From f3b9c249065f3de10f85451eaaaf92767fdadbb7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ross Churchley <ross@rosschurchley.com>
Date: Tue, 23 Feb 2016 12:46:56 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] Update documentation for backup slides

---
 doc/metropolistheme.dtx               | 12 ++++++++++++
 source/beamerouterthememetropolis.dtx |  4 ++++
 2 files changed, 16 insertions(+)

diff --git a/doc/metropolistheme.dtx b/doc/metropolistheme.dtx
index e9bf019..61e997a 100644
--- a/doc/metropolistheme.dtx
+++ b/doc/metropolistheme.dtx
@@ -497,6 +497,18 @@ The sub-package |pgfplotsthemetol| defines palettes for |pgfplots| charts
 based on Tol's work.
 
 
+\section{Tips \& Tricks}
+
+\subsection{Backup Slides}
+
+Speakers will often include extra slides at the end of their presentation to
+refer to during audience questions. One easy way to do this is to include the
+\verb|appendixnumberbeamer| package in your preamble and call \verb|\appendix| before your backup slides.
+
+\themename will automatically turn off slide numbering and progress bars for
+slides in the appendix.
+
+
 \section{Known Issues}
 
 \subsection{Title formats}
diff --git a/source/beamerouterthememetropolis.dtx b/source/beamerouterthememetropolis.dtx
index c81f3f6..75dcaa0 100644
--- a/source/beamerouterthememetropolis.dtx
+++ b/source/beamerouterthememetropolis.dtx
@@ -187,6 +187,10 @@
 %
 %
 % \begin{macro}{appendix}
+%    Removes page numbering and per-slide progress bars when |\appendix| is
+%    called. This makes it easier to include additional ``backup slides'' at
+%    the end of the presentation, especially in conjunction with the package
+%    |appendixnumberbeamer|.
 %    \begin{macrocode}
 \AtBeginDocument{%
   \apptocmd{\appendix}{%