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diff --git a/doc/salome/gui/GEOM/input/import_export.doc b/doc/salome/gui/GEOM/input/import_export.doc
index 70537f934..50b792030 100644
--- a/doc/salome/gui/GEOM/input/import_export.doc
+++ b/doc/salome/gui/GEOM/input/import_export.doc
@@ -3,17 +3,23 @@
 \page import_export_geom_obj_page Importing/exporting geometrical objects
 
 In Geometry module you can import and export geometrical objects
-from/into BREP, IGES, STEP files. The mechanisms of import and export
+from/into BREP, IGES, STEP, ACIS and STL files. The mechanisms of import and export
 are implemented via plug-ins, which gives the opportunity to
 expand the range of available formats by adding more plug-ins (for
 example, CATIA 5).
 
-<em>To import geometrical objects from a BREP, IGES, STEP file:</em>
+The \subpage xao_format_page "import and export of shapes in XAO format" is implemented differently.
+
+\note If a plugin supports import of materials associated with shapes, these
+shapes are grouped corresponding to the imported materials. For the moment STEP
+import is the only plugin that supports this feature.
+
+<em>To import geometrical objects from a BREP, IGES, STEP, ACIS or STL file:</em>
 
 \par
 From the \b File menu choose \b Import. In the opening dialog box \b Import
 select the required format of the file for importation and search for
-a *.brep, *.iges or *.step  file.
+a *.brep, *.iges, *.step, *.sat or *.stl file.
 
 \image html geomimport.png
 
@@ -22,10 +28,10 @@ Select the required file and click \b Open. Your file will be imported in
 the module and its contents (geometrical object) will be displayed in
 the <b>Object Browser</b>.
 
-\note If the selected file is in IGES format and the length is not
-expressed in meters, it will be suggested to scale the model into the
-metric system (see the picture below). This feature can be helpful if
-some wrong units have been written to the IGES file by a
+\note If the selected file is in IGES or STEP format and the length
+is not expressed in meters, it will be asked whether to take or not these
+units into account (see the picture below). This feature can be
+helpful if some wrong units have been written to the IGES or STEP file by a
 3rd-party software.
 
 \image html iges_unit.png
@@ -49,7 +55,7 @@ as before this operation.
 
 \image html geomimport_reopen.png
 
-\n <em>To export geometrical objects into a BREP, IGES, STEP
+\n <em>To export geometrical objects into a BREP, IGES, STEP, ACIS or STL
 file:</em>
 
 \par