diff --git a/fec/fec/static/js/legal/Filters.cjs b/fec/fec/static/js/legal/Filters.cjs
index 42f2c82518..b68f560e2a 100644
--- a/fec/fec/static/js/legal/Filters.cjs
+++ b/fec/fec/static/js/legal/Filters.cjs
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ function Filters(props) {
             TooltipHelp={{
               addTooltip: true,
               message:
-                'Refine a keyword search by using +, |, “ ”, -, to expand or limit results.',
+                'Refine a keyword search by using +, |, “ ”, -, to expand or limit results. Search returns a maximum 6 keyword matches per document.',
               verticalPosition: 'above',
               horizontalPosition: 'left'
             }}
diff --git a/fec/fec/static/scss/components/_search-controls.scss b/fec/fec/static/scss/components/_search-controls.scss
index 63116fb634..46143c8901 100644
--- a/fec/fec/static/scss/components/_search-controls.scss
+++ b/fec/fec/static/scss/components/_search-controls.scss
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@
   .keyword-modal{
     .modal__tips, .modal__form {
       display:table-cell;
-      width:44%;
+      width:100%;
     }
     .modal__tips {
       margin-left: u(1rem);
diff --git a/fec/home/templates/partials/legal-keyword-modal.html b/fec/home/templates/partials/legal-keyword-modal.html
index f7e0df0d10..94f101caad 100644
--- a/fec/home/templates/partials/legal-keyword-modal.html
+++ b/fec/home/templates/partials/legal-keyword-modal.html
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@
       <button type="button" class="modal__close button--close--primary" data-a11y-dialog-hide title="Close this dialog window"></button>
       <h2 id="spending-modal-title" class="heading--section">Find documents with...</h2>
       <div class="row u-padding--top">
-        <form class="modal__form  search-controls__either" action="/data/legal/search/">
-          <p>Use these search boxes to refine your search:</p>
+        <form class="modal__form" action="/data/legal/search/">
+          <p>Use these search boxes to refine your search. Only words with letters, numbers, spaces, and hyphens (such as in-kind) are accepted:</p>
           <div class="filter">
             <label class="label" for="keywords-any">Any of these words</label>
             <input type="text" id="keywords-any" data-operator="or">
@@ -27,40 +27,11 @@ <h2 id="spending-modal-title" class="heading--section">Find documents with...</h
             <input type="text" id="keywords-none" data-operator="exclude">
             <span class="t-note t-sans">Entering <span class="t-underline">text message</span> will exclude <span class="t-underline">text</span> and <span class="t-underline">message</span></span>
             <input type="hidden" name="search">
-            <button class="u-margin--top button button--cta button--search--text" type="submit">Search</button>
+            <div>
+              <button class="u-margin--top button button--cta button--search--text" type="submit">Search</button>
+            </div>
           </div>
         </form>
-        <div class="search-controls__or search-controls__or--vertical">or</div>
-
-        <div class="modal__tips search-controls__either">
-          <p>Use these symbols in the main search box:</p>
-          <table class="simple-table">
-            <thead class="simple-table__header">
-              <tr>
-                <th>Symbol</th>
-                <th>Meaning</th>
-              </tr>
-            </thead>
-            <tbody>
-              <tr class="simple-table__row">
-                <td class="simple-table__cell">|</td>
-                <td class="simple-table__cell">or</td>
-              </tr>
-              <tr class="simple-table__row">
-                <td class="simple-table__cell">+</td>
-                <td class="simple-table__cell">and</td>
-              </tr>
-              <tr class="simple-table__row">
-                <td class="simple-table__cell">&ldquo; &rdquo;</td>
-                <td class="simple-table__cell">exact phrase</td>
-              </tr>
-              <tr class="simple-table__row">
-                <td class="simple-table__cell">-</td>
-                <td class="simple-table__cell">but not</td>
-              </tr>
-            </tbody>
-          </table>
-        </div>
       </div>
     </div>
   </div>
diff --git a/fec/legal/templates/macros/legal.jinja b/fec/legal/templates/macros/legal.jinja
index 43c9cfc1e2..96bc1986bb 100644
--- a/fec/legal/templates/macros/legal.jinja
+++ b/fec/legal/templates/macros/legal.jinja
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <div class="tooltip__container">
    <button class="tooltip__trigger"><span class="u-visually-hidden">Learn more</span></button>
    <div class="tooltip tooltip--left tooltip--under">
-      <p class="tooltip__content tooltip__content">Refine a keyword search by using +, |, “ ”, -, to expand or limit results.</p>
+      <p class="tooltip__content tooltip__content">Refine a keyword search by using + (and), | (or), " " (exact phrase), - (but not), to expand or limit results. Search returns a maximum 6 keyword matches per document.</p>
    </div>
   </div>
   <div class="combo combo--search--mini no-mar-b">
diff --git a/fec/legal/templates/partials/legal-keyword-modal.jinja b/fec/legal/templates/partials/legal-keyword-modal.jinja
index 6d66088b18..7cc8052a52 100644
--- a/fec/legal/templates/partials/legal-keyword-modal.jinja
+++ b/fec/legal/templates/partials/legal-keyword-modal.jinja
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@
       <button type="button" class="modal__close button--close--primary" data-a11y-dialog-hide title="Close this dialog window"></button>
       <h2 id="spending-modal-title" class="heading--section">Find documents with...</h2>
       <div class="row u-padding--top">
-        <form class="modal__form  search-controls__either" action="">
-          <p>Use these search boxes to refine your search:</p>
+        <form class="modal__form" action="">
+          <p>Use these search boxes to refine your search. Only words with letters, numbers, spaces, and hyphens (such as in-kind) are accepted:</p>
           <div class="filter">
             <label class="label" for="keywords-any">Any of these words</label>
             <input type="text" id="keywords-any" data-operator="or">
@@ -26,41 +26,11 @@
             <label class="label" for="keywords-none">None of these words</label>
             <input type="text" id="keywords-none" data-operator="exclude">
             <span class="t-note t-sans">Entering <span class="t-underline">text message</span> will exclude <span class="t-underline">text</span> and <span class="t-underline">message</span></span>
-            <button class="u-margin--top button button--cta button--search--text" type="submit">Search</button>
+            <div>
+              <button class="u-margin--top button button--cta button--search--text" type="submit">Search</button>
+            </div>
           </div>
         </form>
-
-        <div class="search-controls__or search-controls__or--vertical">or</div>
-
-        <div class="modal__tips search-controls__either">
-          <p>Use these symbols in the main search box:</p>
-          <table class="simple-table">
-            <thead class="simple-table__header">
-              <tr>
-                <th>Symbol</th>
-                <th>Meaning</th>
-              </tr>
-            </thead>
-            <tbody>
-              <tr class="simple-table__row">
-                <td class="simple-table__cell">|</td>
-                <td class="simple-table__cell">or</td>
-              </tr>
-              <tr class="simple-table__row">
-                <td class="simple-table__cell">+</td>
-                <td class="simple-table__cell">and</td>
-              </tr>
-              <tr class="simple-table__row">
-                <td class="simple-table__cell">&ldquo; &rdquo;</td>
-                <td class="simple-table__cell">exact phrase</td>
-              </tr>
-              <tr class="simple-table__row">
-                <td class="simple-table__cell">-</td>
-                <td class="simple-table__cell">but not</td>
-              </tr>
-            </tbody>
-          </table>
-        </div>
       </div>
     </div>
   </div>