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The Project window

The Editor interface

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The Project window An overview of the Project windowA window that shows the contents of your Assets folder (Project tab) More info
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The Scene view An overview of the SceneA Scene contains the environments and menus of your game. Think of each unique Scene file as a unique level. In each Scene, you place your environments, obstacles, and decorations, essentially designing and building your game in pieces. More info
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view.
The Game view An overview of the Game view.
Device Simulator An overview of the Device Simulator.
The Hierarchy window An overview of the Hierarchy window.
The Inspector window An overview of the InspectorA Unity window that displays information about the currently selected GameObject, asset or project settings, allowing you to inspect and edit the values. More info
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window.
Editing properties Change properties for GameObjectsThe fundamental object in Unity scenes, which can represent characters, props, scenery, cameras, waypoints, and more. A GameObject’s functionality is defined by the Components attached to it. More info
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and assets.
The Toolbar An overview of the ToolbarA row of buttons and basic controls at the top of the Unity Editor that allows you to interact with the Editor in various ways (e.g. scaling, translation). More info
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The status bar An overview of the status bar.
The Background Tasks window An overview of the Background Tasks window.
The Console window An overview of the Console windowA Unity Editor window that shows errors, warnings and other messages generated by Unity, or your own scripts. More info
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Additional windows An overview of additional windows.
Undo An overview of the Undo History window.
Search in the Editor Search for GameObjects and assets.
Customizing your workspace Customize, save, and restore layouts.
Unity shortcuts Manage keyboard shortcuts.
Preferences Customize the behavior of the Editor.
Shortcuts Manager View and manage keyboard shortcuts in the Editor.
Project SettingsA broad collection of settings which allow you to configure how Physics, Audio, Networking, Graphics, Input and many other areas of your project behave. More info
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Define settings for your project.
2D and 3D mode settings Understand 2D and 3D mode settings in the Editor.
Save your work Learn the different ways you can save your project in Unity.
Editor analytics Learn how the Unity Editor collects data about how the product gets used.
Troubleshoot the Editor Troubleshoot and prevent problems in the Editor.
Unity Search Learn about how to use the search feature in Unity.

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  • Upgrade to Unity 2021 LTS
    The Project window