diff --git a/doc/dump.html b/doc/dump.html
index d73d6e7d60..bcd6013a0d 100644
--- a/doc/dump.html
+++ b/doc/dump.html
@@ -103,8 +103,8 @@ file and in what format.  Settings made via the
 individual values and the file itself.
 </P>
 <P>The <I>atom</I>, <I>bond</I>, and <I>custom</I> styles create files in a simple text
-format that is self-explanatory.  Many of the LAMMPS <A HREF = "Section_tools.html">post-processing
-tools</A>, including
+format that is self-explanatory when viewing a dump file.  Many of the
+LAMMPS <A HREF = "Section_tools.html">post-processing tools</A>, including
 <A HREF = "http://www.cs.sandia.gov/~sjplimp/pizza.html">Pizza.py</A>, work with
 this format.
 </P>
diff --git a/doc/dump.txt b/doc/dump.txt
index 4305882571..bfec5c466b 100644
--- a/doc/dump.txt
+++ b/doc/dump.txt
@@ -93,8 +93,8 @@ file and in what format.  Settings made via the
 individual values and the file itself.
 
 The {atom}, {bond}, and {custom} styles create files in a simple text
-format that is self-explanatory.  Many of the LAMMPS "post-processing
-tools"_Section_tools.html, including
+format that is self-explanatory when viewing a dump file.  Many of the
+LAMMPS "post-processing tools"_Section_tools.html, including
 "Pizza.py"_http://www.cs.sandia.gov/~sjplimp/pizza.html, work with
 this format.