Installation - Excel 2003

Prerequisites

• You must have .NET Programmability Support installed for Excel. If in doubt, see Trouble Shooting.

Excel 2003

Follow these installation steps:

• Click this link: Download »
  • then either
    • click 'Save' and select a destination for ExcelRender2003.zip
    • find the saved file and extract (uncompress) the contents
    • open the directory
  • or
    • click 'Open', which should immediately open the compressed folder.
• Run "setup.exe" and click 'Run':
  
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• Setup will check your system and install any necessary software, including:
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5: Click 'Accept' and follow all the instructions.
    
  • Visual Studio 2005 Tools for Office Second Edition Runtime. When the Microsoft website launches, click the second 'DOWNLOAD' button to the right of vstor.exe and follow the instructions.
    On completion: Re-run the Excel Render setup.exe (as above)
    .
• Open Excel 2003 and the new 'Excel Render' toolbar will appear at the top
• For optimal speed, configure your network settings (see below)
• and Enjoy!

Proxy Configuration

To create Gif and Emf images of Excel Formulas, you need to be connected to the Internet.

Excel Render will try to automatically find an external connection to the Internet. However, for better speed, we recommend you configure the settings to your particular situation:

• Open Network Settings by clicking on , which will appear on the toolbar in the bottom right of the panel if there is no network connection. Alternatively look for 'Network' in the new CodeCogs menu.
• The default is 'Use IE proxy settings', which typically finds a connection - this leads to slower connection performance, so should be avoided if possible.
• If you are connected directly to the Internet, then the fastest connection is 'No Proxy'.
• If you are within a company and you know the name of the 'Proxy server' (ask IT), then 'Manual proxy setting' is best.
• If your corporate network is configured correctly, then 'Use proxy auto-detection (WPAD Protocol)'. This should automatically find a PAC file with proxy settings for your location.
• If you are routinely moving about, perhaps on a laptop, then your systems administrator may be able to provide you the details of a PAC file.

Troubleshooting

Add-in installs but does not appear when Excel starts

Please ensure the following are installed:

• Excel .NET Programmability Support must be installed.
  • If during installation of Excel you deselected this option or you installed Excel before any of the .NET Frameworks, then go to Microsoft Office 2003 Setup and select 'Add or Remove Features', and select the .NET Programmability Support option:
    
  • Further information is available here: Getting the Office 2003 PIAs When Installing .NET Framework 1.1 After Installing Office 2003. Note: Although this guidance from Microsoft is written for .NET Framework v1.1, you require only .NET Framework 3.5.
• Visual Studio 2005 Tools for Office SE must be installed after Excel 2003 is installed.
  • If for some reason it was installed first, then you must re-run the vstor.exe installation from Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Tools for Office Second Edition.
  • Further details are also available from Microsoft: How to Install Visual Studio Tools for Office 2003.
• Microsoft Office 2003 must have Service Pack 1 (SP1) or later.
  • Downloads are available from Office 2003 Service Pack 1 or the latest Office 2003 Service Pack 3.

Installer does not work

If you are unable to complete the installation:

• .NET 2.0 or later is required for the installer to work. Downloads are available from Microsoft .NET Framework v2 or Microsoft .NET Framework v3.5.
• IE8 or IE9: When you download this tool using IE8 or IE9, it will notify you that "This program is not commonly downloaded and could harm your computer". We are in the process of gaining official certification for this tool from Microsoft, so in the mean time please ignore this warning.

Something else

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Uninstall

Follow these instructions to uninstall the add-in:

• From the 'Start Menu', select 'Control Panel'
• Depending on your view, select either:
  • 'Programs and Features'
  • 'Uninstall a program' under 'Programs'
• Find 'Excel Render (2003)'
• Right click and select 'uninstall'