# How to disable Forward theme manual?

**URL:** <https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/how-to-disable-forward-theme-manual/7906>\
**Category:** RapidWeaver Classic\
**Created:** [June 15, 2016, 4:26pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/how-to-disable-forward-theme-manual/7906 "2016-06-15T16:26:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![davidfreels](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/davidfreels/32/5807_2.png) [@davidfreels](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/davidfreels)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2016, 4:26pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/how-to-disable-forward-theme-manual/7906/1 "2016-06-15T16:26:59Z")

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While in the middle of a large project yesterday using the Forward theme, I was notified of an upgrade to the theme by way of an uninvited pop-up from the theme’s built-in manual. I couldn’t get rid of the manual so I upgraded the theme and had to then rebuild the project file, but the manual stays on and cannot be disabled.

There’s a semi instruction (I guess) that says “Forward - Edit Tools \> Manual \> Disable” but the closest thing I can find is an option to “Hide” the manual via Master Styles, which I’ve done but the manual still remains open.

It can’t be moved or closed and I cannot resume work on this project.

See the screenshot.

I’m using RW v6.4.

Surely someone else has figured out how to close this out? Thanks.

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**Author:** ![Rovertek](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/rovertek/32/223_2.png) [@Rovertek](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Rovertek)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2016, 8:26pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/how-to-disable-forward-theme-manual/7906/2 "2016-06-15T20:26:55Z")

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Have you tried to re-start RW or OSX, or both? Sometimes it helps in cases like this…

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**Author:** ![davidfreels](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/davidfreels/32/5807_2.png) [@davidfreels](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/davidfreels)\
**Post date:** [June 16, 2016, 12:14pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/how-to-disable-forward-theme-manual/7906/3 "2016-06-16T12:14:17Z")

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I restarted RW6 a couple of times, then restarted the Mac a couple of times as well, the second time included a permissions repair.

Taking a cue from pre-OSX days, when you’d take note of what happens to the system when adding an extension one-by-one, I then rebuilt the project stack-by-stack, and discovered the Forward manual popped up once I added in a [Light Page](https://nickcatesdesign.com/preview/rapidweaver/lightpage/) stack.

I’ve found the Light Page stack to be invaluable, as is the Light Page developer–[Nick Cates–who is also the developer](https://nickcatesdesign.com/) of the [Forward theme](https://nickcatesdesign.com/preview/rapidweaver/forward/).

I then contacted Nick who quickly tracked down the problem and the very simple fix. There’s a tick box in the settings of Light Page where you can turn off or on a “manual” setting.

The screenshot Nick sent back is attached.

Bingo. Problem resolved.

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