Megastat add-in for Excel 2007

[Bikertex]

Issue -- Cannot start Megastat addin for Excel 2007
System: Macbook running Boot Camp with Windows XP Professional and Office
2007

Installed the add-in; went to Excel Options and selected add-in. No option
on Add-In menu to use the app.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

 

[Ron Rosenfeld]

Issue -- Cannot start Megastat addin for Excel 2007
System: Macbook running Boot Camp with Windows XP Professional and Office
2007

Installed the add-in; went to Excel Options and selected add-in. No option
on Add-In menu to use the app.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

After you select add-ins, "browse" to the location where the .xla (or .xlam)
file is located.
--ron

 

[Bikertex]

Hi Ron -- Thank you. I tried that and am getting the same result; no
megastat. ;-(

 

[Ron Rosenfeld]

Hi Ron -- Thank you. I tried that and am getting the same result; no
megastat. ;-(

The directions seem fairly straightforward, although I have not used Megastat
or the OS variation that you are using.

So let me ask a few questions that should enable us to determine where the
problem is.

1. What is the path of the folder in which you unzipped (extracted) the
Megastat files?

2. In that folder, is there a file named Megastat.xla? (and also
Megastat.hlp).

3. In Excel 2007, after you clicked the
Office button
Excel Options
Add-ins

the next step is down at the bottom of the page. There is a dropdown
box labeled
Manage: fill with with "Excel Add-ins"
then <Go>

That should open a dialog box, with a list of add-ins and a button on the left
side entitled "Browse".

After you select Browse, and navigate to the folder you determined in Step 2,
what do you see?
--ron

 

[Bikertex]

I thought it was straightforward too, but just cannot figure out where I went
wrong. Here's the answers to your questions:

1. What is the path of the folder in which you unzipped (extracted) the
Megastat files? C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office12\Library

2. In that folder, is there a file named Megastat.xla? (and also
Megastat.hlp). Yes to both.

3. In Excel 2007, after you clicked the
Office button
Excel Options
Add-ins

the next step is down at the bottom of the page. There is a dropdown
box labeled
Manage: fill with with "Excel Add-ins"
then <Go>

That should open a dialog box, with a list of add-ins and a button on the left
side entitled "Browse".

After you select Browse, and navigate to the folder you determined in Step 2,
what do you see? Can select from the following files: HTML.XLAM,
MegaStat2007.xla, RDBQAT.XLAM (downloaded to force the add'-ins tab in the
hopes that would help.)

Thanks so much for your help.
..

 

[Ron Rosenfeld]

After you select Browse, and navigate to the folder you determined in Step 2,
what do you see? Can select from the following files: HTML.XLAM,
MegaStat2007.xla, RDBQAT.XLAM (downloaded to force the add'-ins tab in the
hopes that would help.)

What happens when you select MegaStat2007.xla and then select <OK>?

Megastat.xla should appear in the add-ins dialog box, and you should be able to
select it (check it) and hit <OK> to close the Add-ins dialog box.
--ron

 

[Bikertex]

Unfortunately, that's the problem. When I select it and click oK, nothing
changes. NOthing appears on add-ins for megastat. I've tried selecting it
and restarting Excel, restarting Windows -- same thing.

 

[Ron Rosenfeld]

Unfortunately, that's the problem. When I select it and click oK, nothing
changes. NOthing appears on add-ins for megastat.

Do you mean nothing appears in the manage add-ins dialog box? Or nothing
appears on the Add-ins Ribbon Tab? If the former, I'd wonder about a problem
with your Excel installation.

I've tried selecting it
and restarting Excel, restarting Windows -- same thing.

Here's what I did and it worked fine.

1. Downloaded Megastat 9.1 from
http://www.unf.edu/coas/math-stat/downloads.html and installed it according to
their instructions in Excel 2007.

2. I noted that Megastat appeared on the Add-In Ribbon tab and all the
functions were accessible.

3. Downloaded and installed the Megastat 2007 upgrade from
http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/dl/free/0072983965/418039/MegaStatExcel2007Installer.exe

4. When I restarted Excel, I got an error message that it could not find
Megastat.xla (this is to be expected). I navigated to the Excel
Options/Add-in/Manage page and allowed Excel to delete it. Then I "Browsed" to
the MS Office folder; selected megastat2007.xla and everything seems to work
fine. It is located on the Add-ins Ribbon tab. It's only as single, small
entry, so maybe you missed it.
--ron

 

[Bikertex]

Thanks so much for all your efforts. I've tried the install both from 9.1
with upgrade and straight from 10.1 and no luck. Although the add-in shows
in the Excel Options/Add-ins and I've tried browsing to it, no option for
megastat ever shows in the add-in menu. I've checked and rechecked and
didn't miss it. Thanks again.

 

[Bernie Deitrick]

From Ron's first link:

"If you are using a Mac, please contact McGraw-Hill directly. We are not
aware of a Mac version for MegaStat."

Bernie

 

[Ron Rosenfeld]

Thanks so much for all your efforts. I've tried the install both from 9.1
with upgrade and straight from 10.1 and no luck. Although the add-in shows
in the Excel Options/Add-ins and I've tried browsing to it, no option for
megastat ever shows in the add-in menu. I've checked and rechecked and
didn't miss it. Thanks again.

Sorry it didn't work. Maybe there's some issue with running it on the Mac.
--ron

 

[Bikertex]

I will give that a try. I am running a mac, although I'm running megastat
on excel 2007 on the windows xp partition. I would think it would perform
like regular Windows, but I know next to nothing about macs, so could easily
be wrong.