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David Ringstrom
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David Ringstrom exclaimed “Well, this is a stupid program, you can’t do anything with it” the first time that he launched Lotus 1-2-3 in 1987, unaware that pressing the slash key displayed the menu. That moment sealed his fate as he is now a nationally recognized spreadsheet expert. In 1991, David started a spreadsheet consulting practice that he still runs today. David has taught over 2,000 webinars and published hundreds of articles, all on Excel, and he imparts spreadsheet skills to thousands of college students each year. He is the author or coauthor of five books and the technical editor of over 40 books. He is a certified public accountant and a graduate of Georgia State University and has served in the United States Navy.
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Inquire add-in

Most Excel features are baked into the software, but sometimes Microsoft provides features through a type of software known as add-ins. I discuss the Solver add-in for Excel for Windows in Chapter 6, What-If Analysis. Since you cannot enable add-ins within Excel for macOS the Solver feature is built into the Data tab of the Ribbon. Let’s turn our attention to the Inquire add-in, which is available in Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise. I’m going to cross my fingers and hope you can access this great feature:

  1. Choose File | Account.
  2. As shown in Figure 9.19, the Account screen may display Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise, or it may simply reference Microsoft 365.

If you don’t see the words Apps for enterprise as shown in Figure 9.19, then this section will be a dead end for you; otherwise, read on to see how to enable the Inquire add-in:

Figure 9.19 – Account page of Excel’s Backstage view

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David Ringstrom

David Ringstrom exclaimed “Well, this is a stupid program, you can’t do anything with it” the first time that he launched Lotus 1-2-3 in 1987, unaware that pressing the slash key displayed the menu. That moment sealed his fate as he is now a nationally recognized spreadsheet expert. In 1991, David started a spreadsheet consulting practice that he still runs today. David has taught over 2,000 webinars and published hundreds of articles, all on Excel, and he imparts spreadsheet skills to thousands of college students each year. He is the author or coauthor of five books and the technical editor of over 40 books. He is a certified public accountant and a graduate of Georgia State University and has served in the United States Navy.
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