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How do I enter indented code in a Codecademy's "Ask a question" box?

I’ve tried the little squiggly marks { } but that didn’t work. Can someone please explain:

  1. How I enter code into the “Ask a question” box
  2. How I enter code into the “Comment” box?

Thank you.

Answer 509bc71d6d816a0200003251

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In the comments you can only put plain text, no formatting. But in the questions and answers it’s easy: before typing code, click the {} button above the editor window:

It’ll insert “backticks” (typing `this` produces this). If your code snippet spans across several lines (when you pasted it in from some exercise), select all lines of code, then click the {} button. That will insert four spaces at the beginning of each line.

Typing

⎵⎵⎵⎵print "hello"

(where ⎵ represents a whitespace) will produce:

print "hello"

You have to put a blank line before and after the indented lines.

Also see this document or this help article.

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Alex J: Thanks. No doubt you’re constantly improving Codecademy, but why don’t you include something like “About Codecademy” or a FAQ – both are pretty standard at websites – to enable people like me to find and learn the basics of how the website works. At this point it seems I am either forced to ask questions about each specific technical use issue or sift through endless comments, many of which are irrelevant. Or am I missing something? Also, why is the Comment box so tiny and why am I not allowed a preview?

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agreed!

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Yes. +1000 to this suggestion

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FAQ pages exist: http://help.codecademy.com/customer/portal/articles/1421289 Moreover, formatting instructions are directly below the editing window when you submit a forum question: http://is.gd/D6Kd8F The trouble is that people who read all that are a very tiny minority.

Answer 5492016cd3292fcebe0032ce

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Someone is just thumbs downing everyone… just to get their’s on top? Really? I never knew some people here are immature.

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2 comments

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Im just gunna thumbs up everone.

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same

Answer 537a1fd17c82ca602100021d

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Trying again…..

 console.log("Did I succeed?");
   console.log("I hope I did!");
   var strawberries = "Nom nom nom"

:D

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Answer 53bb815f9c4e9d939a00002f

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console.log("Hello")

for x in students:
    results.append(get_average(x))
return average(results)
def get_letter_grade(score):
if score >= 90:
    return "A"
elif score >= 80:
    return "B"
elif score >= 70:
    return "C"
elif score >= 60:
    return "D"
else:
    return "F"
console.log("I THINK I DID IT")
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Answer 51a716dfcc3557569e00250f

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"name": "Tyler"
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Answer 517702005a80804f86000a5d

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I’ve always wondered about this!

console.log('Awesome!')
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Answer 51d545038c1ccc26dc006830

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let me try

console.log("i understand");
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Answer 51d5c742631fe98c4300d99e

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console.log("I love programming!")
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I’ll say that in the future. lol

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let me try

console.log("Ok but it's hard");
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console.log("You are fast learner and codecademy make us learn fast");
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Javascript

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This is python.

Answer 5372b9bf631fe9e1220004eb

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console.log("My brains are melting.");

awesome. thanks!

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Answer 5479c5ee631fe9ad8700298d

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enter code here let me try!
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Answer 54917f72937676bf0b001c87

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def lets_try():
    print 'kaboom'
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Answer 54c92de351b8873e91002662

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def get_letter_grade(score):

print "Getting grade..."

if score >= 90:
    return "A"
elif score >= 80:
    return "B"
elif score >= 70:
    return "C"
elif score >= 60:
    return "D"
else:
    return "F"

print get_letter_grade(get_average(lloyd)) def get_letter_grade(score):

print "Getting grade..."

if score >= 90:
    return "A"
elif score >= 80:
    return "B"
elif score >= 70:
    return "C"
elif score >= 60:
    return "D"
else:
    return "F"

print get_letter_grade(get_average(lloyd))

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Answer 55621106e39efec6ac0004ce

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i just replace the blank space with a > symbol and its showed indented…

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Answer 535bdc4d9c4e9dda80000187

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I’ll try:

blueberry_count = 345
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random! :D

Answer 54acb4eb86f552811c0034d0

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testing

console.log("why did I not learn this before?");
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Answer 54c92dcd9113cb9e240025b8

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def get_letter_grade(score):

print "Getting grade..."

if score >= 90:
    return "A"
elif score >= 80:
    return "B"
elif score >= 70:
    return "C"
elif score >= 60:
    return "D"
else:
    return "F"

print get_letter_grade(get_average(lloyd))

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def get_letter_grade(score):

print "Getting grade..."

if score >= 90:
    return "A"
elif score >= 80:
    return "B"
elif score >= 70:
    return "C"
elif score >= 60:
    return "D"
else:
    return "F"

print get_letter_grade(get_average(lloyd))

Answer 540368bd9c4e9d3a48001af9

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console.log("wonderful!");
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Answer 517946df957cf00b1c0033a1

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console.log('Okay')
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Answer 53ea049252f863b89c001a50

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console.log("I love codeacademy!");
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