diff --git a/doc/dynare.texi b/doc/dynare.texi
index 12ed8982f0f080429627dc562396ab23a9ea522a..dd1e749cf7a6db325af74ae9d0cca4d735ddd979 100644
--- a/doc/dynare.texi
+++ b/doc/dynare.texi
@@ -4615,7 +4615,7 @@ The name of the sheet with the data in an Excel file
 
 @item xls_range = @var{RANGE}
 @anchor{xls_range}
-The range with the data in an Excel file
+The range with the data in an Excel file. For example, @code{xls_range=B2:D200}
 
 @item nobs = @var{INTEGER}
 @anchor{nobs}