Saving a VEXcode IQ Blocks Project on Windows – VEX Library

When working in VEXcode IQ, it is important to understand how to save a project on a Windows device.

Ways to Save

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

VEXcode IQ Toolbar with File menu open and the Save option highlighted in red. Save is the fifth menu item beneath New Blocks Project, New Text Project, Open, and Open Examples.

Option 1: Selecting Save in the File menu.

VEXcode IQ Toolbar with the Download button highlighted to the right of the Brain icon.

Option 2: Downloading a new project.

VEXcode IQ Toolbar with the Project Name Dialog Box highlighted in red.

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

Project Name Dialog open with the Save button highlighted in red.

Then select the Save button.

Saving a Project

Windows device Save As Dialog window open, showing the project name at the bottom and locations in a menu to the left.

Choose one of the ways above to save a new project, then a Save As dialog window will open.

Windows device Save As menu with New Project Name written in the project name dialog on the bottom, highlighted in red.

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

Windows device Save As dialog window with the location Downloads selected from the location list on the left and showing in the location bar across the top. Both are highlighted in red to show that Downloads is selected.

Select the destination, such as the Downloads folder.

Windows device Save As Dialog menu with the Save button in the lower right highlighted in red.

Then select Save.

VEXcode IQ project name dialog box in the Toolbar reads New Project Name.

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

VEXcode IQ Toolbar with the Saved indicator highlighted in red to the right of the project name dialog box.

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

VEXcode IQ Save prompt reads Your project was never saved. Save now? with two button options. To the left in red reads Discard, to the right in blue reads Save.

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

Close VEXcode IQ
Create a new project
Open another project

Using 'Save As'

VEXcode IQ Toolbar with the File menu open and the Save As option highlighted in red. Save As is the sixth option in the menu.

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.