Scaler 3 Manual needs a version with white background for printing!
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that sure would be very helpful
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Hi @ tealtonerick and @ darrylarthur.
Thanks for your feedback regarding the Scaler 3 User Guide. Admittedly we did not consider those wanting to print the manual and how thatâd be a costly exercise given the blue background! Apologies for the oversight.
Weâll consider creating a âprint friendlyâ version in the future, but in the meantime, hopefully you can use the guide digitally in conjunction with our Official Tutorials. Weâll be adding new videos to the playlist soon, to help you get the most out of Scaler 3.
Thanks.
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Have you ever noted that if you view a PDF in your browser, you can deselect the Print background option?
I usually do that to make prints smaller, but it should fix your issue
Thatâs a good idea, but I donât see that option in my browser? What are you using?
Yes Thanks. I keep printed manuals on everything I have in my studio. Way more convenient than the electronic copy.
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Chrome, but I think it is in Firefox as well
Try CTRL+P
Then go to the bottom and check if Graphic in the background is selected
If so, deselect it and the black background will become white, then hit Save
Just checked now: it works in Firefox as well
In both Chrome and Firefox, I get no check option for a graphic background. It doesnât look like your window.
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Sorry
Maybe it is a Windows only option?
Wikipedia says:
Macintosh computer also have a Control key, but it has different functionality. The original Apple mouse design reduced complexity by only offering one button. As the interface developed, were offered to access extra options. Another button was needed to access these. On Unix and Windows, the user had other mouse buttons to use. On Classic Mac OS and macOS, the Control key is used to invoke a âright-clickâ. Apple calls this a âsecondary clickâ as left-handers can choose which side this button is on.
So, if you have a Mac, maybe you have to find that menu
Iâm on Win 10. Not sure why it looks so different.
Do you have Adobe Acrobat installed? Without I donât get the option
No, but I have Omnipage Ultimate that uses Power PDF
In the PC of my wife instead, I see Save as PDF and she has Adobe Acrobat reader indeed, but I donât have it
Nevertheless, I think to remember that Foxit Reader also has a virtual printer that can be used
And Microsoft can be another option
I really second this request.
There has been a scaler pdf for 2.9. Perfectly readable.
I get it, you want something that looks like scaler on the screen in corporate colors.
Pretty-please give us one in neutral design. Black letters on white pages.
Thank you very much. 
AhâŚand btw I tried to edit it in pdf-exchange editor.
It was a nightmare and I don´t have the time for that.
you could always just change your printer preset to print in black and white
Hi and thank you, but I would insist to not have to do that.
Scaler 2.9 had a very good pdf manual. Not as shiny as the 3.0 version but very helpful and printer friendly.
It had a very good sorted table of contend AND bookmarks which helps orientation and search.
BTW I found a way to delete the blue background in the 3.0 manual in pdf-exchange.
It is called replace document colors and switches it to grey.
Will make a test print and hope it is more readable on paper (and better for making actual notes).
Still, the headlines still look weird.
Hi @TheWhistler, thanks for your feedback.
Weâre currently exploring the possibility of an HTML version of the Scaler 3 user guide, which would allow users to override the blue background and set the text to black. This would also allow for language translation. Weâre hoping it might be ready in time for the 3.1 update, but we canât guarantee that just yet. If not in 3.1, then hopefully in a future update.
Just to better understand: could you let us know how the Table of Contents in the Scaler 3 user guides differs from the one in Scaler 2? Also, when you mention âbookmarks,â are you referring to the interactive PDF bookmarks used for navigation in PDF readers? Iâve checked the files on Preview for Mac and couldnât spot a difference, so any detail you can share would be great. Feel free to upload images if that helps.
Also curious â when you say the headlines still look weird, could you clarify what you mean? Are you referring to the section headers at the top of each page where the navigation path and page number are shownâfor example, Browse Page > Overview 28?
By the way, the current user guideâbundled with the latest version of Scaler 3 and also available via your Scaler Music accountâhas been updated since version 1.0.0.
Cheers.