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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 52

The first line of code reads:

"ActiveDocument.Paragraphs(1).Alignment =_
wdAlignParagraphCenter"

It should read:

"ActiveDocument.Paragraphs(1).Alignment = _
wdAlignParagraphCenter"

There should be a space between "=" and "_".

 Anonymous 
Printed Page 57

First full paragraph, line 2 reads:

"which is a waste of 12 bytes"

Should read:

"which is a waste of 14 bytes"

 Anonymous 
Printed Page 72

Table 5-5, third to last line reads:

"<="

Should read:

"<= or =<"

 Anonymous 
Printed Page 72

Table 5-5, second to last line reads:

">="

Should read:

">= or =>"

 Anonymous 
Printed Page 72

Table 5-5, last line reads:

"<>"

Should read:

"<> or ><"

 Anonymous 
Printed Page 90

The second code fragment in "The Instr function" section reads:

'MsgBox Instr( , "Donna Smith", "Smith")'

Should read:

'MsgBox Instr( 1, "Donna Smith", "Smith")'

 Anonymous 
Printed Page 99
Second to last code block, third line, replaced:

Do While para.Characters.Count > 1

With

Do While para.Range.Characters.Count

 Anonymous  Feb 1999
Printed Page 99
Last line, replaced


Loop While para.Characters.Count > 1

With

Loop While para.Range.Characters.Count > 1

 Anonymous  Feb 1999
Printed Page 180

"The Fields Collection," first paragraph, third line reads:

"in the document"

Should read:

"in the main story document"

 Anonymous 
Printed Page 187

Second to last paragraph, third line reads:

"Chapter 8, Control Statements"

Should read:

'the "Object Variables" section in Chapter 9"'

 Anonymous 
Printed Page 196
The B-head "Example: Printing Document Headings" should be

an A-head.

 Anonymous 
Printed Page 199
The B-head "Example: Finding Used Styles" should be an

A-head.

 Anonymous 
Printed Page 217

The second set of code reads:

"To illustrate, the code:

Dim rng As Range
Set rng = ActiveDocument.Paragraphs(1)
ShowRange rng, 3, True"

Should read:

"To illustrate, the code:

Dim rng As Range
Set rng = ActiveDocument.Paragraphs(1).Range
DebugShowRange rng, 3, True"

 Anonymous 
Printed Page 224

Fourth paragraph ("In other words-"), line 1 reads:

"text and formatting is"

Should read:

"text and formatting are"

 Anonymous 
Printed Page 296

"Creating a Key Binding", first code fragment reads:

"KeyBinding.Add"

Should read:

"KeyBindings.Add"

 Anonymous 
Printed Page 309

Example 19-1, 19th line ("Set tbl = ActiveDocument-") reads:

"NumRows:=1 _"

Should read:

"NumRows:=1, _"

 Anonymous 
Printed Page 353

Figure B-5 now reads:

"CRP
CRP stands for cardio-pulmonary resuscitation."

Should read:

"CPR
CPR stands for cardio-pulmonary resuscitation."

 Anonymous 
Printed Page 353

Figure B-6 reads:

"ATTENTION! CRP
CRP stands for cardio-pulmonary resuscitation."

Should read:

"ATTENTION! CPR
CPR stands for cardio-pulmonary resuscitation."

 Anonymous 
Printed Page 376

Second paragraph, line 2 reads:

"with a C are comments"

Should read:

"with a C in column one are comments"

 Anonymous