How to write a Lab

Guided Tutorials by Software Developers & Designerscommudlers

Choose a Title

Start with choosing a title for your Lab.

Watch the video guide

Start with watching the guide video that gives you a go through of the complete process for creating a lab.

Add Header Image

Over the top select, a picture from your device to add as a header image to the Lab

Edit Title

You can edit the title of your Lab anytime if you think you made a mistake earlier.

Add Description

Start the lab content with a small yet meaningful description.

Use this bar to add all the interactive elements to your labs to make reading and learning fun with Images, Videos, GIFs, and what not a lot of emojis. Align your text and add or remove code snippets with multiple heading and paragraph options.

Editing Options

Adding a New Step

Add a new step to your Lab using the "Add new section" tab.

Having smaller steps makes it easier for readers to understand and follow.

Deleting a Step

Delete a step with the cross button on the right side

A step once deleted cannot be brought back.

Add Relevant Tags

Add relevant tags to your lab.

Adding relevant tags gives visibility to your Lab.

Submit for Review

Save your lab as a Draft or Submit it for review once done.

💡 Tips for writing a good Lab

Choose an easily understandable Title. Example: ❌Bad: Best coding practices ✅Good: 10 coding practices in JavaScript to save memory
Share an image or an animation of the end result of what the Lab will teach.
Create as many steps as needed. Add images/screenshots, use code snippets and any reference links if needed.
In each step, wherever needed, share examples of good and bad practices
In the conclusion, mention more use cases of the technology you are teaching, give due credits if needed and also share some links to learn more from.
All done, be as simple, precise and crisp in your language as possible.

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