pxt-ev3/docs/reference/console/send-to-screen.md
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Reduce the use of @boardname@ (#527)
* Reduce the use of @boardname@

* Use literal 'EV3 Brick' string instead

* Use the new 'nickname' form
2018-04-16 16:15:58 -07:00

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# send To Screen
Direct the console output to go to the @boardname@ screen.
```sig
console.sendToScreen();
```
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.
On the EV3 Brick, 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.
## Example
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.
```blocks
console.sendToScreen()
for (let index = 0; index <= 20; index++) {
console.logValue("index", index)
}
```
## See also
[log](reference/console/log), [log value](/reference/console/log-value)