diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/csv/CSVFormat.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/csv/CSVFormat.java
index 80d4f132..11953049 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/csv/CSVFormat.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/csv/CSVFormat.java
@@ -99,6 +99,13 @@ public class CSVFormat implements Serializable {
      * <pre>
      * CSVFormat fmt = CSVFormat.EXCEL.withDelimiter(';');
      * </pre>
+     * Settings are:
+     * <ul>
+     * <li>withDelimiter(',')</li>
+     * <li>withQuoteChar('"')</li>
+     * <li>withLineSeparator(CRLF)</li>
+     * </ul>
+     * Note: this is currently the same as RFC4180
      */
     public static final CSVFormat EXCEL =
             PRISTINE