Installing FastExcel

Installation Options and Requirements

What you need:

  1. The downloaded FastExcel install file.
  2. Your Installation Password/Registration key.
  3. Microsoft Excel 97 SR2, 2000, 2002, 2003 or 2007.
  4. Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows NT4, Windows 2000 or Windows XP on a compatible PC.
    Problems have been reported using Virtual PC on a MAC.
  5. Adobe Acrobat Reader 4.0 or later to view or print the manuals.

What you get:

  • The FastExcel program.
  • FastExcel User manual and help files.
  • Optimising Calculations manual and help files.
  • Automatic Install/Uninstall.

Automatic Installation using the FastExcel Installer:

The FastExcel Setup program makes installation simple and fast.

Double-click the Downloaded FastExcel install file.
You will be prompted for:

  • The directory you choose to install into.
  • Your installation password/registration key.

The Installer can install FastExcel for Excel 97, Excel 2000, Excel 2002 , Excel 2003 and Excel 2007

Installs FastExcel using the Windows Registry.

  • Enables Uninstall via the Windows Control Panel.
  • Installs FastExcel as an Excel add-in so that it is always loaded and available to you.
  • Installs FastExcel for all installed versions of Excel (Excel 97 and later).
  • Installs Manuals, Help files and software.
 

The next time you start Excel you should see the FastExcel toolbar.

To permanently uninstall FastExcel:

Use these instructions to permanently remove FastExcel from your system.

Use the Windows Control Panel… Add/remove Programs to un-install FastExcel from your system.

To Re-Install FastExcel:

 

If you need to Re-Install FastExcel for any reason just double-click the downloaded FastExcel install file.

Temporary uninstall and reinstall of FastExcel

To temporarily uninstall the FastExcel addin:

 

  1. Start Microsoft Excel.
  2. Click the Tools menu.
  3. Click the Add-Ins… menu.
  4. Un-Check the FastExcel check box and click OK

To reinstall FastExcel after a temporary uninstall:

 

 

 

 

If you answer "Yes" the online help won’t work because the Help files will not be in the same directory as the FastExcel add-in.

  1. Start Microsoft Excel.
  2. Click the Tools menu.
  3. Click the Add-Ins… menu.
  4. ·Click the Browse… button to find the directory containing FastExcel, and select the file called FastExcel.XLA.
  5. Click OK to return to the Add-ins toolbar.·
  6. If you are asked “Copy the add-in to the Library?” answer NO.·
  7. Ensure that the FastExcel check box in the list of add-ins is ticked.·
  8. Click OK again. This should return you to the main Excel Window, and you should now see the FastExcel toolbar.·
  9. The FastExcel toolbar will now appear each time you open Microsoft Excel.

Using FastExcel Functions and run-time support

If you create a workbook which uses one or more of the FastExcel version 2 functions, or one of the new FastExcel calculation modes such as Active Workbook mode or MixedMode sheets, your workbook will not function correctly unless FastExcel is installed for the version of Excel you are using.

If you copy or move one of these workbooks to a different machine or to a system that has FastExcel installed in a different location you may need to tell the workbook where the new/changed installation of FastExcel V2 is located.

Use Edit-->Links-->Change Source and navigate to the location where FastExcel Version 2 has been installed.

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