diff --git a/Help/prop_tgt/PDB_NAME.rst b/Help/prop_tgt/PDB_NAME.rst
index fe059e06f..fa3f2ec74 100644
--- a/Help/prop_tgt/PDB_NAME.rst
+++ b/Help/prop_tgt/PDB_NAME.rst
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 PDB_NAME
 --------
 
-Output name for MS debug symbols .pdb file from linker.
+Output name for MS debug symbols ``.pdb`` file from linker.
 
 Set the base name for debug symbols file created for an executable or
 shared library target.  If not set, the logical target name is used by
 default.
 
-This property is not implemented by the Visual Studio 6 generator.
+This property is not implemented by the :generator:`Visual Studio 6`
+generator.
diff --git a/Help/prop_tgt/PDB_NAME_CONFIG.rst b/Help/prop_tgt/PDB_NAME_CONFIG.rst
index 50c3aa294..571f16d49 100644
--- a/Help/prop_tgt/PDB_NAME_CONFIG.rst
+++ b/Help/prop_tgt/PDB_NAME_CONFIG.rst
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 PDB_NAME_<CONFIG>
 -----------------
 
-Per-configuration name for MS debug symbols .pdb file.
+Per-configuration name for MS debug symbols ``.pdb`` file.
 
-This is the configuration-specific version of PDB_NAME.
+This is the configuration-specific version of :prop_tgt:`PDB_NAME`.
 
-This property is not implemented by the Visual Studio 6 generator.
+This property is not implemented by the :generator:`Visual Studio 6`
+generator.
diff --git a/Help/prop_tgt/PDB_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY.rst b/Help/prop_tgt/PDB_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY.rst
index d973e90d9..3cc075e2d 100644
--- a/Help/prop_tgt/PDB_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY.rst
+++ b/Help/prop_tgt/PDB_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY.rst
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 PDB_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY
 --------------------
 
-Output directory for MS debug symbols .pdb file from linker.
+Output directory for MS debug symbols ``.pdb`` file from linker.
 
 This property specifies the directory into which the MS debug symbols
 will be placed by the linker.  This property is initialized by the
-value of the variable CMAKE_PDB_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY if it is set when a
-target is created.
+value of the :variable:`CMAKE_PDB_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY` variable if it is
+set when a target is created.
 
-This property is not implemented by the Visual Studio 6 generator.
+This property is not implemented by the :generator:`Visual Studio 6`
+generator.
diff --git a/Help/prop_tgt/PDB_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY_CONFIG.rst b/Help/prop_tgt/PDB_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY_CONFIG.rst
index 25ab94496..024464626 100644
--- a/Help/prop_tgt/PDB_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY_CONFIG.rst
+++ b/Help/prop_tgt/PDB_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY_CONFIG.rst
@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
 PDB_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY_<CONFIG>
 -----------------------------
 
-Per-configuration output directory for MS debug symbols .pdb files.
+Per-configuration output directory for MS debug symbols ``.pdb`` files.
 
-This is a per-configuration version of PDB_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY, but
-multi-configuration generators (VS, Xcode) do NOT append a
+This is a per-configuration version of :prop_tgt:`PDB_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY`,
+but multi-configuration generators (VS, Xcode) do NOT append a
 per-configuration subdirectory to the specified directory.  This
-property is initialized by the value of the variable
-CMAKE_PDB_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY_<CONFIG> if it is set when a target is
-created.
+property is initialized by the value of the
+:variable:`CMAKE_PDB_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY_<CONFIG>` variable if it is
+set when a target is created.
 
-This property is not implemented by the Visual Studio 6 generator.
+This property is not implemented by the :generator:`Visual Studio 6`
+generator.
diff --git a/Help/variable/CMAKE_PDB_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY.rst b/Help/variable/CMAKE_PDB_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY.rst
index 938d15995..b38f0ecb2 100644
--- a/Help/variable/CMAKE_PDB_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY.rst
+++ b/Help/variable/CMAKE_PDB_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY.rst
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@ CMAKE_PDB_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY
 
 Where to put all the MS debug symbol files from linker.
 
-This variable is used to initialize the PDB_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY property
-on all the targets.  See that target property for additional
+This variable is used to initialize the :prop_tgt:`PDB_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY`
+property on all the targets.  See that target property for additional
 information.