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GETTING STARTED WITH BLOCK CODING
                  Block-based  coding  uses drag and drop  approach. It’s a programming  activity  to  develop
                  computational thinking. You can use coding instruction 'blocks' to perform a variety of tasks.

                  To display a message 'Hello World'
                  To perform the task, follow these steps:


                  Step  1   Visit  the  link:  https://arcade.makecode.com/, Home  Page  of MakeCode  Arcade
                            appears .


                  Step  2   Click on New Project button              . Write the name of your project Hello World..!!,
                            and then click on Create button.

                            The Editor window of MakeCode Arcade appears.



                                                                           Blocks are placed here
                                                                             to execute the steps







                  Step  3    From the Blocks, choose Game, and then select splash, it will appear on the workspace
                            as shown:


                                                                                  Coding Tip!

                                                                                  Splash block is used
                                                                                  to display a message
                                                                                  on the  screen for
                                                                                  some time.

                                                                                       splash ''   ''



                  Step  4    Drag the splash block, and drop it in the on start block.

                  Step  5   Type the message Hello World..!! in the splash block, and the output screen will display
                            the message Hello World..!!.



                                               Hello World..!!             Hello World..!!









                              Well done, you have created your first block code program!





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