Code Editor Controls

The CoderZ Code Editor is the dark area in the left half of the screen inside a mission or a project, where you and your students will write your code, using Blockly blocks.

At the top of the code editor are several control buttons:

Note: not all buttons are available in every course.

Button	Action	Explanation/See also
	Minimize Blockly menu	Minimizes the Blockly categories menu and widens the Code Editor screen.
	Save Code	Saves the code written up until now.
	Run Simulation	How Do I Run My Code in Simulation?
	Stop Simulation	Replaces the Run Simulation button and stops the simulation.
	Undo	Undoes the last action such as adding, deleting, moving a block etc.
	Redo	Redoes the last action that was undone.
	Smart Blocks menu	Smart Blocks
	Export Blockly	How Do I Import and Export Blockly Code?
	Import Blockly	How Do I Import and Export Blockly Code?
	Configuration	Available only in Projects Change scene/robot configuration

At the far edge of the black workspace are several more buttons:

Button	Action	Explanation/See also
	Center the program	Brings the code to the center of the screen so it is easily viewed
	Zoom in	Zooms in to show the Blockly code bigger
	Zoom out	Zooms out to show the Blockly code smaller
	Delete block/ blocks	Drag a block/several blocks into the trash can to delete them.

At the bottom edge of the workspace is the Console, which can display important information, such as outputs or errors:

See also:

Simulation Pane Controls

Projects