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@@ -21,7 +21,9 @@ The search covers **every** column of the table at once, so you do not need to k
 - **Character search** (the default) is a case sensitive CONTAINS match against every character column, so `Smith` finds `Smithson` and `smith` finds `Goldsmith`, but `smith` will not find `Smithson`.
 - **Numeric search** (tick the Numeric box) is an exact match against every numeric column, so `42` will not find `420` or `4210`.
 - If a filter is applied, the search runs within the filtered rows rather than the whole table.
-- The result set is capped by the [`DC_MAXOBS_WEBVIEW`](/dcc-options/#dc_maxobs_webview) option (500 rows by default). A search that matches more rows than the cap returns the first 500, and the row count shown next to the table name is that capped count, not the total number of matches.
+- The grid is capped by the [`DC_MAXOBS_WEBVIEW`](/dcc-options/#dc_maxobs_webview) option (500 rows by default).
+- For a search, the cap applies to the row count as well: a search that matches more rows than the cap returns 500 of them, and the count shown next to the table name is the number of rows returned, not the total number of matches.
+- Without a search, the count shown next to the table name is the full number of rows in the filtered view, so it can be higher than the number of rows displayed - a table of 1,200 rows reports `1,200 rows` above a grid holding the first 500.
 - A search that matches nothing shows a "No data found with given conditions" panel rather than an empty grid.
 
 ![Full table search](img/full-table-search.png)