diff --git a/USAGE.md b/USAGE.md
index c867139f..5ce07a5f 100644
--- a/USAGE.md
+++ b/USAGE.md
@@ -322,6 +322,8 @@ metadata:
   csl: https://github.com/citation-style-language/styles/raw/906cd6d43d0c136190ecfbb12f6af0ca794e3c5b/peerj.csl
 ```
 
+Instructions for generating additional manuscript output formats such as DOCX can be found in [`build/README.md`](build/README.md).
+
 ## Spellchecking
 
 When the `SPELLCHECK` environment variable is `true`, the pandoc [spellcheck filter](https://github.com/pandoc/lua-filters/tree/master/spellcheck) is run.
diff --git a/build/README.md b/build/README.md
index 20e72cdd..3c09035b 100644
--- a/build/README.md
+++ b/build/README.md
@@ -7,8 +7,19 @@ However, setting the `BUILD_PDF` environment variable to `false` will suppress P
 For example, run local builds using the command `BUILD_PDF=false bash build/build.sh`.
 
 To build a DOCX file of the manuscript, set the `BUILD_DOCX` environment variable to `true`.
-For example, use the command `BUILD_DOCX=true bash build/build.sh`.
-To export DOCX for all CI builds, set an environment variable (see docs for [GitHub Actions](https://help.github.com/en/actions/automating-your-workflow-with-github-actions/using-environment-variables)).
+For example, use the command `BUILD_DOCX=true bash build/build.sh` locally.
+To export DOCX for all CI builds, set an environment variable in the CI configuration file.
+For GitHub Actions, set the variable in `.github\workflows\manubot.yaml` (see [docs](https://help.github.com/en/actions/automating-your-workflow-with-github-actions/using-environment-variables)):
+
+```yaml
+name: Manubot
+env:
+  BUILD_DOCX: true
+```
+
+To generate a single DOCX output of the latest manuscript with GitHub Actions, click the "Actions" tab at the top of the repository.
+Select the "Manubot" workflow, then the "Run workflow" button and check "generate DOCX output" before clicking the green "Run workflow" button.
+
 Currently, equation numbers via `pandoc-eqnos` are not supported for DOCX output.
 
 Format conversion is done using [Pandoc](https://pandoc.org/MANUAL.html).