Extracting from a WinZip Archive
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1. WinZip version 8 1 automatically recognizes the following virus scan programs McAfee Virus Scan Norton AntiVirus Norton AntiVirus 2001 Norton AntiVirus 2002 Kaspersky Anti Virus If your virus scan program is not among the list of automatically recognized programs you can manually configure WinZip to work with your virus scan program For assistance manually configuring WinZip to work with your virus scanner consult the program help file Selecting a User Interface WinZip offers you the option of two user interfaces A user interface is the part of the program that controls what you actually see on your screen By selecting the interface right for you you can make your experience using WinZip as enjoyable as possible WinZip Classic Interface Overview The WinZip Classic interface is designed to provide easy access to all of WinZip s features With the WinZip Classic interface the most common features are available at the click of a button The rest of the features can be easily accesses through the menu options As seen in the image below the WinZip Classic interface allows you to see the contents of an archive allowing you to make changes to individual files contained in an archive WinZip Unregistered example_zip_file zip H lolx B a G Ge ve J New Open Favor ites Add Extract View Checkout Wizard Modified __Size Ratio Packed JPEG Image 3 15 2002 11 14 PM eo fo Irto Text Document 3 15 2002 11 12 PMI 7 D2. Bl exarnple_Word_docurnent doc Microsoft Word Document 3 15 2002 11 13 PM 19 456 92 Using the WinZip Classic Toolbar The WinZip Wizard interface offers quick and easy access to the most common features with the toolbar Button Function Button Function A Creates a new archive Extracts the selected files Mew Extract A n w Opens the selected file in the associated Opens an existing archive Onen ise external program Displays a list of your favorite Extracts all files in the open archive to WinZip archives enn the specified folder ay Switches to the WinZip Wizard user Adds files to an open archive Wizard interface WinZip Wizard Interface Overview The WinZip Wizard interface is designed to assist new WinZip users As seen in the image below the WinZip Wizard works much like a standard dialog box The WinZip Wizard walks you through performing the most common WinZip functions including uncompressing files installing a program from a WinZip archive updating an existing archive and creating a new WinZip archive However the more complex features of WinZip are not available with this interface option WinZip Wizard Welcome Welcome to the Winzip Wizard This Wizard automates the most common tasks involving ip files lt features Fast access to ip files in your Favorite ip Folders Automatic installation of software distributed in ip files Fast and easy zipping and unzipping Addi
3. SER MANUAL About This Manual System Requirements WinZip is compatible with Windows 95 Windows 98 Windows Me Windows XP Windows NT 4 0 and Windows 2000 WinZip will not run under Windows 3 x or Windows NT 3 1 or 3 5 Copyright 2002 Beverly Greene This user manual was written and designed by Beverly Greene as a class assignment It is intended to serve solely as an example of her technical writing and document design abilities WinZip is a registered trademark of WinZip Computing Inc Contents Getting to Know NL Oeste ns eee ce oe eee see esac eectcnen ee 1 Wa does VVIAZIO GO 7 A O itl tee ahh tana cotece tons 1 Why should use WinZip 1 ccccccccccccsecceccneccuecsuecsuceseecsesseessuessuessuessesseessuesseenseestessnesaees 1 Installing and Configuring Winzip ccccccscceseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeneeeneceeseaeeenesensseneeeesonesenesans 3 Installing WinZip ose excxtaenltilae eet tiesao essen nlsciapaianateide iesaeclae erat staarsinep a deuinaseaiaeuoranlesaauioacinneaanese 3 Configuring WinZip to work with your VITUS SCANNED 1ccccccseccseecceecseececcesseessuesseesaeess 3 S lec ng a User as 9 col Meee ee ete eee nee ee E aE EE 4 WINZIP Classic Interface OVEIVICW cccccccecceecseeceectecseecenseeeessesseesesseeeeenessuentesseeenes 4 WinZip Wizard Interface OvervieW cccccceecceecseeceecsecseecessecsuecseeseecsesseeseessessuectesseeeees 5 Switching Your User Interface 1c cece c
4. compressed data of The dialog box will also contain specific information about which files within the archive had errors Scanning a WinZip Archive for Viruses When sharing WinZip archive files it is important to make sure that you are not also sharing viruses To protect your computer from becoming infected with a virus you should always scan WinZip archives for viruses before extracting any files You should also scan any archives that you create before sharing them with others Please note that to use this feature you must have a virus scan program installed on your hard drive and configured to work with WinZip To learn how to configure WinZip to use this option see Configuring WinZip to work with your virus scanner on page 3 To scan an archive for viruses 1 On the toolbar click Open 2 Select the archive and click Open 3 Onthe Actions menu click Virus Scan Emailing a WinZip Archive WinZip makes it easy to share your favorite photos or other files with friends family or colleagues Because of their smaller file size WinZip archives are easy to transmit over the Internet O Note In order to use this feature you must have Internet access and an email program properly installed on your computer To Email a WinZip Archive Do This from within WinZip 1 On the toolbar click Open 2 Select the archive and click Open 3 On the File menu click Mail Archive 4 Inthe email message box enter the recipient
5. s email address 5 Enter a subject and any message you want to include 6 Send the email message Locate the WinZip archive Using the right mouse button click the archive Click Email it In the email message box enter the recipient s email address Enter any message you want to include Send the email message from your desktop ee a o Note You can also send WinZip archives through email by opening a new email message and then attaching the archive to the email message using the attachment feature in your email program saving Disk Space and Storing Important Files Using WinZip you can easily create and manage backups of your important files With WinZip you have complete control over your archives You can easily add or delete files in an existing archive You can extract the files in your archive restoring them in their original form on your computer You can take a large archive and from it create several archives small enough to be stored on diskettes You can easily manage your WinZip archives by e Adding Files to an Existing Archive o Adding Password Protection to a File in an Archive e Updating Files in an Existing Archive e Deleting Files from an Archive e Extracting Files from an Archive o Extracting All Files in an Archive o Extracting Specific Files in an Archive o Extracting with Folders To learn how see o Extracting to a New Folder Creating a New e Splitting an Archive in order to Span Diskettes Wi
6. size archives are much easier to transmit over the Internet With WinZip you have complete control over your archives You can add comments to an archive detailing its contents creation date or containing other important notes You can also add a password to files within an archive ensuring that only those people you share the password with will be able to access the information contained in the archive A WARNING You should always test an archive to ensure that there were no errors in the compression process To learn how to test your archive see Testing a WinZip Archive on page 7 To compress a single file 1 On the toolbar click New Select the location on your hard drive for the new archive to be saved Type the name of the new archive and click OK Click Add Select the file you want to compress and click Add ANN To compress multiple files 1 On the toolbar click New Select the location on your hard drive for the new archive to be saved Type the name of the new archive and click OK On the toolbar click Add While holding down the CTRL key select the files you want to compress Click Add PE e e D Note You may need to repeat steps 5 and 6 until you have added all of the files To compress a folder and all of its contents l NAA RWN On the toolbar click New Select the location on your hard drive for the new archive to be saved Type the name of the new archive and click OK On the to
7. space as possible The same is true when compressing files with WinZip When you add a file to a new or existing WinZip archive a copy of the file is made WinZip then reduces the file to its smallest possible size and adds it to the archive The original file is unchanged extract To extract a file from an archive is to decompress it When you extract a file from an archive the extracted file is added to your hard drive in its original form The file is not removed from the archive itself which remains unchanged self extr acting archive An archive with the exe extension that works like a program to extract all of the files within the archive Creating a self extracting archive requires another optional program such as WinZip Self Extractor Personal Edition Registered WinZip users can download this free add on from the WinZip web site at lt http www winzip com gt splitting Splitting an archive creates several new archives in the size specified This allows you to compress a large amount of data into a single archive and then split that archive into smaller pieces suitable for storing on a computer diskette unzip See glossary entry for extract user interface The look of a program The interface defines what you actually see on your screen VIruS A virus is a malicious computer program often spread over the Internet Computer viruses can cause a wide variety of problems including the unintentional sharing or loss of importa
8. e for viruses in WinZip see Scanning a WinZip Archive for Viruses on page 8 10 To extract all files in an archive 1 On the toolbar click Open Select the archive and then click Open On the toolbar click Extract Select the folder on your hard drive into which you want the files to be extracted Click All Files and then click Extract oe eS To extract multiple files from an archive On the toolbar click Open Select the archive and then click Open Select on the files you want to extract and then click Extract Select the folder on your hard drive into which you want the file s to be extracted Click Extract ad ae a To extract with folders On the toolbar click Open Select the archive and then click Open On the toolbar click Extract Select the folder on your hard drive into which you want the file s to be extracted Click All Files and then click Use folder names Click Extract SS E P To extract to a new folder On the toolbar click Open Select the archive and click Open Select the files you want to extract and click Extract Select a location on your hard drive for the new folder Click New Folder Type the name of the new folder and then click OK Click Extract ea a Splitting a WinZip Archive in order to Span Diskettes WinZip makes storing and backing up your important files on diskettes CDs or other types of data storage media easy In order to protect your imp
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10. g WinZip on your computer is easy and requires less than five minutes To install WinZip l oe 3 4 6 7 Insert the WinZip CD into your CD drive On the Setup dialog box which will appear on your screen click Setup Select the location on your computer where you want the program to be installed and click OK When the installation is complete follow the dialog box instructions to view and accept the WinZip user agreement Select either WinZip Wizard or WinZip Classic as the default interface WinZip Wizard MAYA TEO ENNI A simple easy to use interface designed for A powerful yet easy to use interface designed for novice users WinZip Wizard walks you through more experienced users WinZip Classic allows using WinZip step by step using dialog boxes you more options and control over your archives For more information on WinZip Wizard see the For more information on WinZip Classic see the overview provided on page 5 overview provided on page 4 Make sure that Express setup is selected and click Next Click Finish Configuring WinZip to work with your virus scanner WinZip does not have a built in virus scanner Instead it can be configured to work with any virus scanner already installed on your computer During installation WinZip automatically searches your computer for compatible virus scan programs If a recognized program is found WinZip automatically configures itself to work with the virus scan program
11. ing files quick and easy By allowing you to compress files into smaller files called archives WinZip makes it easier to share your important files with colleagues friends and family The smaller file size of archives allows you to transmit your favorite photos or other important files over the Internet with ease WinZip makes it easy to create and share archives by e Creating a New WinZip Archive o Compress a Single File o Compress Multiple Files o Compress Folders and Their Contents o Adding Comments to an Archive e Testing a WinZip Archive e Scanning Archives for Viruses e Emailing Archives Save disk space and store important files Using WinZip you can easily create and manage backups of your important files WinZip archives are easily stored on diskettes due to their smaller size Additionally WinZip allows you to span diskettes or create a series of archives small enough to fit on a diskette from a single archive You can easily manage your WinZip archives by e Adding Files to an Existing Archive o Adding Password Protection to a File in an Archive e Updating Files in an Existing Archive e Deleting Files from an Archive e Extracting Files from an Archive o Extracting All Files in an Archive o Extracting Specific Files in an Archive o Extracting with Folders o Extracting to a New Folder e Splitting an Archive in order to Span Diskettes e Deleting Archives Installing and Configuring WinZip Installing WinZip Installin
12. nZip Archive on e Deleting Archives page 6 How do I create a new archive WinZip allows you to quickly and easily create new archives Adding Files to an Existing WinZip Archive WinZip allows you to add files to archives that have already been created The added files are compressed into the existing archive The original files remain unchanged To add files to an existing archive 1 On the toolbar click Open 2 Select the archive and click Open 3 Click Add 4 Select the file s you want to add 5 Click Add o Note If you are adding multiple files that are not located in the same folder repeat steps 4 and 5 until you have added all of the files To add a password to a file 1 On the toolbar click Open Select the archive and click Open On the toolbar click Add Select the file and click Password Enter the password and click OK Click Add a aia a Updating Files in an Existing WinZip Archive WinZip allows you to easily update files in an existing archive Updating a file is necessary when you have made changes to the original file and want those changes to be included in the archive To update files in an existing archive 1 On the toolbar click Open 2 Select the archive and click Open 3 Click Add 4 Inthe Action list click the Freshen Existing Files 5 Click Freshen O Note Because WinZip automatically overwrites files with the same name you can also update files simply b
13. nt or sensitive data WinZip Classic A powerful WinZip user interface designed to allow access to all of WinZip s features and functions WinZip Wizard A WinZip user interface designed to walk new users through performing some of the most common functions of WinZip See the WinZip Wizard overview on page 6 for more information Zip See glossary entry for compress Zip file See glossary entry for archive 13
14. olbar click Add As demonstrated in Image 1 type the full path of the folder you want to add followed by Ensure that Save full path info is NOT selected Select Include subfolders and click Add with Wildcards File name CAT esting Acton Add and replace files ied Folders Compression M Include subfolders M Save full path info Normal Cancel Help Password Add with wildcards Image 1 To add a comment to an archive saan ae as On the toolbar click Open Select the archive and click Open On the Actions menu select Comment Enter the comment and click Save Testing a WinZip Archive WinZip allows you to test an archive to test the integrity of files contained in the archive Files can sometimes become corrupted during compression Corrupted files cannot be used or viewed To ensure the best results you should test an archive before extracting files from it It is also important to test any archive that you create A WARNING Never delete the original files from your computer until you have tested the archive To test an archive l 2 3 On the toolbar click Open Select the archive and click Open On the Actions menu click Test e Ifthe archive does not contain errors near the top of the dialog box will you will see No errors detected in compressed data of e If the archive contains errors near the top of the dialog box you will see Errors detected in
15. ortant files you should make regular backups WinZip archives allow you to maximize your CDR storage space WinZip also enables you to store large files on diskettes by giving you the option to create a large archive and then split it into several new smaller archives in the size you specify To span diskettes 1 On the toolbar click Open Select the archive and click Open On the Actions menu click Split Enter a new name for the split archive In the Part size list click the size of your diskette Click OK Sie ho 11 Deleting WinZip Archives WinZip allows you to easily delete archives from your computer When you delete an archive the entire archive including all of the compressed files it contains is permanently removed A WARNING Deleting an archive permanently removes the archive from your computer You should use this feature with care as 1t cannot be undone To delete an archive 1 On the toolbar click Open Select the archive and click Open On the Actions menu click Delete Click Entire archive Click Delete ae a 12 Glossary archive Much like a folder contains files a WinZip archive also known as a zip file contains other files which have been compressed to their smallest possible size data compr SS ON Data compression is like vacuum sealing Vacuum sealing or removing as much of the air as possible allows larger items such as comforters to be packaged to take up as little
16. ss disk space and are easier to transmit over the Internet Data compression is like vacuum sealing Vacuum sealing removing as much of the air as possible allows large items such as comforters to be packaged to take up as little space as possible The same is true when compressing computer files When compressing a file the data is compressed to the smallest possible size while retaining all of the original information Compressing a file using WinZip results in a new archive file being created which contains the compressed version of the original file The original file is not changed WinZip also allows you to zip multiple files together into a single compressed file As with compressing a single file the files are compressed into the smallest possible size and a new single archive file is created The original files remain unchanged WinZip gives you complete control over your archives With WinZip you can extract or decompress files to restore them to their original size on your hard drive You can easily send files through email to family friends and colleagues You can even back up your files on diskettes by creating archives tailored to your storage needs Why should use WinZip WinZip helps you share and even store your important files By compressing files you can easily send files over the Internet save disk space on your computer and make back ups of large or important files on diskettes Sharing files WinZip makes shar
17. tional support for decoding MIM and ULE files You can change your Favorite ip Folders Onti and other options by clicking the Options button _ P ons About Click the Next button to proceed Switching Your User Interface WinZip allows you to quickly and easily select the user interface you want to work in at any time Depending on your personal preference you can select the user interface that will best suit your individual needs To switch Do this to WinZip Classic In the bottom corner of the WinZip Wizard dialog box click WinZip Classic to WinZip Wizard On the WinZip Classic taskbar click Wizard sharing Files WinZip makes it easier to share your important files with colleagues friends and family The smaller file size of archives allows you to transmit your favorite photos or other important files over the Internet with ease WinZip makes it easy to create and share archives by What is a WinZip archive e Creating a New WinZip Archive o Compress a Single File Much like a folder o Compress Multiple Files o Compress Folders and Their Contents o Adding Comments to an Archive e Testing a WinZip Archive e Scanning Archives for Viruses e Emailing Archives To learn more see contains files an archive contains files that have been compressed Getting to Know WinZip on page 1 Creating a New WinZip Archive WinZip allows you to easily create a new archive Because of their smaller
18. y adding the file to the archive again Deleting Files from a WinZip Archive WinZip allows you to delete individual files within an archive Using this option you can remove some files from an archive while leaving other files A WARNING Deleting a file from a WinZip archive will permanently remove the file from the archive You should use this option with great care as it cannot be undone To delete files from an archive 1 On the toolbar click Open 2 Select the archive and click Open 3 Select the file s you want to delete from the archive 4 On the Actions menu click Delete 5 Click Selected Files 6 Click Delete Extracting from a WinZip Archive WinZip allows you to extract all of the files within an archive at once whether the archive contains one file or twenty files You also have the option to extract individual files from a multi file archive or archives that contain two or more files When you extract a file from an archive the extracted file is added to your hard drive in its original form The file is not removed from the archive itself which remains unchanged A WARNING It is important to remember that WinZip archives can contain computer viruses As such every precaution should be taken to protect your computer from becoming infected Before sharing archives or extracting any files from an archive that you did not create you should always scan it for viruses For information on how to scan an archiv
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