diff --git a/Help/generator/Visual Studio 10 2010.rst b/Help/generator/Visual Studio 10 2010.rst
index 0446b8c1a5..4bf9a8f153 100644
--- a/Help/generator/Visual Studio 10 2010.rst	
+++ b/Help/generator/Visual Studio 10 2010.rst	
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ projects (Database, Website, etc.) are not supported.
 Platform Selection
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
+The default target platform name (architecture) is ``Win32``.
+
 The :variable:`CMAKE_GENERATOR_PLATFORM` variable may be set, perhaps
 via the :manual:`cmake(1)` ``-A`` option, to specify a target platform
 name (architecture).  For example:
diff --git a/Help/generator/Visual Studio 11 2012.rst b/Help/generator/Visual Studio 11 2012.rst
index 8fddbb301f..5d89a6e7cc 100644
--- a/Help/generator/Visual Studio 11 2012.rst	
+++ b/Help/generator/Visual Studio 11 2012.rst	
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ projects (JavaScript, Database, Website, etc.) are not supported.
 Platform Selection
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
+The default target platform name (architecture) is ``Win32``.
+
 The :variable:`CMAKE_GENERATOR_PLATFORM` variable may be set, perhaps
 via the :manual:`cmake(1)` ``-A`` option, to specify a target platform
 name (architecture).  For example:
diff --git a/Help/generator/Visual Studio 12 2013.rst b/Help/generator/Visual Studio 12 2013.rst
index 8b4c162957..d342c5395d 100644
--- a/Help/generator/Visual Studio 12 2013.rst	
+++ b/Help/generator/Visual Studio 12 2013.rst	
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ projects (JavaScript, Powershell, Python, etc.) are not supported.
 Platform Selection
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
+The default target platform name (architecture) is ``Win32``.
+
 The :variable:`CMAKE_GENERATOR_PLATFORM` variable may be set, perhaps
 via the :manual:`cmake(1)` ``-A`` option, to specify a target platform
 name (architecture).  For example:
diff --git a/Help/generator/Visual Studio 14 2015.rst b/Help/generator/Visual Studio 14 2015.rst
index 917d8e5c48..106b7c5e92 100644
--- a/Help/generator/Visual Studio 14 2015.rst	
+++ b/Help/generator/Visual Studio 14 2015.rst	
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ projects (JavaScript, Powershell, Python, etc.) are not supported.
 Platform Selection
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
+The default target platform name (architecture) is ``Win32``.
+
 The :variable:`CMAKE_GENERATOR_PLATFORM` variable may be set, perhaps
 via the :manual:`cmake(1)` ``-A`` option, to specify a target platform
 name (architecture).  For example:
diff --git a/Help/generator/Visual Studio 15 2017.rst b/Help/generator/Visual Studio 15 2017.rst
index 42a3bb6b3c..52c1fa0236 100644
--- a/Help/generator/Visual Studio 15 2017.rst	
+++ b/Help/generator/Visual Studio 15 2017.rst	
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ by default.
 Platform Selection
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
+The default target platform name (architecture) is ``Win32``.
+
 The :variable:`CMAKE_GENERATOR_PLATFORM` variable may be set, perhaps
 via the :manual:`cmake(1)` ``-A`` option, to specify a target platform
 name (architecture).  For example:
diff --git a/Help/generator/Visual Studio 9 2008.rst b/Help/generator/Visual Studio 9 2008.rst
index a29033f01b..a09d047ae3 100644
--- a/Help/generator/Visual Studio 9 2008.rst	
+++ b/Help/generator/Visual Studio 9 2008.rst	
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ Generates Visual Studio 9 2008 project files.
 Platform Selection
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
+The default target platform name (architecture) is ``Win32``.
+
 The :variable:`CMAKE_GENERATOR_PLATFORM` variable may be set, perhaps
 via the :manual:`cmake(1)` ``-A`` option, to specify a target platform
 name (architecture).  For example: