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RoboLab has an excellent online help system. Open the Context Help window by choosing Help > Show Context Help from the Diagram window. Now point the cursor at the Motor A Forward icon in your program. You will see something like this:

This window explains everything you need to know about the Motor A Forward function. The Begin wire shows where to connect the wire from the previous function. The End wire shows where to connect the wire to the next function. Power Level shows where to connect a modifier, in this case a number to set the power level. More on modifiers in future activities. Click here for more help shows sample diagrams that use this function.

You can even get context help by pointing to functions on the Functions Palette. Use Context Help to explore RoboLab.

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