You use either the upper part or the lower part of this dialog. If you have an Activation Code,
copy and paste it into the upper edit box, and click OK to automatically obtain your full license
code. Otherwise, contact us at info@solver.com or by phone at 775-831-0300 and give us the
Lock Code displayed in the license code dialog. We’ll respond with a License Code, by email,
that you can copy and paste into the lower edit box in this dialog. Then click OK to save the
license code – it will take effect immediately.
Click the Examples menu choice to open the related Excel workbook which contains a listing of
the model example workbooks installed on your hard disk. Opening and working with these
example workbooks is a great way to learn more about Analytic Solver Platform and both
optimization and simulation modeling techniques as well as approaches used for forecasting and data mining.
Click the Operating Mode menu choice to switch between Guided Mode, Auto-Help Mode and
Expert Mode. We highly recommend starting out with Guided Mode, and leaving Auto-Help
Mode on all the time.
Click the Support Mode menu choice to switch between Active Support, Standard Support and
Basic Support. We highly recommend Active Support for most users.
Click Support Live Chat to connect to Frontline Systems technical support, from right inside
Excel. Read more about this below under “Technical Support.”
Click the Online Aids menu choice to open a Web browser to the right point on Frontline’s
Website www.solver.com:
• Online Aids – Support Online: Here you’ll find the latest news, hints, frequently asked
questions and more example workbooks that you can download.
• Online Aids – Video Demos Online: You’ll find a range of useful videos, from building
your first model to an overview of key optimization and simulation concepts.
• Online Aids – Tutorial Online: Read our optimization and simulation tutorials. This is
another great way to get started with Analytic Solver Platform whether you are focused
on optimization, simulation, or both.
Click the About Analytic Solver Platform menu choice to display your license status, copyright
and trademark information, and Frontline Systems contact information.
In addition, in Analytic Solver Platform you can get quick online Help for each Solver result
message and error message in the Output pane, each Platform option and Solver Engine option,
and each element of your simulation model and optimization model. See the User Guide chapter
“Using Help, Licensing and Product Subsets” for details.