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 xxiii in "Contact the Microsoft Editorial Board," the first sentence |
The sentence says that readers can send feedback to mms@microsoft.com. But that method didn't work. When I tried to send a message (I tried both from a personal email account and from a company email account), I received this message: Note from the Author or Editor: |
Laila Millar | Mar 16, 2012 | Nov 01, 2012 |
Printed | Page 8 2nd table, 4th row |
"preforming" should presumably be "performing". |
Ed Heel | Feb 17, 2012 | Nov 16, 2012 |
Page 20 2nd row of table on the left |
Incomplete text in the left side of the 2nd row in the table: Note from the Author or Editor: |
Robert Levy | Feb 08, 2012 | Nov 16, 2012 | |
Printed | Page 21 Section 'Make text scannable', item 'Lists', Microsoft style |
In the example that is intended to show a bulleted list, bullets are missing from the list items. |
Mike Unwalla | Apr 09, 2012 | Nov 16, 2012 |
Page 35 3rd paragraph |
"The style of the source language has significant impact on the quality if the translation and how well the translated content can be understood." |
Microsoft Press | Jan 27, 2012 | Nov 16, 2012 | |
Printed | Page 36 3rd row of table |
The second bullet is not an example so it should be a normal paragraph instead. Also, bulleted lists are not used elsewhere in the table for examples anyway. Note from the Author or Editor: |
Ed Heel | Feb 17, 2012 | Nov 16, 2012 |
Printed | Page 37 1st line of new subsection |
I think that the word "and" is missing between "comprehension" and "make". |
Ed Heel | Feb 17, 2012 | Nov 16, 2012 |
Page 39 Third bulleted item under "Testing for jargon" heading |
Review the phrase "it is may be all right" in the following sentence: |
Anonymous | Feb 15, 2012 | Nov 16, 2012 | |
Printed | Page 39 First para, under Testing for jargon |
MSTP should be changed to Microsoft Manual of Style. |
Microsoft Press | Mar 07, 2012 | Nov 16, 2012 |
Printed | Page 42 Section 'Names and contact information', table |
Introduction, page xxi, states, "Italic is used to call attention to word or phrases used as words rather than as a functional part of a sentence." |
Mike Unwalla | Apr 17, 2012 | Nov 16, 2012 |
Printed | Page 42 First entry on page |
Located in the first table entry "Spell out names of months." In the "More Information" column, for the sentence "For example, do not use 6/12/2010." The year should be 2011 to match the followup examples of June 2011 or December 2011. |
Anonymous | Jul 06, 2012 | Nov 16, 2012 |
Printed | Page 59 3rd bullet |
On page 59 you state in the 3rd bullet "Remove the checkmark" yet on page 263 in the alpha section, you state that "check mark" is two words. Note from the Author or Editor: |
Mike Blake | Feb 21, 2012 | Nov 16, 2012 |
Printed | Page 64 Last paragraph |
This paragraph says "... refer to unavailable commands and options ..." However, on the previous page, it says "Do not refer to a menu command as a choice or an option." Note from the Author or Editor: |
Ed Heel | Feb 21, 2012 | Nov 16, 2012 |
Printed | Page 67 Paragraph just above screenshot |
"The following illustrations show examples of toolbars." should be "The following illustration shows an example of a toolbar." |
Ed Heel | Feb 21, 2012 | Nov 16, 2012 |
Printed | Page 80 3rd row (Group box), Definition column |
'prograrms' instead of 'programs' in first sentence in table cell |
Jeff Sneddon | Feb 15, 2012 | Nov 16, 2012 |
Printed, PDF | Page 95 "Bold formatting", 1st cross-ref |
There is no full stop at the end of the sentence. This happens in many other cross-ref sentences as well. |
Ed Heel | Mar 09, 2012 | Nov 16, 2012 |
Printed | Page 96 6th row of table |
"system defined" should be hyphenated, as in the row above. |
Ed Heel | Mar 06, 2012 | Nov 16, 2012 |
Printed | Page 103 Top |
The examples of Microsoft style do not use bold formatting for the labels. |
Ed Heel | Mar 07, 2012 | Nov 16, 2012 |
Printed | Page 103 4th bullet |
What is meant by "program input"? You could argue that "April 1" in the previous bullet is program input because in that case you're inputting text to a program that is displaying a Date box. Note from the Author or Editor: |
Ed Heel | Mar 07, 2012 | Nov 16, 2012 |
Printed | Page 108 12th row of table |
The second example contains a double backslash. Note from the Author or Editor: |
Ed Heel | Mar 07, 2012 | Nov 16, 2012 |
Printed | Page 109 8th row, 2nd column |
"Italic" is shown twice. I assume that 's because it can be used either for new terms or emphasis, but I think that this looks odd. It might be better to split this row into two: one for new terms, one for emphasis. Note from the Author or Editor: |
Ed Heel | Mar 07, 2012 | Nov 16, 2012 |
Printed | Page 119 code sample in lower third of page |
Current: |
Beverly Robinson | Oct 02, 2012 | Nov 16, 2012 |
Printed | Page 121 "Command syntax" intro |
The intro implies that typing commands or running programs at a command prompt is not using a user interface. However, this IS an interface. It's just that it's not a GRAPHICAL user interface. Maybe the start of the first sentence should be changed to say "Although computer users today use the graphical user interface ..." |
Ed Heel | Mar 08, 2012 | Nov 16, 2012 |
Printed | Page 123 End of "File names and extensions" section |
The cross-refs for more info include a cross-ref to the section in which the cross-refs are included. |
Ed Heel | Mar 08, 2012 | Nov 16, 2012 |
Printed | Page 127 5th paragraph |
"used bold formatting" should be "use bold formatting". |
Ed Heel | Mar 08, 2012 | Nov 16, 2012 |
Page 129 Bulleted list |
The first list item includes all the subsequent list items. |
Ed Heel | Mar 02, 2012 | Nov 16, 2012 | |
Printed | Page 136 "Organizational guidelines", 2nd bullet |
What are "the rules for outlining"? It's not mentioned elsewhere in the manual, as far as I can tell. Is this a part of general knowledge that I'm missing?! Note from the Author or Editor: |
Ed Heel | Mar 08, 2012 | Nov 16, 2012 |
Printed | Page 140 in step 3 of "Microsoft style (infinitive phrase) |
In Step 3 of the "Microsoft style (infinitive phrase)" example, "... and then click OK." I believe 'OK' should be in bold as it is in Step 3 of the identical example above. |
Mike Blake | Feb 24, 2012 | Nov 16, 2012 |
Printed | Page 144 1st bullet |
Ah, I've got it! "Place information about the item in the left column in the subsequent columns." should actually be "Place information about the item THAT IS in the left column in the subsequent columns." You should follow your own advice about optional pronouns on page 34! Note from the Author or Editor: |
Ed Heel | Mar 09, 2012 | Nov 16, 2012 |
Printed | Page 145 "Formatting" section, 1st paragraph |
The first sentence implies that these guidelines apply only if you're using a design template, but surely they apply even if you don't use a template. Note from the Author or Editor: |
Ed Heel | Mar 09, 2012 | Nov 16, 2012 |
Page 157 "Not Microsoft style" |
It's not clear to me from the advice that you have given in this subsection why "9,600 baud" is not Microsoft style. Note from the Author or Editor: |
Ed Heel | Mar 09, 2012 | Nov 16, 2012 | |
Page 162 3rd bullet |
Strictly speaking, the HTML codes for the multiplication sign should end with a semi-colon. Maybe you missed this out deliberately to avoid it being confused with the punctuation of the sentence. Note from the Author or Editor: |
Ed Heel | Mar 09, 2012 | Nov 16, 2012 | |
Printed | Page 162 Abbreviations of measurements |
Change the first sentence to: |
Microsoft Press | Oct 23, 2012 | Nov 16, 2012 |
Printed, PDF | Page 165-166 Special characters table |
The character shown in the 4th row looks identical to that shown in the 5th row. Presumably, one is meant to be a typographer's, or curly, apostrophe and one a straight apostrophe. |
Ed Heel | Mar 09, 2012 | Nov 16, 2012 |
Printed, PDF | Page 165-166 Special characters table |
For the greater than sign and the less than sign, the Name column says "such" instead of "such as". |
Ed Heel | Mar 09, 2012 | Nov 16, 2012 |
Page 169 1st graphic |
To follow Microsoft style, the first callout should say "On the File menu, point to Send to, and then click where you want to send the file or folder." |
Ed Heel | Mar 09, 2012 | Nov 16, 2012 | |
Page 194 1st paragraph |
The quotation marks that you have described as "straight" are actually curly. |
Ed Heel | Mar 19, 2012 | Nov 16, 2012 | |
Page 194 Program code example |
"constant+1" should be surrounded by straight quotation marks instead of curly ones. |
Ed Heel | Mar 19, 2012 | Nov 16, 2012 | |
Page 206 "Capitalization" section |
I don't understand why use of the same source for both printed and online documentation affects capitalization. It's not clear to me how the guidance and the reason for the guidance are related. Note from the Author or Editor: |
Ed Heel | Mar 19, 2012 | Nov 16, 2012 | |
Page 223 Entry for "MS, MSFT" |
Typo in comments: "MSFT is all right it use". Note from the Author or Editor: |
Ed Heel | Mar 22, 2012 | Nov 16, 2012 | |
Page 223 Entry for "NA, N/A" |
Typo in Acronym column: "N/A or". Note from the Author or Editor: |
Ed Heel | Mar 22, 2012 | Nov 16, 2012 | |
Page 226 Entry for "S+S" |
The comments include "software_plus_services" instead of "software-plus-services". Note from the Author or Editor: |
Ed Heel | Mar 22, 2012 | Nov 16, 2012 | |
Page 230 Entry for "inches" |
The inch sign should be straight, not curly, quotation marks. |
Ed Heel | Mar 22, 2012 | Nov 16, 2012 | |
Printed | Page 230 gigabytes |
Change to: |
Microsoft Press | Oct 23, 2012 | Nov 16, 2012 |
Printed | Page 231 kilobytes and megabytes |
Italics are missing. Update to: |
Microsoft Press | Oct 23, 2012 | Nov 16, 2012 |
Printed | Page 232 terabytes |
Update to: |
Microsoft Press | Oct 23, 2012 | Nov 16, 2012 |
Page 237 Entry for "above" |
Maybe the last example should be changed to "Windows Vista and above", especially in the light of your recent guidance not to use "and later". Note from the Author or Editor: |
Ed Heel | Mar 23, 2012 | Nov 16, 2012 | |
Page 284 Entry for "drive" |
The last bullet point does not have a full stop at the end. |
Ed Heel | Mar 26, 2012 | Nov 16, 2012 | |
Page 291 "Microsoft style" examples near the bottom of the page |
Should "When you are finished" be "When you have finished" instead? Note from the Author or Editor: |
Ed Heel | Apr 16, 2012 | Nov 16, 2012 | |
Printed | Page 306 higher |
Replace the lines from "It is all right to...." with: |
Microsoft Press | Oct 23, 2012 | Nov 16, 2012 |
Printed | Page 307 home directory |
Change definition to: |
Microsoft Press | Oct 23, 2012 | Nov 16, 2012 |
Printed | Page 308 hot spot, hotspot |
Change full definition to: |
Microsoft Press | Oct 23, 2012 | Nov 16, 2012 |
Page 326 Entry for "-like" |
"But" should be "but". |
Ed Heel | Apr 17, 2012 | Nov 16, 2012 | |
Page 329 Entry for "log on ..." |
Should "When you are finished" be "When you have finished"? Note from the Author or Editor: |
Ed Heel | Apr 17, 2012 | Nov 16, 2012 | |
Page 332 Entry for "manual" |
"guide" should be italic. |
Ed Heel | Apr 17, 2012 | Nov 16, 2012 | |
Page 350 Entry for "over" |
I think that "You need Windows XP or over." instead of "You need Windows 7 or over." would make your point better. |
Ed Heel | Apr 18, 2012 | Nov 16, 2012 | |
Page 352 Entry for "pane" |
"annotation pane" is italic but "Score pane" is not. I don't know why. Note from the Author or Editor: |
Ed Heel | Apr 18, 2012 | Nov 16, 2012 | |
Page 352 Entry for "patch" |
Maybe the word "legacy" should be avoided, in line with your own advice. Note from the Author or Editor: |
Ed Heel | Apr 18, 2012 | Nov 16, 2012 | |
Page 369 Entry for "registry, registry settings" |
"HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE" should be split into two separate lines. Note from the Author or Editor: |
Ed Heel | Apr 18, 2012 | Nov 16, 2012 | |
Page 370 Entry for "restore" |
There should be a full stop after "undelete". |
Ed Heel | Apr 18, 2012 | Nov 16, 2012 | |
Printed | Page 372 root directory |
Change definition to: |
Microsoft Press | Oct 23, 2012 | Nov 16, 2012 |
Page 381 Entry for "should vs. must" |
The paragraph beginning "Do not use should" should be indented because it's not an example. |
Ed Heel | Apr 18, 2012 | Nov 16, 2012 | |
Page 394 Entry for "table of contents" |
"contents" is in a larger font size. |
Ed Heel | Apr 18, 2012 | Nov 16, 2012 | |
Printed | Page 396 terabyte |
Change definition to: |
Microsoft Press | Oct 23, 2012 | Nov 16, 2012 |