How to Display Text on the Screen in C+

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Open or create a C++ file.

   Feel free to name it anything you want.
   
   Save it somewhere you can remember.
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   Step 2: Write at the top the command #include <iostream>.

   This translates into "use the pre-made file named iostream".
   
   You may not have of created it, but it comes with many C++ downloads.
   
   This provides you with the command vital for displaying text. , , This is the main function, the main set of commands, that the program looks for.
   
   All lines after this are usually indented. , This is the command used to display text.
   
   Make sure you indent it. ,, Then, on the next line, type "}".
   
   Don't indent it. , It should be near the top of the screen and should look like a gear and a green arrow.
   
   A pop-up should appear displaying the text in quotations.
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   Step 3: In the next line

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   Step 4: type using namespace std; which translates to "use the standard library."

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   Step 5: On the next line

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   Step 6: type int main(){.

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   Step 7: On the next line

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   Step 8: type cout << .

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   Step 9: Continue the line with the text you want to display on the screen inside quotation marks("s).

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    Step 10: End the line with a semi-colon(;).

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    Step 11: Locate the "build and run" button.

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