What happened to the Data Analysis Toolpak or Solver in Excel for Mac 2011?

Solver was added to Office for Mac 2011 in the Service Pack 1 update. You can download and install Office for Mac 2011’s Service Pack 1 by clicking on the link below:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=EF1E612F-D8E3-4628-9FE4-AD136F0DEBD3&displaylang=en

After you install Service Pack 1, follow these steps to start Solver:

1. Start Excel.
2. Click Tools, and then select Add-Ins.
3. Click to select the check box for Solver.Xlam.
4. Click OK.

The Data Analysis Toolpak was removed in Office for Mac 2008. However, the following is a free third-party tool that offers similar functionality:

StatPlus:mac LE: http://www.analystsoft.com/en/products/statplusmacle/

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