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COMPONENTS OF SCRATCH 3 WINDOW
Let us learn about various parts of Scratch 3 window.

Title bar Go and Stop buttons

Menu bar

Tabs Stage

Sprite
Coding Area
Blocks
Palette

Backdrop pane

Sprites Info pane
Title Bar

The Title bar, present at the top of the Scratch window, displays the version of the
Scratch 3 editor. It also contains Control buttons to minimise , maximise , and
close the window.

Menu Bar

The Menu bar, present below the Title bar, provides commands to work with projects.

Stage

The Stage is the area where every project runs. You can
watch animation and stories, and play games on the

Stage. The background of the Stage is called Backdrop.
The Stage is 480 pixels wide and 360 pixels tall. It is
divided into x and y coordinates. The middle of the Stage
has x-coordinate 0 and y-coordinate 0.

Go and Stop Buttons

The Go button is used to start the execution of a project. The Stop button is used
to stop the execution of a project.

Sprite

A Sprite is an object or character that performs actions in a Scratch project. By default,
every Scratch project starts with one sprite – the Cat.

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