Names longer than 8 characters (and such names as ALL, AND, BY, EQ, GE, GT, LE, LT, NE, NOT, OR, TO which are not acceptable to SPSS) will be shortened or changed by SPSS during the conversion.

Column headings should all be unique and not start with a number. variable names, in row 1 at the top of each column of data, and that row 2 in the sheet always contains a value. Ensure that you have the field titles, i.e. Yes, as long as the file is saved as an Excel 95 or later version. 254Can I load an Excel spreadsheet into SPSS?