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•  Stop Button: This is used to stop the project from running at the time.

                 •  Menu Bar: It contains options and commands related to the projects that you create
                    in Scratch. The options are File, Edit, Tutorial and Name of the Scratch project.

                 •  Sprites Info Pane: It is just below the Stage area that shows all the details of sprites
                    and backdrops used in a project. You can add, delete, increase and decrease the size
                    of a sprite or change the backdrop.

                 •  Script: Script is a collection of a number of stacked blocks. It gives stepwise instructions
                    to a sprite to do something on the stage. A script must have at least two blocks.

                 •  Backdrop: It is a background of the stage.

                 •  Tabs: Scratch has mainly three tabs which are described below.

                   ⴰ   Code Tab: It contains block categories and the list of blocks in a category. Some block
                      categories are—Motion, Looks, Sound, Pen, Events, Control, Sensing,  Operators,
                      Variables, and My Blocks. All block categories are in different colors.

                   ⴰ   Costumes Tab: In this tab, you can add and make changes in the appearance of the


                      sprites and backdrops.
                   ⴰ   Sounds Tab: In this tab, you can add and make changes in the sounds of the sprite

                      and backdrop.


                  i +  CHOOSING A SPRITE
                 You can change the sprite according to your choice. Scratch provides four
                 options: Upload, Paint, Surprise, Choose a Sprite. Let us learn to change the
                 Sprite from the Scratch Library.


                 Choosing a Sprite from Library
                 To choose a sprite, follow the given steps:


                                                                        2  Choose a desired category.






















                            1  Click on Choose a Sprite           3  Select a Sprite you want to use.
                            button to open the library.




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