{"id":3787,"date":"2018-07-09T16:37:46","date_gmt":"2018-07-09T23:37:46","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-03-14T12:47:32","modified_gmt":"2025-03-14T19:47:32","slug":"3787","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/3787","title":{"rendered":"How do I save and use a graph or .csv data file from Graphical Analysis app on a Chromebook?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When you export an image of a graph, or comma-separated-value data file, the file is saved by default as a download. Where that download is saved is up to you.<\/p>\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Save to Google Drive<\/h3>\n<p>When using a Chromebook to easily work with the image or .csv file, we recommend saving it directly to your Google Drive.<\/p>\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Choose Export from the File menu, <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"80\" height=\"25\" class=\"wp-image-22610\" style=\"width: 80px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/File-menu-icon.png\" alt=\"\">, and choose a .csv data file or image as needed.<\/li>\n<li>In the resulting screen, choose your Google Drive, navigate to your desired location, and give the file a recognizable name.<\/li>\n<li>Click or tap Save.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Now you have a file, of recognizable name, stored on your Google Drive, which can be inserted into documents or spreadsheets.  For more information, see<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"\/til\/3668\/\">How do I insert a graph from Graphical Analysis or Graphical Analysis Pro app in a document?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/til\/2492\/\">How do I export data from Vernier's data-collection apps to a spreadsheet program such as Excel or Google Sheets?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Moving a saved file to Google Drive<\/h3>\n<p>If you did not explicitly choose a storage location during download, the file is probably stored locally on the Chromebook. Here are the steps to make it accessible, so that you can, for example, insert it into a report:<\/p>\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Sign in to your Chromebook (you probably are already signed in)<\/li>\n<li>Click the app Launcher (lower left corner of the app)<\/li>\n<li>Select Files (its icon is a blue circle with a white file folder)<\/li>\n<li>Select the Downloads folder<\/li>\n<li>Select your file, then drag it into your Google Drive folder <br \/>(The creation time of the file may help you identify it)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Now your file is accessible on your Google Drive like any other file.<\/p>\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Additional Information<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"\/til\/3475\/\">Graphical Analysis Troubleshooting and FAQs<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When you export an image of a graph, or comma-separated-value data file, the file is saved by default as a download. Where that download is&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1698,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[5761,4143,5880,5425,886],"class_list":["post-3787","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","tag-chrome","tag-csv","tag-gachrome","tag-image","tag-save"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3787","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1698"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3787"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3787\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3787"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3787"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3787"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}