How to Toggle Between Block-Based and Text-Based Coding in Puzzles

In this article, you will learn about the ability to toggle puzzles in Launch Pad which allow students to code with block-based or text-based coding.

Last updated - July 11, 2025

 

  1. From your Launch Pad homepage, click "Launch Pad."
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  2. Navigate to a lesson that includes puzzles and select an activity.
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  3. Click the "</>" mode button in the center of the screen.
    1. "Blocks" allows you to work in block-based coding.
    2. "JavaScript" allows you to work in text-based coding.
      puzzle block type 1

     

When you build an algorithm using blocks and switch the mode to JavaScript, the code is automatically converted to JavaScript! To test this, put a few blocks together and switch over to text-based coding.