The Blocks editor

To switch to the Blocks editor, click on the Blocks button in the upper-right corner of the menu bar.

The Blocks editor

The Blocks window has a Blocks panel (left), a Viewer (the large white workspace), and a Media panel (in the lower-left corner). The Media panel operates in the same manner as the designer, although we won't be using it for this app.

The Blocks editor

All the tools you need to program your app are in the Blocks panel on the left-hand side of the window. The first set of Blocks shown with small colored boxes is called Built-in (you will learn about these ...

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