Saving, sharing, and printing (iPad)

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:

  • Tap cw-document-icon and choose Save As.
  • Choose in which format you want to save the Document.
  • Navigate to your local storage or cloud storage to choose where your Document will be saved.
  • Tap 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:

  • Tap cw-writing-grid-icon and choose Save As.
  • Navigate to your local storage or cloud storage to choose where your writing grid will be saved.
  • Tap 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:

  • Tap boards icon and choose Save As.
  • Navigate to your local storage or cloud storage to choose where your Clicker Board will be saved.
  • Tap 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, tap cb-open-toolbar-icon to open the toolbar.
    • Tap cb-save-book-icon and choose Save As.
  • Navigate to your local storage or cloud storage to choose where your Clicker Book will be saved.
  • Tap 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, tap ct-open-toolbar-icon to open the toolbar.
    • Tap ct-save-book-icon and choose Save As.
  • Navigate to your local storage or cloud storage to choose where your Talk Set will be saved.
  • Tap 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 Clicker Writer files via email

  3. Share Clicker Books and Talk Sets via email

  4. Share Clicker files via cloud storage

  5. Share Clicker files via AirDrop

Share via email


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

Share via cloud storage


11 share cloud storage

Once you have cloud storage installed on your devices, saving a file using one device will automatically sync it to the others. You’ll need to install the cloud provider’s app on your iPad and link the cloud app to the Apple Files app. Ask the person responsible for IT in your school to set this up.

  • To share via cloud storage, choose the Save As option from the menu in any of the Clicker Apps.
  • This will open the Files app. Navigate to your cloud folders using the options in the sidebar.

Share via AirDrop

You can use the AirDrop feature of your iPad to wirelessly share files with another iPad or Mac. See our support article for more useful information on how to share files via AirDrop.


12 document air drop
  • Tap cw-document-icon and choose Send As.
  • In the iPad sharing menu, choose AirDrop and choose the device to send to.
13 writing grid air drop
  • Tap cw-writing-grid-icon and choose Send As.
  • In the iPad sharing menu, choose AirDrop and choose the device to send to.
14 clicker board air drop
  • Tap boards icon and choose Send As.
  • In the iPad sharing menu, choose AirDrop and choose the device to send to.
15 clicker book air drop
  • Tap cb-save-book-icon and choose Send As.
  • In the iPad sharing menu, choose AirDrop and choose the device to send to.
16 talk set air drop
  • Tap ct-save-book-icon and choose Send As.
  • In the iPad sharing menu, choose AirDrop and choose the device to send to.

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

  7. AirDrop top tips

17 open from cloud storage
  • Open your iPad’s Files App.
  • In the top-left corner, tap < until you see the sidebar.
  • Select your cloud app.
  • Browse to your file and tap to open it.
  • You can also open files from within the Clicker Apps. To do this, tap File explorer and choose My Files.
  • Browse to your file and tap to open it.
17 print clicker document

Print 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.
18 save as type
  • Tap 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, you will need to 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, choose Send As from the menu in the Clicker App.
  • In the iPad sharing menu, choose Teams.
  • Search for the person or channel you want to share the file with.
  • Tap the send icon in the top-right of the window.

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