Errata
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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 "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
| Version | Location | Description | Submitted By | Corrected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Printed | Page 000 missing CD web page |
the URL link for "VBA (Visual Basic for Applications) reference" is broken |
Anonymous | |
| Printed | Page 16 Figure 1 - 10 |
Reads; When you're designing a form..... Note from the Author or Editor: |
Anonymous | Apr 2009 |
| Printed | Page 42 4th line from bottom |
even attempt do anything vs. even attempt to do anything |
Anonymous | |
| Printed | Page 59 |
Under the "word to the wise" section, the last sentence |
Anonymous | |
| Printed | Page 79 Second paragraph, last sentence |
should be "is more work tha[n] is seems" |
Anonymous | |
| Printed | Page 82 |
"All you'll see in this book, you can easily filter out the information you don't need from the |
Anonymous | |
| Printed | Page 89 2nd paragraph under heading - Rearranging Columns, 3rd sentence |
Sentence begins "From right to left". It should be "From left to right". |
John Pursell | |
| Printed | Page 93 3rd paragraph |
The sentence states "Frozen columns must always be positioned at the left size of the datasheet." It seems |
Anonymous | |
| Printed | Page 96 end of "Up to Speed" |
I tried the sorting mentioned in the "Up to Speed" and #'s always sorted before letters in my attempts. If I am correct, the list should read: Note from the Author or Editor: |
Anonymous | Apr 2009 |
| Printed | Page 98 1st sentence |
Missing word (likely "a"): "In order to filter records, you specify a condition that [missing word here] |
Anonymous | |
| Printed | Page 102 penultimate line |
Should be: |
Anonymous | Dec 2008 |
| Printed | Page 102 Step 1 at bottom of page |
Says "Choose Home --> Sort and Filter --> Find". Should be "Choose Home --> Find --> Find." |
Anonymous | |
| Printed | Page 109 figure 3-18 |
In the Replace box, "PEDS" should be "PESDS," to agree with the caption. |
Anonymous | Apr 2009 |
| Printed | Page 109 figure 3-18 |
In the Replace box, "PEDS" should be "PESDS," to agree with the caption. |
Anonymous | |
| Printed | Page 121 First sentence, continuing from p. 120 |
Says "a field," should say "an index.": "... which means Access doesn't create [an index]." |
Anonymous | |
| Printed | Page 123 figure 3-18 |
Paragraph beginning "You can also...": |
Anonymous | Dec 2008 |
| Printed | Page 123 top of page |
Paragraph beginning "You can also...": |
Anonymous | |
| Printed | Page 127 figure 4-12 |
Change "chosen" to "stored" as follows (?): |
Anonymous | Dec 2008 |
| Printed | Page 127 figure 4-12 |
Change "chosen" to "stored" as follows (?): |
Anonymous | |
| Printed | Page 153 last paragraph: |
p.153 last paragraph: 8. To define your relation ship ... (parent and Note from the Author or Editor: |
Anonymous | Apr 2009 |
| Printed | Page 164 figure 5-12 |
Delete the last sentence ("One links students...") from the figure legend. |
Anonymous | Dec 2008 |
| Printed | Page 164 figure 5-12 |
Delete the last sentence ("One links students...") from the figure legend. |
Anonymous | |
| Printed | Page 165 middle |
Change "design" to "datasheet" (?) in: |
Anonymous | Dec 2008 |
| Printed | Page 165 Sentence above Figure 5-14 |
Says "if you switch to the design view of the Dolls table..." Should say "if you switch to the datasheet |
Anonymous | |
| Printed | Page 185 Top third of page, second bullet |
The second line of the bulleted text begins "which is a piece text". This should this read "which is a piece of text..." |
Anonymous | |
| Printed | Page 187 figure 6-3 |
Add phrase before "drag the gray bar" as follows: |
Anonymous | Dec 2008 |
| Printed | Page 187 figure 6-3 |
Add phrase before "drag the gray bar" as follows: |
Anonymous | |
| Printed | Page 192 Tip |
page 119 should be page 229 (?) |
Anonymous | Dec 2008 |
| Printed | Page 192 In Tip:, 3rd paragraph from bottom |
The cited page number should be 229, not 119. |
Anonymous | |
| Printed | Page 198 In Note:, 3rd paragraph from bottom |
Misspelled word(s): in the second set of parentheses, "SQL Server" is incorrectly spelled "SQL Sever." |
Anonymous | |
| Printed | Page 206 Note |
Change "classes" and "instructors" to "orders" and "customers," as in: |
Anonymous | Dec 2008 |
| Printed | Page 206 "Note:" section |
It is printed, "... then what do you end up with: a list of classes or a list of instructors?" This should |
Anonymous | |
| Printed | Page 230 In POWER USERS' CLINIC |
The first right parenthesis in the example formula is in the wrong place - it's too far to the right, and |
Anonymous | |
| Printed | Page 231 1st paragraph in WORD TO THE WISE |
Misspelled word - says "... for you date field," should be "... for your date field." |
Anonymous | |
| Printed | Page 233 Bottom of page |
The formula should include a space: [FirstName] & " " & [LastName], ... |
Anonymous | |
| Printed | Page 302 note |
cross-ref to page 206 should be to page 306 |
Anonymous | Dec 2008 |
| Printed | Page 379 under point 2 |
"top-right corner" might actually be "top-left corner" (that's where it is on my system) |
Anonymous | Dec 2008 |
| Printed | Page 379 under point 2 |
"top-right corner" might actually be "top-left corner" (that's where it is on my system) |
Anonymous | |
| Printed | Page 396 bottom of table |
opposite "Page Break," change "usfe" to "use" |
Anonymous | Dec 2008 |
| Page 396 within table under 'Bound Object Frame' |
Erroneous repeat of 'with an attachment control': Note from the Author or Editor: |
Anonymous | Apr 2009 | |
| Printed | Page 487 penultimate paragraph |
In the sentence that begins "The only drawback's...": Insert "you" (or similar) between "doesn't let set" |
Anonymous | |
| Printed | Page 487 penultimate paragraph |
In the sentence that begins "The only drawback's...": Insert "you" between "doesn't let set" |
Anonymous | |
| Printed | Page 489 paragarph that starts "_And_ enforces two conditions" |
Unless I'm completely mixed up, either the last line of that paragraph should read "...the FirstName and the LastName fields are SHORTER than three characters a piece" |
Anonymous | Dec 2008 |
| Printed | Page 492 last paragraph, 2nd sentence |
"The number 4 tells Access TO THAT the Message box..." |
Anonymous | |
| Printed | Page 492 last paragraph, 2nd sentence |
"The number 4 tells Access TO THAT the Message box..." |
Anonymous | |
| Page 575 'Troubleshooting moment' |
"WITH the .laccdb file, Access has no way to coordinate multiple Note from the Author or Editor: |
Anonymous | Apr 2009 | |
| Printed | Page 593 last sentence before Note |
"That means that as long as..." (not "as along as...") |
Anonymous | |
| Printed | Page 593 last sentence before Note |
"That means that as long as..." (not "as along as...") |
Anonymous | |
| Printed | Page 597 |
The heading “Case for Importing and Exporting” should read “The Case for Importing and Exporting”. |
Anonymous |
