# Tutorial Help

**URL:** <https://forum.makecode.com/t/tutorial-help/2137>\
**Category:** micro:bit\
**Created:** [May 19, 2020, 4:32pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/tutorial-help/2137 "2020-05-19T16:32:15Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 10\
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**Author:** ![DillonB07](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/dillonb07/32/946_2.png) [@DillonB07](https://forum.makecode.com/u/DillonB07)\
**Post date:** [May 19, 2020, 4:32pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/tutorial-help/2137/1 "2020-05-19T16:32:15Z")

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How do you make a block colour in tutorials?

For example, in the Name Tag tutorial, on Step 2 the Show String is written in blue.

How do you write like this?

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**Author:** ![peli](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/peli/32/12_2.png) [@peli](https://forum.makecode.com/u/peli)\
**Post date:** [May 19, 2020, 4:52pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/tutorial-help/2137/2 "2020-05-19T16:52:27Z")

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You use this syntax

```
``||NAMESPACE:TEXT||``

```

where `NAMESPACE` is the typescript namespace and `TEXT` is the text to display.

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**Author:** ![DillonB07](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/dillonb07/32/946_2.png) [@DillonB07](https://forum.makecode.com/u/DillonB07)\
**Post date:** [May 19, 2020, 5:16pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/tutorial-help/2137/3 "2020-05-19T17:16:26Z")

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Thanks.  
However, something is going wrong when I’m trying to complete the tutorial. Please can yyou have a look and tell me what’s wrong?  
Here’s a link to the tutorial.

> **[Microsoft MakeCode for micro:bit](https://makecode.microbit.org/beta#tutorial:github:dillonbarnes/name-tag/tutorial)**
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> A Blocks / JavaScript code editor for the micro:bit powered by Microsoft MakeCode.

  
And here’s a link to the GitHub repository.  

> **[dillonbarnes/smiley-frowney](https://github.com/dillonbarnes/smiley-frowney)**
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> a tutorial to show text. Contribute to dillonbarnes/smiley-frowney development by creating an account on GitHub.

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**Author:** ![DillonB07](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/dillonb07/32/946_2.png) [@DillonB07](https://forum.makecode.com/u/DillonB07)\
**Post date:** [May 19, 2020, 5:25pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/tutorial-help/2137/4 "2020-05-19T17:25:59Z")

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Oh. I did three ` not two. That’s one problem solved! ☀  
I don’t understand why the extension block doesn’t appear in the tutorial though.

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**Author:** ![peli](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/peli/32/12_2.png) [@peli](https://forum.makecode.com/u/peli)\
**Post date:** [May 19, 2020, 10:57pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/tutorial-help/2137/5 "2020-05-19T22:57:24Z")

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Make sure to create releases for your tutorial. But yes, you might hitting a caching bug here.

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**Author:** ![peli](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/peli/32/12_2.png) [@peli](https://forum.makecode.com/u/peli)\
**Post date:** [May 19, 2020, 10:58pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/tutorial-help/2137/6 "2020-05-19T22:58:16Z")

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This looks like a bug on our side. I’ll investigate later.

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**Author:** ![peli](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/peli/32/12_2.png) [@peli](https://forum.makecode.com/u/peli)\
**Post date:** [May 20, 2020, 12:45pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/tutorial-help/2137/7 "2020-05-20T12:45:15Z")

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@DillonB07 ou first link is points to a repository that does not exist: `dillonbarnes/name-tag`

```
https://makecode.microbit.org/beta#tutorial:github:dillonbarnes/name-tag/tutorial

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Did you rename your repo?

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**Author:** ![DillonB07](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/dillonb07/32/946_2.png) [@DillonB07](https://forum.makecode.com/u/DillonB07)\
**Post date:** [May 20, 2020, 1:02pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/tutorial-help/2137/8 "2020-05-20T13:02:27Z")

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Oops. I was trying to rename it, but that is a bug in the beta. Use this link. [https://makecode.microbit.org/beta#tutorial:github:dillonbarnes/smiley-frowney/tutorial](https://makecode.microbit.org/beta#tutorial:github:dillonbarnes/smiley-frowney/tutorial)

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**Author:** ![peli](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/peli/32/12_2.png) [@peli](https://forum.makecode.com/u/peli)\
**Post date:** [May 20, 2020, 1:06pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/tutorial-help/2137/9 "2020-05-20T13:06:49Z")

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Make sure to create a new release when you want your new tutorial version to go live. It is still picking up the 1.0.0 version which has formatting errors.

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**Author:** ![DillonB07](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/dillonb07/32/946_2.png) [@DillonB07](https://forum.makecode.com/u/DillonB07)\
**Post date:** [May 22, 2020, 5:51pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/tutorial-help/2137/10 "2020-05-22T17:51:55Z")

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I’ll try and have another go at it, when I can use a computer. 😃
