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COMPONENTS OF SCRATCH 3 WINDOW


                  Let us now learn about the components of Scratch 3 window.

                              Title Bar                        Menu Bar


                                                                                   Stop
                                                               Go Button
                                                       Tabs                       Button
                                                                                          Stage
                             Block                                                        Area
                            Palette                            Script                              Backdrop


                                                                                    Sprite



                                                        Coding Area


                                                                             Sprites Info Pane






                  •   Title Bar: It is at the top of the Scratch window. It shows Scratch 3.29.1 written on the
                    left. The right side of the toolbar has the 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.

                  •  Sprite: It is the actor who acts on the stage. Sprite is an 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 sprites and
                    backdrops used in a project. You can add, delete, see the name and location, increase
                    and decrease the size of a sprite. Similarly, you can add or change the backdrop.

                  •   Block Palette: It displays the categories of blocks based on their function and use. The
                    blocks within the same category share the same colour which allow better distinction of
                    the parts of a program.

                  •   Coding Area: It is also called the Scripts Area where you stack your blocks to create
                    scripts. If you save a project with a script, the script will also be saved. When we click on
                    a script, all the blocks execute from top to bottom.


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