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26 lines
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# send To Screen
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Direct the console output to go to the @boardname@ screen.
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```sig
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console.sendToScreen();
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```
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A "console" is a place for a user to see special messages from a device. It could be something connected to a serial port, a display that shows text, or even a text file. A console is typically used as a place to send information that is added to a message _log_ (a record of messages that are sent from a device). Your program can send log messages using the [console](/reference/console) functions. The MakeCode editor has a console view that lets you see the console output when your program runs in the simulator.
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On the @boardname@, the screen can serve as a console too and you can make your console output go there. Before using the console log functions, set the screen as the console output location.
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## Example
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Direct the console output to go to the screen. Show 20 values on the screen. Use the up and down buttons to scroll through the values.
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```blocks
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console.sendToScreen()
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for (let index = 0; index <= 20; index++) {
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console.logValue("index", index)
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}
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```
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## See also
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[log](reference/console/log), [log value](/reference/console/log-value)
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