Microsoft KB Archive/181681

= Microsoft Project 98 Step by Step Corrections and Comments =

Article ID: 181681

Article Last Modified on 1/22/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * MSPRESS Microsoft Project 98 Step by Step ISBN 1-57231-605-5

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SUMMARY
This article contains information on known errors, corrections, and comments relating to the Microsoft Press book Microsoft Project 98 Step by Step, ISBN 1-57231-605-5.

Contents:


 * Microsoft Project 98 Has No MOUS Exam
 * Page 39: Step 3 Should Be Click Left Arrow
 * Page 88: Text Error
 * Page 96: Text error In Note On Left Side Of Page
 * Page 124: Text Error
 * Page 159: Incorrect Text
 * Page 168: Step 4 Should Be Deleted
 * Page 169-170: Project File Is Dated 1999, Instructions 1998
 * Page 196: Incorrect Icon



Microsoft Project 98 Has No MOUS Exam
There is no Microsoft Office User Specialist (MOUS) exam for Microsoft Project 98.

Please disregard the reference to a Microsoft Project 98 MOUS exam that is included in the chart on pages xvii - xviii, as well as the MOUS icon that is on both the front and back covers.

Page 39: Step 3 Should Be Click Left Arrow
Page 39, "Enter project information", Step 3:

Clicking the right arrow was only applicable before August 1998.

Change Step 3:

"Click the right arrow until August 1998 is displayed on the calendar."

To:

Click the left arrow until August 1998 is displayed on the calendar.

Page 88: Text Error
Page 88, text note:

Change:

"...are discussed further in Appendix D."

To:

...are discussed further in Appendix C.

Page 96: Text error In Note On Left Side Of Page
Page 96, note on the left side of the page:

Change:

"You can also double-click a task name..."

To:

You can also double-click a resource name...

Page 124: Text Error
Page 124, margin text:

Change:

"ALT+HOME scrolls the Gantt chart to the taskbar for the selected task."

To:

ALT+HOME scrolls the Gantt chart timescale to the beginning of the project.

Page 159: Incorrect Text
Page 159, Table heading:

Change:

"Is flexible for"

To:

Is inflexible for

Page 168: Step 4 Should Be Deleted
On page 168, if you complete step 4 at the bottom of the page, which instructs you to level the project, you will not be able to complete the remaining steps under the "Use Automatic Leveling" section.

Delete:

"4. Level the project. (Hint: Be sure the bottom pane of the Resource Allocation view is selected.)

Page 169-170: Project File Is Dated 1999, Instructions 1998
In step 1 we open the project file Review3. This file refers to a project taking place in 1999. The steps on pages 169 and 170 indicate changes being made in that file to reflect the year 1998.

Change all dates within this particular exercise to reflect the year 1999.

Dates will be changed in:

Step 2, #5 and #6

Step 4, #3 and #4

Page 196: Incorrect Icon
Page 196, left margin, icon:

Change:

The Gantt Chart Wizard icon (Standard toolbar)

To:

The Gantt Chart icon (View Bar)

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.

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