diff --git a/documentation/bsp-guide/bsp.xml b/documentation/bsp-guide/bsp.xml
index dacd077f2d..71ae2c36cd 100644
--- a/documentation/bsp-guide/bsp.xml
+++ b/documentation/bsp-guide/bsp.xml
@@ -1150,7 +1150,7 @@
                    <listitem><para>Create a <filename>.bbappend</filename>
                        file for the modified recipe.
                        For information on using append files, see the
-                       "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#using-bbappend-files'>Using .bbappend Files</ulink>"
+                       "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#using-bbappend-files'>Using .bbappend Files in Your Layer</ulink>"
                        section in the Yocto Project Development Manual.
                        </para></listitem>
                    <listitem><para>
diff --git a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml
index 3fc76b2ee1..7464172fc6 100644
--- a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml
+++ b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml
@@ -686,37 +686,46 @@
         </section>
 
         <section id='using-bbappend-files'>
-            <title>Using .bbappend Files</title>
+            <title>Using .bbappend Files in Your Layer</title>
 
             <para>
-                Recipes used to append Metadata to other recipes are called
-                BitBake append files.
-                BitBake append files use the <filename>.bbappend</filename> file
-                type suffix, while the corresponding recipes to which Metadata
-                is being appended use the <filename>.bb</filename> file type
-                suffix.
+                A recipe that appends Metadata to another recipe is called a
+                BitBake append file.
+                A BitBake append file uses the <filename>.bbappend</filename>
+                file type suffix, while the corresponding recipe to which
+                Metadata is being appended uses the <filename>.bb</filename>
+                file type suffix.
             </para>
 
             <para>
-                A <filename>.bbappend</filename> file allows your layer to make
-                additions or changes to the content of another layer's recipe
-                without having to copy the other recipe into your layer.
+                You can use a <filename>.bbappend</filename> file in your
+                layer to make additions or changes to the content of another
+                layer's recipe without having to copy the other layer's
+                recipe into your layer.
                 Your <filename>.bbappend</filename> file resides in your layer,
                 while the main <filename>.bb</filename> recipe file to
                 which you are appending Metadata resides in a different layer.
             </para>
 
             <para>
-                Append files must have the same root names as their corresponding
-                recipes.
+                Being able to append information to an existing recipe not only
+                avoids duplication, but also automatically applies recipe
+                changes from a different layer into your layer.
+                If you were copying recipes, you would have to manually merge
+                changes as they occur.
+            </para>
+
+            <para>
+                When you create an append file, you must use the same root
+                name as the corresponding recipe file.
                 For example, the append file
                 <filename>someapp_&DISTRO;.bbappend</filename> must apply to
                 <filename>someapp_&DISTRO;.bb</filename>.
-                This means the original recipe and append file names are version
-                number-specific.
+                This means the original recipe and append file names are
+                version number-specific.
                 If the corresponding recipe is renamed to update to a newer
-                version, the corresponding <filename>.bbappend</filename> file must
-                be renamed (and possibly updated) as well.
+                version, you must also rename and possibly update
+                the corresponding <filename>.bbappend</filename> as well.
                 During the build process, BitBake displays an error on starting
                 if it detects a <filename>.bbappend</filename> file that does
                 not have a corresponding recipe with a matching name.
@@ -725,14 +734,6 @@
                 variable for information on how to handle this error.
             </para>
 
-            <para>
-                Being able to append information to an existing recipe not only
-                avoids duplication, but also automatically applies recipe
-                changes in a different layer to your layer.
-                If you were copying recipes, you would have to manually merge
-                changes as they occur.
-            </para>
-
             <para>
                 As an example, consider the main formfactor recipe and a
                 corresponding formfactor append file both from the
@@ -745,8 +746,7 @@
      SUMMARY = "Device formfactor information"
      SECTION = "base"
      LICENSE = "MIT"
-     LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://${COREBASE}/LICENSE;md5=4d92cd373abda3937c2bc47fbc49d690 \
-                    file://${COREBASE}/meta/COPYING.MIT;md5=3da9cfbcb788c80a0384361b4de20420"
+     LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://${COREBASE}/meta/COPYING.MIT;md5=3da9cfbcb788c80a0384361b4de20420"
      PR = "r45"
 
      SRC_URI = "file://config file://machconfig"
@@ -762,8 +762,7 @@
 	     if [ -s "${S}/machconfig" ]; then
 	             install -m 0644 ${S}/machconfig ${D}${sysconfdir}/formfactor/
 	     fi
-     }
-                </literallayout>
+     }                </literallayout>
                 In the main recipe, note the
                 <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-SRC_URI'><filename>SRC_URI</filename></ulink>
                 variable, which tells the OpenEmbedded build system where to
@@ -775,7 +774,8 @@
                 <filename>formfactor_0.0.bbappend</filename> and is from the
                 Raspberry Pi BSP Layer named
                 <filename>meta-raspberrypi</filename>.
-                The file is in <filename>recipes-bsp/formfactor</filename>:
+                The file is in the layer at
+                <filename>recipes-bsp/formfactor</filename>:
                 <literallayout class='monospaced'>
      FILESEXTRAPATHS_prepend := "${THISDIR}/${PN}:"
                 </literallayout>
@@ -795,12 +795,13 @@
             </para>
 
             <para>
-                The statement in this example extends the directories to include
+                The statement in this example extends the directories to
+                include
                 <filename>${</filename><ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-THISDIR'><filename>THISDIR</filename></ulink><filename>}/${</filename><ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-PN'><filename>PN</filename></ulink><filename>}</filename>,
                 which resolves to a directory named
                 <filename>formfactor</filename> in the same directory
                 in which the append file resides (i.e.
-                <filename>meta-raspberrypi/recipes-bsp/formfactor/formfactor</filename>.
+                <filename>meta-raspberrypi/recipes-bsp/formfactor</filename>.
                 This implies that you must have the supporting directory
                 structure set up that will contain any files or patches you
                 will be including from the layer.
@@ -808,8 +809,8 @@
 
             <para>
                 Using the immediate expansion assignment operator
-                <filename>:=</filename> is important because of the reference to
-                <filename>THISDIR</filename>.
+                <filename>:=</filename> is important because of the reference
+                to <filename>THISDIR</filename>.
                 The trailing colon character is important as it ensures that
                 items in the list remain colon-separated.
                 <note>
@@ -7144,7 +7145,7 @@ Some notes from Cal:
                         and <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-SRC_URI'><filename>SRC_URI</filename></ulink>
                         statements enable the OpenEmbedded build system to find the patch file.
                         For more information on using append files, see the
-                        "<link linkend='using-bbappend-files'>Using .bbappend Files</link>"
+                        "<link linkend='using-bbappend-files'>Using .bbappend Files in Your Layer</link>"
                         section.
                         </para></listitem>
                     <listitem><para><emphasis>Put the patch file in your layer</emphasis>:
@@ -7623,7 +7624,7 @@ Some notes from Cal:
                         <listitem><para>Add a <filename>psplash</filename>
                             append file for a branded splash screen.
                             For information on append files, see the
-                            "<link linkend='using-bbappend-files'>Using .bbappend Files</link>"
+                            "<link linkend='using-bbappend-files'>Using .bbappend Files in Your Layer</link>"
                             section.</para></listitem>
                         <listitem><para>Add any other append files to make
                             custom changes that are specific to individual
diff --git a/documentation/kernel-dev/kernel-dev-faq.xml b/documentation/kernel-dev/kernel-dev-faq.xml
index 2b99ad2dde..9e0517d4af 100644
--- a/documentation/kernel-dev/kernel-dev-faq.xml
+++ b/documentation/kernel-dev/kernel-dev-faq.xml
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
                         <filename>RDEPENDS_kernel-base</filename> to include or not
                         include "kernel-image".</para>
                         <para>See the
-                        "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#using-bbappend-files'>Using .bbappend Files</ulink>"
+                        "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#using-bbappend-files'>Using .bbappend Files in Your Layer</ulink>"
                         section in the Yocto Project Development Manual for information on
                         how to use an append file to override metadata.
                     </para>
diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/introduction.xml b/documentation/ref-manual/introduction.xml
index 4fd1e95a61..163ea925f1 100644
--- a/documentation/ref-manual/introduction.xml
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/introduction.xml
@@ -689,7 +689,7 @@
                 <para>Information in append files extends or overrides the
                 information in the similarly-named recipe file.
                 For an example of an append file in use, see the
-                "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#using-bbappend-files'>Using .bbappend Files</ulink>"
+                "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#using-bbappend-files'>Using .bbappend Files in Your Layer</ulink>"
                 section in the Yocto Project Development Manual.
                 <note>
                     Append files can also use wildcard patterns in their