How To Download A Scratch Template

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Exporting and importing are the processes of extracting a particular file and implementing it back into a program. In Scratch, it deals with the transferring of projects, sprites, costumes, backdrops, sounds, scripts, variables, and lists.

Exporting

Exporting is the act of saving files from an external plan to a estimator or external storage.

Projects

An instance of 1 viewing a Scratch project in vii-Zip.

To export a Scratch project, click File and then Save to your computer. Saving to your computer is the same as exporting the project as an .sb3 file in Scratch 3.0, an .sb2 file in Scratch two.0, or an .sb file in Scratch ane.four. sb3 and sb2 are .zip files.

Sprites

To export a sprite, right-click on the sprite'due south icon in the sprites panel and select the option consign. It will then salvage the sprite to your computer, external hard drive, or SD menu as a .sprite3 file in Scratch 3.0, a .sprite2 file in Scratch ii.0, or a .sprite in Scratch 1.four.

Costumes

To consign a particular costume, right-click on the costume'south icon in the Costume Pane and select export. If the costume is in vector, it will save as a .svg file, and if the costume is in bitmap, it will salve as a .png file.

Backdrops

To consign a item properties, you must right-click on its icon in the Backdrop Pane and select the consign selection, which allows you to save the backdrop to your reckoner in the file formats of the costumes.

Sounds

To export a particular sound, right-click on its icon in the sounds pane and select the choice export. The sound will exist exported to your figurer, drive, or SD bill of fare as a .wav file.

Scripts

Without exporting the entire sprite or projection file, scripts can only be exported using the backpack. To consign a script, open up the backpack and drag the script in. At present you can use that script someday.

Note:

You must be logged in to apply the backpack.

Scripts are saved in the .json format. You can appraise it by exporting a sprite and converting it to a .zip file. Unzip it, and a .json file can exist extracted and read.

Note:

When one exports a script this way, they cannot import the script back in.

Lists

To export a list, right-click or click and hold on the list monitor while in the editor and select export, which allows the list to be saved as a .txt file.

Importing

Importing is the process of transferring external files, such as those stored in File Explorer (Windows), Finder (Mac), or another file manager into a program.

Projects

To import a project into the projection editor, yous must access File > Load from your computer. One time a project is selected (Scratch 3.0 reads .sb, .sb2, .sb3, and .naught files), it will be loaded in Scratch.

Sprites

Import button.png

To import a sprite, select the "Cull a Sprite" button underneath the phase, click on the "Upload Sprite" option, then select a sprite file (.sprite, .sprite2, or .sprite3) or desired paradigm in a supported format (.svg, .png, .jpeg, .bmp, and .gif).

A list of supported sprite and image formats.

Costumes and Backdrops

To import a costume or properties, select "Upload Costume" or "Upload properties" in the paint editor and choose the desired image file in a supported format (.svg, .png, .jpeg, .bmp, and .gif).

Sounds

Come across also: Sound File Format

To import a sound, click the "Upload Sound" push (in the "Choose a Sound" menu) and select the sound to import. Scratch can only read .mp3 and .wav files.^[i]

Scripts

To import a script, open up up the backpack and drag the script out.

Lists

To import a list, right-click or click and hold an existing list's monitor and select the import choice. So, select any .txt or .csv file to import into the list. Each line in the .txt file represents each item in the list. If an imported file is detected to be a .csv file, only one cavalcade, chosen by a "Which column should be used?" prompt, will exist imported.

Run into Also

Projects
Sprites
Costumes
Backdrops
Sounds
Scripts
Lists
Variables
Backpack
Wikipedia:Import and consign of data

References

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