Microsoft is looking for family, student or home business users to participate in the beta program for Office 2010. As part of the program, users will be issued with a loan notebook for at least six months and receive a free copy of the final Office 2010 suite when it is released.

Microsoft aims to find out from the beta program on how Office has helped users in their every day life, whether that be for your work, school or college assignments, or just household tasks. Microsoft will then use some of the best stories as part of a publicity and marketing campaign when the new version of Office is released, which apparently can mean everything from being featured in case studies and videos to acting as a press reference or even just letting us share your testimonials about the software.

If you are accepted onto the program then you will not only be given a loan notebook for the duration of the testing with an Office 2010 beta version installed on it for you to use for your daily tasks or work. You will also be given access to the new web-based versions of Word, PowerPoint and Excel. As well as this, you will be able to access unlimited email and phone support and a specialised community site, along with Q&A sessions and free monthly training through webcasts. At the end of the program you will receive a free copy of Office 2010.

All they ask in return is your participation in the training and surveys for a minimum of six months and to use the software on a regular basis. You will also be required to share your experiences so they can be used in the marketing campaign.

So if you are part of a family, a member of a small business or a student who owns 5 PCs or less and uses computers on a daily basis and wants to test drive Office 2010. Submit your application before the June 30 deadline.

This program is however only available in the US.