Work with External Data in SPSS or Excel Format – Open SPSS data

To open and analyze an SPSS file with MAXQDA Stats, proceed as follows:

• If MAXQDA Stats has not yet been launched, select the entry Stats > Start Stats with external file in the MAXQDA main menu. Then, select the appropriate file in the window that appears.
• If MAXQDA Stats has already been launched, the external file can be selected directly from the main menu using the function File > Open external file. In MAXQDA Stats only one dataset can be open at a time, so Stats will ask if you would like to save the file that is already open or transfer it to MAXQDA, as the data matrix will no longer be available once the external file is open.

When the external file is open, all Stats analysis functions are available.