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The following errata were submitted by our customers and approved as valid errors by the author or editor.
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Description |
Submitted By |
Date submitted |
Date corrected |
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Page ix
The Rose Cassano bio used to read |
She is lives in beautiful Southern Oregon
It now says:
She lives in beautiful Southern Oregon
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Anonymous |
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Jun 01, 2000 |
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Page x
The text used to read |
for offering to put me through college; to Bucky VanderMeer
It now says:
for offering to put me through college. Thanks also to Bucky VanderMeer
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Anonymous |
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Jun 01, 2000 |
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Page 3
The text used to read |
If you haven't downloaded the extension called CarbonLib 1.0.3 (or the
AppleWorks 6.0.3 updater, which includes it) you're missing a great
thing.
It now reads:
If you haven't downloaded the latest updater (to AppleWorks 6.0.4 or
later), you're missing a great thing. These updaters (available at, for
example, www.missingmanual.com) provide dramatic speed and stability
increases.
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Anonymous |
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Jun 01, 2000 |
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Page 3
(Update) |
Added to bottom of page:
(As noted on page 323, the biggest difference is that, under Mac OS X, AppleWorks cant create or play macros.)
19 (Update)
The text used to read:
Macros can seem intimidating at first,
It now reads:
Macros (as of AppleWorks 6.2, missing from the Mac OS X version) can seem intimidating at first,
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Anonymous |
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Dec 01, 2001 |
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Page 4
The text used to read |
If you want to import or export files in other popular word processor
formats, you must now buy MacLinkPlus yourself. (At the back of this
book, you'll find a discount coupon, which lets you get MacLinkPlus
Deluxe for $40 - a 60% discount off its $100 street price. Nonetheless,
omitting it from AppleWorks 6 is still a stingy move on Apple's part.)
It now reads:
The latest AppleWorks updater (to version 6.0.4 or later) helps by
restoring RTF translation, an intermediary Word exchange format. But if
you want to import or export files in other word processor formats
directly, you must now buy MacLinkPlus yourself. (At the back of this
book, you'll find a coupon that lets you get MacLinkPlus Deluxe for
$40 - a 60% discount.)
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Anonymous |
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Jun 01, 2000 |
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Page 6
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remove extra period in caption for Figure 1-1.
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Anonymous |
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Page 11
4th paragraph |
Edit->Preferences->General->Topic->Files, and then increasing...
should be:
Edit->Preferences->General->Topic->Files (Appleworks->Preferences->General->Topic->Files in Mac OS X), and
then increasing...
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Anonymous |
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Page 17
Figures 1-7 |
In AW v 6.2.3 the Tools window has been reworked so everything on the Frames and Tools panels have been combined into one window.
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Anonymous |
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Aug 01, 2001 |
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Page 19
First paragraph |
The last sentence at the end of the paragraph refers in brackets to:
(For details, see Chapter 7).
The chapter referral has been changed to Chapter 9
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Anonymous |
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Aug 01, 2005 |
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Page 22
Second bullet from the bottom |
The text used to read:
www.missingmanual.com: Go to the missing manual Web site and click the AppleWorks 6 button for more templates ...
Reference to templates was removed
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Anonymous |
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Sep 01, 2003 |
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Page 28
Figure 2-3 |
Figure 2-3 was updated to show the font command on the ruler.
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Anonymous |
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Jun 01, 2000 |
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Page 36
The text used to read |
A checkmark next to the name indicates the font you're using.
It now reads:
(In AppleWorks 6.0.3 or later, you can use the pop-up menu on the ruler
instead.)
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Anonymous |
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Jun 01, 2000 |
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Page 36
The text used to read |
Choose Text->Size to specify a new size for the highlighted text. Type
sizes are measured in points, with 72 points to the inch, but all you
need to know is the bigger the number, the bigger the type. "Normal" size
for body text is usually 10- or 12-point type.
It now reads:
Choose Text->Size (or use the Size pop-up menu on the ruler) to specify a
new size for the highlighted text. Type is measured in points, with 72
points to the inch. "Normal" size for body text is usually10- or 12-point
type.
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Anonymous |
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Jun 01, 2000 |
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Page 43
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The font used in the figure callouts has been corrected.
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Anonymous |
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Jun 01, 2000 |
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Page 51
IN PRINT: Tip |
SHOULD BE (PER AUTHOR):
Added sentence saying this tip works in OS 9 but not in OS X.
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Anonymous |
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Aug 01, 2005 |
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Page 53
2nd paragraph of Importing and Exporting User Dictionaries |
...-- save it as a text file, import in into your user dictionary...
CHANGE in TO it
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Anonymous |
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Sep 01, 2003 |
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Page 57
The Caution used to read |
That way, when you change ring to bracelet, the words cringe and caring
won't turn into cbracelet and cabracelet.
It now reads:
That way, when you change ring to bracelet, the words cringe and caring
won't turn into cbracelete and cabracelet.
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Anonymous |
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Jun 01, 2000 |
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Page 58
next to bottom paragraph |
In "Making invisible character appear" the text said that the reader should
choose Edit, then Preferences, then General.
Actually we should choose the AppleWorks menu, then Preferences, and then General.
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Anonymous |
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Sep 01, 2003 |
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Page 69
The 1st paragraph used to read |
(if you have more that one section, of course)
It now reads:
(if you have more than one section, of course)
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Anonymous |
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Jun 01, 2000 |
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Page 69
The Tip used to read |
(use in, cc, mm, pc, or pt for inches
It now reads:
(use in, cm, mm, pc, or pt for inches
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Anonymous |
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Jun 01, 2000 |
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Page 80
Figure 3-17 caption |
The last sentence now reads:
To do this, select the topic you want to restyle, choose Outline -> Label
Style and choose a style from the submenu of available label styles.
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Anonymous |
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Aug 01, 2001 |
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Page 348
Figures 12-2 |
In AW v 6.2.3 the Tools window has been reworked so everything on the Frames and Tools panels have been combined into one window.
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Anonymous |
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Aug 01, 2005 |
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Page 366
The text used to read |
As a result, AppleWorks 6 by itself can save its word processing and
spreadsheet documents only in a handful of file formats: the AppleWorks
format itself (including previous AppleWorks versions), plain text files
with no formatting, and HTML (Web-page format). If you want to send your
AppleWorks document to somebody who uses a different word processor or
spreadsheet, your options are disappointingly limited (you can use the
plain text format as an intermediary, but your bold, italic, text colors,
font sizes, tables, headers, footers, and other formatting elements will
all be lost in the translation.
The Missing Manuals Discount
If it's important to you to be able to transfer formatted documents to
other people, whether on Macs or Windows, MacLinkPlus is still the
answer. Its sole purpose in life is to translate files from one type to
another; it's ideal for getting Microsoft Office documents - or
documents of just about any file format - into or out of AppleWorks.
It now reads:
As a result, AppleWorks 6 by itself can save its word processing and
spreadsheet documents only in a handful of file formats: the AppleWorks
format itself (including previous AppleWorks versions), plain text files
with no formatting, HTML (Web-page format), and - in version 6.0.3 and
later - an intermediary format called RTF (Rich Text Format). Microsoft
Word and most page-layout programs can open (and export) RTF files; most
formatting comes through intact, including bold, italic, text colors,
font sizes, and even embedded graphics. But tables, frames, and other
elements get lost in the translation.
The Missing Manuals Discount
Even RTF won't help you when somebody sends you, for example, an actual
Microsoft Word document that hasn't first been converted to RFT format.
If it's important to you to be able to open (or create) such documents,
whether on Macs or Windows, MacLinkPlus is still the answer.
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Jun 01, 2000 |
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Page 367
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The figure was updated to show RTF exporting.
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Anonymous |
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Jun 01, 2000 |
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Page 368-369
The text used to read |
HTML
The other file-format option available to you when saving word processing
documents is HTML, or Web-page documents (see Chapter 10).
In times gone by, you might have scoffed at this solution; you might have
assumed that the documents you distribute in this format would have to be
opened in your recipients' Web browsers, not their word processors. Until
recently, opening such exported documents in a word processor produced
nothing but a screen full of programming codes instead of the handsome
document you saw on your own screen.
But modern word processors, especially Microsoft Word, do a reasonable
job of converting HTML documents into traditional word processing
documents, formatting intact (Figure 13-2). At the very least, your bold,
italic, and underlined text, font choices, type size, and other text
attributes will come through the translation alive. Microsoft Word (for
either Windows or Mac) even translates bulleted lists in your original
AppleWorks document.
Even graphics usually make the trip intact, but the process requires more
effort on your part. If you've embedded graphics in your AppleWorks word
processing document, begin the exporting process by creating a folder on
the hard drive. This folder will contain both the text (HTML) file as well
as the graphics files, which AppleWorks will save separately as individual
files (see page 295). Then it's up to you to transfer the entire folder
to your recipients.
When they open the HTML document, they'll see a document that looks
mostly like the original. Paragraph alignment, fonts, font sizes, and a
few other aspects of the type may require slight adjustment to match your
original exactly - but they'll be viewing a much more reasonable facsimile
of your original document than they would if you had exported your
original file as a text file.
It now reads:
HTML
The other file-format option available to you when saving word processing
documents is HTML, or Web-page documents (see Chapter 10).
In times gone by, you might have scoffed at this solution; you might have
assumed that the documents you distribute in this format would have to be
opened in your recipients' Web browsers, not their word processors. Until
recently, opening such exported documents in a word processor produced
nothing but a screen full of programming codes. But modern word
processors, especially Microsoft Word, do a reasonable job of converting
HTML documents into traditional word processing documents, formatting
intact (Figure 13-2).
If you've embedded graphics in your AppleWorks word processing document,
begin the exporting process by creating a folder on the hard drive. This
folder will contain both the text (HTML) file as well as the graphics
files, which AppleWorks will save separately as individual files (see page
295). Then it's up to you to transfer the entire folder to your
recipients. When they open the HTML document, they'll see a document that
looks mostly like the original (see Figure 13-2).
RTF
As noted on page 366, by far the most useful text-export option is RTF,
which Apple restored to AppleWorks in version 6.0.3. Microsoft invented
this intermediary file format to help move documents among rival word
processors and page-layout programs with formatting (even graphics)
intact.
Being able to import and export RTF files isn't as convenient as creating
and opening Word documents directly, but it's a lot less hassle than HTML
exports.
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Jun 01, 2000 |
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Page 369
The caption used to read |
Figure 13-2: When you translate a complex word processing document
(left), you're faced with two choices. Choose Text to export a simple
text file that contains no graphics, formatting, or other bells and
whistles (top right). If your document is destined for Microsoft Word,
consider saving your document in the HTML option, which preserves most
kinds of text formatting and (if you send your recipient the entire
folder) even graphics, all arrayed in a semi-accurate rendition of the
original formatted AppleWorks document (lower right).
It now reads:
Figure 13-2: When you translate a complex word processing document
(left), RTF is the best choice. Otherwise, you have two choices: the Text
format, which creates a simple file with no graphics or formatting) or
HTML. The latter option preserves most text formatting and (if you send
your recipient the entire folder) even graphics, all arrayed in a
semi-accurate rendition of the original AppleWorks document (lower right).
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Jun 01, 2000 |
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Page 373
The text used to read |
Without the assistance of MacLinkPlus, AppleWorks can open only three
kinds of non-graphics documents: ASCII Text, HTML, and Text.
It now reads:
Without the assistance of MacLinkPlus, AppleWorks can open only four
kinds of non-graphics documents: ASCII Text, HTML, Text, and (in version
6.0.3 and later) RTF.
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Anonymous |
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Jun 01, 2000 |
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Page 374
The text used to read |
To bring Word files into AppleWorks, ask your friends to save them as
plain text files; all of the words in the file will come through, but all
of the text formatting will be eliminated.
If the document contains extensive font and paragraph formatting, on the
other hand, experiment with handing off the document as an HTML
(Web-page) document, which can include some of the document's formatting
(although no such advanced formatting as tables). Once the document
arrives on your machine, choose File->Open, choose File Formats->HTML, and
double-click the HTML document to be opened. AppleWorks imports the file
as a word processing document, doing its best to format the text
according to the file's HTML tags.
It now reads:
To bring Word files into AppleWorks, ask your friends to save them as Rich
Text Format (RTF) files; the words in the file, their font formatting, and
even embedded graphics will come through alive. (This extremely useful
feature isn't available if you're using AppleWorks 6.0, the original
release. Visit www.missingmanual.com to download the free updater to
AppleWorks 6.0.4, or whatever's current as you read this.)
Once the document arrives on your machine, choose File->Open, choose File
Formats -> RTF, and double-click the RFT document to be opened.
AppleWorks imports the file as a word processing document, doing its best
to format the text as it looked originally.
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Page 381
The text used to read |
Tip: If you're in a hurry, here are the best two troubleshooting tactics
in this entire chapter. First, admit that AppleWorks 6.0 was buggy.
Upgrade to the latest bug-repaired version (of both AppleWorks and its
CarbonLib extension) as soon as possible (from www.apple.com/AppleWorks).
Second, give AppleWorks more memory. You'll find instructions on page 384.
It now reads:
Tip: If you're in a hurry, here are the best two troubleshooting tactics
in this entire chapter. First, admit that AppleWorks 6.0 was buggy.
Upgrade to the latest bug-repaired version, 6.0.4 or later (which
includes a debugged CarbonLib extension) as soon as possible (from
www.apple.com/AppleWorks). Second, give AppleWorks more memory. You'll
find instructions on page 384.
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Page 381
The text used to read |
Of course, you may not be able to solve a few of them (that's why bug-fix
releases like AppleWorks 6.0.4 and CarbonLib 1.0.4 exist), but at least
you'll be able to work around them.
It now reads:
Of course, you may not be able to solve a few of them (that's why bug-fix
releases like AppleWorks 6.0.4 and CarbonLib 1.0.4 exist), but at least
you'll be able to work around them.
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Jun 01, 2000 |
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Page 387
The text used to read |
This is especially true for AppleWorks - if you hear that, for example, a
6.0.3 updater is available from Apple's Web site, get it immediately - and
its supporting extension, CarbonLib.
It now reads:
Sometimes, problems can stem from out-of-date software, particularly when
that software is a device driver (the software for your printer, scanner,
Zip drive, and so on). This is especially true for AppleWorks - if you hear
that a free AppleWorks updater is available from Apple's Web site, get it
immediately - and its supporting extension, CarbonLib.
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Page 388
The text used to read |
Some have complained about AppleWorks 6.0 being sluggish, even on the
zippiest of Macs. As noted earlier in this chapter, the new CarbonLib and
Navigation Services technologies are largely responsible. Fortunately,
Apple continues to revise and improve these important software
components; CarbonLib 1.0.3, for example, makes AppleWorks dramatically
faster; the AppleWorks 6.0.3 update is faster still (and comes with the
new CarbonLib).
It now reads:
Some have complained about AppleWorks 6.0 being sluggish, even on the
zippiest of Macs. As noted earlier in this chapter, the new CarbonLib and
Navigation Services technologies are largely responsible. Fortunately,
Apple continues to revise and improve these important software
components; CarbonLib 1.0.3, for example, made AppleWorks dramatically
faster; the AppleWorks 6.0.4 update made things faster still (it came with
an even better CarbonLib).
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Jun 01, 2000 |
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Page 388
The fourth bullet used to read |
Along the same lines, open AppleWorks and choose Edit->Preferences->General.
Set the number of remembered items to zero...
It now reads:
Along the same lines, open AppleWorks and choose Edit->Preferences->General->
Files. Set the number of remembered items to 1...
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Jun 01, 2000 |
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Page 389
The last bullet on the page used to read |
Via Voice. Version 1.0 of ViaVoice can't transfer your dictated text into
AppleWorks 6. You can use ViaVoice while also running AppleWorks - but the
"Transfer to AppleWorks" voice command works only with AppleWorks 5.
It now reads:
ViaVoice 1.0, 1.0.2. The "Transfer to AppleWorks" 1.0 doesn't work unless you
rename your AppleWorks 6 icon (in the AppleWorks folder) to just AppleWorks.
This fakeout restores function to the "Transfer to AppleWorks" command.
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Jun 01, 2000 |
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Page 406
4th paragraph |
Page reference to page 174 changed to page 74
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Aug 01, 2005 |