F.A.Q.

1. What is "Office Labs"?
2. What are all these things to try?
3. These prototypes are features coming in the next release of Office, right?
4. Do I have to sign in to this site?
5. Can I run my business with these tools?
6. Are these prototypes supported?
7. How often will new prototypes be added to the site?

1. What is "Office Labs"?
We're a group within Microsoft that tests ideas by building prototypes and gathering usage data to inform ongoing and future research and development in the productivity space for both work and home. If you’re feeling experimental and want to try out concepts in other technology areas, visit our partner page for other Microsoft research and labs efforts.

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2. What are all these things to try?
They are prototype implementations of various ideas the Office Labs team is testing for viability. They are concepts that we experiment and may or may not make it to a real application.

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3. These prototypes are features coming in the next release of Office, right?
Not necessarily. It's possible that some of them will appear in some form although there are no current product plans for any of them.

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4. Do I have to sign in to this site?
Only to comment on a blog or join a discussion.

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5. Can I run my business with these tools?
These prototypes are unsupported so we don't think that would be a good idea.

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6. Are these prototypes supported?
There’s no official support for any of the prototypes on this site.

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7. How often will new prototypes be added to the site?
Prototypes will come and go, so we encourage you to subscribe to the RSS feed, become a regular visitor, and explore with us just how far we can go with technology.

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