Reference: @RISK Icons
Note: Several
frequently used
icons are shown in
bold typeface in a
burgundy-colored
font.
@RISK icons are used to quickly and easily perform tasks necessary to set
up and run risk analyses. @RISK icons appear in three places — on the
spreadsheet "toolbar" (i.e., as a custom toolbar in Excel), in the @RISK
Model window and in the @RISK Results window. Some of the same
icons are available in each location. This section briefly describes each
icon, outlining the functions they perform and the menu command
equivalents associated with them.
A second toolbar titled DecisionTools is also available when @RISK for
Excel is installed. This toolbar contains icons which can be used to run
@RISK or any of the other programs in the DecisionTools suite (if these
programs are installed on your system). For more information on the
DecisionTools suite, see Appendix D: Using @RISK With Other
DecisionTools.
@RISK Add-in Toolbar
The following icons are shown on the @RISK toolbar in Excel.
Icon
Function Performed and Command Equivalent
Open a saved @RISK simulation
Command equivalent: File menu Open command
Save the current @RISK simulation, including results and
graphs
Command equivalent: File menu Save command
Define
Distributions
Add or edit probability distributions in the formula in
the current cell
Command equivalent: Model menu Define Distributions
command
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Icon
Add Output
Function Performed and Command Equivalent
Add the current selected spreadsheet cell (or range of
cells) as a simulation output
Command equivalent: Model menu Add Output command
List Outputs
and Inputs
Display current output cell(s) along with all distribution
functions entered in the worksheet in the Outputs and
Inputs list
Command equivalent: Model menu List Outputs and Inputs
command
Select cells in Excel containing @RISK distribution
functions, output functions or statistics functions
Command equivalent: Model menu Select @RISK Functions
command
Simulation
Settings
View or change the simulation settings, including # of
iterations, # of simulations, sampling type, standard
recalc method, executed macros and other settings
Command equivalent: Simulation menu Settings command
Display reporting options
Command equivalent: Results menu Report Settings command
Run
Simulation
Simulate the current worksheet(s)
Command equivalent: Simulation menu Start command
Display the Model window with outputs, inputs and
fitting data
Command equivalent: Model menu Show Model Window
command
Display the results of the most recent @RISK simulation
in the Results window
Command equivalent: Results menu Show Results Window icon
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@RISK Model Window Toolbar
The following icons are shown on the @RISK toolbar in the @RISK Model
Window.
Icon
Function Performed and Command Equivalent
Open a saved @RISK simulation
Command equivalent: File menu Open command
Save the current @RISK simulation, including results and
graphs
Command equivalent: File menu Save command
Define
Distributions
Add or edit probability distributions in the formula in
the current cell
Command equivalent: Model menu Define Distributions
command
Display current output cell(s) along with all distribution
functions entered in the worksheet in the Outputs and
Inputs list
Command equivalent: Model menu List Outputs and Inputs
command
Correlate probability distributions in the formulas in the
selected cells
Command equivalent: Model menu Correlate Distributions
command
Display report settings options
Command equivalent: Results menu Report Settings command
View or change the simulation settings, including # of
iterations, # of simulations, sampling type, standard
recalc method, executed macros and other settings
Command equivalent: Simulation menu Settings command
Simulate the current worksheet(s)
Command equivalent: Simulation menu Start command
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Display the results of the most recent @RISK simulation
in the Results window
Command equivalent: Window menu Show Results Window
command
Display Excel and the @RISK add-in program
Command equivalent: Window menu Show Excel command
Fit distributions to data
Command equivalent: Fitting menu Run Fit command
Specify distribution(s) to fit
Command equivalent: Fitting menu Distributions command
Define Chi-Sq test binning
Command equivalent: Fitting menu Define Chi-Sq Binning
command
Display input data options
Command equivalent: Fitting menu Input Data Options
command
Sort input data
Command equivalent: Fitting menu Sort command
Generate random data
Command equivalent: Fitting menu Generate command
Transform data
Command equivalent: Fitting menu Transform command
Display current graph as a density graph
Command equivalent: Graph menu Format Graph command
Graph Type - Density option
Display current graph as a cumulative ascending line
graph
Command equivalent: Graph menu Format Graph command
Graph Type – Cumulative Ascending option
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Display current graph as a cumulative ascending area
graph
Command equivalent: Graph menu Format Graph command
Graph Type – Cumulative Ascending option
Display graph format options
Command equivalent: Graph menu Format Graph command
Generate current graph as an Excel format graph
Command equivalent: Graph menu Graph in Excel command
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@RISK Results Window Toolbar
The following icons are shown on the toolbar in the @RISK Results
Window, or when you right-click on an input or output in the Explorer
list in the Results Window.
Icon
Function Performed and Command Equivalent
Open a saved @RISK simulation
Command equivalent: File menu Open command
Save the current @RISK simulation, including results and
graphs
Command equivalent: File menu Save command
Display report settings options
Command equivalent: Results menu Report Settings command
View or change the simulation settings, including # of
iterations, # of simulations, sampling type, standard
recalc method, executed macros and other settings
Command equivalent: Simulation menu Settings command
Simulate the current worksheet(s)
Command equivalent: Simulation menu Start command
Display Excel and the @RISK add-in program
Command equivalent: Window menu Show Excel command
Display the Model window with outputs, inputs and
fitting data
Command equivalent: Window menu Show Model Window
command
Display summary statistics window
Command equivalent: Insert menu Summary Statistics command
Display detailed statistics window
Command equivalent: Insert menu Detailed Statistics command
Display data window
Command equivalent: Insert menu Data command
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Display sensitivity analysis window
Command equivalent: Insert menu Sensitivity command
Display scenario analysis window
Command equivalent: Insert menu Scenarios command
Graph tornado(s) of sensitivity analysis results
Command equivalent: Insert menu Graph command – Tornado
Graph
Graph summary of simulation results for output range(s)
Command equivalent: Insert menu Graph command – Summary
Graph
Display current graph as a histogram
Command equivalent: Graph menu Graph Type command –
Histogram – Bars option
Display current graph as an area graph
Command equivalent: Graph menu Graph Type command –
Histogram – Area Graph option
Display current graph as a fitted curve
Command equivalent: Graph menu Graph Type command –
Histogram – Fitted Curve option
Display current graph as a cumulative ascending line
graph
Command equivalent: Graph menu Graph Type command –
Ascending Cumulative – Line option
Display current graph as a cumulative descending line
graph
Command equivalent: Graph menu Graph Type command –
Descending Cumulative – Line option
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Display current graph as a cumulative descending area
graph
Command equivalent: Graph menu Graph Type command –
Descending Cumulative – Filled option
Display current graph as a cumulative ascending area
graph
Command equivalent: Graph menu Graph Type command –
Ascending Cumulative – Filled option
Display graph format options
Command equivalent: Graph menu Format Graph command
Generate current graph as an Excel format graph
Command equivalent: Graph menu Graph in Excel command
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