
Click the Microsoft Excel icon in the Launchpad. The Solver for Excel 2011, works perfectly for the exact same problem that I try to resolve unsuccessfully in Excel 2016. Here is the method to launch Microsoft Excel on Mac through Dock: Click the Launchpad icon in the Dock to display all of your apps. My wife has another MacBook Pro updated to the same version of macOS Sierra but she runs MS Office 2011. The problem continues to be the same and Solve does not execute the solution.
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In Excel for Mac 2011: Click the Data tab, under Analysis, click Solver. We also noted that several tools are available to express an optimization problem and solve it, from Microsoft Excel to open source libraries such as Pyomo. I initially contacted Microsoft Support that found it really strange and suggested me to perform a total removal of Microsoft Office from my Mac (what I successfully did), and then to reinstall the whole Microsoft Office 2016 applying the latest update, what I also successfully did. In Excel 2016 for Mac: Click Data > Solver.

Installing Solvers on Excel for Mac 2016. All trademark terms are the property of their respective owners. OpenSolver has no affiliation with, nor is recommended by, Microsoft or Frontline Systems.

The Excel Solver is a product developed by Frontline Systems for Microsoft. The Solver application in Excel, allows the assembly of the formulas and problems, all forms work perfectly but when you press the solve button it simply doesn't solve. Mac OSX: /Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Office/Add-Ins.

I have a very good and clean installation of the latest macOS Sierra Version 10.12.4 (16E195) in my MacBook Pro and also a correct and fully updated Microsoft Office 2016 installation in it.
