diff --git a/R/scale-.R b/R/scale-.R
index 97e2e8378e..d627e88498 100644
--- a/R/scale-.R
+++ b/R/scale-.R
@@ -73,9 +73,10 @@
 #'
 #'   A transformation object bundles together a transform, its inverse,
 #'   and methods for generating breaks and labels. Transformation objects
-#'   are defined in the scales package, and are called `<name>_trans` (e.g.,
-#'   [scales::boxcox_trans()]). You can create your own
-#'   transformation with [scales::trans_new()].
+#'   are defined in the scales package, and are called `<name>_trans`. If
+#'   transformations require arguments, you can call them from the scales
+#'   package, e.g. [`scales::boxcox_trans(p = 2)`][scales::boxcox_trans].
+#'   You can create your own transformation with [scales::trans_new()].
 #' @param guide A function used to create a guide or its name. See
 #'   [guides()] for more information.
 #' @param expand For position scales, a vector of range expansion constants used to add some
diff --git a/man/binned_scale.Rd b/man/binned_scale.Rd
index 40cd372207..6a64eb36d7 100644
--- a/man/binned_scale.Rd
+++ b/man/binned_scale.Rd
@@ -127,9 +127,10 @@ or the object itself. Built-in transformations include "asn", "atanh",
 
 A transformation object bundles together a transform, its inverse,
 and methods for generating breaks and labels. Transformation objects
-are defined in the scales package, and are called \verb{<name>_trans} (e.g.,
-\code{\link[scales:boxcox_trans]{scales::boxcox_trans()}}). You can create your own
-transformation with \code{\link[scales:trans_new]{scales::trans_new()}}.}
+are defined in the scales package, and are called \verb{<name>_trans}. If
+transformations require arguments, you can call them from the scales
+package, e.g. \code{\link[scales:boxcox_trans]{scales::boxcox_trans(p = 2)}}.
+You can create your own transformation with \code{\link[scales:trans_new]{scales::trans_new()}}.}
 
 \item{show.limits}{should the limits of the scale appear as ticks}
 
diff --git a/man/continuous_scale.Rd b/man/continuous_scale.Rd
index da41b1ee4e..677091357e 100644
--- a/man/continuous_scale.Rd
+++ b/man/continuous_scale.Rd
@@ -125,9 +125,10 @@ or the object itself. Built-in transformations include "asn", "atanh",
 
 A transformation object bundles together a transform, its inverse,
 and methods for generating breaks and labels. Transformation objects
-are defined in the scales package, and are called \verb{<name>_trans} (e.g.,
-\code{\link[scales:boxcox_trans]{scales::boxcox_trans()}}). You can create your own
-transformation with \code{\link[scales:trans_new]{scales::trans_new()}}.}
+are defined in the scales package, and are called \verb{<name>_trans}. If
+transformations require arguments, you can call them from the scales
+package, e.g. \code{\link[scales:boxcox_trans]{scales::boxcox_trans(p = 2)}}.
+You can create your own transformation with \code{\link[scales:trans_new]{scales::trans_new()}}.}
 
 \item{guide}{A function used to create a guide or its name. See
 \code{\link[=guides]{guides()}} for more information.}
diff --git a/man/scale_binned.Rd b/man/scale_binned.Rd
index 0a729d0c6a..7949c45f13 100644
--- a/man/scale_binned.Rd
+++ b/man/scale_binned.Rd
@@ -126,9 +126,10 @@ or the object itself. Built-in transformations include "asn", "atanh",
 
 A transformation object bundles together a transform, its inverse,
 and methods for generating breaks and labels. Transformation objects
-are defined in the scales package, and are called \verb{<name>_trans} (e.g.,
-\code{\link[scales:boxcox_trans]{scales::boxcox_trans()}}). You can create your own
-transformation with \code{\link[scales:trans_new]{scales::trans_new()}}.}
+are defined in the scales package, and are called \verb{<name>_trans}. If
+transformations require arguments, you can call them from the scales
+package, e.g. \code{\link[scales:boxcox_trans]{scales::boxcox_trans(p = 2)}}.
+You can create your own transformation with \code{\link[scales:trans_new]{scales::trans_new()}}.}
 
 \item{guide}{A function used to create a guide or its name. See
 \code{\link[=guides]{guides()}} for more information.}
diff --git a/man/scale_continuous.Rd b/man/scale_continuous.Rd
index 554e96f69e..f145e8c18a 100644
--- a/man/scale_continuous.Rd
+++ b/man/scale_continuous.Rd
@@ -140,9 +140,10 @@ or the object itself. Built-in transformations include "asn", "atanh",
 
 A transformation object bundles together a transform, its inverse,
 and methods for generating breaks and labels. Transformation objects
-are defined in the scales package, and are called \verb{<name>_trans} (e.g.,
-\code{\link[scales:boxcox_trans]{scales::boxcox_trans()}}). You can create your own
-transformation with \code{\link[scales:trans_new]{scales::trans_new()}}.}
+are defined in the scales package, and are called \verb{<name>_trans}. If
+transformations require arguments, you can call them from the scales
+package, e.g. \code{\link[scales:boxcox_trans]{scales::boxcox_trans(p = 2)}}.
+You can create your own transformation with \code{\link[scales:trans_new]{scales::trans_new()}}.}
 
 \item{guide}{A function used to create a guide or its name. See
 \code{\link[=guides]{guides()}} for more information.}
diff --git a/man/scale_gradient.Rd b/man/scale_gradient.Rd
index a7e45e30cb..53dfc30a16 100644
--- a/man/scale_gradient.Rd
+++ b/man/scale_gradient.Rd
@@ -167,9 +167,10 @@ or the object itself. Built-in transformations include "asn", "atanh",
 
 A transformation object bundles together a transform, its inverse,
 and methods for generating breaks and labels. Transformation objects
-are defined in the scales package, and are called \verb{<name>_trans} (e.g.,
-\code{\link[scales:boxcox_trans]{scales::boxcox_trans()}}). You can create your own
-transformation with \code{\link[scales:trans_new]{scales::trans_new()}}.}
+are defined in the scales package, and are called \verb{<name>_trans}. If
+transformations require arguments, you can call them from the scales
+package, e.g. \code{\link[scales:boxcox_trans]{scales::boxcox_trans(p = 2)}}.
+You can create your own transformation with \code{\link[scales:trans_new]{scales::trans_new()}}.}
     \item{\code{expand}}{For position scales, a vector of range expansion constants used to add some
 padding around the data to ensure that they are placed some distance
 away from the axes. Use the convenience function \code{\link[=expansion]{expansion()}}
diff --git a/man/scale_linewidth.Rd b/man/scale_linewidth.Rd
index b661926b3a..153ac04fdf 100644
--- a/man/scale_linewidth.Rd
+++ b/man/scale_linewidth.Rd
@@ -85,9 +85,10 @@ or the object itself. Built-in transformations include "asn", "atanh",
 
 A transformation object bundles together a transform, its inverse,
 and methods for generating breaks and labels. Transformation objects
-are defined in the scales package, and are called \verb{<name>_trans} (e.g.,
-\code{\link[scales:boxcox_trans]{scales::boxcox_trans()}}). You can create your own
-transformation with \code{\link[scales:trans_new]{scales::trans_new()}}.}
+are defined in the scales package, and are called \verb{<name>_trans}. If
+transformations require arguments, you can call them from the scales
+package, e.g. \code{\link[scales:boxcox_trans]{scales::boxcox_trans(p = 2)}}.
+You can create your own transformation with \code{\link[scales:trans_new]{scales::trans_new()}}.}
 
 \item{guide}{A function used to create a guide or its name. See
 \code{\link[=guides]{guides()}} for more information.}
diff --git a/man/scale_size.Rd b/man/scale_size.Rd
index c80df3bcb3..304ceafa56 100644
--- a/man/scale_size.Rd
+++ b/man/scale_size.Rd
@@ -102,9 +102,10 @@ or the object itself. Built-in transformations include "asn", "atanh",
 
 A transformation object bundles together a transform, its inverse,
 and methods for generating breaks and labels. Transformation objects
-are defined in the scales package, and are called \verb{<name>_trans} (e.g.,
-\code{\link[scales:boxcox_trans]{scales::boxcox_trans()}}). You can create your own
-transformation with \code{\link[scales:trans_new]{scales::trans_new()}}.}
+are defined in the scales package, and are called \verb{<name>_trans}. If
+transformations require arguments, you can call them from the scales
+package, e.g. \code{\link[scales:boxcox_trans]{scales::boxcox_trans(p = 2)}}.
+You can create your own transformation with \code{\link[scales:trans_new]{scales::trans_new()}}.}
 
 \item{guide}{A function used to create a guide or its name. See
 \code{\link[=guides]{guides()}} for more information.}
diff --git a/man/scale_steps.Rd b/man/scale_steps.Rd
index 7344adbb2c..3dcad65e49 100644
--- a/man/scale_steps.Rd
+++ b/man/scale_steps.Rd
@@ -150,9 +150,10 @@ or the object itself. Built-in transformations include "asn", "atanh",
 
 A transformation object bundles together a transform, its inverse,
 and methods for generating breaks and labels. Transformation objects
-are defined in the scales package, and are called \verb{<name>_trans} (e.g.,
-\code{\link[scales:boxcox_trans]{scales::boxcox_trans()}}). You can create your own
-transformation with \code{\link[scales:trans_new]{scales::trans_new()}}.}
+are defined in the scales package, and are called \verb{<name>_trans}. If
+transformations require arguments, you can call them from the scales
+package, e.g. \code{\link[scales:boxcox_trans]{scales::boxcox_trans(p = 2)}}.
+You can create your own transformation with \code{\link[scales:trans_new]{scales::trans_new()}}.}
     \item{\code{expand}}{For position scales, a vector of range expansion constants used to add some
 padding around the data to ensure that they are placed some distance
 away from the axes. Use the convenience function \code{\link[=expansion]{expansion()}}