What type of Excel User are you?

How often do you use Excel?

I regularly use Excel to compile reports and analyse data.

I mostly use Excel for basic spreadsheets but would like to learn more.

I only use Excel for a small part of my job.

I don't use Excel much at all.

Do you dread month end?

Yes, I know I'm going to spend hours doing the same repetitive tasks I do every month.

No, month end is a breeze because I don't compile reports or analyse any data.

Yes and no, I use PivotTables for a lot of my work.

No, I use the "Power" tools to streamline my job.

Do you wish you had more hours in your day?

Yes, I need at 36 hour day!

No, I get everything done that I need to in the 8 hours I'm at the office.

No, I get through everything I need to because I use all the tools that Excel offers.

Yes, I have streamlined what I can using Excel with the knowledge I have but still run out of time.

Do you waste hours each month importing or entering data, using difficult tools and complex formulas?

No, I only work with basic spreadsheets.

Yes - I use spreadsheets for EVERYTHING and often use formulas and things like Macro's and VLookUp.

Yes - I still mostly use spreadsheets but have started using PivotTables.

Yes and No - I use a mix of spreadsheet technology and some of the Excel "Power" tools.

No - I use the Excel "Power" tools as much as possible but still have a lot to learn.

Would you like to work smarter instead of harder?

Yes, I'd like Excel to do the work for me!

No, I like doing all the work.

Yes, I'm already using Excel to do a lot of the work for me but think it can do more.

No, I believe I'm using all the tools available to me and getting the maximum out of them already.

Would you like to be A LOT more productive?

Yes, please!

No thanks, I like doing things the hard way.

Yes, I'm already much more productive thanks to PivotTables but can definitely be even more productive.

No thanks, I already maximize on my time by using the "Power" tools to do the bulk of my work.

Which Excel user would you like to be?

I'd like to be part of the 1% of "Power" users.

I'm happy just being one of the 800 000 000.

I'm already a "Power" user.

Ultimately I'd like to be in the top 1% but for now I'd like to focus on the next step up from spreadsheets.

Have you heard of PivotTables?

No.

Yes, but I've never worked with them.

Yes, I've worked with them a bit.

Yes, I work with them all the time.

Have you heard of Power Pivot, Power Query and Power View?

No, none of them.

I've heard about them but have no idea what they do.

I've heard of them and have spent a bit of time trying to figure one or all of them out.

Yes, I am familiar with them and have started working with them.

Yes, I work with them regularly.

Have you heard of Power BI?

No.

Yes, but I haven't worked with it.

Yes, I've started working with it.

Yes, I use it regularly.

What type of Excel User are you?

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