
--- a/doc/api/qtcreator-documentation.qdoc
+++ b/doc/api/qtcreator-documentation.qdoc
@@ -280,6 +280,17 @@
 
     \endlist
 
+    The \QC Manual HTML files are generated in the \c {doc/html} directory.
+    The Extending \QC Manual files are generated in the
+    \c {doc/html-dev} directory. The help files (.qch) are generated in the
+    \c {share/doc/qtcreator} directory in the \QC build directory on Windows and
+    Linux, and in the \c {bin/Qt Creator.app/Contents/Resources/app} directory
+    on Mac OS. You can view the HTML files in a browser and the help files in
+    the \QC \gui Help mode. For more information about adding the help files to
+    \QC, see
+    \l{http://qt-project.org/doc/qtcreator-2.8/creator-help.html#adding-external-documentation}
+    {Adding External Documentation}.
+
     Besides \c docs, you have the following options:
 
     \list