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BBC micro:bit Recipes: Learn Programming with Microsoft MakeCode Blocks
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BBC micro:bit Recipes: Learn Programming with Microsoft MakeCode Blocks

by Pradeeka Seneviratne
June 2019
Beginner content levelBeginner
367 pages
6h 3m
English
Apress
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© Pradeeka Seneviratne  2019
Pradeeka SeneviratneBBC micro:bit Recipeshttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-4913-0_2

2. MakeCode Extended Features

Pradeeka Seneviratne1 
(1)
Udumulla, Mulleriyawa, Sri Lanka
 

In this chapter you will learn some extended features of MakeCode that allow you to manage extensions (packages) and pare them with your micro:bit for One-Click download using WebUSB.

2-1. Adding an Extension from the Extension Page

Problem

You want to add an extension to the toolbox of the MakeCode editor.

Solution

  • In the Editor controls, click on the More… button.

  • In the drop-down menu, click Extensions (Figure 2-1 ) or use the add Extensions under the Advanced tab.
    Figure 2-1

    Extensions menu option in the More... menu

  • In the Extensions page, click on ...
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