diff --git a/maven-site/src/site/apt/guides/mini/guide-deployment-security-settings.apt b/maven-site/src/site/apt/guides/mini/guide-deployment-security-settings.apt
index 061de3f37c..d2d6cdfb6c 100644
--- a/maven-site/src/site/apt/guides/mini/guide-deployment-security-settings.apt
+++ b/maven-site/src/site/apt/guides/mini/guide-deployment-security-settings.apt
@@ -40,3 +40,5 @@ Security and Deployment Settings
 </settings>
 
 +-----+
+
+ <<Note>>: the settings descriptor documentation can be found {{{../../maven-settings/settings.html}here}}.
diff --git a/maven-site/src/site/apt/guides/mini/guide-mirror-settings.apt b/maven-site/src/site/apt/guides/mini/guide-mirror-settings.apt
index a110a00570..6b1755e8fe 100644
--- a/maven-site/src/site/apt/guides/mini/guide-mirror-settings.apt
+++ b/maven-site/src/site/apt/guides/mini/guide-mirror-settings.apt
@@ -42,4 +42,6 @@ Using Mirrors for Repositories
   .
 </settings>
 
-+-----+
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++-----+
+
+ <<Note>>: the settings descriptor documentation can be found {{{../../maven-settings/settings.html}here}}.
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diff --git a/maven-site/src/site/apt/guides/mini/guide-multiple-repositories.apt b/maven-site/src/site/apt/guides/mini/guide-multiple-repositories.apt
index d453a0bf4d..e0e81c5b41 100644
--- a/maven-site/src/site/apt/guides/mini/guide-multiple-repositories.apt
+++ b/maven-site/src/site/apt/guides/mini/guide-multiple-repositories.apt
@@ -83,4 +83,6 @@ mvn -Pmyprofile ...
 +----+
 
  In fact the <<<-P>>> option will take a CSV list of profiles to activate if you wish to
- activate multiple profiles simultaneously.
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+ activate multiple profiles simultaneously.
+ 
+ <<Note>>: the settings descriptor documentation can be found {{{../../maven-settings/settings.html}here}}.
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diff --git a/maven-site/src/site/apt/guides/mini/guide-proxies.apt b/maven-site/src/site/apt/guides/mini/guide-proxies.apt
index 446b9fb915..42c8f7773a 100644
--- a/maven-site/src/site/apt/guides/mini/guide-proxies.apt
+++ b/maven-site/src/site/apt/guides/mini/guide-proxies.apt
@@ -39,3 +39,5 @@ the JDK configuration equivalent.
 +----+
 
  Please note that urrently NTML proxies are not supported as they have not been tested.
+
+ <<Note>>: the settings descriptor documentation can be found {{{../../maven-settings/settings.html}here}}.
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