diff --git a/usr/lib/bulky/bulky.py b/usr/lib/bulky/bulky.py
index a10b51f..0b694a8 100755
--- a/usr/lib/bulky/bulky.py
+++ b/usr/lib/bulky/bulky.py
@@ -628,6 +628,10 @@ def on_scope_changed(self, widget):
         self.preview_changes()
 
     def on_widget_change(self, widget):
+        if self.replace_regex_check.get_active():
+            self.find_entry.set_placeholder_text("Enter a regular expression; example: .+")
+        else:
+            self.find_entry.set_placeholder_text("Enter a search string; wildcards ? and * are supported.")
         self.preview_changes()
 
     def preview_changes(self):
diff --git a/usr/share/bulky/bulky.ui b/usr/share/bulky/bulky.ui
index 6ce6a60..ebf0f10 100644
--- a/usr/share/bulky/bulky.ui
+++ b/usr/share/bulky/bulky.ui
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@
                                 <property name="visible">True</property>
                                 <property name="can-focus">True</property>
                                 <property name="hexpand">True</property>
-                                <property name="placeholder-text" translatable="yes">Use %n, %0n, %00n, %000n to enumerate.</property>
+                                <property name="placeholder-text" translatable="yes">Use %n, %0n, %00n, etc. to enumerate.</property>
                               </object>
                               <packing>
                                 <property name="left-attach">1</property>
@@ -489,7 +489,7 @@
                                 <property name="visible">True</property>
                                 <property name="can-focus">True</property>
                                 <property name="hexpand">True</property>
-                                <property name="placeholder-text" translatable="yes">Use %n, %0n, %00n, %000n to enumerate.</property>
+                                <property name="placeholder-text" translatable="yes">Use %n, %0n, %00n, etc. to enumerate.</property>
                               </object>
                               <packing>
                                 <property name="left-attach">1</property>