How To Use Excel Solver

If you have an existing excel file you d like to use solver with you can open it instead of creating a new file step 3 click file.

How to use excel solver. In excel for mac 2011. Solver comes pre installed with both windows and mac versions of excel but you ll have to enable it manually step 2 click blank workbook. Note that these are all of the cells that can vary. Click load save enter a cell range for the model area and then click either save or load. It is easy to activate as i demonstrate in.

Firstly go to file and options at the left hand side of the excel. To find the optimal solution execute the following steps. Step 1 open excel. On the data tab in the analyze group click solver. The variable cells are set with the by changing variable cells field.

In this tutorial i introduce you to the powerful solver tool in excel solver is an add in program in excel. Enter the solver parameters read on. It s a tab in the. Choose the variable cells that excel can change. Next the excel options box will come up click on the solver add in located under the add ins heading and make sure it is highlighted in blue.

The result should be consistent with the picture below. To enable it you fist need to click on the file menu and then go to the options tab. To let the excel solver know which cells on the worksheet represent the decision variables constraints and objective function we click solver button on the excel data tab or the premium solver button on the add ins tab which displays the solver parameters dialog. To add solver to your excel perform the following steps. Click the arrow next to the field then click and drag to select the cells that solver should work with.

In the set objective or set target cell edit box we type or click on cell f5. Click or double click the excel app icon which resembles a green box with a white x on it. In excel 2007 click the microsoft office button and then click excel options. Click the data tab under analysis click solver. Click the solver command button in the analyze group at the end of the ribbon s data tab.