diff --git a/doc/xschem_man/commands.html b/doc/xschem_man/commands.html
index a6dd94fc..e472b684 100644
--- a/doc/xschem_man/commands.html
+++ b/doc/xschem_man/commands.html
@@ -66,7 +66,12 @@ Shift + Right Button    Select all connected wires/labels/pins
 Ctrl + Right Button     Select all connected wires/labels/pins, stopping at 
                         wire junctions
 
-Alt + RightButton       cut wire at mouse position (creates 2 adjacent wires)
+Alt + RightButton       Cut wire at mouse position (creates 2 adjacent wires)
+                        aligns the cut point to current snap setting.
+
+Alt + Shift + RightButton 
+                        Cut wire at mouse position (creates 2 adjacent wires)
+                        does not align cut point to current snap setting.
 
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diff --git a/src/keys.help b/src/keys.help
index 277044fd..3cdee72b 100644
--- a/src/keys.help
+++ b/src/keys.help
@@ -26,7 +26,13 @@ Shift + Right Button    Select all connected wires/labels/pins
 Ctrl + Right Button     Select all connected wires/labels/pins, stopping at 
                         wire junctions
 
-Alt + RightButton       cut wire at mouse position (creates 2 adjacent wires)
+Alt + RightButton       Cut wire at mouse position (creates 2 adjacent wires)
+                        aligns the cut point to current snap setting.
+
+Alt + Shift + RightButton
+                        Cut wire at mouse position (creates 2 adjacent wires)
+                        does not align cut point to current snap setting.
+
 
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