# 2 How to start SPSS

## Activity 1

0h 20m

This activity shows you how to start the SPSS software, and open any SPSS files that you might have saved on your computer.

You will be asked to follow a series of simple instructions in order to achieve these tasks.

All of this activity takes place in a simulated desktop tutorial below. No software is loaded onto your computer. To proceed with the activity follow these instructions:

- click once anywhere on the tutorial image below
- follow the instructions that appear in the tutorial.

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OpenLearn - Getting started with SPSS
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