SAS Add-In 5.1 for Microsoft Office

Here are some of the new features in the SAS Add-In 5.1 for Microsoft Office:
  • The SAS Add-In 5.1 for Microsoft Office is now available as either a 32-bit or a 64-bit application. If you are using a 32-bit Microsoft Windows operating system, then you must use the 32-bit version of the SAS Add-In for Microsoft Office. If you are using a 64-bit Windows operating system, then you can run either the 32-bit or the 64-bit version of the SAS Add-In for Microsoft Office. Your version of the SAS Add-In for Microsoft Office must match your version of Microsoft Office. For example, if you are running the 32-bit version of Microsoft Office, you must use the 32-bit version of the SAS Add-In for Microsoft Office.
  • These new features and enhancements are available when you use the SAS Add-In for Microsoft Office in Microsoft Outlook:
    • role-based settings, so an administrator can manage the availability of features in Microsoft Outlook
    • integration with instant messaging tools
    • the ability to add and view comments for a specific report
      Note: This functionality requires SAS Web Report Studio 4.31 M1 to be running at your site.
  • A new Quick Start interface enables you to quickly create automatic charts or generate basic statistics based on your input data source.
  • In Microsoft Excel, you can specify whether to display the results from the Bar Chart, Bubble Plot, Line Plot, Pie Chart, or Scatter Plot task as a Microsoft Excel chart.
For more information about the new features and enhancements, see the “What’s New in the SAS Add-In 5.1 for Microsoft Office” topic at http://support.sas.com/documentation/onlinedoc/addin/.