Tip – Using Projects | Checkpoint<\/b><\/p>\n
As we develop our app code, we occassionally make changes that\u00a0do\u00a0not work. Sometimes our programming breaks\u00a0a working app!<\/em> When that occurs, we wish we had saved an copy of the file so that we can return to the original code before we messed it up<\/em>.<\/p>\n There are several ways to save a copy:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Projects | Checkpoint<\/em>\u00a0creates a copy of your project with the default name yourproject_checkpoint1<\/em>\u00a0but leaves your current project in the editor, where yourproject<\/em> is the actual name of your project. You may change the name of the checkpoint file at the prompt.<\/p>\n Projects | Save project as …<\/em>, on the other hand, creates a copy of your project but then opens the project you just saved, under its new name.<\/p>\n Note – the next time you select Projects | Checkpoint<\/em>, App Inventor will display a list of your previous checkpoints for this project, including the date and time when they were made.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Tip – Using Projects | Checkpoint As we develop our app code, we occassionally make changes that\u00a0do\u00a0not work. Sometimes our programming breaks\u00a0a working app! When that occurs, we wish we had saved an copy of the file so that we can return to the original code before we messed it up. There are several ways … Continue reading Use Projects | Checkpoint to save a “Snap shot” of your App Inventor project<\/span> \n
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