TABS:

Scratch provides us with three different tabs,namely scripts,costumes,and sounds.Each tab performs a differrent task.

The scripts table is used to edit the script for the sprite.

The costumes tab is used to select various costumes for the sprite.

The sounds tab is used to work with various options,which are available for inserting the sound in the script.It includes options like controlling the sound,volume,tempo,and more.

SCRIPT AREA

The collection of stepwise instructions given to a sprite is known as a Script the script area is the place where we pick and drop the blocks to create a script.

TOOL BAR

The scratch tool bar appears at the top of the scratch window.It consists of different menus,cursor tools,and other importants options like tips and about.

BACKDROP/BACKGROUND:

The backdrop of the stage means the background.The New Backdrop icons are used to change the background of the stage.We can either create our own backdrop or choose any backdrop from the available built in options.Scratch provides from different options to change the backdrop of the stage:

• Adding backdrop from the library
  
• Painting a new backdrop
  
• Uploading a backdrop from any file.
  
• Adding a new backdrop from the camera
  

CURSOR TOOLS

The cursor tools are located at the top of the scratch window.These are four cursor tools to perform different operations on the scripts.

• Duplicate: This option creates a duplicate copy of the selected sprites.
  
• Delete: Clicking on this option will delete the selected sprite.
  
• Grow: As the name suggests,this option hleps us to increase the size of the sprite.
  
• Shrink: This option decreases the size of the sprite.
  

SCRATCH COORDINATE SYSTEM

The X and Y coordinates determine the position of the sprite on the stage.The horizontal line is labelled as X-axis,and the vertical line is identified as Y-axis.The standard orientation,where X-axis is horizontal and Y-axis is vertical,determines the XY plane.The point at which two axes meet is the centre of the stage,and is known as originIt is represented by x-o and y-o coordinates.

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