USING THE CODEBOOKS DIALOG WINDOW

1. Open the SPSS datafile.
2. Click Analyze > Reports > Codebook.
3. In the Variables tab: Add the variables you want in the codebook to the Codebook Variables box. To include all variables, click inside the Variables box, press Ctrl + A, then click the arrow button.
4. In the Output tab: (Optional) Choose what variable and datafile properties you want to be included in the codebook:
   1. Variable information: By default, includes Position, Label, Type, Format, Measurement level, Role, Value labels, Missing values, and Custom attributes.
   2. File information: None included by default.
   3. Variable display order: By default, ordered identically to how the variables are ordered in the file. Can also order alphabetically, by file, or by measurement level.
   4. Maximum number of categories: By default, limits to 200 categories.
5. In the Statistics tab: (Optional) Choose what statistics you want in the codebook. By default, counts and percents will be printed for nominal and ordinal variables, and mean, standard deviation, and quartiles will be printed for scale variables.
6. When finished, click OK.

USING THE MENUS

1. Open the SPSS datafile.
2. Click File > Display Data File Information > Working File.
3. The codebook will print to the Output Viewer window.