This section provides a tutorial example on how to set up Windows Explorer context menu for WinRAR.
WinRAR can be configured with a number of options in the Windows Explorer context menu.
There menu options provide you short cuts to different WinRAR functions.
Let's setup some of them and do some tests.
1. Run WinRAR and select menu Options > Settings. The "Settings" dialog box shows up.
2. Click the "Integration" tab and the "Context menu items" button. The "Context menu items"
dialog box shows up.
3. Make sure that the following options are checked:
Extract files...
Extract here
Extract to <folder>
Add to archive...
Add to <archive name>
...
4. Click the OK button to close the "Context menu items" dialog box and
click the OK button again to close the "Settings" dialog box.
5. Exit WinRAR.
6. Run Start > Accessories > Windows Explorer.
7. Locate a directory name that you want to compress into a RAR file.
8. Right mouse click on the directory name. The context menu shows up.
You should see a number WinRAR menu items in the menu list.
9. Select the "Add to <folder>.rar" menu item. The selected directory
will be compressed into a RAR file. The new RAR file will be located
in the current directory.
10. Delete the compressed directory and keep the RAR file.
11. Locate the newly created RAR file and right mouse click on the RAR
file name.
12. Select the "Extract here" menu item. The compressed directory will be extract
out of the RAR file.
