Educational Robots for Absolute Beginners (LEGO NXT Edition) - - Week 4

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Why do we recommend against using the Download and Run option?

The robot may start to move immediately and drag your laptop off a table

The name implies that it downloads the code first and then runs it when in fact the reverse is true

Sometimes it results in the robot running the wrong program

It results in the program running without first being compiled

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Adding written comments to your NXT programs can make them easier to understand. How do you add comments to your program?

Perform all three of the following steps:
1. Select the block you wish to comment on.
2. In the "help" menu, click on "about."
3. Enter information about your block in the "comments" area

Perform both of the following steps:
1. In the Tools menu select the "add comment" option.
2. Select a location on the screen by clicking with the mouse and type normally.

First, do either of the following two steps:
- Click on the "Comment tool" icon and then select a location on the screen with your mouse, or;
- Using the arrow tool, double-click on a location on the screen
Next, type normally.

Perform both of the following steps:
1. Type your comments into a word processor like Pages or MS Word and save it to your hard drive.
2. Click on the comment tool icon and browse to find the document you saved.

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