paper prototyping workshop
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Paper Prototyping
Jim Ross
Senior UX Architect, Infragistics
@anotheruxguy
Flickr: CannedTuna
Paper Prototyping
An introduction to: (45 minutes)
• Creating paper prototypes
• Conducting usability testing with paper prototypes
Exercise
• Create your own paper prototype (30 minutes)
• Usability testing of your paper prototype (30 minutes)
• Discussion (10 minutes)
What We’ll Do in this Workshop
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We won’t get into the details of:
• Usability testing in depth
• Analyzing the data
What We’ll Do in this Workshop
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How many people have…
• Designed a user interface?
• Created a paper prototype?
• Conducted usability testing?
About You
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Why Prototype?
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Prototyping is the link between design and development.
Why Prototype?
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Flickr: CannedTuna Flickr: Yandle
Prototyping allows you to validate the design before building it, with:
• The project team
• Clients and stakeholders
• Users
Why Prototype?
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You get the best feedback from designs that people can try out.
Why Prototype?
June 11, 2015 9Flickr: Samuel Mann
Prototypes provide something concrete to interact with and react to.
Why Prototype?
June 11, 2015 10Flickr: Samuel Mann
You can focus on observing behavior instead of opinions.
Why Prototype?
June 11, 2015 11Flickr: Samuel Mann
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Why Paper Prototype?
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“Someone once asked me what the paper prototyping bumper sticker would say, and my
answer was, ‘Maximum feedback for minimum effort.’” - Carolyn Snyder
Why Paper Prototype?
June 11, 2015 13Snyder, Carolyn. Paper Prototyping: The Fast and Easy Way to Design and Refine User Interfaces. San Diego, CA: Morgan Kaufmann Pub., 2003. Print.
Paper prototypes
Spectrum of prototypes
Why Paper Prototype?
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Fully coded prototypes
Low-fidelity High-fidelity
Flickr: Andy Bardill
Interactive prototypes
Static wireframes linked together
Because they are quick and easy to create:
• You don’t waste time trying to make them look perfect.
Why Paper Prototype?
June 11, 2015 15Flickr: Samuel Mann
Because they are quick and easy to create:
• You can get feedback early in the design process.
Why Paper Prototype?
June 11, 2015 16Flickr: Samuel Mann
Usability testing participants feel more comfortable being critical with a low-fidelity design.
Why Paper Prototype?
June 11, 2015 17Flickr: Kevin Pelrine
You can easily make changes to the prototype during usability testing.
Why Paper Prototype?
June 11, 2015 18Flickr: Samuel Mann
Paper prototyping can be a way for more people to contribute to the design.
Why Paper Prototype?
June 11, 2015 19Flickr: Samuel Mann
Disadvantages of Paper Prototypes
• They’re less realistic than higher-fidelity prototypes
Why Paper Prototype?
June 11, 2015 20Flickr: Rosenfeld Media
Disadvantages of Paper Prototypes
• You can’t do the testing remotely.
Why Paper Prototype?
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Creating Paper Prototypes
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Creating Paper Prototypes
Design First, Then Prototype
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Focus on designing first.
Design First, Then Prototype
June 11, 2015 24Flickr: Johan Larsson
Focus on designing first.
Design First, Then Prototype
June 11, 2015 25Flickr: Canned Tuna
Then create a prototype to show how the design works.
Design First, Then Prototype
June 11, 2015 26Flickr: Rosenfeld Media
Determine what you want to test, and create the prototype elements to test those things.
Design First, Then Prototype
June 11, 2015 27Flickr: Christian_Campos
Things you might want to test:
• Can people accomplish their tasks?
• Findability – navigation, organization, and labeling of content or functions
• Understanding of icons, terminology, instructions, etc.
• Expectations
Design First, Then Prototype
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Creating Paper Prototypes
Examples of Paper Prototypes
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Examples of interactions you can create with paper prototypes:
Examples of Paper Prototypes
June 11, 2015 30Example 2Example 1
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Creating Paper Prototypes
Gather the Materials
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For screens
• Paper
• Cardboard/card stock
Gather the Materials
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Cutting tools
• Scissors
• X-Acto knife
Gather the Materials
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Flickr: Hsin-Cheng Lin
For elements that lay on top of screens
• Index cards
Gather the Materials
June 11, 2015 34Warfel, Todd Zaki. Prototyping: A Practitioner's Guide. Brooklyn, NY: Rosenfeld Media, 2009. Print.
For elements that lay on top of screens
• Post-it notes
Gather the Materials
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Flickr: Samuel Mann
For elements that lay on top of screens
• Transparencies
Gather the Materials
June 11, 2015 36Snyder, Carolyn. Paper Prototyping: The Fast and Easy Way to Design and Refine User Interfaces. San Diego, CA: Morgan Kaufmann Pub., 2003. Print.
Flickr: Rosenfeld Media
Adhesives
• Tape
• Glue sticks
• Restickable glue
Gather the Materials
June 11, 2015 37Snyder, Carolyn. Paper Prototyping: The Fast and Easy Way to Design and Refine User Interfaces. San Diego, CA: Morgan Kaufmann Pub., 2003. Print.
To make quick changes
• Correction fluid/White Out
Gather the Materials
June 11, 2015 38Snyder, Carolyn. Paper Prototyping: The Fast and Easy Way to Design and Refine User Interfaces. San Diego, CA: Morgan Kaufmann Pub., 2003. Print.
Writing instruments
• Pencil
• Pens and markers – black, blue, red, and green
• Transparency markers for data entry
Gather the Materials
June 11, 2015 39Warfel, Todd Zaki. Prototyping: A Practitioner's Guide. Brooklyn, NY: Rosenfeld Media, 2009. Print.
Flickr: Canned Tuna
Container for the prototype
• To keep all the elements from getting lost
• Paper clips to keep small elements together
Gather the Materials
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Creating Paper Prototypes
Create the Prototype
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Determine how you’ll create your paper prototype.
• Drawn
• Electronic design printed out
• Combination of both drawn and printed elements
Create the Prototype
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Determine how you’ll create your paper prototype.
• Drawn
• Electronic design printed out
• Combination of both drawn and printed elements
Create the Prototype
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Determine how you’ll create your paper prototype.
• Drawn
• Electronic design printed out
• Combination of both drawn and printed elements
Create the Prototype
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Flickr: Yandle
Prototyping element kit
Create the Prototype
June 11, 2015 45http://www.userfocus.co.uk/resources/prototype.html
The three main types of elements that make up a paper prototype:
• Background
• Screens
• States
Create the Prototype
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Create a background.
Create the Prototype
June 11, 2015 47Snyder, Carolyn. Paper Prototyping: The Fast and Easy Way to Design and Refine User Interfaces. San Diego, CA: Morgan Kaufmann Pub., 2003. Print.
Flickr: Samuel Mann Flickr: d_jan
Create screens.
Create the Prototype
June 11, 2015 48Flickr: Toms Baugis
Create states.
Create the Prototype
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Menus
Create the Prototype
June 11, 2015 50Flickr: Samuel Mann
Dropdown lists
Create the Prototype
June 11, 2015 51Snyder, Carolyn. Paper Prototyping: The Fast and Easy Way to Design and Refine User Interfaces. San Diego, CA: Morgan Kaufmann Pub., 2003. Print.
Dialog windows, tooltips, etc.
Create the Prototype
June 11, 2015 52Flickr: Rob Enslin
Flickr: Squidsoup.org
Movable elements
Create the Prototype
June 11, 2015 53Flickr: Yandle
Tabs
Create the Prototype
June 11, 2015 54Snyder, Carolyn. Paper Prototyping: The Fast and Easy Way to Design and Refine User Interfaces. San Diego, CA: Morgan Kaufmann Pub., 2003. Print.
Flickr: Squidsoup.org
Expanding/collapsing sections
Create the Prototype
June 11, 2015 55Warfel, Todd Zaki. Prototyping: A Practitioner's Guide. Brooklyn, NY: Rosenfeld Media, 2009. Print.
Flickr: Rosenfeld Media
Flickr: Rosenfeld Media
Fold in paper Unfolded
Highlighting an item
Create the Prototype
June 11, 2015 56Snyder, Carolyn. Paper Prototyping: The Fast and Easy Way to Design and Refine User Interfaces. San Diego, CA: Morgan Kaufmann Pub., 2003. Print.
Flickr: Rosenfeld Media
Disabled elements
Create the Prototype
June 11, 2015 57Snyder, Carolyn. Paper Prototyping: The Fast and Easy Way to Design and Refine User Interfaces. San Diego, CA: Morgan Kaufmann Pub., 2003. Print.
Disabled elements
Create the Prototype
June 11, 2015 58Snyder, Carolyn. Paper Prototyping: The Fast and Easy Way to Design and Refine User Interfaces. San Diego, CA: Morgan Kaufmann Pub., 2003. Print.
Text field input
• Post-it Notes
Create the Prototype
June 11, 2015 59Snyder, Carolyn. Paper Prototyping: The Fast and Easy Way to Design and Refine User Interfaces. San Diego, CA: Morgan Kaufmann Pub., 2003. Print.
Flickr: Samuel Mann
Text field input
• Post-it Notes
• Transparencies
Create the Prototype
June 11, 2015 60Snyder, Carolyn. Paper Prototyping: The Fast and Easy Way to Design and Refine User Interfaces. San Diego, CA: Morgan Kaufmann Pub., 2003. Print.
Checkboxes and radio buttons
Create the Prototype
June 11, 2015 61Warfel, Todd Zaki. Prototyping: A Practitioner's Guide. Brooklyn, NY: Rosenfeld Media, 2009. Print.
Flickr: Rosenfeld Media Flickr: Rosenfeld Media
Tip: Create handlebars on elements
Create the Prototype
June 11, 2015 62Warfel, Todd Zaki. Prototyping: A Practitioner's Guide. Brooklyn, NY: Rosenfeld Media, 2009. Print.
Flickr: Rosenfeld Media
Scrolling
Create the Prototype
June 11, 2015 63Snyder, Carolyn. Paper Prototyping: The Fast and Easy Way to Design and Refine User Interfaces. San Diego, CA: Morgan Kaufmann Pub., 2003. Print.
Flickr: Rosenfeld Media
Scrolling
Create the Prototype
June 11, 2015 64Flickr: Liza Berseneva
Scrolling
Create the Prototype
June 11, 2015 65Flickr: Samuel Mann
Carousels
Create the Prototype
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Side scrolling menus
Create the Prototype
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Slider
Create the Prototype
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Flickr: Samuel Mann
Updating value
Create the Prototype
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Flickr: Samuel Mann
Do what works for you.
• Feel free to invent new ways of doing these things.
• Balance interactivity with the ease or difficulty of testing.
Create the Prototype
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You can test many things without any interaction.
• Navigation
• Expectations
• Labeling
• Icons
Create the Prototype
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Testing Paper Prototypes
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Examples of testing paper prototypes:
Testing Paper Prototypes
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Testing Paper Prototypes
Create the Tasks
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Phrase tasks as a simple, realistic scenario.
• “Show me what you’d do if you wanted to look at men’s running shoes.”
• “You want to book a hotel room in Sofia near the center of the city. Show me how
you’d do that.”
Create the Tasks
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“Show me” reminds participants to take an action.
• Bad: “What would you’d do if you wanted to find a hotel in Sofia?”
• “I’d search on Sofia.”
• Good: “Show me what you’d do if you wanted to find a hotel in Sofia.”
• Clicks Hotels and types “Sofia” in the search field.
Create the Tasks
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Avoid words that “give away” the task.
• Bad:
• “Show me what you’d do if you wanted to add those shoes to your shopping cart.”
• Good:
• “Show me what you’d do if you decided you wanted to buy these shoes.”
Create the Tasks
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Testing Paper Prototypes
The People Involved in Testing
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The participant
The People Involved in Testing
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The participant
The participant
The People Involved in Testing
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The facilitator
The participant
The People Involved in Testing
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The computer
Playing both the role of the computer and the facilitator is nearly impossible.
The People Involved in Testing
June 11, 2015 82Flickr: Samuel Mann
Get someone else to play the role of the computer.
• Knowledge of the design
• Organizational skills
• Attention to detail
The People Involved in Testing
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Flickr: Samuel Mann
When you create the prototype, try to keep it simple.
The People Involved in Testing
June 11, 2015 84Flickr: Samuel Mann
Conduct several pilot tests.
The People Involved in Testing
June 11, 2015 85Flickr: Samuel Mann
Flickr: Samuel Mann
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Testing Paper Prototypes
Conducting the Test
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Introduce the prototype.
• “This is just a crude, initial prototype. Don’t focus on how it looks.”
Conducting the Test
June 11, 2015 87Flickr: Samuel Mann
Introduce the prototype.
• “Not every screen or interaction will be shown.”
Conducting the Test
June 11, 2015 88Flickr: Samuel Mann
Introduce the testing process.
• “Use your finger to tap on what you would click on.”
• “Bear with us as the computer reacts to show you
what happens next.”
Conducting the Test
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Flickr: Samuel Mann
Introduce the testing process.
• “Think out loud.”
Conducting the Test
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Flickr: Samuel Mann
During the testing:
• Facilitator reads the tasks.
• Participant performs the tasks, while thinking aloud.
• Computer responds to the participant’s actions.
• Facilitator notes success, errors, problems, reactions, etc.
• Facilitator asks questions.
Conducting the Test
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Flickr: Samuel Mann
If the participant runs into a dead end…
• “We don’t have that created in the prototype, but what would
you expect to happen?”
Conducting the Test
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Flickr: Samuel Mann
If the participant runs into a dead end…
• “Let’s say you clicked on that, and you realized it wasn’t
where you wanted to go. What would you do next?”
Conducting the Test
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Flickr: Samuel Mann
Examples of testing paper prototypes:
Testing Paper Prototypes
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Exercise:
Creating and Testing a Paper Prototype
Introduction
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What we’ll do
• Divide into groups of two people each.
• Create a simple paper prototype. (30 minutes)
• Test the prototype with people from other teams. (30 minutes)
• Discussion (10 minutes)
Introduction
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Divide into groups of two people.
Introduction
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Create a simple prototype.
• Keep it simple. It doesn’t need to include every detail.
• Plan and sketch it out first.
• Decide which tasks you want to test.
• Create screens and states for those tasks.
Introduction
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Choose one of these prototypes to create (website or mobile app)
Introduction
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Wish list on an ecommerce site Weather site or app Store Locator (on a physical store’s website or app)
Possible tasks to test
Start on the home page and find your wish list
Check the current weather in Sofia Find the nearest stores to this location
Remove an item from your wish list
See what the weather is going to be like tonight in Sofia
Check the store’s hours to see how late they are open tonight
Add a comment about an item Check the weather for Monday in Sofia
Get driving directions to the store
Mark one of the items high priority and another low priority
Check the current weather for Paris
Change the order of the items in the list
Wish list on an ecommerce site
Introduction
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Weather site or app
Introduction
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Store Locator
Introduction
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Exercise:
Creating and Testing a Paper Prototype
Create the Paper Prototype
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Choose one of these prototypes to create (website or mobile app)
Create the Paper Prototype (30 minutes)
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Wish list on an ecommerce site Weather site or app Store Locator (on a physical store’s website or app)
Possible tasks to test
Start on the home page and find your wish list
Check the current weather in Sofia Find the nearest stores to this location
Remove an item from your wish list
See what the weather is going to be like tonight in Sofia
Check the store’s hours to see how late they are open tonight
Add a comment about an item Check the weather for Monday in Sofia
Get driving directions to the store
Mark one of the items high priority and another low priority
Check the current weather for Paris
Change the order of the items in the list
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Exercise:
Creating and Testing a Paper Prototype
Testing the Paper Prototype
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Join with another group.
Testing the Paper Prototype (30 minutes)
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Group 1 Group 2
Conduct four tests, rotating roles so that each person plays each role once.
Testing the Paper Prototype (30 minutes)
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Facilitator
Computer
Participant 1
Group 1 Group 2
Participant 2Round 1
Sits Out
About 5 minutes per participant
Conduct four tests, rotating roles so that each person plays each role once.
Testing the Paper Prototype (30 minutes)
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Computer
Facilitator
Participant 1
Group 1 Group 2
Participant 2Round 2
Sits Out
About 5 minutes per participant
Conduct four tests, rotating roles so that each person plays each role once.
Testing the Paper Prototype (30 minutes)
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Facilitator
Computer
Participant 1
Group 2 Group 1
Participant 2Round 3
Sits Out
About 5 minutes per participant
Conduct four tests, rotating roles so that each person plays each role once.
Testing the Paper Prototype (30 minutes)
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Computer
Facilitator
Participant 1
Group 2 Group 1
Participant 2Round 4
Sits Out
About 5 minutes per participant
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Exercise:
Creating and Testing a Paper Prototype
Discussion
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Creating the paper prototype
• How did you feel about creating the prototype?
• Was it easier or harder than you expected?
• What would you do if you had more time?
Discussion
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Testing the paper prototype
• What did you find from the testing?
• What was it like playing the computer? Being the facilitator? The participant?
• Which one was the most difficult?
• What would you do differently next time?
Discussion
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Questions or other comments?
• Any other questions for me?
• Comments?
Discussion
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Resources for Paper Prototyping
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Paper prototyping
• Paper Prototyping: The Fast and Easy Way to Design and Refine User Interfaces,
Carolyn Snyder
• Prototyping: A Practitioner’s Guide, Todd Zaki Warfel
Paper Prototyping Elements
• Paper Prototyping Helper Kit from User Focus
Resources for Paper Prototyping
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Usability Testing
• Rocket Surgery Made Easy: Steve Krug
• Handbook of Usability Testing: How to Plan, Design, and Conduct Effective Tests:
Jeffrey Rubin and Data Chisnell
Resources for Paper Prototyping
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Thank You