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 | Page 39 |
Incorrect information regarding the behavior of the Enter key |
Microsoft Press | Jul 13, 2010 | |
Printed | Page 87 |
Errors in creating a different header and footer for odd and even pages exercise |
Microsoft Press | Jul 13, 2010 | |
Printed | Page 353 |
Practice Exercise description is incorrect |
Microsoft Press | Jul 13, 2010 | |
Printed | Page 356 |
Data menu referenced in place of Tools menu |
Microsoft Press | Jul 13, 2010 | |
Printed | Page 413 |
PivotChart referred to as PicotChart |
Microsoft Press | Jul 13, 2010 | |
Printed | Page 31 & 32 |
Autoformat instructions should be moved to the end of the practice On page 31, the Autoformat instruction section titled "To quickly format an organization chart:" needs to be positioned after the section "To position an organization chart:" on page 32. On page 32, in the Practice Exercise instructions at the bottom of the page the Autoformat instructions need to be moved to the end of the paragraph. Change: "Open the InsertOrgChart document. Move to the end of the document, and use the Insert Diagram or Organization Chart button on the Drawing toolbar to add an organization chart to the document. Then type Karen Berg in the top box and Kim Akers, David Ortiz, and Gordon Hee in the boxes in the second row. On the Organization Chart toolbar, click the Autoformat button, and select the Beveled style. Select all the connecting lines, display the Format AutoShape dialog box, and change the color of the lines to red. Then attach arrows to the lines. Deselect the organization chart, and then close the InsertOrgChart document without saving it." To: "Open the InsertOrgChart document. Move to the end of the document, and use the Insert Diagram or Organization Chart button on the Drawing toolbar to add an organization chart to the document. Then type Karen Berg in the top box and Kim Akers, David Ortiz, and Gordon Hee in the boxes in the second row. Select all the connecting lines, display the Format AutoShape dialog box, and change the color of the lines to red. Then attach arrows to the lines. On the Organization Chart toolbar, click the Autoformat button, and select the Beveled style. Deselect the organization chart, and then close the InsertOrgChart document without saving it." |
Microsoft Press | May 06, 2010 | |
Printed | Page 86 |
Errors in creating a different header and footer for odd and even pages exercise The steps under the exercise "To create a different header and footer for the first page" reads: "1. With the insertion point to the beginning of the document, click Header and Footer on the View menu. 2. On the Header and Footer toolbar, click the Page Setup button, and in the Page Setup dialog box, click the Layout tab. 3. In the Headers and footers area, select the Different first page check box, and click OK. 4. Enter and format the header and footer, or leave them blank if you don’t want a header or footer on the first page. 5. On the Header and Footer toolbar, click the Show Next button. Word moves to the header or footer for the second page of the document. By default, this header or footer is the same as the previous one. 6. On the Header and Footer toolbar, click the Link to Previous button to toggle it off. 7. Enter and format a different header and footer for subsequent pages of the document. 8. On the Header and Footer toolbar, click Close to return to the document." It should read: "1. With the insertion point at the beginning of the document, click Header and Footer on the View menu. 2. On the Header and Footer toolbar, click the Page Setup button, and in the Page Setup dialog box, click the Layout tab. 3. In the Headers and footers area, select the Different first page check box, and click OK. 4. Enter and format the header and footer, or leave them blank if you don’t want a header or footer on the first page. 5. On the Header and Footer toolbar, click the Show Next button. Word moves to the header or footer for the second page of the document. 6. Enter and format a different header and footer for subsequent pages of the document. 7. On the Header and Footer toolbar, click Close to return to the document." |
Microsoft Press | May 06, 2010 | |
Printed | Page 355 |
Data menu referenced in place of Tools menu On page 355, step 3 of the "To trace an error:" process reads: "On the Data menu, click Formula Auditing and then Remove All Arrows to turn off the arrows." It should read: "On the Tools menu, click Formula Auditing and then Remove All Arrows to turn off the arrows." |
Microsoft Press | May 06, 2010 | |
Printed | Page 408 |
Incorrect description of practice purpose On page 408, the first sentence of the Practice Exercise section reads: "In this exercise, you will export a worksheet’s information as an XML data file." This is incorrect and should be disregarded. |
Microsoft Press | May 06, 2010 |