Saving & Loading Files
Saving and Loading Projects
SNAP! INSTRUCTIONS
Snap! provides for three different ways to save a project; which you use is up to you. They are:
Save Project in the Cloud. (RECOMMENDED) This option allows you to easily save and load projects on different computers, but requires an internet connection as well as an account (which can be made by clicking the “cloud” button in the top left). Currently projects from one user are not shareable with others though this may change.
You will need to create a Snap! account to save in the cloud
Save Project in Browser. (NOT RECOMMENDED) This option saves the project in the browser cache, so it is only accessible if the same user opens the same browser on the same computer. As importantly, if the cache is cleared these projects disappear.
Export Project. This option opens a new browser window containing an xml file containing the project’s data. You must then use the browser’s “Save Page” option to save the file with a .xml extension. This is a good way to distribute example files to many people at once until cloud storage allows sharing. If you need to convert a project made with the Birdbrain Robot Server to one that is compatible with the Chrome app (or vice versa), you will need to export the project as a .xml file in order to use the converter utility.
To access the file menu for saving and loading, click on the file button in the top left corner. If you select Save or Save as you will open a window from which you can choose to either save the file locally or in the cloud. To create an xml file instead, click Export Project….
To load a project from the browser cache or from the cloud, click on Open. To open a project from an xml file, click on Import.. and browse to the location of your xml or txt file.