diff --git a/man/ageShift.Rd b/man/ageShift.Rd
index 7110cf5a0d562e68fe0d19e7cdcf50fab3e272ec..ddaed95f05e7c19f26bf3f9609985e672b8bfb31 100644
--- a/man/ageShift.Rd
+++ b/man/ageShift.Rd
@@ -25,4 +25,11 @@ Return the age shift of the age-shifted life table given the birth year
 \item \code{mortalityTable.ageShift}: Return the age shift of the age-shifted life table
 given the birth year
 }}
+\examples{
+mortalityTables.load("Austria_Annuities")
+ageShift(AVOe2005R.male.av, YOB=1910)
+ageShift(AVOe2005R.male.av, YOB=1955)
+ageShift(AVOe2005R.male.av, YOB=2010)
+
+}
 
diff --git a/man/ages.Rd b/man/ages.Rd
index 49cccf3a8c45b691e2d3c5321d05a0f7c577f323..9c147c61f5050bb1fa1d53f7444e963c2209a7ff 100644
--- a/man/ages.Rd
+++ b/man/ages.Rd
@@ -37,4 +37,11 @@ Return the defined ages of the life table
 
 \item \code{mortalityTable.observed}: Return the defined ages of the observed life table
 }}
+\examples{
+mortalityTables.load("Austria_*", wildcard=TRUE)
+ages(AVOe2005R.male)
+ages(AVOe1996R.male)
+ages(mort.AT.census.2011.male)
+
+}
 
diff --git a/man/baseTable.Rd b/man/baseTable.Rd
index 7011174f30a08835ab8e2da7e21d700ad4070e1f..4b7dd345dbfd7a741ceb094f69f7e2dda724cb99 100644
--- a/man/baseTable.Rd
+++ b/man/baseTable.Rd
@@ -27,4 +27,9 @@ Return the base table of the life table
 
 \item \code{mortalityTable.period}: Return the base table of the life table
 }}
+\examples{
+mortalityTables.load("Austria_Annuities")
+baseTable(AVOe2005R.male)
+
+}
 
diff --git a/man/baseYear.Rd b/man/baseYear.Rd
index 059a6cecbd96cf581c04c97077d2c13786b4f36b..281ff4b47970da5952c17a4cc783cd602606bb46 100644
--- a/man/baseYear.Rd
+++ b/man/baseYear.Rd
@@ -27,4 +27,9 @@ Return the base year of the life table
 
 \item \code{mortalityTable.mixed}: Return the base year of the life table
 }}
+\examples{
+mortalityTables.load("Austria_Annuities")
+baseYear(AVOe2005R.male)
+
+}
 
diff --git a/man/mortalityTables.list.Rd b/man/mortalityTables.list.Rd
index 773165c4a75e5e92ddec195445685e77f01afdcb..a8c18d8c93083043f94ade27ddce1e6bbfc199b3 100644
--- a/man/mortalityTables.list.Rd
+++ b/man/mortalityTables.list.Rd
@@ -5,10 +5,13 @@
 \title{List all available sets of life tables provided by the \link[MortalityTables]{MortalityTables-package} package
 An existing life table can then be loaded with \link{mortalityTables.load}.}
 \usage{
-mortalityTables.list(pattern = "*")
+mortalityTables.list(pattern = "*", package = "MortalityTables")
 }
 \arguments{
 \item{pattern}{Restrict the results only to life table sets that match the pattern (default: "*" to show all sets)}
+
+\item{package}{The package that contains the desired dataset in its \code{extdata/}
+directory. Defaults to the "MortalityTables" package.}
 }
 \description{
 List all available sets of life tables provided by the \link[MortalityTables]{MortalityTables-package} package
diff --git a/man/mortalityTables.load.Rd b/man/mortalityTables.load.Rd
index 3117708e775f4ffcb369969e21bfc64d8d446976..26b13d85380e6a09e44b76a7f86e666b214d18a1 100644
--- a/man/mortalityTables.load.Rd
+++ b/man/mortalityTables.load.Rd
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 \alias{mortalityTables.load}
 \title{Load a named set of mortality tables provided by the \link{MortalityTables} package}
 \usage{
-mortalityTables.load(dataset, wildcard = FALSE)
+mortalityTables.load(dataset, wildcard = FALSE, package = "MortalityTables")
 }
 \arguments{
 \item{dataset}{The set of life tables to be loaded. A list of all available
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ data sets is provided by the function \code{\link{mortalityTables.list}}.}
 
 \item{wildcard}{Whether the dataset name contains wildcard. If TRUE, all
 datasets matching the pattern will be loaded}
+
+\item{package}{The package that contains the dataset in its \code{extdata/}
+directory. Defaults to the "MortalityTables" package.}
 }
 \description{
 Load a named set of mortality tables provided by the \link{MortalityTables} package