Save the current project and exit to the Home page.

This is where the action takes place in the project. To delete a character, press and hold it.

Expand the stage to the full screen.

Toggle on (and off) the x-y coordinate grid.

Select or create a background image for the stage.

Write titles and labels on the stage.

Reset all characters to their starting positions on the stage. (Drag characters to set up new starting positions.)

Start all programming scripts that begin with a “Start on Green Flag” block by tapping here.

Select among the pages in your project — or tap the plus sign to add a new page. Each page has its own set of characters and a background. To delete a page, press and hold it. To reorder pages, drag them to new positions.

Change the title of the project and see when the project was created.

If you make a mistake, tap Undo to go back in time, reversing the last action. Tap Redo to reverse the last Undo.

Snap blocks together to make a programming script, telling the character what to do. Tap anywhere on a script to make it run. To delete a block or script, drag it outside the programming area. To copy a block or script from one character to another, drag it onto the character’s thumbnail.

This is where you connect programming blocks to create scripts

This is the menu of programming blocks. Drag a block into the programming area, then tap on it to see what it does.

This is where you can select a category of programming blocks:

Triggering Blocks (Yellow), Motion (Blue), Looks (Purple), Sounds (Green), Control (Orange), End Blocks (Red).

Select among the characters in your project — or tap the plus sign to add a new one. Once a character is selected, you can edit its scripts, tap its name to rename it, or tap the paintbrush to edit its image. To delete a character, press and hold it. To copy a character to another page, drag it to the page thumbnail.

Reverses the most recent change.

Reverses the most recent Undo.

Choose a shape to draw: line, circle/ellipse, rectangle, or triangle.

Edit the name of the character.

After selecting the Cut tool, you can tap a character or shape to remove it from the canvas.

After selecting the Duplicate tool, you can tap a character or shape to create a copy of it.

After selecting the Rotate tool, you can rotate a character or shape around its center.

After selecting the Drag tool, you can drag a character or shape on the canvas. If you tap on a shape, you can then edit the shape by dragging the dots that appear.

Save changes and leave the paint editor.

After selecting the Fill tool, you can tap any section of a character or shape to fill it with the currently selected color.

After selecting the Camera tool, you can tap any section of a character or shape, and then tap the camera button to fill the section with a new photo taken with the camera.

Select a new color to use for drawing and filling in shapes.

Change the width of the lines in the shapes you are drawing.

Starts the script when the Green Flag is tapped.

Starts the script when you tap on the character.

Starts the script when the character is touched by another character.

Sends a message of the specified color.

Starts the script whenever a message of the specified color is sent.

Moves the character a specified number of grid squares to the right.

Moves the character a specified number of grid squares to the left.

Moves the character a specified number of grid squares up.

Moves the character a specified number of grid squares down.

Rotates the character clockwise a specified amount. Turn 12 for a full rotation.

Rotates the character counterclockwise a specified amount. Turn 12 for a full rotation.

Moves the character up a specified number of grid squares and then down again.

Resets the character’s location to its starting position. (To set a new starting position, drag the character to the location.)

Shows a specified message in a

speech bubble above the character.

Increases the character’s size.

Decreases the character’s size.

Returns the character to its default

size.

Fades out the character until it is

invisible.

Fades in the character until it is fully

visible.

Plays a “Pop” Sound

Plays a sound recorded by the user.

Pauses the script for a specified amount of time (in tenths of seconds).

Stops all the characters’ scripts

Changes the rate at which certain

blocks are run.

Runs the blocks inside a specified number of times.

Indicates the end of the script (but does not affect the script in any way).

Runs the script over and over.

Changes to the specified page of the

project.