Running XLSTAT the first time (Excel 2007 and 2010)

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  • Pro Core statistical software

  • System configuration

    • Windows:
      • Versions: 9x/Me/NT/2000/XP/Vista/Win 7
      • Excel: 97 and later
      • Processor: 32 or 64 bits
      • Hard disk: 150 Mb
    • Mac OS X:
      • OS: OS X
      • Excel: X, 2004 and 2011
      • Hard disk: 150Mb.

Benefits

  • Easy and user-friendly
    Easy and user-friendly XLSTAT is flawlessly integrated with Microsoft Excel which is the most popular spreadsheet worldwide. This integration makes it one of the simplest available tools to work with as it utilizes the same philosophy as Microsoft Excel. The program is accessible in a dedicated XLSTAT tab. The analyses are grouped into functional menus. The dialog boxes are user-friendly and setting up an analysis is straightforward.
  • Data and results shared seamlessly
    Data and results shared seamlessly One of the greatest advantages of XLSTAT is the way you can share data and results seamlessly. As the results are stored in Microsoft Excel, anyone can access them. There is no need for the receiver to have an XLSTAT license or any additional viewer which makes your team-work easier and more affordable. In addition, results are easily integrable into other Microsoft Office software such as PowerPoint, so that you can create striking presentation in minutes.
  • Modular
    Modular XLSTAT is a modular product. XLSTAT-Pro is a core statistical module of XLSTAT which includes all the mainstream functionalities in statistics and multivariate analysis. More advanced features contained in add-on modules can be added for specific applications. This way you can adapt the software to your needs making the software more cost-efficient.
  • Didactic
    Didactic The results of XLSTAT are organized by analysis and are easy to navigate. Moreover useful information is provided along with the results to assist you in your interpretation.
  • Affordable
    Affordable XLSTAT is a complete and modular analytical solution that can suit any analytical business needs. It is very reasonably priced so that the return of your investment is almost immediate. Any XLSTAT license comes with top level support and assistance.
  • Accessible - Available in many languages
    Accessible - Available in many languages We have ensured XLSTAT is accessible to everyone by making the program available in many languages, including Chinese, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese and Spanish.
  • Automatable and customizable
    Automatable and customizable Most of the statistical functions available in XLSTAT can be called directly from the Visual Basic window of Microsoft Excel. They can be modified and integrated to more code to fit to the specificity of your domain. Adding tables and plots as well as modifying existing outputs becomes easy. Furthermore, XLSTAT includes some special tools on the dialog boxes to generate automatically the VBA code in order to reproduce your analysis using the VBA editor or to simply load pre-set settings. This effortless automation of routine analysis will be a huge time saver on your part.

Enabling the Microsoft Excel macros

Whatever your Excel or XLSTAT version, it is necessary that the Macros security level is set to Medium so that XLSTAT can run. Here is how to proceed:

  1. Click the Office button on the upper left corner of the Excel window to open the Office Menu (Excel 2007) or click the File tab (Excel 2010).
  2. Click on the Excel Options button on the bottom of the Office menu window (Excel 2007) or choose Excel Options in the File menu (Excel 2010).
  3. The Excel Options window will appear.
  4. Select Trust Center in the middle of the menu bar on the left.
  5. Click on the Trust Center Settings... button on the right of the window.
  6. The Trust Center window will appear.
  7. Select Macro Settings in the middle of the menu bar on the left
  8. Select the 2nd option for the Macro Settings
  9. Activate the option Trust access to the VBA project object model
  10. Click OK to close the Trust center window
  11. Click OK to close the Excel options window

Updating Excel and installing XLSTAT

It is also recommended that you make sure that your Excel version is up to date. Microsoft publishes free patches on a regular basis that improve the reliability and stability of the software. To upgrade your Excel version, go to: http://office.microsoft.com/officeupdate or follow the following tutorial.

To install XLSTAT, you should use an account that has administrator rights on the machine. If there are several accounts on the machine, the administrator should install XLSTAT using the "Custom" option and run XLSTAT once from his account to enter the license key. Further information about the installation can be obtained on this tutorial.

Running XLSTAT

To run XLSTAT for the first time, you can either choose the option to start XLSTAT after the installation procedure, use the Windows Start / Programs / Addinsoft / XLSTAT command, use the XLSTAT shortcut on your desktop, or launch Excel, then open the XLSTAT.xla file using the Excel open command.

XLSTAT will then prompt you for your license number (see below). If you do not have one yet (if, for instance, you have only downloaded the trial version of XLSTAT), please enter "Evaluation" and click OK.

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If you are using XLSTAT for the first time, XLSTAT will add a new button buttongreen.gif in the Excel Add-ins tab. This button can later be used to open or close XLSTAT from Excel.

After you start XLSTAT, the XLSTAT toolbars and the XLSTAT menu will be added to the Add-ins tab (see image below). The XLSTAT tab is also added.

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The XLSTAT toolbars and the XLSTAT tab can be used to access the XLSTAT functions. By clicking on an item of the menu, you activate the dialog box corresponding to the selected function.

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Watch this video to see how to get the XLSTAT running in Excel 2010.