diff --git a/frontend/src/components/pageEditor/bulkSelectionPanel/BulkSelection.ts b/frontend/src/components/pageEditor/bulkSelectionPanel/BulkSelection.ts
index 8b54b9d2b..d99b03a51 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/pageEditor/bulkSelectionPanel/BulkSelection.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/components/pageEditor/bulkSelectionPanel/BulkSelection.ts
@@ -21,10 +21,9 @@ export function appendExpression(currentInput: string, expr: string): string {
 // Produces a trailing space to allow the next token to be typed naturally.
 export function insertOperatorSmart(currentInput: string, op: LogicalOperator): string {
   const text = (currentInput || '').trim();
-  if (text.length === 0) return `${op} `;
-
   // Handle 'even' and 'odd' as page selection expressions, not logical operators
   if (op === 'even' || op === 'odd') {
+    if (text.length === 0) return `${op} `;
     // If current input ends with a logical operator, append the page selection with proper spacing
     const endsWithOperator = /(\b(and|not|or)\s*|[&|,!]\s*)$/i.test(text);
     if (endsWithOperator) {
@@ -34,6 +33,8 @@ export function insertOperatorSmart(currentInput: string, op: LogicalOperator):
     }
     return `${text} or ${op} `;
   }
+  
+  if (text.length === 0) return `${op} `;
 
   // Extract up to the last two operator tokens (words or symbols) from the end
   const tokens: string[] = [];
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/pageEditor/bulkSelectionPanel/OperatorsSection.tsx b/frontend/src/components/pageEditor/bulkSelectionPanel/OperatorsSection.tsx
index 61cd508bb..37d35953c 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/pageEditor/bulkSelectionPanel/OperatorsSection.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/pageEditor/bulkSelectionPanel/OperatorsSection.tsx
@@ -53,8 +53,7 @@ const OperatorsSection = ({ csvInput, onInsertOperator }: OperatorsSectionProps)
           variant="outline"
           className={classes.operatorChip} 
           onClick={() => onInsertOperator('even')}
-          disabled={!csvInput.trim()}
-          title="Combine selections (both conditions must be true)"
+          title="Select all even-numbered pages (2, 4, 6, 8...)"
         >
           <Text size="xs" fw={500}>even</Text>
         </Button>
@@ -63,8 +62,7 @@ const OperatorsSection = ({ csvInput, onInsertOperator }: OperatorsSectionProps)
           variant="outline"
           className={classes.operatorChip} 
           onClick={() => onInsertOperator('odd')}
-          disabled={!csvInput.trim()}
-          title="Add to selection (either condition can be true)"
+          title="Select all odd-numbered pages (1, 3, 5, 7...)"
         >
           <Text size="xs" fw={500}>odd</Text>
         </Button>