Saving, sharing, and printing (Chromebook)

With a Clicker subscription, you have access to all three Clicker Apps – Clicker Writer, Clicker Books, and Clicker Talk – on iPads and Chromebooks.

Saving Clicker files

Save in Clicker Writer

  1. Introduction

  2. Save a Document

  3. Save a writing grid

  4. Save a Clicker Board

1 save a document

Save a student’s Clicker Document to continue their writing later:

  • Click cw-document-icon and choose Save As.
  • Choose in which format you want to save the Document.
  • Navigate to your local storage or Google Drive in your file explorer to choose where your Document will be saved.
  • Click File explorer and select My Files to open a previously saved Document.
2 save a writing grid

Save a writing grid that you’ve created or edited:

  • Click cw-writing-grid-icon and choose Save As.
  • Navigate to your local storage or Google Drive to choose where your writing grid will be saved.
  • Click File explorer and select My Files to open a previously saved writing grid.
3 save a clicker board

Save a Clicker Board that you’ve created or edited:

  • Click boards icon and choose Save As.
  • Navigate to your local storage or Google Drive to choose where your Clicker Board will be saved.
  • Click File explorer and select My Files to open a previously saved Clicker Board.

Save in Clicker Books and Clicker Talk

  1. Introduction

  2. Save a Clicker Book

  3. Save a Talk Set

4 save a clicker book

Save a Clicker Book that you’ve created or edited:

  • In the Clicker Books app:
    • If hidden, click cb-open-toolbar-icon to open the toolbar.
    • Click cb-save-book-icon and choose Save As.
  • Navigate to your local storage or Google Drive to choose where your Clicker Book will be saved.
  • Click cb-file-explorer-icon and select My Files to open a previously saved Clicker Book.
5 save a talk set

Save a Talk Set that you’ve created or edited:

  • In the Clicker Talk app:
    • If hidden, click ct-open-toolbar-icon to open the toolbar.
    • Click ct-save-book-icon and choose Save As.
  • Navigate to your local storage or Google Drive to choose where your Talk Set will be saved.
  • Click ct-file-explorer-icon and select My Files to open a previously saved Talk Set.

Sharing Clicker files

Share a Clicker file to open it on another device or make it available to other staff and learners.

Sharing Clicker files

  1. Introduction

  2. Share a Clicker Document via email

  3. Share a Clicker Set via email

  4. Share a Clicker Book via email

  5. Share a Talk Set via email

  6. Cloud storage introduction

  7. Share a Clicker Document via cloud storage

  8. Share a Clicker Set via cloud storage

  9. Share a Clicker Book or Talk Set via cloud storage

Share via email


6 share document via email
  • Click cw-document-icon and choose Send As.
  • Choose which format you want to share your Document.
  • A blank email will appear with your file attached.
7 share writing grid email
  • Click cw-writing-grid-icon and choose Send As.
  • A blank email will appear with the writing grid file attached.
8 - share clicker board via email
  • Click boards icon and choose Send As.
  • A blank email will appear with the Clicker Board file attached.
9 share book via email
  • Click cb-save-book-icon and choose Send As.
  • Choose in which format you want to send your Clicker Book.
  • A blank email will appear with your Clicker Books file attached.
10 share talk set via email
  • Click ct-save-book-icon and choose Send As.
  • A blank email will appear with your Talk Set file attached.

Share via cloud storage

Once you have cloud storage installed on your devices, saving a file using one device will automatically sync it to the others. Chromebooks have built-in support for Google Drive, a cloud storage service. Save in your own Google Drive or a shared Drive through the file explorer to share your Clicker files.

11 share document cloud storage
  • Click cw-document-icon and choose Save As.
  • Choose in which format you want to send your Document.
  • In the file explorer, select Google Drive on the left.
  • Browse to a location in Google Drive and click Save.
12 share writing grid cloud storage
  • Click cw-writing-grid-icon and choose Save As.
  • In the file explorer, select Google Drive on the left.
  • Browse to a location in Google Drive and click Save.
13 share clicker board cloud storage
  • Click boards icon and choose Save As.
  • In the file explorer, select Google Drive on the left.
  • Browse to a location in Google Drive and click Save.
14 share book via cloud storage
  • Click cb-save-book-icon and choose Save As.
  • In the file explorer, select Google Drive on the left.
  • Browse to a location in Google Drive and click Save.
15 share talk set cloud storage
  • Click ct-save-book-icon and choose Save As.
  • In the file explorer, select Google Drive on the left.
  • Browse to a location in Google Drive and click Save.

Top tips

Top Tips

  1. Introduction

  2. Print a Clicker Document

  3. Open a Clicker file from cloud storage

  4. Save as type

  5. Share Clicker files via Google Classroom

  6. Share Clicker files via Microsoft Teams

16 open clicker writer from cloud storage
  • Click File explorer and choose My Files.
  • In the file explorer, select Google Drive on the left.
  • Browse to your file and double-click to open it.
17 open clicker book from cloud storage
  • Click cb-file-explorer-icon and choose My Files.
  • In the file explorer, select Google Drive on the left.
  • Browse to your file and double-click to open it.
18 open talk set from cloud storage
  • Click ct-file-explorer-icon and choose My Files.
  • In the files explorer, select Google Drive on the left.
  • Browse to your file and double-click to open it.
19 print a document

Print a student’s work to keep a physical record of their progress:

  • Select cw-document-icon and choose Print.
  • This will then open your print options.
20 save as type
  • Click cw-document-icon and choose Save As.
  • Choose to save your document as a Clicker file, a Microsoft word document, or a PDF.
  • If you choose to save as a Word Document or PDF, you will be able to access the document on a device that doesn’t have Clicker installed. However, you will lose any Voice Notes in the document - to keep these, always save your document as a Clicker Document.

Share via Google Classroom

  • To share a Clicker file using Google Classroom, attach it to the relevant assignment.
  • Download the file before opening it in Clicker.
  • See our support article for step-by-step instructions on how to do this.

Share via Microsoft Teams

  • To share Clicker files through Microsoft teams, select Attach beneath the box where you type a message.
  • Choose whether you want to attach a file from your cloud storage, or from your device.
  • Select the file and then select Share or Open - this will upload a copy of your original file.
  • If the file you want to share is available in your computer’s file directory, you can just drag it to the message to share it.

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