= How do I e-mail a SPSS output file? =

There are backward compatibility difficulties in e-mailing SPSS output of form '''.spo ''' as attachments. An earlier version of SPSS may not recognize an output file produced by using a later version and vice-versa.

One way around this is to go to '''file > export''' and choose '''output document''' in the export window and '''html''' in the file type window thus saving the output document in the ''later version'' as a html file.

Now open a new word document and read in the html file. You can then save this document as a word document and send this word document in the e-mail attachment.

From version 11.5 you can use file>export to place SPSS output files directly into MS Word. Warning: these can be big files!

An alternative is to turn the output into a '''pdf''' file. You can do this be sending the output to a Postscript printer, selecting the '''output to file''' option in the printer window. Give the output file a name ending in '''.ps''' (you may have to do this manually afterwards). Then open the Postscript file in '''gsview''' and '''export''' to a pdf.

You can also download pdf software which will print directly to a pdf file. See [[FAQ/pdfs|here.]]

From version 13 of SPSS you can additionally  save a SPSS output file directly into a powerpoint file and from version 15 directly into a pdf file.