there is a page of tips & instructions, but it is buried in small type on the search page. I'd like to see a link to it right below the Search box

so-for new,occasional and clueless searchers-
go here and read the hints

(In occasional threads, Dick Greenhaus and Susan of DT make suggestions about how to DO a search, but it is always within a thread, and does not catch new searchers and questioners BEFORE they ask un-necessarily..perhaps this will help a few)