Errata

Errata for macOS High Sierra: The Missing Manual

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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".

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Version	Location	Description	Submitted By	Date submitted	Date corrected
Printed	Page 23 4th paragraph in gray box at bottom of page,	Shift-clicking a window's minimize button no longer slows down the Genie animation. This feature was removed in High Sierra. Note from the Author or Editor: We have updated the text to reflect this feature change. Thank you.	Anonymous	Apr 03, 2018	Jul 13, 2018
Printed	Page 407 First paragraph	Under syncing Calendar etc it says "See page 312 for details on this amazing setup." Page 312 deals with "Handoff". Is this the "amazing setup" of which you are speaking? Note from the Author or Editor: This should instead point to page 659. We've included the change for the next printing.	Anonymous	Mar 26, 2018	Jul 13, 2018
Printed	Page 409 Dictionary, 6th bullet	Add to end: Plus English translation dictionaries for French, German, Dutch, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Russian, Japanese, Korean, and Chinese. Comment: This replaces the item I posted Feb. 15, which left out some languages by mistake. Note from the Author or Editor: We've introduced this update. Thank you.	Tom Gewecke	Feb 16, 2018	Jul 13, 2018
Printed	Page 283 Speech Settings, 4th bullet	Line 2, replace "four" by "a dozen". Delete "American, Canadian, British, and Australian". Line 4, between "Hebrew" and "Hungarian", add "Hindi". Note from the Author or Editor: We have implemented these changes for the reprint. Thank you!	Tom Gewecke	Feb 15, 2018	Jul 13, 2018
Printed	Page 248 Note in middle of page	Replace existing text by "MacOS and most Apple apps are only localized for 35 languages, but Calendar app can display the names of months and days in a huge number." Comment: Apple's list in the top part of preferred languages is no longer accurate, a number of those, even British English, have no localization. For the correct list see the tech specs. Note from the Author or Editor: We've included this change for the next printing. Thank you!	Tom Gewecke	Feb 15, 2018	Jul 13, 2018
Printed	Page 363 6th bullet item, Change Keyboard Type	Replace "(wired or wireless)" by "(US, European, or Japanese)" Comment: Keyboard "Type" refers to the 3 different physical keyboard arrangements produced by Apple, which have different numbers, shapes, and locations of keys. When not recognized correctly, output does not match what is printed on the keys. Note from the Author or Editor: We've included this change for the next printing. Thank you!	Tom Gewecke	Feb 15, 2018	Jul 13, 2018