Will we get the Manual before... - Page 2

whitesocks · 06-15-2008, 10:19 PM

I don't have a preference just a lack of knowledge so wherever I get that knowledge benefits me either way. That said I will have a lot of questions. I think that one thing that the forums are really good for is at the least pointing you in the right direction. Also it brings up options and how to use them that I might not have given the time of day to except for their post....

Ambermonk · 06-15-2008, 11:50 PM

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Originally Posted by 1998 Yankees

My suggestion? Save a tree.

In PDF format, you can search for the items that you need, and hopefully battists will have mastered the problem of reproducing the hyperlinks in PDF that are so handy (or provide the Word version that is the basis for the manual, protected if preferred, as an alternative - Control + Click will be necessary to activate the links in a Word document but that is better than giving up on them altogether).

Then, you should print only the sections that you really need to keep handy or read away from the game. For me, that is very little; I use Alt + Tab to switch back and forth to the manual while playing the game, and much of the manual is available in-game anyway by pressing F1.

I agree. This is the only really effective way to go. Several years ago I started a thread asking if OOTP could make the manual available for a price (say about $30). They noted that $30 would not even come close to the cost to print & ship it, and of course there would be no hyperlinks (not to mention future updates). You could get a quote from a copy shop, but I believe the cost there would also be prohibitive. If you tried to print it, the cost of the ink and the wear & tear on your printer (or boss's printer) could be significant. Printing that many pages will cause most printers to significantly overheat.

What a PDF manual lacks in portability, it pretty much makes up for in hyperlinks & flexibility.

whitesocks · 06-16-2008, 08:00 AM

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What a PDF manual lacks in portability, it pretty much makes up for in hyperlinks & flexibility.

Plus if there are any parts I need to understand more throughly I can always print that part out....I think someone already said this....And as always there is the forum.....

1998 Yankees · 06-16-2008, 08:17 AM

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Originally Posted by whitesocks

Plus if there are any parts I need to understand more throughly I can always print that part out....I think someone already said this....And as always there is the forum.....

Yes, I believe it was "1978 Yankees."

whitesocks · 06-16-2008, 08:23 AM

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Originally Posted by 1998 Yankees

Yes, I believe it was "1978 Yankees."

I just knew I heard it somewhere.....

1998 Yankees · 06-16-2008, 08:39 AM

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Originally Posted by whitesocks

I just knew I heard it somewhere.....

I tell ya [inserts finger in collar, pulling nervously while craning neck], I get no respect around here.

whitesocks · 06-16-2008, 08:48 AM

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Originally Posted by 1998 Yankees

I tell ya [inserts finger in collar, pulling nervously while craning neck], I get no respect around here.

LOL....

06-15-2008, 10:19 PM	#21
whitesocks Minors (Single A) Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 61	Well I will be using both.... I don't have a preference just a lack of knowledge so wherever I get that knowledge benefits me either way. That said I will have a lot of questions. I think that one thing that the forums are really good for is at the least pointing you in the right direction. Also it brings up options and how to use them that I might not have given the time of day to except for their post....