diff --git a/exampleSite/content/basics/customization/_index.en.md b/exampleSite/content/basics/customization/_index.en.md
index 8de3d38437..ce2c3ff7e2 100644
--- a/exampleSite/content/basics/customization/_index.en.md
+++ b/exampleSite/content/basics/customization/_index.en.md
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ If you want to switch the syntax highlighting theme together with your color var
 
 ### Roll your own
 
-If you are not happy with the shipped variants you can either copy one of the shipped files, edit them in a text editor and configure the `themeVariant` parameter in your `config.toml` or just use the [interactive variant generator]({{%relref "basics/generator" %}}).
+If you are not happy with the shipped variants you can either copy and rename one of the shipped files from `themes/hugo-theme-relearn/static/css` to `static/css`, edit them afterwards to your liking in a text editor and configure the `themeVariant` parameter in your `config.toml` or just use the [interactive variant generator]({{%relref "basics/generator" %}}).
 
 ### Output formats
 
diff --git a/exampleSite/content/basics/generator/_index.en.md b/exampleSite/content/basics/generator/_index.en.md
index 1df76a2f0c..08ec338ee6 100644
--- a/exampleSite/content/basics/generator/_index.en.md
+++ b/exampleSite/content/basics/generator/_index.en.md
@@ -16,7 +16,9 @@ To better understand this select the `neon` variant and modify the different hea
 
 Once you've changed a color, the variant switch will show a "My custom variant" entry and your changes are stored in the browser. You can change pages and even close the browser without losing your changes.
 
-Once you are satisfied, you can download the new variants file and install it in your site.
+Once you are satisfied, you can download the new variants file and copy it into your site's `static/css` directory. Afterwards you have to adjust the `themeVariant` parameter in your `config.toml` to your chosen file name.
+
+Eg. if your new variants file is named `theme-my-custom-variant.css`, you have to set `themeVariant='my-custom-variant'` to use it.
 
 {{% notice note %}}
 This only works in modern browsers.