diff --git a/docs/deployment/customization/Customizing-your-instance-of-cBioPortal.md b/docs/deployment/customization/Customizing-your-instance-of-cBioPortal.md
index ce40b8fcfc9..feee782f5cc 100644
--- a/docs/deployment/customization/Customizing-your-instance-of-cBioPortal.md
+++ b/docs/deployment/customization/Customizing-your-instance-of-cBioPortal.md
@@ -244,8 +244,10 @@ Below you can find the complete list of all the available skin properties.
 		<tr>
             <td>skin.hide_download_controls</td>
             <td>removes all download and copy-to-clipboard options.</td>
-            <td>false</td>
-            <td>true / false</td>
+            <td>show</td>
+            <td>
+                string. "show" enables all download and copy-to-clipboard options. "data" disables data download but keeps figure and top-level data. "hide" disables all the download and copy-to-keyboard options.
+            </td>
         </tr>
         <tr>
             <td>skin.show_settings_menu</td>
diff --git a/src/main/resources/portal.properties.EXAMPLE b/src/main/resources/portal.properties.EXAMPLE
index 7cfa8b26cf5..408b7ccd3c4 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/portal.properties.EXAMPLE
+++ b/src/main/resources/portal.properties.EXAMPLE
@@ -107,10 +107,10 @@ skin.study_view.link_text=To build your own case set, try out our enhanced Study
 ## enable this to show reference genome next to the samples
 # skin.home_page.show_reference_genome=false
 
-setting controlling whether Download tabs and download/copy-to-clipboard controls should be shown
-# skin.hide_download_controls=true
+## setting controlling whether Download tabs and download/copy-to-clipboard controls should be shown
+# skin.hide_download_controls=show
 
-setting controlling which name should be used to display the authenticated user (email, or username)
+## setting controlling which name should be used to display the authenticated user (email, or username)
 # skin.user_display_name=email
 
 ## enable and set this property to specify a study group to be used to identify public studies for which no specific authorization entries are needed in the `authorities` table