Excel Link

Installing and Operating Excel Link

Follow these instructions to install Excel Link and then configure Excel.

System Requirements

Excel Link requires approximately 202 kilobytes of disk space. Operating system requirements are

• Microsoft Windows 98
• Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
• Microsoft Windows 2000

Excel Link also requires Microsoft Excel 97 or Excel 2000 and MATLAB for Windows version 5.1 or later.

For best results with MATLAB figures and graphics, set the color palette of your display to a value greater than 256 colors. Click Start then Settings and Control Panel. Open Display, and on the Settings tab choose an appropriate entry from the Color Palette menu.

Installing Excel Link

Install Windows and Excel before you install MATLAB and Excel Link. To install Excel Link, follow the instructions in the MATLAB installation documentation. Click in the box for Excel Link when you select MATLAB components to install.

Overview

Configuring Excel to Work with Excel Link