pxt-calliope/docs/tutorials/getting-started.md
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# Getting started
## Step 1
Welcome! Place the ``||basic:show string||`` block in the ``||basic:on start||`` slot. Replace the ``"Hello"`` text with your name. Did you see it scroll?
```blocks
basic.showString("Micro!")
```
## Step 2
Connect a USB cable to the @boardname@ and click ``|Download|``. Save the program to the **@drivename@** drive. This transfers your code to the @boardname@!
## Step 3
Well, the text stopped. Place the ``||basic:show string||`` block in the ``||input:on button pressed||`` slot to scroll your name when button **A** is pressed.
```blocks
input.onButtonPressed(Button.A, () => {
basic.showString("Micro!")
});
```
## Step 4
Click ``|Download|`` to save and transfer your code again, then press button **A** to scroll your text.
## Step 5
Place some blocks to display a smiley when button **B** is pressed.
###
Use the dropdown to find ``B``!
```blocks
input.onButtonPressed(Button.B, () => {
basic.showLeds(`
# # . # #
# # . # #
. . . . .
# . . . #
. # # # .
`)
})
```
## Step 6
Place the ``||basic:show number||`` and ``||Math:pick random||`` blocks in an ``||input:on shake||`` slot to build a dice. A typical dice can show values from 1 to 6, so don't forget to choose the right minimum and maximum values!
###
When the @boardname@ is shaken, a random number between ``1`` and ``6`` is displayed on the screen.
```blocks
input.onGesture(Gesture.Shake, () => {
basic.showNumber(Math.randomRange(1, 6))
})
```
## Step 7
Well done! You've completed your first Microsoft MakeCode activity.