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      <div class="title_topic3" id="xps10_pagetitle">File settings</div>
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      <p class="para_topic">Use the File Settings dialog box to define default read and write settings, and to specify a default Read/Write directory. See also <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('pcb/xu_settings_opts.html');return(false);"> File Settings and Options</a> for more information.
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      <p class="para_topic">To modify the file settings, choose <b class="uiTerm">File</b>&rarr;<b class="uiTerm">File Settings</b>.
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            <p class="para_item">Click  <b class="uiTerm">Save Settings</b> to save current settings, as well as the current settings on the View Settings dialog box, so that PCB.xchange retains the settings even after it is closed and reopened. If you do not click  <b class="uiTerm">Save Settings</b>, the previous settings are restored when PCB.xchange is restarted.
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            <p class="para_item"><b>ECAD Board File Extension&nbsp;&mdash;&nbsp;</b>enter a default file extension for filtering the contents of the selected directory and for default board file naming when writing an ECAD file. Type in the characters only; do not type the period (.). 
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            <p class="para_item"><b>ECAD Library File Extension&nbsp;&mdash;&nbsp;</b>enter a default file extension for library file naming when writing an ECAD file. Type in the characters only; do not type the period (.). 
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            <p class="para_item"><b>IDF Write Format Default&nbsp;&mdash;&nbsp;</b>select IDF3 or IDF2 to create IDF files of the desired format. 
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            <p class="para_item"><b>ECAD Write Units Default&nbsp;&mdash;&nbsp;</b>select millimeters or thou-inches, to set the default units for write operations. CAD dimensions in other units are converted to the specified units.
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            <p class="para_item"><b>Read/Write Directory&nbsp;&mdash;&nbsp;</b>type in a path to specify a default directory for ECAD or NX Read and Write operations, or browse to a directory by selecting the file button next to the field. This directory also defines the location of all report and log files generated by PCB.xchange.
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