Errata for Microsoft® Excel 2000 Step by Step

Step 5 Is Missing Step 5 on page 17 is missing entirely. Step 5 should read: "Drag the AutoFill handle down to cell A9."

Step 3 Is Incorrect The result in step 3 is incorrect. The text should read: "This is called an AutoFill pointer."

Wrong Image Displayed The image on the bottom of the page should be almost identical to the one displayed on page 33. The current image depicts a spreadsheet from a few chapters ahead.

Typographical Error On page 34, step 2 change: "A5 though G5" To: "A5 through G5"

Error In Sidebar The sidebar on page 52 states that F5 or Ctrl+F will open the Find File dialog. This is incorrect. F5 will open the Go To dialog. Ctrl+F will open the Find dialog. To open the Find File dialog, you must select Open from the File menu, then click the Tools button and select Find.

Incorrect Instructions The steps are incorrect and should read as follows:Make sure cell E26 is selected.No change.No change.Press Enter.Double-click the border between columns E and F. Column E widens to fit $141.05. Your screen should look similar to the following illustration in the book.

4/25/00 Should Be 4/25/2000 On page 73, Change: "The date is properly formatted as 4/25/00." To: "The date is properly formatted as 4/25/2000."

Callout Points To The Wrong Part Of The Graphic In the graphic on page 124, the Summary Row callout line should point to row 38, not row 35.

Steps Are Misnumbered On page 175, step 8, change: "Step 3 of 4" To: "Step 4 of 4"

Procedure Contains Incorrect Information In the text describing the first procedure on this page, there is incorrect information. The screen settings for this book were "800 x 600" not "640 x 480."Microsoft Press is committed to providing informative and accurate books. All comments and corrections listed above are ready for inclusion in future printings of this book. If you have a later printing of this book, it may already contain most or all of the above corrections.