How to Write Code to Solve a Problem, A Beginner's Guide Part 2: Syntax Errors

So you've followed Part 1 and designed your code. You've typed it all in, and now it just says "Error in line ??. Blah Blah, Incomprehensible String of Letters". What do you do now? Apart form panic, obviously - that never helps. you start by looking at what it's telling you - there is generally a lot of information there which will help you fix it.