diff --git a/etc/NEWS b/etc/NEWS
index d2139d3fc08..df79f5580db 100644
--- a/etc/NEWS
+++ b/etc/NEWS
@@ -958,15 +958,21 @@ They are superseded by shift-select-mode, enabled by default since 23.1.
 ** Occur Edit mode applies edits made in *Occur* buffers to the
 original buffers.  It is bound to "e" in Occur mode.
 
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 ** New global minor mode electric-pair-mode.
 When enabled, typing an open parenthesis automatically inserts the
 matching closing one.
 
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 ** New global minor mode electric-indent-mode.
 When enabled, typing certain characters triggers reindentation.
+Major modes wishing to use this can set electric-indent-chars or
+electric-indent-functions.
 
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 ** New global minor mode electric-layout-mode.
 When enabled, typing certain characters automatically inserts newlines.
+Major modes wishing to use this can set electric-layout-rules.
 
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 ** tabulated-list.el provides a generic major mode for tabulated data,