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Word 2000 in a Nutshell

Errata for Word 2000 in a Nutshell

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Version Location Description Submitted by Date submitted
Printed Page 6
3rd paragraph

First line under figure 1.3:

Click the button to cycle through

Is this supposed to be in italics? Seems like it should be in roman.

 Anonymous   
Printed Page 6
1st paragraph

To change this behavior, choose Tools-->Customize-->Commands-->Options-->"Standard
and Formatting Toolbars share one row".

In my version of Word 2000 "Options" is under "Customize", not "Commands". The book
shows it as Tools-->Customize-->Options on p.79 and under Fig 3-20 on p.80.

 Anonymous   
Printed Page 20
2nd heading

"File task list" should be "Table task list".

 Anonymous   
Printed Page 23
numbered item 3

parenthetical note reads:

"(the default location -- change it using Tools -> Options -> User Location)"

note should read:

"(the default location -- change it using Tools -> Options -> File Locations)"

 Anonymous   
Printed Page 25
7th paragraph

"slash screen" should be "splash screen".

 Anonymous   
Printed Page 270
first paragraph

The Letter Wizard will include templates if the template name includes the
word "letter".

 Anonymous   
Printed Page 371
List Item No. 2 and the results in the Invoice Form for "Tax"

I have just finished going through this book and find that it is very useful for the experienced Word user. I did, however, have a question about the form section of Chapter 15.

In the second point on page 371, the local sales tax is stated at 8% and the formula entered as =(subtotal*.08). When you look at the results in the Invoice form itself, it has calculated the tax as 16% and gives a result of $4.72 whereas it should be only $2.36. When I tried this on my own form, it did the same thing. It seems to be adding all the individual item totals to the subtotal (for a total of $59 not $29.50)and then applying the 8% tax. I have tried to work around this and the only way to get the right answer is to cut the tax rate in half (i.e. =subtotal*.04) - but this just doesn't seem right.

INDEX:

 Anonymous   
Printed Page 371
Figure 15-16

Following the steps 1.,2.,and 3. in the written portion on this page you do not get the same results as on the screen shot in Fig.1--16 nor are they correct.

Anonymous  Aug 14, 2009 
Printed Page 483
"slash screen, suppressing" should be "splash screen, suppressing".

Anonymous