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The Project Designer window appears. It is divided into four panes:
View pane Components pane
Properties
Palette pane
pane
Palette pane: On the left, there is a palette pane from where we can select components like
buttons, images, and other functions required for our app.
View pane: To the right of the palette is the white area where we can view and arrange added
components.
Components pane: This pane shows a list of all the components added to the screen in a
hierarchical view.
Properties pane: When we click on a component in the viewer, we see its properties listed here.
Properties of the components can be changed from here.
CREATING A TALKING APP
In the Project Designer window, we
will design the interface by choosing
buttons, images or text boxes
and specify the functionalities of
our app. We are going to create a
simple talking app by following the
given steps:
Adding a Button
Drag and drop a button from the
Palette pane to the View pane.
Testing the App
App Inventor allows us to test our app while creating, so to test your app, connect your android
device and download MI A12 companion. Now follow the given steps.
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