Opening a VEXcode IQ Blocks Project on a Chromebook – VEX Library

Users can open a project in VEXcode IQ in different ways.

Opening an Existing Project

VEXcode IQ Toolbar with the File menu open and the Open option highlighted. Open is the second option in the menu, below New.

Open an existing project by selecting “Open” from the File menu.

Previously saved VEXcode IQ project is visible from the device's files and is highlighted.

Then, use the ChromeOS interface to navigate and open your existing project.

Opening a Recent Project

VEXcode IQ Toolbar with the File menu open and the Open Recent option highlighted. Open Recent is the third option in the menu, below New and Open.

Open the list of recent projects from the File menu.

VEXcode IQ Toolbar with the File menu open and the Open Recent option selected. This opens a second dropdown menu that shows recently saved projects, and a project named Using the Arm is highlighted.

Then, select a recent project to open it.

Opening an Example

VEXcode IQ Toolbar with the File menu open and the Examples option highlighted. Examples is the fourth option in the menu, below New, Open, and Open Recent.

Open the example project chooser from the File menu.

VEXcode IQ Example Projects menu with many example projects to choose from across a variety of categories.

Then, select an example project to open it.

Note: When opening a project, a prompt will appear asking to save if the current project has not been saved yet.