Microsoft User Research is conducting a remote Usability study for the next version of Office. This study will be conducted between October 30th and November 1st and is open to US residents. The study can be completed on your own equipment at your own pace during this time frame, and is expected to take 2 hours or less. All study participants will receive a software or hardware gratuity from a list that includes Microsoft Office 2003 Professional, wireless keyboard/mouse combinations, games and much more! Your feedback can have an impact on future versions of software used by millions of people.

The following are the basic criteria for participation:

US Citizen
High-speed Internet connection (where you’ll be performing the study)
Non-IT Professionals
Employed full-time

Additional Criteria includes performing two of the following tasks at work:

Create templates or forms at work using a software tool
Create spreadsheets with formulas or spreadsheets that import/export data from
other applications
Create WebPages or websites for the Internet/ Intranet using scripting or
markup language or a Web authorizing tool
Perform any database/database reporting activities for work

If you are selected for the study you will be asked additional questions to see if your experience level makes you a good fit for this study.

For immediate consideration, please send an email to uccoord@microsoft.com. Please use “Remote Office Study” as the subject and include your telephone number in the body of the email.

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