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Blocks like if in the Control section of the Blocks Palette have
spaces for six-sided blocks. Six-sided blocks represent the values
Yes or No, or True or False. These are described in more detail
in section 4.4 Decisions on page84.
4.2 Sprites
In Scratch, you will spend the majority of your time moving and
changing the appearance of sprites in response to key presses.
Adding and Removing a Sprite
To add a sprite to the current project and make it appear on the
Stage:
1. Above the Sprite List, next to New Sprite, click the
Choose new sprite from file button. This is the
second button in that area.
2. In the New Sprite window, browse to a sprite that
you want to add, click it and then click OK.
3. On the Stage, click and drag the sprite to a new
location.
If a sprite is the wrong size, click on the Shrink sprite or Grow
sprite button in the Cursor Tools area and then click on the
sprite:
To delete a sprite:
• In the Sprite List, right-click a sprite and then click
delete.
Creating a New Sprite
There are two ways of creating new sprites in Scratch: you can
use the built-in drawing tools to paint a new sprite, or you can
import graphic files from other tools like Adobe Photoshop and
KolourPaint.
In either case: