From the course: Excel Supply Chain Analysis: Managing Simulations Using VBA

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Create a reference to the Solver VBA library

Create a reference to the Solver VBA library

- [Instructor] The Solver Add-In lets you create linear programming models to analyze business problems. In this movie, I will show you how to install the Solver Add-in, if you haven't already, and add a reference to the Solver VBA Library so you don't get errors when you try to run your code. I don't need to work with any specific workbook in this movie. I just need to make sure that Excel is open. I've opened a workbook. And from here, I can go to the File menu, and at the bottom left corner of the program window, I'll click Options. And here to install this Solver Add-in, I need to go to the Add-ins category, and at the bottom, in the Manage list, I need to make sure that Excel Add-ins is selected. If you don't see it there, you can click the down arrow and select it from the list that appears. And from here, click Go. And you'll see the add-ins that are available to you. In this case, we just need to use Solver,…

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