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@@ -402,9 +402,12 @@ By default, the tool generates a translation file named `messages.xlf` in the
 
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-If you don't use the CLI, you can use the `ng-xi18n` tool directly from the `@angular/compiler-cli`
-package, or you can manually use the CLI Webpack plugin `ExtractI18nPlugin` from the
-`@ngtools/webpack` package.
+If you don't use the CLI, you have two options:
+* You can use the `ng-xi18n` tool directly from the `@angular/compiler-cli` package.
+For more information, see [i18n in the CLI documentation](https://github.com/angular/angular-cli/wiki/xi18n).
+* You can use the CLI Webpack plugin `AngularCompilerPlugin` from the `@ngtools/webpack` package.
+Set the parameters `i18nOutFile` and `i18nOutFormat` to trigger the extraction.
+For more information, see the [Angular Ahead-of-Time Webpack Plugin documentation](https://github.com/angular/angular-cli/tree/master/packages/%40ngtools/webpack).
 
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