Provide short instructions to create index pattern

README.md

@@ -201,10 +201,14 @@ When Kibana launches for the first time, it is not configured with any index pat
 #### Via the Kibana web UI
 
 > :information_source: You need to inject data into Logstash before being able to configure a Logstash index pattern via
-the Kibana web UI. Then all you have to do is hit the *Create* button.
+the Kibana web UI.
 
-Refer to [Connect Kibana with Elasticsearch][connect-kibana] for detailed instructions about the index pattern
-configuration.
+Navigate to the _Discover_ view of Kibana from the left sidebar. You will be prompted to create an index pattern. Enter
+`logstash-*` to match Logstash indices then, on the next page, select `@timestamp` as the time filter field. Finally,
+click _Create index pattern_ and return to the _Discover_ view to inspect your log entries.
+
+Refer to [Connect Kibana with Elasticsearch][connect-kibana] and [Creating an index pattern][index-pattern] for detailed
+instructions about the index pattern configuration.
 
 #### On the command line
 
@@ -390,6 +394,7 @@ instead of `elasticsearch`.
 [sec-tutorial]: https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elastic-stack-overview/current/security-getting-started.html
 
 [connect-kibana]: https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/kibana/current/connect-to-elasticsearch.html
+[index-pattern]: https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/kibana/current/index-patterns.html
 
 [config-es]: ./elasticsearch/config/elasticsearch.yml
 [config-kbn]: ./kibana/config/kibana.yml