In order to use Winzip, you must have it on your computer. Most campus PC's already have the program installed. If you do not have Winzip, then click here to download an evaluation version.
What is an Archive?
Archives are files that contain other files. Typically the files in an archive
are compressed. Archives usually have file names ending with ZIP, LZH, ARJ,
or ARC, depending on how they were created. Archives make it easy to group files
and make transporting and copying these files faster.
Typical Uses for Archives:
· Most files available on the Internet and on electronic services
like CompuServe and America Online are distributed as archives. Two benefits
of using archives for electronic file distribution are that only one file transfer
operation ("download") is required to obtain all related files, and
file transfer time is minimized because the files in an archive are compressed.
· It is often useful to send a group of related files to an associate.
Rather than distributing individual files it is often easier to distribute the
files as an archive to benefit from the file grouping and compression.
· Some files are important but not used often. To save disk space simply compress these files into an archive when they are not used, and decompress them only when needed.
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Creating a New Archive (Zip File):
Start the Winzip program. Double-Click on the Winzip icon on your desktop or click Start and choose Winzip from the top of the menu.
To create a new zip, select File => New Archive or click the New button on the toolbar.
Type the name of the archive you want to create, not the names of the files
you want to compress. (i.e. myfiles.zip) and click OK.
The Add files dialog box should appear.
Browse to the directory that contains the files you want to zip. Hold down the Shift or Ctrl to select the files you want to compress. Click ok when finished. The main Winzip box should appear.
Close Winzip. Using Windows Exploxer, you can browse to the directory where you created your zip file. The Zip is ready to be attached to an email, copied to another computer, etc.
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