Creating, Opening and Saving VEXcode GO Projects on Chrome Browser – VEX Library

A project can be opened and saved in web-based VEXcode GO in a variety of ways.

Create a New Project

A new project opens when VEXcode GO is launched. But, a new project can also be opened from the File Menu.

VEXcode GO File Menu with the first two options highlighted. Those options are New Blocks Project, New Text Project

Select New Blocks Project or New Text Project from the File Menu.

Project Saving Window reading reading Your project was never saved. Save now? A discard button is on the left and a save button on the right.

Note: when creating a new project, a prompt will appear asking to save if the current project has not already been saved. See the "Saving a Project" section of this article for details on how to save a project.

Open Projects

Open an Existing Project

File menu with the Open option highlighted.

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

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

Use the device’s interface to navigate and open your existing project.

VEXcode GO prompt after opening a project that reads Save changes to VEXcode Project.goblocks? codego.vex.com will be able to edit VEXcode Project.goblocks.

A prompt will appear in your browser. Select Save Changes to open the project and allow auto saving.

Blocks example project open in the Workspace.

Your project will then open.

Open an Example Project

File menu with the Open Examples option highlighted.

Select Open Examples from the File Menu.

VEXcode Blocks Example Projects menu with a variety of projects across different categories to choose from.

Select an Example Project.

Blocks example project.

Once selected, the Example Project will open.

Saving Projects

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

File menu with the Save option highlighted.

Option 1: Selecting Save in the File menu.

Project Name Window at the top middle of VEXcode GO highlighted.

Option 2: Naming a new project by selecting the project name window.

Project name window with the text box for typing a name, and the save button highlighted.

Type a new name into the text field and select Save.

Saving a Project

The device's Save File menu is open and set to save to the Documents folder.

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

The device's Save File menu is open and set to save to the Documents folder, with the project's name changed to Forest Quest and the Save button on the bottom right highlighted.

Then select Save.

Updated project name shown in the project name window.

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

The word saved is highlighted to the right of the project name window.

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

VEXcode GO unsaved project prompt that reads Your project was never saved. Save now?

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

Close VEXcode GO
Create a new project
Open another project

Using 'Save As'

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.