How To Use Excel Solver

Click the data tab under analysis click solver.

How to use excel solver. Click the arrow next to the field then click and drag to select the cells that solver should work with. It is easy to activate as i demonstrate in. It s a tab in the. Select the add ins after options. On the data tab in the analyze group click solver.

Click the solver command button in the analyze group at the end of the ribbon s data tab. In excel 2007 click the microsoft office button and then click excel options. Excel opens the solver parameters dialog box. In excel 2010 excel 2013 excel 2016 and excel 2019 click file options. 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.

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. 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. Enter the solver parameters read on. This will open the excel window from which point you can proceed with enabling solver.

Excel solver tool is located under data tab analysis pack solver. Specifying the parameters to apply to the model in the solver parameters dialog box. The variable cells are set with the by changing variable cells field. 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. If you are not able to see the solver tool in your excel follow below steps to enable this option in your excel.

Click the target cell in the worksheet or enter its cell reference or range name in the set objective text box. 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. You have the choice of typing the range names or clicking on the cells in the spreadsheet. Firstly go to file and options at the left hand side of the excel.