diff --git a/docs/manual/configure.txt b/docs/manual/configure.txt
index 30c34c8d1a..7fc109b645 100644
--- a/docs/manual/configure.txt
+++ b/docs/manual/configure.txt
@@ -5,9 +5,24 @@
 == Buildroot configuration
 
 All the configuration options in +make *config+ have a help text
-providing details about the option. However, a number of topics
-require additional details that cannot easily be covered in the help
-text and are there covered in the following sections.
+providing details about the option.
+
+The +make *config+ commands also offer a search tool. Read the help
+message in the different frontend menus to know how to use it:
+
+* in _menuconfig_, the search tool is called by pressing +/+;
+* in _xconfig_, the search tool is called by pressing +Ctrl+ + +f+.
+
+The result of the search shows the help message of the matching items.
+In _menuconfig_, numbers in the left column provide a shortcut to the
+corresponding entry. Just type this number to directly jump to the
+entry, or to the containing menu in case the entry is not selectable due
+to a missing dependency.
+
+Although the menu structure and the help text of the entries should be
+sufficiently self-explanatory, a number of topics require additional
+explanation that cannot easily be covered in the help text and are
+therefore covered in the following sections.
 
 === Cross-compilation toolchain
 
diff --git a/docs/manual/make-tips.txt b/docs/manual/make-tips.txt
index 6d7aa77fdb..027eddf83c 100644
--- a/docs/manual/make-tips.txt
+++ b/docs/manual/make-tips.txt
@@ -6,16 +6,6 @@
 
 This is a collection of tips that help you make the most of Buildroot.
 
-.Configuration searches:
-
-The +make *config+ commands offer a search tool. Read the help message in
-the different frontend menus to know how to use it:
-
-* in _menuconfig_, the search tool is called by pressing +/+;
-* in _xconfig_, the search tool is called by pressing +Ctrl+ + +f+.
-
-The result of the search shows the help message of the matching items.
-
 .Display all commands executed by make:
 
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