Saving a VEXcode V5 Blocks Project on a Chromebook – VEX Library

When working in VEXcode V5, it is important to understand how to save a project on a Chromebook.

Using ‘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 sixth option in the menu, below New Blocks Project, New Text Project, Open, Open Recent, and Open Examples.

Selecting ‘Save’ in the File menu.

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

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.

Naming a new project by selecting the project name window.

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

When the project is saved, a ‘Save As’ dialog window will open.

The device's Save As menu is open and set to save to the Downloads folder. The project's name in the menu is highlighted to indicate that it can be changed, and in this example it has been changed to New Project Name.

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.’

Previously saved VEXcode V5 Blocks project is visible from the device's files.

The file will save to the chosen destination on your device.

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

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.

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

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.

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

Using ‘Save As’

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