The Forecast Window tab of the Forecast Preferences dialog offers the following settings to manage window display and distribution fitting for the forecast:
View settings — Set the forecast window’s display type (Changing the Distribution View and Interpreting Statistics).
Window settings — Set whether to display the forecast window automatically while the simulation runs or when the simulation stops. You can display one or more forecasts while the simulation is running. If you decide not to display the forecast, the simulation continues to run. You can override this option and close all the forecast windows using the Suppress Forecast Windows option in the Run Preferences dialog (Setting Run Preferences).
Window, then While Running Simulation — Displays the forecast window automatically during simulations. This slows down the simulation.
Window, then When Simulation Stops — Displays the forecast window automatically after the simulation stops. This is faster than displaying the window during simulations.
Fit Distribution — Fits a probability distribution to the forecast. After selecting this checkbox in this group, you can click Fit Options to select the distribution and goodness-of-fit tests you want.
Click OK to apply settings on the current tab to the active forecast. Or, you can click Apply To to apply settings on the active tab to the active worksheet, the active workbook, or all workbooks. At any time, you can click Defaults to restore the original default settings on the active tab in the dialog.