Saving a VEXcode IQ Python Project on Chromebook – VEX Library

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

How to Save a Python Project in VEXcode IQ (Chromebook)

Using ‘Save’

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

Saving VEXcode IQ Python projects is easy. First, select the project name window.

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.

A Save 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 and has been changed to Drive Forward.

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

Notice the .iqpython file extension after the file name. All VEXcode IQ Python files will have this file extension.

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 IQ Python project is visible from the device's files.

The file will save to the chosen destination on your device. All VEXcode IQ Python projects are recognizable by their .iqpython extension.

VEXcode IQ Toolbar with the project name field highlighted and changed to Drive Forward.

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

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

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

VEXcode IQ 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 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. 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.