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 29 Middle of page - end of bullet point starting with "Home" |
States: "(see the box "Getting Somewhere in a Hurry," on page 28)." Note from the Author or Editor: |
Matt Lord | Oct 13, 2010 | Oct 28, 2011 |
Printed | Page 31 2nd paragraph |
Second sentence from the end of the paragraph reads "tying in the formula bar" instead of "typing in the formula bar." Note from the Author or Editor: |
HK | Jun 18, 2012 | |
Printed | Page 56 3rd paragraph starts The Open... |
3rd line Whe should be When Note from the Author or Editor: |
Penny Lindell | Jan 06, 2012 | |
Printed | Page 60 2nd sentence of 2nd paragraph |
should say "cause" instead of "clause" Note from the Author or Editor: |
Matt Lord | Oct 13, 2010 | Oct 28, 2011 |
Printed | Page 107 bullet - No Borders |
Last line. "Page 167 describes to add borders..." should be "Page 167 describes how to add..." Note from the Author or Editor: |
Penny Lindell | Jan 06, 2012 | |
Printed | Page 107 6th paragraph |
It says "Page 167 describes to add borders" when it should say "Page 167 describes how to add borders." Note from the Author or Editor: |
Anonymous | Oct 22, 2012 | |
Printed | Page 110 Figure 3-10 |
Skip blanks check box is not checked although it seems like it should be according to the text. Note from the Author or Editor: |
Anonymous | Jan 06, 2012 | |
Printed | Page 115 Figure 3-13, Bottom text |
"Here's worksheet..." should be "Here's a worksheet..." Note from the Author or Editor: |
Penny Lindell | Jan 06, 2012 | |
Printed | Page 138 2nd paragraph under Formatting Cell Values |
"To make your worksheet's..." should be "To make your worksheets..." (no apostrophe; there is no possession here). Note from the Author or Editor: |
Penny Lindell | Jan 06, 2012 | |
Printed | Page 144 Line 7 in Accounting |
Accountancy format? Should this be Accounting format? Note from the Author or Editor: |
Penny Lindell | Jan 06, 2012 | |
Printed | Page 156 1st paragraph |
This section explains the use of # as a digit placeholder. The example reads "### displays .3 as .3." ### would actually show .3 as nothing whereas .### would show .3 as .3. Note from the Author or Editor: |
Krystina Anton | Jan 02, 2013 | |
Printed | Page 223 Figure 7-18: |
Instead of: "(2010 Purchases)", it should depict "(2006 Purchases)". Note from the Author or Editor: |
Balazs Schreil | Sep 28, 2010 | Oct 28, 2011 |
Printed | Page 224 1st sentence of 1st paragraph under Page Break Preview |
"You don't must be" is grammatically incorrect. Note from the Author or Editor: |
Matt Lord | Oct 15, 2010 | Oct 28, 2011 |
Printed | Page 244 1st paragraph, 2nd sentence |
The text "... whether cell A1 contains..." should actually say "cell A2" Note from the Author or Editor: |
Matt Lord | Oct 16, 2010 | Oct 28, 2011 |
Printed | Page 254 text of Figure 8-13 - second sentence |
"This means that you don't must tweak..." is not right. Note from the Author or Editor: |
Matt Lord | Oct 16, 2010 | Oct 28, 2011 |
Printed | Page 260 Note at bottom of page |
The reference to "the security message (Figure 8-16)" should actually be to Figure 8-15 Note from the Author or Editor: |
Matt Lord | Oct 16, 2010 | Oct 28, 2011 |
Printed | Page 262 Middle of page - end of text |
The reference to "Figure 8-17" in the last sentence (prior to the Frequently Asked Question box) should probably instead refer to "Figure 8-16" Note from the Author or Editor: |
Matt Lord | Oct 16, 2010 | Oct 28, 2011 |
Printed | Page 300 Frequently Asked Question box, 2nd column |
4.85 percent expressed as a decimal should be 0.0485, not 0.485 Note from the Author or Editor: |
Matt Lord | Nov 08, 2010 | Oct 28, 2011 |
Printed | Page 306 2nd sentence of first paragraph under the NPV() and IRR(): section |
The end of the sentence states: "... the value that a projected investment mustday." (with 'day' in italics) Note from the Author or Editor: |
Matt Lord | Nov 10, 2010 | Oct 28, 2011 |
Printed | Page 352 Figure 12-6, second to last sentence |
The sentence that starts: "The final =INDIRECT("C2") formula..." is incorrect, and should actually refer to the "=INDIRECT(C2) formula" without quote marks (" ") around the C2. Note from the Author or Editor: |
Matt Lord | Nov 16, 2010 | Oct 28, 2011 |
Printed | Page 357 near top of page, beginning of 2nd or 3rd (?) paragraph |
The erroneous sentence starts: "Excel includes adds a handy shortcut..." Note from the Author or Editor: |
Matt Lord | Nov 16, 2010 | Oct 28, 2011 |
Printed | Page 392 last sentence of the Tip box at the top of the page |
the two circles around the letter "R" should be replaced with little arrows Note from the Author or Editor: |
Matt Lord | Nov 17, 2010 | Oct 28, 2011 |
Printed | Page 402 2nd paragraph |
On p. 402 in the 2nd paragraph titled "Banded Columns", in the second sentence, there is a word missing. With the missing word capitalized (for emphasis) it should read: "Folks use banded COLUMNS less than banded rows, because..." Note from the Author or Editor: |
Anonymous | Sep 11, 2011 | Oct 28, 2011 |
Printed | Page 448 Last paragraph (the "Note") |
It says "you're not completely cut off from the rest of the word" when it should say "you're not completely cut off from the rest of the world." Note from the Author or Editor: |
Anonymous | Oct 10, 2012 | |
Printed | Page 703 Figure 24-10 |
In the explanation of Figure 24-10 it says: "The only disadvantage is that the list you use must be on the same worksheet". Note from the Author or Editor: |
Wim de Groot | Apr 19, 2011 | Oct 28, 2011 |