Operation Manual

A beginner’s guide to Scratch
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Tip...
Use a name that
will help you to
find the project
again. Always use
an _ (underscore)
between words in
filenames – don’t
leave an empty
space.
Notes:
Saving your work
This is a good time to save your project. You would be wise to do this every 10
minutes or so, then you can be sure that you won’t lose any of your hard work.
When working on a big project, save it in two places, then you have a backup.
To save your project, click File, then Save – the Save Project window will open.
By default, it will save your work to the Scratch Projects folder. This is a sensible
place to store your work, so type in a new filename, at the bottom. I’ve called mine
“roman_play”, so pick a different file name for your project or you will save yours
over mine! Click on OK to save.
Wow! That is a lot for the first lesson. Have a play with Scratch – experiment with
different blocks of code to find out what they do. Then come back when you have
had a good rest and try Lesson 2.