diff --git a/MANUAL.md b/MANUAL.md
index e40b21f0d..2ec2298f4 100644
--- a/MANUAL.md
+++ b/MANUAL.md
@@ -881,14 +881,16 @@ the following:
 
 - `REGEX` - match account names by this regular expression
 - `acct:REGEX` - same as above
-- `amt:<N`, `amt:=N`, `amt:>N` - match postings with a single-commodity amount less than, greater than or equal to N. (Multi-commodity amounts are always matched.)
 - `code:REGEX` - match by transaction code (eg check number)
 - `desc:REGEX` - match transaction descriptions by regular expression
 - `date:PERIODEXPR` - match dates within the specified [period](#period-expressions)
-- `edate:PERIODEXPR` - as above, but match secondary dates
-- `status:1` or `status:0` - match cleared/uncleared transactions
+- `date2:PERIODEXPR` - as above, but match secondary dates
 - `tag:NAME[=REGEX]` - match by (exact, case sensitive) [tag](#tags) name, and optionally match the tag value by regular expression
 - `depth:N` - match (or display, depending on command) accounts at or above this [depth](#depth-limiting)
+- `status:1` or `status:0` - match cleared/uncleared transactions
+- `real:1` or `real:0` - match real/virtual-ness
+- `empty:1` or `empty:0` - match if amount is/is not zero
+- `amt:<N`, `amt:=N`, `amt:>N` - match postings with a single-commodity amount less than, greater than or equal to N. (Multi-commodity amounts are always matched.)
 - `not:` before any of the above negates the match
 
 <!--
@@ -918,10 +920,12 @@ With the [print](#print) command, they select transactions which
 > *have no postings matching any of the negative account terms AND*  
 > *match all the other terms*
 
-Query expressions (mostly) work the same way on the command line and [web](#web) interfaces.
-Note that many query terms have equivalent (older) command-line flags.
-You can mix and match query arguments and flags, but note that 
-[period expressions](#period-expressions) override other date queries.
+Many of the query terms above have equivalent command-line flags which predate them.
+You can mix and match query arguments and flags, just note that a
+[period expression](#period-expressions) overrides any other date terms.
+
+The same query syntax should work in both the command line and [web](#web) interfaces.
+
 
 ### Smart dates
 
diff --git a/hledger-web/Handler/Common.hs b/hledger-web/Handler/Common.hs
index fa562e94f..3f853f2e1 100644
--- a/hledger-web/Handler/Common.hs
+++ b/hledger-web/Handler/Common.hs
@@ -72,38 +72,39 @@ searchform :: ViewData -> HtmlUrl AppRoute
 searchform VD{..} = [hamlet|
 <div#searchformdiv>
  <form#searchform.form method=GET>
-  <table>
+  <table width="100%">
    <tr>
-    <td>
-     Search:
-     \ #
-    <td>
-     <input name=q size=70 value=#{q}>
+    <td width="99%">
+     <input name=q value=#{q} style="width:98%;">
+    <td width="1%">
      <input type=submit value="Search">
+   <tr valign=top>
+    <td colspan=2 style="text-align:right;">
      $if filtering
       \ #
       <span.showall>
-       <a href=@{here}>clear search
+       <a href=@{here}>clear
      \ #
      <a#search-help-link href="#" title="Toggle search help">help
    <tr>
-    <td>
-    <td>
+    <td colspan=2>
      <div#search-help.help style="display:none;">
       Leave blank to see journal (all transactions), or click account links to see transactions under that account.
       <br>
-      Transactions/postings may additionally be filtered by:
-      <br>
+      Transactions/postings may additionally be filtered by
       acct:REGEXP (target account), #
+      code:REGEXP (transaction code), #
       desc:REGEXP (description), #
       date:PERIODEXP (date), #
-      edate:PERIODEXP (secondary date), #
-      <br>
-      status:BOOL (cleared status), #
+      date2:PERIODEXP (secondary date), #
+      tag:TAG[=REGEX] (tag and optionally tag value), #
+      depth:N (accounts at or above this depth), #
+      status:*, status:!, status:  (cleared status), #
       real:BOOL (real/virtual-ness), #
-      empty:BOOL (posting amount = 0).
+      empty:BOOL (is amount zero), #
+      amt:<N, amt:=N, amt:>N (test magnitude of single-commodity amount).
       <br>
-      not: to negate, enclose space-containing patterns in quotes, multiple filters are AND'ed.
+      Prepend not: to negate, enclose multi-word patterns in quotes, multiple search terms are AND'ed.
 |]
  where
   filtering = not $ null q
diff --git a/hledger-web/static/style.css b/hledger-web/static/style.css
index 7e672f4ec..fb63ab806 100644
--- a/hledger-web/static/style.css
+++ b/hledger-web/static/style.css
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ body                        { margin:0; }
 .navlinkcurrent             { font-weight:bold; }
 .form                       { margin:0em; }
 
-#searchformdiv              { margin:0 0 1em 0; white-space:nowrap; }
+#searchformdiv              { margin:0 0 1em 0; }
 #searchform                 { margin:0; }
 #searchform span            { padding:4px; }
 #stopfilterlink             { font-weight:bold; }