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+<#-- $This file is distributed under the terms of the license in LICENSE$ -->
+
+<#-- Template for displaying search error message -->
+
+<#if title??>
+
+
${title?html}
+
+#if>
+
+
+ ${message?html}
+
+
+<#include "searchSelector.ftl">
+<#include "search-help.ftl" >
diff --git a/webapp/src/main/webapp/templates/freemarker/body/search/search-help.ftl b/webapp/src/main/webapp/templates/freemarker/body/search/search-help.ftl
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+<#-- $This file is distributed under the terms of the license in LICENSE$ -->
+
+<#if origination?has_content && origination == "helpLink">
+
Keep it simple! Use short, single terms unless your searches are returning too many results.
+
Use quotes to search for an entire phrase -- e.g., "protein folding".
+
Except for boolean operators, searches are not case-sensitive, so "Geneva" and "geneva" are equivalent
+
If you are unsure of the correct spelling, put ~ at the end of your search term -- e.g., cabage~ finds cabbage, steven~ finds Stephen and Stefan (as well as other similar names).