Issue/Question
How do I install SPSS for Mac?
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- Request to install software via our online request to receive an activation code.
- Once you receive your activation code, click SharePoint link. If prompted, log in using your WKU-issued email (Exchange or TopperMail) and password with multi-factor authentication.
- Click the .PKG file for macOS.
- Click Download.
- On WKU-owned Macs, click the Privileges app in your dock to give your account temporary admin rights and allow software installations.
Note: If you do not have the Privileges app in your dock, your computer may have an older image. Skip to the next step.
- Go to the download location and double click the file you downloaded.
- Click Continue.
- Click Continue on the Software License Agreement.
- Click Agree on the terms of the Software License Agreement.
- Click Install (it may prompt for your computer password).
- It should complete the installation.
- You'll find the application launch icon for SPSS in /Applications/IBM/SPSS/Statistics/29/SPSSStatistics.
- When SPSS opens, click the License Product button on Activate IBM SPSS Statistics window.
- Click Next.
- Click the Authorized user license radio button.
- Click Next.
- Enter the Authorization Code from step 1.
- Click Add.
- Click Next.
- It should go through the Authorization process and display Authorization Succeeded when completed.
- Click Next.
- Click Finish.