PowerPoint add-ins help in adding new capabilities that can polish your presentation in many ways. But when the time comes to uninstall theseadd-ins for whatsoever reason, you might be surprised to find their menu customizations, such as buttonsthat represent add-in features still exist! Click those menu extensions and nothing may happen, but these menu options are still there!
Launch a.pcb file, or any other file on your PC, by double-clicking it. If your file associations are set up correctly, the application that's meant to open your.pcb file will open it. It's possible you may need to download or purchase the correct application. First of all, you will need to open your PCB design file in Eagle. This file will have a.brd extension. After that, following the following instructions: 1.Select “File - CAM Processor”. Open your.pcb file with a reader which can open the file. Print the file on the virtual PDF24 PDF printer. The PDF24 assistant opens, where you can save as a PDF, email, fax, or edit the new file. More about the PDF24 Creator.
In another scenario, you may have customized your PowerPoint menus and toolbars to a large extent. Now, you want to restore everything to apristine state, almost like how the interface looked when you first installed PowerPoint.
In either case, it is possible to lose all these customizations. The key to this solution lies in PCB files. So what's a PCB file? Let's learnmore.
A PCB file is a PowerPoint Settings file where PowerPoint stores every customization you make within the program interface. These customizations include the appearance of new add-in menus and toolbars.
Whenever PowerPoint launches, it looks for this PCB file within a typical location:
What Is A Pcb File
C:Users<UserName>AppDataRoamingMicrosoftPowerPoint
If no PCB file is found, PowerPoint creates a new one! In other words, PowerPoint restores all defaults. Therefore, this creation of a new PCBfile can be put to advantage. First, we need to rename or delete the errant PCB file. Follow these steps to do so:
- Make sure PowerPoint 2016 is closed. Then navigate to the path mentioned below:
- C:Users<UserName>AppDataRoamingMicrosoftPowerPoint
- Substitute <UserName> with the user name set for your computer.
- Within this folder, you will find a PCB file, as shown in Figure 1 below. You may see more than one PCB file here,and this happens if you have multiple versions of Microsoft Office installed on your system. For PowerPoint 2016, the file you need will be namedPPT16.pcb or similar.
Figure 1: PCB file location- Now, you can either delete the PCB file or you can rename it with a .bak or another extension. We highly recommendthat you rename rather than delete the file! For this example we will rename the file with a .bak extension, as shown inFigure 2 below. You can also always delete the PCB file later once a new PCB is created, and everything seems to be working well.
Figure 2: PCB file renamed- Now, launch PowerPoint 2016. It might take a while to load since a new PCB file is being created. At this point of time, get back tothe original folder that contained the PCB file. You'll notice that a new PCB file has been created.
PowerPoint Versions and PCB File Names
The file names of the PCBs indicate which version of PowerPoint they influence:PPT16.pcb relates to PowerPoint 2016
PPT15.pcb relates to PowerPoint 2013
PPT14.pcb relates to PowerPoint 2010
Don’t see the PCB file extension? Your file extensions need to be made visible. To learn more, look at ourShow File Extensions tutorials.
Safely Working with PCB Files
Always keep a backup copy of your PCB file. This backup file may come handy when you want to roll back PowerPoint's customizations to an earlierstage.Also, never rename or delete a PCB file while PowerPoint is still open.
Author: Jay Geater | Last Updated: November 26, 2018
PCB File Summary
Most PCB files can be viewed with two known software applications, typically CadSoft EAGLE developed by Autodesk, Inc.. and associated with the Printed Circuit Board Design File format as it's primary file type. PCB files are categorized ordinarily as Data Files.
The PCB File Extension can be viewed on the Windows, Mac, and Linux operating systems. They are supported on both desktop and mobile devices. The main PCB file type has a Popularity Rating of 'Low', meaning these files are not frequently present on your typical desktop or mobile device.
If you are having problems opening PCB files, or would simply like to learn more about the software programs and developers that are associated with them, please see the complete information contained below.
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