diff --git a/Documentation/user-search.txt b/Documentation/user-search.txt
index 3eb72229ea..4207e3fd81 100644
--- a/Documentation/user-search.txt
+++ b/Documentation/user-search.txt
@@ -9,14 +9,14 @@ query, execute it, and present the results.
 [options="header"]
 |=================================================
 |Description          | Default Query
-|All > Open           | `status:open '(or is:open)'`
-|All > Merged         | `status:merged`
-|All > Abandoned      | `status:abandoned`
-|My > Drafts          | `owner:self is:draft`
-|My > Watched Changes | `is:watched is:open`
-|My > Starred Changes | `is:starred`
-|My > Draft Comments  | `has:draft`
-|Open changes in Foo  | `status:open project:Foo`
+|All > Open           | status:open '(or is:open)'
+|All > Merged         | status:merged
+|All > Abandoned      | status:abandoned
+|My > Drafts          | owner:self is:draft
+|My > Watched Changes | is:watched is:open
+|My > Starred Changes | is:starred
+|My > Draft Comments  | has:draft
+|Open changes in Foo  | status:open project:Foo
 |=================================================
 
 
@@ -28,17 +28,19 @@ text and let Gerrit figure out the meaning:
 [options="header"]
 |=============================================================
 |Description                      | Examples
-|Legacy numerical id              | `15183`
-|Full or abbreviated Change-Id    | `Ic0ff33`
-|Full or abbreviated commit SHA-1 | `d81b32ef`
-|Email address                    | `user@example.com`
-|Approval requirement             | `Code-Review>=+2`, `Verified=1`
+|Legacy numerical id              | 15183
+|Full or abbreviated Change-Id    | Ic0ff33
+|Full or abbreviated commit SHA-1 | d81b32ef
+|Email address                    | user@example.com
 |=============================================================
 
 For change searches (i.e. those using a numerical id, Change-Id, or commit
 SHA1), if the search results in a single change that change will be
 presented instead of a list.
 
+For more predictable results, use explicit search operators as described
+in the following section.
+
 [[search-operators]]
 == Search Operators