Welcome to Scratch FAQ! This forum topic will (hopefully) answer some commonly asked questions about the Scratch website and editor.

Table of Contents
General: below
Project Editor
Website Features
Scratch “Slang”: See @xVanyx's studio here.
Misc.: Coming soon

Can't find an answer to your question? Look it up on the Scratch Wiki!

General Questions
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If I do not say who I got the answer from, it is either by me or the Scratch Wiki.
Q: What is spam?
A: (credit to @fyromaniac1)Spam is where you do add a comment/post that is NOT relevant to the subject on a project/profile/topic.

Q: Why can't I use cloud data?
A: You are probably still a New Scratcher. Use Scratch for two weeks, make projects, and favorite and love some projects to become a full Scratcher.

Q: How can I change my profile picture?
A: Go to your profile page, hover over your current icon and click “Change”. Find an image on your hard drive and choose it.

Q: Why doesn't my new project show up in a search?
A: The Scratch Website uses a Google custom search engine; as this engine takes up to a few days to add new pages, it consequently does not show new items, such as new Scratchers or projects. All of these should show up in at most a week.

Q: Can I sell my Scratch projects?
A: It is possible to sell Scratch projects if they have never been uploaded to the Scratch Website. The creator can then attach any license they wish to the code. It is probably the most practical to sell either a CD with the project, or a compiled EXE/APP. Selling copies of the Scratch program itself is not allowed.

Q: Is Scratch free?
A: Yes!

More coming soon!

Project Editor
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Q: How do I create a new project?
A:To make a new project while Scratch is open, click “Create” at the top of the website navigation bar. From there, the project can be designed in the Scratch 2.0 Online Editor. In the offline editor, access File > New project to create a new project

Q: How do I create a new sprite?
A: To create a new sprite, either import one, take a picture with the webcam or draw a new one. There are buttons to do this below the Stage.

Q: I need help with a block!!
A: Open the tips window on the far right side of the Scripts Area on your Scratch editor and select the block you want help for via the “Block” sub-tab. This produces information which explains how the blocks work and gives examples on how to use them. Another alternative is to select the “?” tool at the top of the program and click on the desired block

Q: What can I use variables for?
A: A variable can be used any time a value must be stored, be it a score, name, or option. Variables can also be used to easily create text on the Stage.

Q: How can I unshare a project?
A: To unshare a project, one must go to their My Stuff page, and click unshare on the project that they want to unshare. The share button will reappear so that they can share it again if they want to.

Q:What sound formats can I import into Scratch?
A: Scratch can import uncompressed Windows WAV files, some MP3s, AIFF files, and AU files (but not with a 24 bits per sample rate format). If you have a sound in another format you want to use, you can also convert it so Scratch can import it. Some Scratchers have also made MIDI audio formats.

Q:Why don't my projects work online?
A: When a project is running online, it is actually running in an application called the Flash Player. These players are completely different applications from the Scratch program. They sometimes behave a bit differently from the Scratch Program, which might cause problems for your project.

More coming soon!

Credit to the Wiki for all of these answers.

Website Features
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Q: How do I remix a project?
A: To remix a project, on the project page click See Inside and edit the project however you want. Then, in the top-right of the project editor, click on the orange Remix to upload the project as a remix from your account.

Q: What is forcefitting?
A: Forcefitting is when you try to force a topic into a forum where it does not belong because it does not fit in any of the forums. It mostly happens in the Things I'm Making and Creating and Things I'm Reading and Playing forums.

Q; How can my project be featured?
A: You can NOT suggest your own proiects to be featured, but you can suggest others' projects here.

Q:What should I do about unfriendly comments?
A: Click on the ‘Report’ link to the top right of every comment that breaks the Community Guidelines. This will report the comment to the Scratch Team so they can review it. If the comments continue, and nothing changes, you can use the “contact us” link found at the bottom of every page. Never make a forum post, project, studio, or comment to say that someone made a mean comment to you.

More coming soon!

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Q: Why doesn't my new project show up in a search?
A: The Scratch Website uses a Google custom search engine; as this engine takes up to a few days to add new pages, it consequently does not show new items, such as new Scratchers or projects. All of these should show up in at most two weeks.

Q: How do I remix a project?
A: To delete a project from the website, go to your My Stuff page (make sure that you're logged in). Scroll down until you see the projects that you want to delete. Click “unshare” next to the project, then click “delete” To delete projects from your hard drive, delete the .sb or .sb2 file like any other. To permanently delete it, go to your trash and click the Empty Trash button, then confirm your password. And remember, what is emptied is now permanently gone! (What? The question has nothing to with the answer!)

Other than that, great guide!

Abstract- wrote:

Q: Why doesn't my new project show up in a search?
A: The Scratch Website uses a Google custom search engine; as this engine takes up to a few days to add new pages, it consequently does not show new items, such as new Scratchers or projects. All of these should show up in at most two weeks.

Q: How do I remix a project?
A: To delete a project from the website, go to your My Stuff page (make sure that you're logged in). Scroll down until you see the projects that you want to delete. Click “unshare” next to the project, then click “delete” To delete projects from your hard drive, delete the .sb or .sb2 file like any other. To permanently delete it, go to your trash and click the Empty Trash button, then confirm your password. And remember, what is emptied is now permanently gone! (What? The question has nothing to with the answer!)

Other than that, great guide!

Oooooops. I typed the answer in the wrong question.
Also, the answers are from the Wiki, so I'm not sure if it's really two weeks.

Bump.

pianogirl84 wrote:

Abstract- wrote:

Q: Why doesn't my new project show up in a search?
A: The Scratch Website uses a Google custom search engine; as this engine takes up to a few days to add new pages, it consequently does not show new items, such as new Scratchers or projects. All of these should show up in at most two weeks.

Q: How do I remix a project?
A: To delete a project from the website, go to your My Stuff page (make sure that you're logged in). Scroll down until you see the projects that you want to delete. Click “unshare” next to the project, then click “delete” To delete projects from your hard drive, delete the .sb or .sb2 file like any other. To permanently delete it, go to your trash and click the Empty Trash button, then confirm your password. And remember, what is emptied is now permanently gone! (What? The question has nothing to with the answer!)

Other than that, great guide!

Oooooops. I typed the answer in the wrong question.
Also, the answers are from the Wiki, so I'm not sure if it's really two weeks.

You should go with the wiki then.

Bump