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    The document provides information about installing and using Isoplot 3, which is an add-in for Microsoft Excel that provides tools for manipulating and plotting radiogenic isotope data. It requires Excel 97 through 2003, describes the installation process, and notes requirements and potential issues.

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    The document provides information about installing and using Isoplot 3, which is an add-in for Microsoft Excel that provides tools for manipulating and plotting radiogenic isotope data. It requires Excel 97 through 2003, describes the installation process, and notes requirements and potential issues.

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    The document provides information about installing and using Isoplot 3, which is an add-in for Microsoft Excel that provides tools for manipulating and plotting radiogenic isotope data. It requires Excel 97 through 2003, describes the installation process, and notes requirements and potential issues.

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    The document provides information about installing and using Isoplot 3, which is an add-in for Microsoft Excel that provides tools for manipulating and plotting radiogenic isotope data. It requires Excel 97 through 2003, describes the installation process, and notes requirements and potential issues.

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    DISCLAIMER

    Isoplot is BGCs Visual Basic Add-in for Microsofts Excel for data analysis and
    graphical presentation of geochronology, earth science and other radiogenic isotope
    data only. BGCs Isoplot is not the Isoplot for analysis of any measuring system
    as described at http://www.shainin.com/. BGC is not affiliated with Red X Holdings,
    LLC. Isoplot is a registered trademark of Red X Holdings, and is licensed to
    Shainin LLC.

    Isoplot/Ex Version 3.75


    What is Isoplot 3
    Isoplot 3 is an add-in program for Microsoft Excel versions 97 through 2004 that
    provides tools for the manipulation and plotting of radiogenic-isotope data, especially UPb, 230Th-234U- 238U and Ar-Ar.
    Isoplot 3.75 is not compatible with Excel 2007, Excel 2010, or Excel 2011. If
    you have no choice but to use Excel 2007/2010, request a copy of Isoplot 4
    (compatible only with Excel 2007/2010).

    What does Isoplot 3 Require?


    For Windows platforms, any English version of Excel from Excel97 to Excel2003 can be
    used, providing that all required Visual Basic (VBA) modules were included with the
    Excel installation.
    There are no versions of Isoplot compatible any Macintosh Excel versions, including
    Excel 2011. At present, to run Isoplot on the Mac, you will need to run Isoplot 3 or
    Isoplot 4 using either Bootcamp or Fusion. Neither Parallels nor Crossover provide
    sufficient compatibility.

    Installing Isoplot 3.75


    For new installations:
    1. Put the Isoplot 3.75 add-in the folder of your choice.
    2. With Excel still open and from Excel itself, load Isoplot using Isoplots Tools dropdown menu and selecting Add-Ins (you must have a workbooks open for Add-Ins to be
    enabled). If asked whether you want Isoplot copied to the Excel add-ins folder, decline.
    3. Go to step 5 below.
    For installations on a computer that has at any time had an older version of Isoplot
    installed:
    1. Do a complete search of your computers hard disk(s) for all earlier versions of Isoplot
    (i.e. search for Isoplot*.xla). Delete, rename, or move to a newly-created folder all of
    these files.

    2. Open Excel. If a previous version of Isoplot had been installed, Excel should complain
    that it can no longer find Isoplot.
    4. Put the new Isoplot3.xla in the folder of your choice. With Excel still open and from
    Excel itself, load Isoplot3.xla (Tools/Addins...). Isoplot should complain that it cannot
    find the Isoplot settings file; ignore the complaint, and Isoplot will create a new one using
    default values.
    5. Open Excel and select Add-Ins from the Tools menu. Click on Select or Browse to
    locate the Isoplotxxx.xla file you have downloaded. Select Isoplot3.xla.
    Isoplot will now be loaded every time you start Excel, and can be invoked from the
    Isoplot toolbar- button , from the Isoplot drop-down menu, or by pressing Ctrl-I.
    You must have a default printer selected from Excel to run Isoplot. If a default printer has
    not been selected, you will get an error the first time you try to create a plot (a default
    printer exists as soon as anything has been printed from Excel since its last installation),

    Installation Problems
    If you encounter error messages such as Compile error in or Cant find project or
    library when you first install and invoke Isoplot, the cause is usually one of the below:
    Incomplete installation of Excel: Try a complete re-install of Excel from the CD, making
    sure to specify that all of the Visual Basic modules are installed.
    No default printer selected: See point 5 above.

    Bugs, Comments, and Suggestions


    Just send an Email to [email protected] . You'll be helping more users than just yourself.

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