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Components of Scratch Window

Let us now learn about the components of Scratch window.

Title Bar Menu Bar Backdrop

Tabs Go Button Stop Button

Stage Area

Script

Sprite
Coding Area

Block Menu
Sprites Info
Pane

Title Bar: It is at the top of the Scratch window. It shows Scratch written on the
left. The right side of the title bar has three control buttons—Minimize, Maximize
and Close.

Menu Bar: It contains options and commands related to the projects that you
create in Scratch. The options are File, Edit, Tutorials and name of the Scratch
project.
Stage Area: It is similar to a stage in a play where everything takes place. You can
watch stories, play games and run your scratch projects on the stage. It shows the
result of the Scratch program.

Sprite: Sprite is an actor/object in Scratch that performs the function on stage
area. The default Sprite in Scratch is an orange cat.

Go Button: It is the green flag and when you click on it, it runs a Scratch program.
Stop Button: It is the red button which on clicking stops the running Scratch program.

Sprites Info Pane: It is just below the Stage area. It shows all the details of the
sprites and backdrops used in a project. You can add, delete, see the name and
location, increase and decrease the size of a Sprite and a backdrop. You can also

create new Sprites and backdrops in Scratch.

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