3. "Creating a new project,Saving a Project, Opening a project, Exit Scratch"

Creating a New Project

Step 1 :Click in the File tab.A drop-down menu appears.

Step 2: Select New.A new project will open.

Changing the Appearance of the Sprite

Follow the given steps to create a new project:

Step 1 – Click on the Costumes tab. An image of the selected sprite appears in the tab. Here the selected sprite is cat.

Step 2 – Click on the image of the sprite. Drag the selection blue border to select the cat. A border appears around it.

Step 3 – Click on Fill and Outline options to change the colours of the cat and the outline.

Creating a Scratch Project

Let us now create a script to make the two sprites move and talk to each other.

Step 1 – Click on the cat sprite. Drag the Looks speech bubble block to the coding area. Type the message in the text box of the block.

Step 2 – Click on the Mouse sprite. Drag the Looks speech bubble block to the coding area. Type the message in the text box of the block.

Step 3 – Click on Motion block and drag the block to the coding area. When you bring this block below the speech block, it will attach itself. Change the number of steps to 20 in the text box of the block.

Step 4 – Click on the Event block and add it to the top.

Step 5 – Click on the Green flag and see your cat and mouse talk and move.

Saving a Project

You can save a project at any time, even while working. To save a project, follow the given steps:

Step 1 – Click on the File tab.

Step 2 – Select Save to your computer option. The Save as dialog box opens.

Step 3 – Open the location where you want to save the project. Type the name in the File name box. Click Save.

Opening a Project

To open an existing project, follow the given steps:

Step 1 – Click on the File tab.

Step 2 – Select Load from your computer option. The open dialog box appears. Browse to the location of your project and select the name.

Step 3 – Click the Open button to open the project.

Exiting Scratch

Click on the Close button in the Title bar. If you have an unsaved project, Scratch will ask to save it. Clicking on the Stay option will bring you back to the Scratch desktop. If you click on the Leave option, the Scratch window will close.