Would you recommend OfficeUsers.ORG to a friend/co-worker?
  Response Percent
Yes 100%
No 0%


Do you currently receive the daily newsletter on OfficeUsers.ORG?
  Response Percent
Yes 93%
No 7%


Are you currently a full, paid member on OfficeUsers.ORG?
  Response Percent
Yes 7%
No 93%


What versions of Office do you personally use?
  Response Percent
Office 2000 5%
Office XP 16%
Office 2003 45%
Office 2007 67%
Office 2010 8%
Google Docs (all versions) 9%
OpenOffice (all versions) 10%


What versions of Office are in use at your company?
  Response Percent
Office 2000 6%
Office XP 15%
Office 2003 61%
Office 2007 62%
Office 2010 3%
Google Docs (all versions) 3%
OpenOffice (all versions) 5%


What is your primary job function?
  Response Percent
End-user of Microsoft Office 49%
Microsoft Office Developer 6%
Microsoft Office Support Team/Person 7%
Microsoft Office and SharePoint End-User 2%
Non-Office: It's not my primary job responsbility 6%
IT Administrator 13%
SharePoint Administrator 2%
SharePoint Developer 1%
SharePoint Architect/Designer 1%


How many people are employed by your organization?
  Response Percent
1 7%
2-5 10%
6-10 3%
11-50 7%
51-100 5%
101-250 10%
251-500 8%
501-1,000 11%
More than 1,000 39%


Which industry classification best describes the industry in which you work?
  Response Percent
Education/Non Profit 21%
Federal Government 4%
State/Local Government 9%
Insurance 4%
Healthcare 5%
Manufacturing/Automotive 6%
Media/Entertainment 1%
Retail/Services 2%
Service Providers 4%
Technology 11%
Telecommunications 1%
Travel/Hospitality 0%
Financial 5%
Banking 2%
Legal/Accountant 1%
Pharmaceuticals 0%
Transport/Logistics 3%
Utilities 0%
Energy/Mining/Chemicals 3%


Where is your organization based? (Headquarters)
  Response Percent
North America 70%
Europe 17%
Asia 3%
Australia 5%
South America 1%
Africa 3%
Oceania 0%


In which of the following regions do you do business?
  Response Percent
North America 78%
Europe 31%
Asia 24%
Australia 20%
South America 19%
Africa 12%
Oceania 9%


Approximately how many Microsoft Office users are there in your organization?
  Response Percent
1-4 15%
5-10 7%
11-50 9%
51-100 6%
101-500 18%
501-1000 11%
1001 + 34%


Do you suggest and/or authorize new product purchases (hardware/software)?
  Response Percent
Yes 49%
No 51%


Do you use or support Microsoft SharePoint?
  Response Percent
Yes 28%
No 57%
Not sure 15%


Does your company have a dedicated SharePoint admininstrator?
  Response Percent
Yes 28%
No 72%


Does your company use...
  Response Percent
(SharePoint) WSS - Windows SharePoint Services 63%
(SharePoint) MOSS - MIcrosoft Office SharePoint Server 55%


Do you use or support other "collaboration" platforms? (Google Apps, other non-SharePoint solutions)
  Response Percent
Yes 25%
No 45%
Not sure 29%


Please rate your expertise/experience
  Beginner Intermediate Fluent Expert
Microsoft Office Overall 0% 22% 47% 21%
Excel 1% 16% 37% 27%
PowerPoint 10% 20% 31% 19%
Access 12% 17% 17% 10%
Word 0% 18% 40% 33%
Outlook 2% 17% 48% 21%
SharePoint (admin) 11% 5% 5% 0%
SharePoint (user) 12% 5% 10% 1%
SharePoint (development) 17% 2% 2% 0%


What OfficeUsers features do you use?
  Never use Use sometimes Use regularly each month Use all the time, weekly or daily
Word section 6% 16% 15% 47%
Excel section 6% 14% 19% 44%
PowerPoint section 16% 24% 18% 13%
Access section 21% 22% 10% 19%
Media center/videos 40% 13% 5% 3%
Podcasts 54% 8% 3% 1%
Newsletter 19% 7% 12% 43%


How long have you been working with Office?
  Response Percent
less than 6 months 0%
6 months to 1 year 0%
1 to 2 years 1%
2 to 5 years 6%
more than 5 years 94%


Where do you get the largest majority of your formal training when working with Office?
  Response Percent
I go to training classes 9%
I purchase training materials 5%
I go to in-person conferences 0%
I go to online conferences 4%
I don't go to formal training classes, I learn on my own 75%


What other ways do you get your training when working with Office?
  Response Percent
I go to training classes 17%
I purchase training materials 20%
I go to in-person conferences 5%
I go to online conferences 16%
I don't go to formal training classes, I learn on my own 48%


Which of the following services do you use, professionally or personally?
  Personally Don't Use
Twitter 13% (23) 84%
Facebook 54% (107) 39%
MySpace 7% (11) 93%
Linked In 13% (23) 59%
Digg 2% (4) 97%
Slashdot 1% (1) 99%
Second Life 3% (5) 96%
YouTube 64% (123) 29%


How frequently do you watch video for professional purposes on the Internet? (Webcasts, how-to shows, screencasts, etc)
  Response Percent
Multiple times daily 1%
Daily 3%
Weekly 12%
Several times monthly 17%
Monthly 14%
Several times a year 31%
I don't watch/use video professionally on the Internet 19%
Not sure 4%


Do you use a mobile device capable of displaying web pages, and do you have a data plan that supports this type of usage?
  Response Percent
Yes, I have both the device and the plan 35%
I have the device, but not the plan 17%
I have both, but don't use for work 6%
I don't have either the device or the plan 36%
Not sure 5%


*Based on Mar 2008 survey data. Names and products are the registered trademarks of their respective companies.