Saving a VEXcode V5 Project on an Android – VEX Library

You can save a your VEXcode V5 project on Android using the Save or Save As buttons. Whenever you save a project, VEXcode will automatically start autosaving to that file as you work.

Ways to Save

You can save your project in VEXcode V5 in different ways:

VEXcode V5 Toolbar with the File menu open and the Save option highlighted. Save is the fifth option in the menu, below New Blocks Project, New Text Project, Open, and Open Examples.

Option 1: Selecting Save in the File menu.

VEXcode V5 Toolbar with the Download icon highlighted in between the Brain and Run icons.

Option 2: Downloading a new project.

VEXcode V5 Toolbar with the project name field highlighted. To the right of the Project Name a label reads Not Saved.

Option 3: Naming a new project by selecting the project name window.

VEXcode V5 Project Name dropdown menu opened where the name can be changed. The menu's Save button is highlighted.

Then select the Save button.

Saving a Project

The device's Save As menu is open and set to save to the Downloads folder.

Choose one of the ways above to save a new project, then you will be prompted to save the file.

The device's Save As menu is open and the project's name in the menu is highlighted to indicate that it can be changed.

Name your project by typing in your device's save dialog window.

The device's Save As menu is open and the Downloads folder is highlighted and set as the destination.

Select the destination, such as the Downloads folder.

The device's Save As menu is open and the Save button is highlighted.

Then select Save.

VEXcode V5 Toolbar with the project name field highlighted and changed to Drive Project.

The updated project name will be visible in the project name window.

VEXcode V5 Toolbar with the project name field changed to Drive Project. The label to the right is highlighted and reads Saved.

The updated project name will be visible in the project name window.

VEXcode V5 unsaved project prompt that reads Your project was never saved. Save now? Below there are two buttons, one reads Discard and the other reads Save.

Once a project is saved, VEXcode V5 will automatically save all changes in a project.

Note: Whenever there is an unsaved project, VEXcode V5 will prompt users to save their work if the user attempts to:

Close VEXcode V5
Create a new project
Open another project

Saving a Copy

VEXcode V5 Toolbar with the File menu open and the Save As option highlighted. Save As is the sixth option in the menu, below New Blocks Project, New Text Project, Open, Open Examples, and Save.

You can also use the Save As option from the File menu to make a copy of a project under a different name or in a different location.