Solver Tool On Excel 2011 For Mac Not Solving
DeRosen
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I have a problem with the solver function in Excel on my mac which I deeply hope that somebody can help me with .
My excel 2011 is up to date (version 14.1.0) and I have tried to completely remove the office package from my mac and reinstall, but it is not helping. Aften the reinstallation I opened excel and it gave me this message:
' 'Office:Add-Inds:Solver.xlam' could not be found. Check the spelling of the file name, and verify that the file location is correct. If you are trying to open the file from your list of most recently used files on the File menu, make sure that the file has not been renamed, moved, or deletede' '
I the went to add-ins, added solver and maked it, so it was active, but it didn't work. Then excel gave be the following messages:
'Error in loading DLL' and 'Compile error in hidden module: ThisWorkbook' and 'Compile error in the hidden module: SolverCode'.
What can I do to fix this problem?
An optimization problem is one where you have to make the best decision (choose the best investments, minimize your company's costs, find the class schedule with the fewest morning classes, or so on). In optimization models then, the words 'minimize' and 'maximize' come up a lot when articulating an objective.
In data science, many of the practices, whether that's artificial intelligence, data mining, or forecasting, are actually just some data prep plus a model-fitting step that's actually an optimization model. We'll start with a little practice with optimization now. Just a taste.
In Excel for Mac 2011: Click the Data tab, under Analysis, click Solver. In Set Objective, enter a cell reference or name for the objective cell. Note: The objective cell must contain a formula. Excel includes a tool called solver that uses techniques from the operations research to find optimal solutions for all kind of decision problems. Load the Solver Add-in To load the solver add-in, execute the following steps. So Goal Seek is a useful Excel feature 16 Excel Formulas that Will Help You Solve Real Life Problems 16 Excel Formulas that Will Help You Solve Real Life Problems The right tool is half the work. Excel can solve calculations and process data faster than you can find your calculator. The spreadsheet opens ok and functions properly on the iMac but when I go to use the Solver add in, solver does not work. I opened the same spreadsheet on Office 2011 for Mac on a different computer and Solver works fine. Solver Tutorial: Excel 2011 (Mac). ToolPa k in Excel 2011 for Mac. Note, Solver was added back into Excel 2011 with. Service Pack 1. The Analysis Tool Pack is not. Solver for Excel 2011 for Mac has the same new features and user interface as Solver for Excel 2010 for Windows -- which is greatly enhanced over Solver for Excel 2007.
In Excel, optimization problems are solved using an Add-In that ships with Excel called Solver.
On Windows, Solver may be added in by going to File (in Excel 2007 it's the top left Windows button) > Options > Add-ins, and under the Manage drop-down choosing Excel Add-ins and pressing the Go button. Check the Solver Add-In box and press OK.
On Mac, Solver is added by going to Tools then Add-ins and selecting Solver.xlam from the menu.
A Solver button will appear in the Analysis section of the Data tab in every version.
Solver Tool On Excel 2011 For Mac Not Resolving
All right! Now that Solver is installed, here's an optimization problem: You are told you need 2,400 calories a day. What's the fewest number of items you can buy from the snack stand to achieve that? Obviously, you could buy 10 ice cream sandwiches at 240 calories a piece, but is there a way to do it for fewer items than that?
Solver can tell you!
To start, download a copy of the Calories spreadsheet from the book's companion website at www.wiley.com/go/datasmart -- use the download link for chapter 1. Make a copy of the Calories sheet in the Concessions.xlsx Excel workbook, name the sheet Calories-Solver, and clear out everything but the calories table on the copy. If you don't know how to make a copy of a sheet in Excel, you simply right-click the tab you'd like to copy and select the Move or Copy menu.
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To get Solver to work, you need to provide it with a range of cells it can set with decisions. In this case, Solver needs to decide how many of each item to buy. So in Column C next to the calorie counts, label the column How many? (or whatever you feel like), and you can allow Solver to store its decisions in this column.