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Windows 8: The Missing Manual

Errata for Windows 8: The Missing Manual

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Version Location Description Submitted by Date submitted
Printed Page all
all

can't get complete text to my laptop; the book is heavy.

 Anonymous  Jun 03, 2013 
Printed Page Fig. 8-8 and page 409
boxes

After I went through the page 409 steps which worked fine but also puts an icon on the desktop; then I read Figure 8-8 and pages 307-8 which seems much simpler and easier, since I will usually only use the Desktop.

 Anonymous  Jul 27, 2013 
PDF Page Pg 27
LAST OPEN PROGRAM bulleted MOUSE

"?Mouse: Point to the upper-left corner of the screen; when the other program?s icon appears, click. (This technique flips back and forth between two apps only.)"

The statement about flipping back and forth between two apps only is erroneous or slightly miss leading. Moving the pointer to the corner after going to the next older app will then again give you the next older app and so forth. You can also keep the pointer in the left corner on the app icon and click through ALL the open apps, right back to the original starting point.

Jerome M Scherbenski  Oct 21, 2013 
Printed Page 8
Tip

Direction is to 'click Control Panel, Switch to Classic view'. There is no switch to Classic view. I suspect Switch from Category to Small Icon is meant.

 Anonymous  Nov 02, 2013 
Printed Page 10
Step 3

When skipping to step 3 from 1 (not category), no Start Narrator icon exists

 Anonymous  Nov 02, 2013 
Printed Page 21
lower middle

"Keyboard: Press the Page Up or Page Down keys . . ." should read "Keyboard: Press the Fn-Page Up or Fn-Page Down keys . . ."

 David Thomas  Aug 20, 2013 
Printed Page 26
first line

The tip says that pressing the Microsoft-key plus Q brings up the Search for Settings, while on page 10 it says this brings up Search for Programs. Page 10 appears to be correct.

 Anonymous  Nov 23, 2013 
Printed Page 30
3rd paragraph in the "Power Users' Clinic" at the bottom of the page.

After searching for "power" in Settings, "Choose what the power buttons do" does not appear in the list. You have to click on "Power Options" and then "Choose what the power buttons do" on the right. In the next screen, you click "Change settings that are currently unavailable". Click "Hibernate" at the bottom of that screen, then "Save changes" at the bottom left.

 Al Fishler  Jun 20, 2013 
Printed Page 30
'Bringing back the Hibernate command' box

I only see 2 options after following your instructions, 'sleep' and 'lock'. There are no 'hibernate' or 'turn on fast startip' which I also see on the internet eg 'redmond pie' web site screen shots. But I note that Microsoft say that hibernation is not offered as an option for windows 8. I am administrator but was not asked for my password, and I have not yet upgraded to SP1. My computer is a Samsung series 5 with AMD and was purchased autumn 2012 with Windows 8 pre-installed. Maybe I am doing something wrongly?

I would also be interested has anyone got Ubuntu 12.10 to dual boot with this version of Windows 8 on this type of PC. Do you plan to publish a book or ebook on this? I have yet to find a website with advise to enable this. Many thanks for you books, i have bought many (as a private individual not with company money, eg your windows XP, (2 editions) window vista and Window 7 missing manuals, and MS Access books. They have helped keep me sane in a difficult MS world which I have to inhabit if i am to use Access.

Thanks again Roger Gillham, London England. 6/10/13

 Roger Gillham  Oct 05, 2013 
PDF Page 31
5th paragraph, about 15th line

a simple typo: word reads "chantge", it should read "change".

I see now that your errata form automatically changes misspelled words. Thus, this has probably been submitted by another user but ironically the typo he was describing was corrected by your online errata error form's textbox control.

 Jim Kay  Sep 13, 2013 
ePub Page 47
TIP boxes (both)

The first "TIP" fails to state that if you have previously set your lock screen to LOCK when ... you will not be able to access the Lock screen settings by pressing W + C, highlighting "SETTINGS" and then W + L; this causes the LOCK screen to appear and lock your computer necessitating input of your password.

Same with TIP two - add verbiage about screen will lock if previously setup

Jerome Scherbenski  Nov 11, 2013 
Printed Page 78
figure 3.13

figure 3.13 the help screen, should be on page 88 not page 78.

 michael thomson  Feb 03, 2014 
Printed Page 182
Fig. 6-1

...program written corroboratively... should be ...program written collaboratively...

 Anonymous  Jul 17, 2013 
Printed Page 473
"turn off file sharing"

I think the last line of that section should say "turn off all the sharing options" and not "turn of all the sharing options".

 Anonymous  Jun 01, 2013 
Printed, PDF Page 834, 835

Pgs.834 & 835 are the same.

 Adam Zaremba  Apr 08, 2013