FastTips for Microsoft Excel 4.0: Setup Q&A

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Questions and Answers: Setup



  1. Q. During Excel for the Macintosh custom installation, I am given the opportunity to choose which Excel options I want to install. What are each of these options and why should I install them?

    A. There are 10 options you may choose from during a custom installation of Microsoft Excel version 4.0 for the Macintosh. A full setup will take approximately 8.6 megabytes (MB) of disk space. The following is an overview of the 10 available options:

    Microsoft Excel:

    This option installs the minimum files necessary for using Microsoft Excel 4.0. If you are installing Microsoft Excel 4.0 for the first time, you must turn on the Microsoft Excel option.

    Macro Library:

    Selecting this option installs add-in macros that provide enhanced functionality in Excel. Examples of these add-ins are an Auto Save macro, a Flat File export macro, and a Worksheet Auditor macro.

    Microsoft Excel Help:

    Selecting this option installs the Microsoft Help engine, along with Excel for the Macintosh Help and PSS Help. These files contain online documentation as well as additional documentation for the Macro Library and Examples folders.

    Microsoft Excel Tutorial:

    Choosing this option installs a series of online lessons that provide an excellent way to interactively learn Microsoft Excel 4.0. To run the tutorial, you must have HyperCard version 1.2.5 or later installed on your machine. You should have received a copy of HyperCard with your Macintosh. If you did not, contact your authorized Apple dealer.

    Dialog Editor:

    Choosing this option installs the Dialog Editor application. You use the Dialog Editor to create dialog boxes for Microsoft Excel command macros as well as custom forms for entering database information.

    Examples:

    Selecting this option installs a set of sample worksheets that offer ideas on how to combine Microsoft Excel features to create powerful worksheets, macros, and models.

    Analysis ToolPak:

    This option adds financial and engineering functions and provides tools for performing statistical and engineering analysis procedures.

    Microsoft Excel Solver:

    Choosing this option installs Microsoft Excel Solver, an easy-to-use add-in that allows you to get better answers out of the same worksheet you built to ask "what-if" questions.

    Microsoft Excel Crosstab ReportWizard:

    This option installs the Crosstab ReportWizard, which allows you to calculate, analyze, and compare information contained in a database.

    Data Access:

    This option installs the necessary files to use the Data Access Manager of System Software 7 to access a Data Access Language server. Apple sells a Data Access Server, which allows SQL-like queries to databases that reside on mainframe computers. For more information on Apple's Data Access Server, contact your local Apple dealer.




  2. Q. Whenever I place one of the Excel for the Macintosh 4.0 disks into my computer, I get a message asking if I want to initialize my disk. What's wrong?

    A. If you receive this message when you place any of the original master disks into your Macintosh, you have probably received a damaged set of disks. To make certain that the disks are damaged and that the problem is not caused by something else, try these other options:

    1. If you are running your Macintosh with System Software version 7.0 or later, restart your Macintosh and hold down the SHIFT key as it boots. You should see the message "Welcome to Macintosh, Extensions Off." If you are running System Software version 6, remove any non-Apple Chooser, Control Panel, and Startup documents from your System Folder, and restart your Macintosh. Attempt to use the Excel for the Macintosh version 4.0 disks. If you do NOT get the initialization message and everything proceeds fine, you may have had an extension conflict. Under System 7, extensions are stored in the Control Panels folder and the Extensions folder, which reside in the System Folder. Examine the files in these folders for non-Apple files, and check with the manufacturer of the software to make certain it is System-7 compliant. Under System 6, examine the files you removed from the System Folder, and make certain that they are System-6 compatible by checking with the manufacturer. If you did get the same initialization message, try the next option.


    2. If the first suggestion did not work, try using the disks on another Macintosh. If the disks work on another Macintosh, you may be having problems with the disk drive on your Macintosh. Have an authorized Apple dealer check your drive for alignment or other problems.


    3. If the disks do not work on another Macintosh, then you most likely have received bad disks. Contact Microsoft Sales and Service at (800) 426-9400 and select End User Sales for a replacement set of disks.






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Last Reviewed: July 23, 1999