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1. How To... Compress & Uncompressing Files Using Winzip

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Compressing Files Using WinZip

Opening Screen

Launch the compression software from the Start menu or double-click its Desktop icon. Before you can compress a file, you'll need to create a place to store it. WinZip calls this storage file an archive.

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 Where to find WinZip

Because WinZip doesn't come with Windows you will need to do a search over the Internet. I use both download.com and hotfiles.com.

Links to both:

http://www.download.com and http://www.hotfiles.com 

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Uncompressing Files

Locate the zipped file and double-click it to see a list of files contained within the zipped file. Highlight the desired file and click it to open it. This action should automatically open the file within the proper application window. 

Example below the .ZIP files if called: NewCleanUpFolder.zip

Next click the Extract Icon and follow the onscreen instructions. 

   Choose Classic or Wizard

After the WinZip screen appears you can drag & drop files into this blank screen. You can also add at an time.

                               

The following screen appears. This is where you would name you new archive. 

 

 

 

For example, if you drag & drop a file into the WinZip area create a new name in the Add to archive as shown above. I called the new archive: NewCleanUpFolder. Next click the Add button. You may add to this at anytime by dragging & dropping. 

 

 

 

You can e-mail this zipped file as an attachment, or copy it onto a diskette.

                                                   
   

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