Table of Contents

Copyright

Brief Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Preface

Acknowledgments

About this book

Chapter 1. Getting to know App Inventor

First a little history ...

What can an Android smartphone do?

App Inventor setup

Option 1: Using Wi-Fi with the App Inventor companion phone software

Option 2: using the onscreen emulator

Option 3: connecting via USB cable

Using all three options

Troubleshooting

The App Inventor juggling act

1. Designing the app screen

2. Telling the app what to do

3. Testing the program

How will it look? App Inventor Designer

Component properties

How will it work? The Blocks Editor

Built-in blocks

Component-specific blocks

Running and testing programs

Running and testing: emulator vs. smartphone

Your ...

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