diff --git a/tutorials/introductory/usage.py b/tutorials/introductory/usage.py
index 3675f8f0db42..4b5780c5f1ac 100644
--- a/tutorials/introductory/usage.py
+++ b/tutorials/introductory/usage.py
@@ -389,6 +389,9 @@ def my_plotter(ax, data1, data2, param_dict):
 #           pdf, svg
 # ========  =========  =======================================================
 #
+# To save plots using the non-interactive backends, use the
+# ``matplotlib.pyplot.savefig('filename')`` method.
+#
 # And here are the user interfaces and renderer combinations supported;
 # these are *interactive backends*, capable of displaying to the screen
 # and of using appropriate renderers from the table above to write to