# Saving the track edits

Aim

To save edits done up to that time. If you make more changes after saving, and you are not satisfied with those changes, you can always recover the edits made at the point of Save.

note This and the following topics apply to editing tracks and manually-scored behaviors.

example You want to interpolate points, but are not sure whether the result is satisfactory. Click Save to create a copy of the track with the current edits, then do the interpolation:

▪If the result of interpolation is good, click Save again. This replaces the previous track edits.

▪If the result is not good, you can revert to the data of the last Save by clicking Undo.

What is the difference between saving the experiment and saving in the Track Editor?

Save experiment

To save your edited tracks at any time, choose File > Save Experiment or press Ctrl+S. However, once you have saved the data, you cannot revert to the first edit. In other words, you cannot undo any save action. However, you can always return to your original track data.

Save in the Track Editor

With Save in the Track Editor you can revert to the previous set of changes. You do so with the Undo action. This is handy when you want to make sure you can recover the data after you carry out some editing.

important The Save action persists until you close the experiment. If you save, then make further changes to the data and close the experiment, all changes are saved but when you re-open the experiment you cannot revert to the Save point.

Notes

▪Every time you click Save, the new copy replaces the previous one. This means that you can always keep only one copy of edited data.

▪The original (unedited) data are always stored in your experiment. To revert to the original tracks, and discard all changes, click the Undo all button on the toolbar.

▪Auto save in EthoVision XT works like a normal Save command. Therefore, if an auto save action occurs, all changes made so far to the currently edited trial are applied. However, if you make further changes and an auto save action occurs, you can always revert to the saved copy that was made before the auto save action. To alter your auto save settings, choose File > Preferences > Auto Save.

See also

▪Save the track edits