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Q197615: PowerPoint 97 Step by Step Corrections and Comments

Article: Q197615
Product(s): Microsoft Press
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Keyword(s): kbdocerr
Last Modified: 24-MAR-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- MSPRESS Microsoft PowerPoint 97 Step by Step ISBN 1-57231-315-3 
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SUMMARY
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This article contains comments, corrections, and information about known errors
relating to the Microsoft Press book Microsoft PowerPoint 97 Step by Step, ISBN
1-57231-315-3.

The following topics are covered:

- Page 35: Typographical error

- Page 62: Error In Delete Slide Tip

- Page 81: Last sentence, font appears as Times New Roman

- Page 82: Step 3, click Spanish (Mexico)

- Page 224: Slide 9 Does Not Exist

MORE INFORMATION
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Page 35: Typographical error
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Page 35: Typographical error in first bulleted item.

Change:
"Open an existing presention."

To:
"Open an existing presentation." (without the quotation marks)


Page 62: Error In Delete Slide Tip
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Page 62 contains an error in the Tip. The Delete Slide item is under the Edit
menu rather than the File menu.

Change:
"...clicking Delete Slide on the File menu."

To:
"...clicking Delete Slide on the Edit menu."


Page 82: Step 3, click Spanish (Mexico)
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On page 82, in step 3 the correct listing is Spanish (Mexico).

Change:
"Scroll down and click Spanish (Mexican)."

To:
"Scroll down and click Spanish (Mexico)." (without the quotation marks)


Page 81: Last sentence, font appears as Times New Roman
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On page 81, the last sentence on the page needs correction, as the font that
appears in the dialog box is Times New Roman not Arial.

Change:
"The Replace Font dialog box appears with Arial in the Replace box."

To:
"The Replace Font dialog box appears with Times New Roman in the Replace box."
(without the quotation marks)


Page 224: Slide 9 Does Not Exist
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Page 224, under "Insert a Sound":
Step 1 instructs you to drag the scroll bar to slide 9.
This presentation does not include slide 9.

Change:
"Now insert a sound in slide 9 of your company presentation to play during a
slide show.

1. Drag the scroll bar to slide 9."

To:
"Now insert a sound in your company presentation to play during a slide show.

1. Drag the scroll bar to the last slide." (without the quotation marks)


Microsoft Press is committed to providing informative and accurate books. All
comments and corrections listed above are ready for inclusion in future
printings of this book. If you have a later printing of this book, it may
already contain most or all of the above corrections.

Additional query words: PPT EUBOOK 1-57231-315-3

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