Files with .XLS extension are opening in SPSS.

Symptoms

All Macintosh computers are now installed with SPSS. You may find that some of your older Excel documents will open in SPSS rather than Excel.

Resolution

Change the file association of ALL *.xls documents to Excel. *You could also change the file association so that ALL *.xls files open in SPSS. Follow these steps.

1. Select any Excel file.
   
   
   
2. From the Finder menu, select File, Get Info. From the Get Info window, expand the "Open with:" feature.
   
   
   
3. Select the down arrow to expand the list in order to see both SPSS and Excel. Point to Excel; this will change the check box from SPSS to Excel.
   
   
   
4. Click on the "Change All.. button. Select Continue on the window "Are you sure you want to change...."
   
   
   
5. Close the Get Info window.