{"id":583,"date":"2022-02-15T09:52:43","date_gmt":"2022-02-15T09:52:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brightchamps.com\/blog\/?p=583"},"modified":"2026-02-02T12:59:24","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T12:59:24","slug":"chaning-location-in-scratch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brightchamps.com\/blog\/chaning-location-in-scratch\/","title":{"rendered":"Learn these simple steps to change a user&#8217;s location in Scratch!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"yoast-breadcrumbs\"><span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/brightchamps.com\/blog\/\">Home<\/a><\/span> \u00bb <span><a href=\"https:\/\/brightchamps.com\/blog\/code-for-kids\/\">Code for Kids Corner<\/a><\/span> \u00bb <span class=\"breadcrumb_last\" aria-current=\"page\"><strong>Learn these simple steps to change a user&#8217;s location in Scratch!<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brightchamps.com\/blog\/guides\/scratch-programming\/\">Scratch<\/a> is a free coding platform with a fun learning approach for kids and adults alike, where anyone can discover their inner talents by creating creative and interactive art projects, games, digital stories, and even animations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It also functions as a social media app, allowing users to follow others, upload content, and also view and like each other&#8217;s projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brightchamps.com\/blog\/scratch-stats\/\">Scratch users<\/a> can use amazing sprites, costumes, and background images to create any type of visual story with a large collection of built-in visual assets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brightchamps.com\/blog\/organize-scratch-script\/\">Scratch <\/a>employs a block-based coding technique in which the children can pull code blocks from a drawer and place them in a coding area. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The step-by-step instructions for completing any task are provided by stacking these blocks in a sequential order one by one, similar to how puzzle blocks are attached.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Scratch provides a colorful environment for kids or even beginners to code in, resulting in a more simple and robust programming language than others. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are different color categories of blocks that control the movement, appearance, and sound of the project that you create. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There is also a stage area where you can test our creation by directly clicking on a green flag to see the output.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-yoast-seo-table-of-contents yoast-table-of-contents\"><h2>Table of contents<\/h2><ul><li><a href=\"#now-how-do-you-change-the-location-of-a-user\" data-level=\"2\">Now, how do you change the location of a user?<\/a><ul><li><a href=\"#let-us-learn-how-to-change-stripe-locations-with-the-x-and-y-axis-step-by-step\" data-level=\"3\">Let us learn how to change stripe locations with the x and y-axis step-by-step<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#let-s-now-take-a-look-at-how-to-move-to-the-left-and-right-using-the-arrow-keys\" data-level=\"3\">Let&#8217;s now take a look at how to move to the left and right using the arrow keys:<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"now-how-do-you-change-the-location-of-a-user\"><strong>Now, how do you change the location of a user?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A user can interact with the animations or stories by becoming characters in the game or story; the characters you choose are known as sprites. These sprites are movable around the stage, you can change their location to move them around.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Scratch uses the two coordinate systems (x,y), x-coordinate and y-coordinate, to determine the location of a sprite on the stage, similar to those in mathematics. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The horizontal location of the sprite is determined by the x-coordinate value and the vertical location by the y-coordinate value.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Every Scratch project, whether a game, story or animation, will always display the x and y grid values down to the stage to determine where sprites are located.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"cstm_banner_cta\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"let-us-learn-how-to-change-stripe-locations-with-the-x-and-y-axis-step-by-step\"><strong>Let us learn how to change stripe locations with the x and y-axis step-by-step<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Perform the following steps to change the location of your stripe:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>To create a game, open a scratch platform, log in, and click on create.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Give your stage a background that matches your imagination by selecting the option to choose a backdrop on the bottom right side<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select your character by clicking on the &#8220;choose a sprite&#8221; option similar to the backdrop on the bottom right side.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"850\" src=\"https:\/\/brightchamps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/change-a-users-location-in-Scratch-step-1-1024x850.png\" alt=\"change a user's location in Scratch \" class=\"wp-image-613\" srcset=\"https:\/\/brightchamps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/change-a-users-location-in-Scratch-step-1-1024x850.png 1024w, https:\/\/brightchamps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/change-a-users-location-in-Scratch-step-1-980x814.png 980w, https:\/\/brightchamps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/change-a-users-location-in-Scratch-step-1-480x398.png 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>To move or change the location of a sprite, click on it at the bottom of the stage called <a href=\"https:\/\/en.scratch-wiki.info\/wiki\/Sprite_Pane\">sprite pane<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You will now land in the coding area of the sprite you selected, in the middle of the screen.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click on the orange round button \u2018Events\u2019<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Drag a \u2018When Flag Clicked block\u2019 code and drop it anywhere in the Script Area.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To change the movement of your sprite, click on the round &#8220;motion&#8221; button on the left side again.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Drag and drop the &#8220;go to x: y: &#8221; coordinate block onto the coding area, then attach it to the &#8220;when green flag clicked&#8221; code.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>When the flag is pressed, this code will move your sprite to the default location value of x and y shown in the sprite pane.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"497\" src=\"https:\/\/brightchamps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/change-a-users-location-in-Scratch-step-2-1024x497.png\" alt=\"change a user's location in Scratch \" class=\"wp-image-614\" srcset=\"https:\/\/brightchamps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/change-a-users-location-in-Scratch-step-2-980x476.png 980w, https:\/\/brightchamps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/change-a-users-location-in-Scratch-step-2-480x233.png 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"let-s-now-take-a-look-at-how-to-move-to-the-left-and-right-using-the-arrow-keys\"><strong>Let&#8217;s now take a look at how to move to the left and right using the arrow keys:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Click on the events category in the block palette to the left and select the block &#8220;when space key pressed&#8221;. Drag and drop it into the coding area.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select &#8220;right arrow key&#8221; instead of &#8220;space&#8221; from the drop-down list.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select the code &#8220;change x by &#8221; by clicking on motion.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Attach the code block by dragging it beneath &#8220;when right arrow pressed.&#8221;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If you change the value of&nbsp; x to 10, your sprite will move 10 steps to the right side of the stage.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"728\" height=\"992\" src=\"https:\/\/brightchamps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/change-a-users-location-in-Scratch-step-3.png\" alt=\"change a user's location in Scratch \" class=\"wp-image-615\" srcset=\"https:\/\/brightchamps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/change-a-users-location-in-Scratch-step-3.png 728w, https:\/\/brightchamps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/change-a-users-location-in-Scratch-step-3-480x654.png 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 728px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Note:<\/strong> Only by pressing the arrow keys will the sprite move to the left and right.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"354\" src=\"https:\/\/brightchamps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/change-a-users-location-in-Scratch-step-4-1024x354.png\" alt=\"change a user's location in Scratch \" class=\"wp-image-616\" srcset=\"https:\/\/brightchamps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/change-a-users-location-in-Scratch-step-4-980x339.png 980w, https:\/\/brightchamps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/change-a-users-location-in-Scratch-step-4-480x166.png 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>You may have noticed that the x coordinate becomes negative as it moves to the left side of your stage. This is due to the decrease in the value of the coordinates through the left side as they move away from the origin 0, which always results in a negative number.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Similarly, when the sprite moves upward, the code change y: is used, and the value of y is negative when we want to move up and positive when we want to move down vertically.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You could duplicate the code blocks by right-clicking your mouse and moving your sprite with the up and down arrow keys.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click on the link below to see a small tutorial on how to move the sprites in all possible X- and Y-axis positions:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"conclusion\"><strong>Conclusion<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In this blog, we learned how to use the x and y coordinates to move the sprites from the left to the right side of the screen. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are still other ways to move the locations, such as using a motion block code called &#8220;glide 1 secs to x: y: &#8220;, which allows the movement of a sprite to have a gliding or flying effect. Another concept is that the user can move following the mouse pointer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2082\" height=\"395\" src=\"https:\/\/brightchamps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Blog-body-CTA.gif\" alt=\"BrightChamps Book Free Trial\" class=\"wp-image-501\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Feel free to use your imagination in coding to move your sprites using these techniques. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Share your interesting scratch projects with the online scratch community and become the next generation of tech professionals. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Learn Scratch at <a href=\"https:\/\/brightchamps.com\/\">BrightChamps<\/a> with its specially designed curriculum that makes learning programming easy for students in Grade 1-12. 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