diff --git a/doc/handbook/4_parameterfiles.tex b/doc/handbook/4_parameterfiles.tex
index fd9d0284528a855f827da67e1e3146efaaa43e12..df325e477a878c6592c4cfdfd58dcdacdd9bb5eb 100644
--- a/doc/handbook/4_parameterfiles.tex
+++ b/doc/handbook/4_parameterfiles.tex
@@ -62,6 +62,21 @@ A number of things can be learned:
   \item \emph{unused} parameters are not used by the simulation (maybe typo or wrong group in input file)
 \end{itemize}
 
+
+\subsection{Parameter Values}
+If you want to get the value of a parameter please use:
+\begin{lstlisting}[name=propsyscars,style=DumuxCode]
+paramname_ = getParam<TYPE>("GROUPNAME.PARAMNAME");
+\end{lstlisting}
+
+If you also want to set a default value for a parameter, just add it like this:
+
+\begin{lstlisting}[name=propsyscars,style=DumuxCode]
+paramname_ = getParam<TYPE>("GROUPNAME.PARAMNAME", default);
+\end{lstlisting}
+
+For further information you can also look at the \Dumux tutorial, especially exercise 1. 
+
 All applications have a help message which you can read by giving
 \texttt{--help} as a command line argument to the application.
 For further details, please have a look at \texttt{Dune::ParameterTree}
diff --git a/doc/handbook/5_propertysystem.tex b/doc/handbook/5_propertysystem.tex
index d283dc07d465394d1b36e341336c2122f7d8158b..e66b20aae04d9a004962bdee90234a1e4820235c 100644
--- a/doc/handbook/5_propertysystem.tex
+++ b/doc/handbook/5_propertysystem.tex
@@ -379,19 +379,9 @@ $     int    NumSeats = '5' defined at test_propertysystem.cc:55
 $     int    TopSpeed = '::Dumux::Properties::GetProperty<TypeTag, ::Dumux::Properties::PTag::GasUsage>::p::value * 30' defined at test_propertysystem.cc:54
 \end{lstlisting}
 
-\subsection{Property and Parameter Values}
-In \Dumux three different ways to obtain the value of a property are available:
+\subsection{Property Values}
+To get the value of a property use:
 \begin{description}
 \item[\texttt{{\small GET\_PROP\_VALUE:}}]
-Always returns the \emph{compile-time} specified value of the property. This is
-needed for properties, which are not intended to be changed by parameter files.
-
-\item[\texttt{{\small GET\_PARAM\_FROM\_GROUP:}}]
-Returns the compile-time specified value, if this value is not be overwritten
-by the parameter input file.
-
-\item[\texttt{{\small GET\_RUNTIME\_PARAM\_FROM\_GROUP:}}]
-Always returns a \emph{run-time} specified value. If the value is not specified
-at run-time an error is thrown. This is needed for problem specific properties
-or properties, which do not have a meaningful default value.
+Always returns the \emph{compile-time} specified value of the property.
 \end{description}