diff --git a/libs/screen/targetoverrides.ts b/libs/screen/targetoverrides.ts
index 4a45d034..6f2e78ad 100644
--- a/libs/screen/targetoverrides.ts
+++ b/libs/screen/targetoverrides.ts
@@ -31,6 +31,13 @@ namespace brick {
         Custom
     }
 
+    export enum PrintStyle {
+        //% block="black on white"
+        BlackOnWhite,
+        //% block="white on black"
+        WhiteOnBlack
+    }
+
     let screenMode = ScreenMode.None;
     export let font = image.font8;
 
@@ -50,6 +57,48 @@ namespace brick {
         return ((screen.height - textOffset) / lineHeight()) >> 0
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Number of columns
+     */
+    //%
+    export function columnCount(): number {
+        return ((screen.width - textOffset) / font.charWidth) >> 0
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Show text on the screen on a specific line and starting at a column and the selected print style.
+     * @param text the text to print on the screen, eg: "Hello world"
+     * @param line the line number to print the text at (starting at 1), eg: 1
+     * @param column the column number to print the text at (starting at 1), eg: 1
+     * @param printStyle print style black on white or white on black
+     */
+    //% blockId=screenPrintString block="show string $text|at line $line||column $column|style $printStyle"
+    //% weight=98 group="Screen" inlineInputMode="inline" blockGap=8
+    //% expandableArgumentMode="enabled"
+    //% help=brick/show-string
+    //% line.min=1 line.max=12
+    //% column.min=1 column.max=29
+    export function printString(text: string, line: number, column: number = 1, printStyle: PrintStyle = PrintStyle.BlackOnWhite) {
+        if (screenMode != ScreenMode.ShowLines) {
+            screenMode = ScreenMode.ShowLines;
+            screen.fill(0);
+        }
+
+        line = (line - 1) >> 0; // line indexing starts at 1
+        column = (column - 1) >> 0; // column indexing starts at 1
+        const nlines = lineCount();
+        const nColumn = columnCount();
+        if (line < 0 || line > nlines) return; // out of screen by line
+        if (column < 0 || column > nColumn) return; // out of screen by column
+        
+        const w = font.charWidth;
+        const h = lineHeight();
+        const x = textOffset + w * column;
+        const y = textOffset + h * line;
+        screen.fillRect(x, y, text.length * font.charWidth, h, (printStyle == PrintStyle.BlackOnWhite ? 0 : 255)); // clear background
+        screen.print(text, x, y, (printStyle == PrintStyle.BlackOnWhite ? 1 : 2), font);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Show text on the screen at a specific line.
      * @param text the text to print on the screen, eg: "Hello world"
@@ -58,7 +107,8 @@ namespace brick {
     //% blockId=screen_print block="show string %text|at line %line"
     //% weight=98 group="Screen" inlineInputMode="inline" blockGap=8
     //% help=brick/show-string
-    //% line.min=1 line.max=10
+    //% line.min=1 line.max=12
+    //% deprecated=true
     export function showString(text: string, line: number) {
         if (screenMode != ScreenMode.ShowLines) {
             screenMode = ScreenMode.ShowLines;
@@ -76,19 +126,56 @@ namespace brick {
         screen.print(text, textOffset, y, 1, font);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Show a number on the screen on a specific line and starting at a column and the selected print style.
+     * @param value the numeric value
+     * @param line the line number to print the text at, eg: 1
+     * @param column the column number to print the text at (starting at 1), eg: 1
+     * @param printStyle print style black on white or white on black
+     */
+    //% blockId=screenPrintNumber block="show number $value|at line $line||column $column|style $printStyle"
+    //% weight=97 group="Screen" inlineInputMode="inline" blockGap=8
+    //% expandableArgumentMode="enabled"
+    //% help=brick/show-number
+    //% line.min=1 line.max=12
+    //% column.min=1 column.max=29
+    export function printNumber(value: number, line: number, column: number = 1, printStyle: PrintStyle = PrintStyle.BlackOnWhite) {
+        printString("" + value, line, column, printStyle);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Show a number on the screen
      * @param value the numeric value
      * @param line the line number to print the text at, eg: 1
      */
     //% blockId=screenShowNumber block="show number %name|at line %line"
-    //% weight=96 group="Screen" inlineInputMode="inline" blockGap=8
+    //% weight=97 group="Screen" inlineInputMode="inline" blockGap=8
     //% help=brick/show-number
-    //% line.min=1 line.max=10
+    //% line.min=1 line.max=12
+    //% deprecated=true
     export function showNumber(value: number, line: number) {
         showString("" + value, line);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Show a name, value pair on the screen on a specific line and starting at a column and the selected print style.
+     * @param name the value name
+     * @param value the numeric value
+     * @param line the line number to print the text at, eg: 1
+     * @param column the column number to print the text at (starting at 1), eg: 1
+     * @param printStyle print style black on white or white on black
+     */
+    //% blockId=screenPrintValue block="show value $name|= $value|at line $line||column $column|style $printStyle"
+    //% weight=96 group="Screen" inlineInputMode="inline" blockGap=8
+    //% expandableArgumentMode="enabled"
+    //% help=brick/show-value
+    //% line.min=1 line.max=12
+    //% column.min=1 column.max=29
+    export function printValue(name: string, value: number, line: number, column: number = 1, printStyle: PrintStyle = PrintStyle.BlackOnWhite) {
+        value = Math.round(value * 1000) / 1000;
+        printString((name ? name + ": " : "") + value, line, column, printStyle);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Show a name, value pair on the screen
      * @param value the numeric value
@@ -97,7 +184,8 @@ namespace brick {
     //% blockId=screenShowValue block="show value %name|= %text|at line %line"
     //% weight=96 group="Screen" inlineInputMode="inline" blockGap=8
     //% help=brick/show-value
-    //% line.min=1 line.max=10
+    //% line.min=1 line.max=12
+    //% deprecated=true
     export function showValue(name: string, value: number, line: number) {
         value = Math.round(value * 1000) / 1000;
         showString((name ? name + ": " : "") + value, line);
@@ -125,7 +213,7 @@ namespace brick {
     */
     //% blockId=brickShowPorts block="show ports"
     //% help=brick/show-ports blockGap=8
-    //% weight=10 group="Screen"
+    //% weight=95 group="Screen"
     export function showPorts() {
         if (screenMode == ScreenMode.Ports) return;
         screenMode = ScreenMode.Ports;
@@ -216,11 +304,33 @@ namespace brick {
         return image;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Clear on the screen at a specific line.
+     * @param line the line number to clear at (starting at 1), eg: 1
+     */
+    //% blockId=clearLine block="clear line $line"
+    //% weight=94 group="Screen" inlineInputMode="inline" blockGap=8
+    //% line.min=1 line.max=12
+    export function clearLine(line: number) {
+        if (screenMode != ScreenMode.ShowLines) {
+            screenMode = ScreenMode.ShowLines;
+            screen.fill(0);
+        }
+
+        line = (line - 1) >> 0; // line indexing starts at 1
+        const nlines = lineCount();
+        if (line < 0 || line > nlines) return; // out of screen by line
+
+        const h = lineHeight();
+        const y = textOffset + h * line;
+        screen.fillRect(0, y, screen.width, h, 0); // clear background
+    }
+
     /**
      * Clear the screen
      */
     //% blockId=screen_clear_screen block="clear screen"
-    //% weight=90 group="Screen"
+    //% weight=93 group="Screen"
     //% help=brick/clear-screen weight=1
     export function clearScreen() {
         screen.fill(0)