Errata
The errata list is a list of errors and their corrections that were found after the product was released.
The following errata were submitted by our customers and have not yet been approved or disproved by the author or editor. They solely represent the opinion of the customer.
Color Key: Serious technical mistake Minor technical mistake Language or formatting error Typo Question Note Update
| Version | Location | Description | Submitted by | Date submitted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Printed | Page 3-5 All of it |
This section is taken over word for word from description (text and image) the Word 2004 Open Dialog Box which has changed in Word 2008. There is no "New Folder" button, for one thing. The "Enable" button is in a different part of the box than shown in the illustration. |
Anonymous | |
| Printed | Page 3-5 All of it |
This section is taken over word for word from description (text and image) the Word 2004 Open Dialog Box which has changed in Word 2008. There is no "New Folder" button, for one thing. The "Enable" button is in a different part of the box than shown in the illustration. |
Anonymous | Jun 18, 2008 |
| Printed | Page 59-60 finding by format |
Says using Format command to Search, Find and Replace various qualities of text or formating. But there is no Search functionality in the Format menu selections that can be used this way. There is if you use the Edit/Find & Replace, then turn button in lower left corner of the dialog box to reveal these options. |
Don Bain | Dec 21, 2010 |
| Printed | Page 104-5 Fig 3-7 & explanatory text |
An omission problem. Your shown Bullets and Numbering box correctly shows Outline Numbered and List Styles options, but the test on pps 104-5 doesn't talk about these two options (or customizing them), which are different than the two options which are discussed on pps 103-5. |
Don Bain | Dec 22, 2010 |
| Printed | Page 153 Fig 4-17 |
It says and shows the formatting palette includes a Table section, which Word 2008 V12.2.8 does not unless the cursor already is inside a preexisting table. So you can't create a new table using the formatting palette. |
Don Bain | Jan 04, 2011 |
| Printed | Page 226 1st para |
There is no Document Template selection in the Format pop-up. There are at least 3 different options with "Template" in their names (.dotx, .dot & .dotm), none of which are described in your book here. This gets further confusing later in the page @para starting "If you send...." |
Don Bain | Dec 22, 2010 |
| Printed | Page 299 3rd line from bottom of page |
"someone" in "Or choose in Format (arrow) Text Box to someone the Format Text Box . . ." |
Anonymous | |
| Printed | Page 299 3rd line from bottom of page |
"someone" in "Or choose in Format (arrow) Text Box to someone the Format Text Box . . ." |
Anonymous | Jul 03, 2008 |
| Printed | Page 452 Editing Events |
Entourage 2008 will not, in its current version (12.1.4) allow double-clicking of an event in any calendar window. Instead, double clicking will only allow the editing of the name of the event in the same calendar window. One must actually click once on the event and then go to File-Open Event, or double click to the left of the event (but within the same date box) to open it for editing. And in either case, Entourage will not allow click and drag, as stated in your manual, of an event to another date. |
Michael Cox | Dec 16, 2008 |
| Printed | Page 538 figure 13-23 |
Totals for 2005, 2006 and 2007 are off by 4. |
Raymond Lugo | May 26, 2009 |
| Printed | Page 618 |
The inside of the back cover of the book says that"every single web address, practice file, and piece of downloadable software mentioned in this book is available at www.missingmanuals.com (click the Missing CD icon). There you will find a tidy list of links, organized by chapter." |
David W. Evans | Feb 07, 2009 |
| Printed | Page 727 Fig 18.4 Left |
In WORD 2008 for Mac. Ver. 12.1.1 access to the Scrapbook is NOT via Tools->Toolbox->Scrapbook. You get there via View. (Can't speak for other Office '08 programs.) |
Anonymous | |
| Printed | Page 727 Fig 18.4 Left |
In WORD 2008 for Mac. Ver. 12.1.1 access to the Scrapbook is NOT via Tools->Toolbox->Scrapbook. You get there via View. (Can't speak for other Office '08 programs.) |
Anonymous | Jul 12, 2008 |
| Printed | Page 834 3rd paragraph |
You suggest that the formating menus work the same in Powerpoint as they do in Word. This is not true. There appear to be several commands that are available in Word that are not in Powerpoint - including one that you repeat elsewhere in the book. |
Anonymous |