@@ -625,7 +625,11 @@ where `FORMAT` is the name of the output format. A custom template
625625can be specified using the `--template` option. You can also override
626626the system default templates for a given output format `FORMAT`
627627by putting a file `templates/default.FORMAT` in the user data
628−directory (see `--data-dir`, above).
628+directory (see `--data-dir`, above). *Exceptions:* For `odt` output,
629+customize the `default.opendocument` template. For `pdf` output,
630+customize the `default.latex` template. For `epub` output, customize
631+the `epub-page.html`, `epub-coverimage.html`, and `epub-titlepage.html`
632+templates.
629633
630634Templates may contain *variables*. Variable names are sequences of
631635alphanumerics, `-`, and `_`, starting with a letter. A variable name