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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 Menu: It displays the categories of blocks based on their function and
use. These 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 script 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.
Script: Script is a collection of a number of stacked blocks. It gives stepwise
instructions to a sprite to do something on the stage. Script is actually a program
which gives the instructions in the form of blocks. 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:
• 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 of
different colours. In scratch, each block performs a task in a project. The
blocks connect to each other like a jigsaw puzzle and create scripts.
• Costumes Tab: In this tab, you can add and make changes in the appearance
of the sprites and backdrops.
• Sounds Tab: In this tab, you can add and make changes in the sounds of the
sprite and backdrop.
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