diff --git a/doc/src/Howto_body.rst b/doc/src/Howto_body.rst
index 0588e079d0..23d0e1019d 100644
--- a/doc/src/Howto_body.rst
+++ b/doc/src/Howto_body.rst
@@ -105,6 +105,17 @@ particles of different styles
 The pair styles currently defined for use with specific body styles
 are listed in the sections below.
 
+Note that for all the body styles, if the data file defines a general
+triclinic box, then the orientation of the body particle and its
+corresponding 6 moments of inertia and other orientation-dependent
+values should reflect the fact the body is defined withing a general
+triclinic box with edge vectors **A**,**B**,**C**.  LAMMPS will rotate
+the box to convert it to a restricted triclinic box.  This operation
+will also rotate the orientation of the body particles.  See the
+:doc:`Howto triclinic <Howto_triclinic>` doc page for more details.
+The sections below highlight the orientation-dependent values specific
+to each body style.
+
 ----------
 
 **Specifics of body style nparticle:**
@@ -161,14 +172,10 @@ center-of-mass position of the particle is specified by the x,y,z
 values in the *Atoms* section of the data file, as is the total mass
 of the body particle.
 
-If the data file defines a general triclinic box, then the orientation
-of the body particle and its corresponding 6 moments of inertia and
-sub-particle displacements should reflect the fact the body is defined
-withing a general triclinic box with edge vectors **A**,**B**,**C**.
-LAMMPS will rotate the box to convert it to a restricted triclinic
-box.  This operation will also rotate the orientation of the body
-particles.  See the :doc:`Howto triclinic <Howto_triclinic>` doc page
-for more details.
+Note that if the data file defines a general triclinic simulation box,
+these sub-particle displacements are orientation-dependent and, as
+mentioned above, should reflect the body particle's orientation within
+the general triclinic box.
 
 The :doc:`pair_style body/nparticle <pair_body_nparticle>` command can be used
 with this body style to compute body/body and body/non-body interactions.
@@ -281,14 +288,10 @@ A disk, whose diameter is 3.0, mass 1.0, is specified as follows:
    0 0 0
    3.0
 
-If the data file defines a general triclinic box, then the orientation
-of the body particle and its corresponding 6 moments of inertia and
-polygon vertex displacements should reflect the fact the body is
-defined withing a general triclinic box with edge vectors
-**A**,**B**,**C**.  LAMMPS will rotate the box to convert it to a
-restricted triclinic box.  This operation will also rotate the
-orientation of the body particles.  See the :doc:`Howto triclinic
-<Howto_triclinic>` doc page for more details.
+Note that if the data file defines a general triclinic simulation box,
+these polygon vertex displacements are orientation-dependent and, as
+mentioned above, should reflect the body particle's orientation within
+the general triclinic box.
 
 The :doc:`pair_style body/rounded/polygon <pair_body_rounded_polygon>`
 command can be used with this body style to compute body/body
@@ -456,14 +459,10 @@ A sphere whose diameter is 3.0 and mass 1.0, is specified as follows:
 The number of edges and faces for a rod or sphere must be listed,
 but is ignored.
 
-If the data file defines a general triclinic box, then the orientation
-of the body particle and its corresponding 6 moments of inertia and
-polyhedron vertex displacements should reflect the fact the body is
-defined withing a general triclinic box with edge vectors
-**A**,**B**,**C**.  LAMMPS will rotate the box to convert it to a
-restricted triclinic box.  This operation will also rotate the
-orientation of the body particles.  See the :doc:`Howto triclinic
-<Howto_triclinic>` doc page for more details.
+Note that if the data file defines a general triclinic simulation box,
+these polyhedron vertex displacements are orientation-dependent and,
+as mentioned above, should reflect the body particle's orientation
+within the general triclinic box.
 
 The :doc:`pair_style body/rounded/polhedron
 <pair_body_rounded_polyhedron>` command can be used with this body