Microsoft Office for Mac 2011 Service Pack 1. When you have installed Service Pack 1 (SP1), follow these steps to start Solver: a. Click Tools -> Select Add-Ins. Click to select the check box for Solver.Xlam. The Data Analysis Toolpak was removed in Mac:Office for Mac 2008. When you have installed Service Pack 1 (SP1), follow these steps to start Solver: a. Click Tools -> Select Add-Ins. Click to select the check box for Solver.Xlam. The Data Analysis Toolpak was removed in Mac:Office for Mac 2008.
Microsoft Excel has a built-in suite of tools that perform regressionanalysis and calculate statistical data. These tools are generallyinstalled but are not active. To activate them, follow theappropriate instructions below.
Excel 2010 and 2007 for Windows

- From the File tab (2010) or Office Buttonmenu (2007), select Options or Excel Options.
- Click Add-ins, and then in the 'Manage' box, selectExcel Add-ins. Click Go.
- In the 'Add-Ins available' box, check Analysis ToolPakand Analysis ToolPak - VBA, and then click OK.
- If you see a prompt stating that the Analysis Toolpak is notcurrently installed on your computer, click Yes to installit. This will create a 'Data Analysis' section within theData tab.
Excel 2011 for Mac
To activate statistical analysis tools, click Tools,and then Add-ins. In the dialog box that pops up, chooseSolver.Xlam.
To access the tools, click Tools and then Solver.
Install Data Analysis Excel
Excel 2008 for Mac
Data Analysis Toolpak Excel Mac
This functionality was removed in Office 2008. Some third partyadd-ins (such as those linked below) attempt to provide similarfunctionality; however, they may not be free.