How to install the MegaStat add-in to Excel
This
add-in will work with Excel version 5 or later; it
will work with Windows 3.1 or Windows 95/98/NT and MS Office 95 or 97 or
2000. If you install MegaStat from an older CD from the book, it may not
run due to having expired; thus it is best to follow the directions below to get
the current (unexpired) version.
- First
you must download the file megastat.exe
to somewhere on your system. If you're using Microsoft Internet Explorer as
your browser, left click on these links and you'll be asked if you want to
save them, and to where on your system. If you're using Netscape as your
browser, RIGHT click on the links and select Save Link As ... to save the
files onto your system.
- Make
sure that Excel is not running.
- Double-click on the file megastat.exe that
you downloaded and follow the instructions.
- Start
Excel, select Tools on the main menu bar, and then select Add-ins (you have
to have a spreadsheet file open — an empty blank one is OK). You should (don't
you just LOVE it when computer guys use the subjunctive mood, like
"should"?) see Megastat/XL
in the list of add-ins. Check the Megastat/XL checkbox and then OK. The
Tools/Add-ins option takes a lot of time (up to a minute) on slower systems
so be patient.
- At
this point you should (there's that
"should" again) see
MegaStat as a new item on the main menu bar.
- Click
MegaStat and then Utilities to see some of the things the program can do
other than computations. If all else fails, try the Help System.
- Read
the "General Operating Procedures" of the Help System and refer to
Help for specific questions.