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#1 2011-10-29 16:13:10
- ProgrammingPro01
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"What Is Scratch?"- Complete Guide On Scratch
Hello! You must be new to the scratch community. This topic will explain what Scratch is and all the wonderful things you can do on it!
What Is Scratch?
Scratch is a programming language in which you can make many things like games, animations, AMVs, and mostly anything you can think of!
I take Scratch as the first step in Programming. What I mean by that is that it is not so hard to learn, and usually people use it before they go to flash or anything else!
The General Website
The general website contains many things! You can view others' creative projects and you can even make your own and post it on the website!
But the website doesn't only have projects. It has galleries to explore, and even the link to the epic forums! 
The Forums
The Scratch Forums is a place where you can advertise your projects (specifically in the Show & Tell category), welcome our awesome new scratchers, and more!
You are new, so you get the "New Scratcher" status. You can be a Scratcher once you post alot here, and on the General Website!
More about "New Scratcher" Status
When you are a New Scratcher, you cannot post links or images, and you cannot have a signature. You also have to follow the 180 second rule between posting. >.>
But not to worry, however, because as I said atop, you just have to post post post and you get that new scratcher status you deserve!
I hope this helped! Bye! 
~PP01
Bye 1.4!
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#3 2011-10-29 17:11:05
- alldaykade28471
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Re: "What Is Scratch?"- Complete Guide On Scratch
This will really help New Scratch Members! Nice work!
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#4 2011-10-30 04:20:29
- gomillions
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Re: "What Is Scratch?"- Complete Guide On Scratch
It's really new for me.
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#5 2011-11-08 07:11:41
Re: "What Is Scratch?"- Complete Guide On Scratch
Awesome! I am going to post this on my website. (joshuapullen.com) This could be very useful to new scratchers. I like how it doesn't say how to use Scratch, but what wonders it will bring. 
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#6 2011-11-10 09:03:22
Re: "What Is Scratch?"- Complete Guide On Scratch
PullJosh wrote:
Awesome! I am going to post this on my website. (joshuapullen.com) This could be very useful to new scratchers. I like how it doesn't say how to use Scratch, but what wonders it will bring.
I finally got it on the website.
Last edited by PullJosh (2011-11-10 09:03:46)
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#7 2011-11-14 12:36:03
- schusteralex2
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Re: "What Is Scratch?"- Complete Guide On Scratch
nice
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#8 2011-11-14 13:53:10
- tash_merga0910
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- Registered: 2011-11-14
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Re: "What Is Scratch?"- Complete Guide On Scratch
hello do u know on scratch the actual program, how do u make your main sprite collect and count the targets because i have no clue and i am making a game not a short clip or like that, a bit like pac-man with a caracter and maze pleaze help me i need it by friday this information cause that is when my homework is due thank you sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
much if you reply,
you will be life savers
tasha xx :-))
<3 <3 <3
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#9 2011-11-14 15:24:37
- fungirl123
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Re: "What Is Scratch?"- Complete Guide On Scratch
tash_merga0910 wrote:
hello do u know on scratch the actual program, how do u make your main sprite collect and count the targets because i have no clue and i am making a game not a short clip or like that, a bit like pac-man with a caracter and maze pleaze help me i need it by friday this information cause that is when my homework is due thank you sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
much if you reply,
you will be life savers
tasha xx :-))
<3 <3 <3
Ok, so let's say you are making a game where you are in a maze and you have to collect cherries along the way.
You will want to make a bunch of cherry sprites, and place them wherever you want on the maze.
Then, when you move around, you will want the number of cherries you collected to go up. You use a variable for this.
After you click on Variables, click on "Make a new variable". A box will show up telling you to name your variable. Name it whatever you want (For this, I'll name it cherries). Click OK.
Now, you want the number of cherries to go up when you've collected one. This script is simple.
For the thing that is collecting the cherries:
<when green flag clicked>
<forever if> touching cherry1 <or> touching cherry2
<change{cherry}by( 1
For one of the cherries:
<when green flag clicked>
<forever if> touching Sprite1
<hide>
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#11 2011-11-15 22:41:04
Re: "What Is Scratch?"- Complete Guide On Scratch
Nice Job! I noticed a little mistake, though. New Scratchers can post links, but not to anywhere outside of the Scratch Website. They can post links to the TBG Forums, the Forums, projects, the Wiki, Help Pages, etc.
I'm back
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#12 2011-11-15 22:47:38
- Earthboundjeff
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Re: "What Is Scratch?"- Complete Guide On Scratch
It's not just posts tI reach Scratcher. You get it 5x faster if you post a lot of good projects.
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#14 2011-11-18 00:42:40
- CopperHawk
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- Registered: 2011-09-23
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Re: "What Is Scratch?"- Complete Guide On Scratch
Wow, great guide! I almost wish I read this before I joined! I'm sure it'll be helpful to new scratch members.
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