pxt-calliope/olddocs/lessons/answering-machine/activity.md

# answering machine blocks activity

Learn to create an answering machine on the micro:bit 

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Let's learn how to create an answering machine!

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We will use `show string` to show text on the LED screen. *String* is a common name for *text* in programming languages. The function `show string` scrolls the text column by column at a *150* milliseconds interval.

```blocks
basic.showString("ASK ME A QUESTION")
```

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Excellent, you're ready to continue with the [challenges](/lessons/answering-machine/challenges)!

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Migrate docs from the other repo 2016-03-26 00:47:20 +01:00			`# answering machine blocks activity`

			`Learn to create an answering machine on the micro:bit`

			`### ~avatar avatar`


			`Let's learn how to create an answering machine!`

			`### ~`

			We will use `show string` to show text on the LED screen. String is a common name for text in programming languages. The function `show string` scrolls the text column by column at a 150 milliseconds interval.

			```blocks
			`basic.showString("ASK ME A QUESTION")`
			```

			`### ~avatar boothing`

batch fixing ](/microbit/ -> ](/ links 2016-04-13 17:27:45 +02:00			`Excellent, you're ready to continue with the [challenges](/lessons/answering-machine/challenges)!`
Migrate docs from the other repo 2016-03-26 00:47:20 +01:00
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