Errata
The errata list is a list of errors and their corrections that were found after the product was released. If the error was corrected in a later version or reprint the date of the correction will be displayed in the column titled "Date Corrected".
The following errata were submitted by our customers and approved as valid errors by the author or editor.
Color key: Serious technical mistake Minor technical mistake Language or formatting error Typo Question Note Update
Version | Location | Description | Submitted By | Date submitted | Date corrected |
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Printed, PDF | Page 5 Per� |
Page 5 error: (TIP) |
Handz Valentin | Mar 09, 2014 | |
Printed, PDF | Page 48 Step 1 |
"under Product Information" should be "under Project Information" Note from the Author or Editor: |
JT | Nov 08, 2013 | |
Printed, PDF | Page 49 end of chapter; sept 7 |
The file that is to be saved is called "Simple Tasks"; It should be called "Simple Plan" (as instructed on page 44). Note from the Author or Editor: |
Anonymous | Oct 03, 2013 | |
Printed, PDF | Page 58 4th Paragraph (TIP section) |
on the last line it is: Note from the Author or Editor: |
Baibhav Ojha | Sep 23, 2013 | |
Printed, PDF | Page 77 Tip at bottom |
The first sentence in the tip is incorrect. The difference between the earliest start and latest finish date is the elapsed time while duration was defined as the number of working days. After calculating the difference between the earliest start and latest finish it would still be necessary to subtract non-working time to get duration. Note from the Author or Editor: |
Brian Huffman | Oct 04, 2013 | |
Printed, PDF | Page 128 Line parallel with number "3" |
On line 3 the instruction to "click MORE to display..." should read "click the MORE button to display..." The reader who is looking for the literal word "MORE" will be confused otherwise. Note from the Author or Editor: |
Brian Huffman | Oct 08, 2013 | |
Printed, PDF | Page 208 Last paragraph before Tip. |
The words "is less than" should be changed to "is equal to or less than" If that is not done, the sentence would be interpreted to mean that a task is on the critical path if its total slack is less than zero (that is, it would have to be negative). Note from the Author or Editor: |
Brian Huffman | Oct 14, 2013 | |
Printed, PDF | Page 243 Step 7 |
In step 7 change: |
Timothy Johnson |
Sep 17, 2013 | |
Printed, PDF | Page 427 Step 18 |
The last two words of step 18 "click Macros" should be changed to "click view Macros." The view tab doesn't have "macros" as an opiton; it does have "view macros." Note from the Author or Editor: |
Brian Huffman | Nov 13, 2013 | |
Printed, PDF | Page 429 Step 1 (just below the middle of the page) |
The words "click Macros" at the end of step 1 should be changed to "click view Macros." The word "macros" isn't on the view tab (at least it isn't in Project Standard, but "view macros" is. Note from the Author or Editor: |
Brian Huffman | Nov 13, 2013 | |
Printed, PDF | Page 431 Steps 8 and 10 |
The ",press Tab," can be cut from both step 8 and 10 since the VBA editor does not put the insertion pointer at the left end of the line, but where at the first tab. Note from the Author or Editor: |
Brian Huffman | Nov 13, 2013 | |
Printed, PDF | Page 432 Step 18 |
The words "click Macros" at the end of step 18 should be changed to "click view Macros." There isn't a "Macros" option on the view tab. Note from the Author or Editor: |
Brian Huffman | Nov 13, 2013 |