"WinZip" - ZIP File Compression Tool

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This chapter provides an introduction of WinZip. Topics include installing WinZip 10.0, adding files and sub directories to ZIP files, extracting files from ZIP files, setting passwords to ZIP files, setting Windows Explorer context menu for WinZip.

What Is "WinZip"?

Downloading and Installing WinZip 10.0

Stopping WinZip Wizard Window

Adding Files to a New ZIP File

Adding Directories to a New ZIP File

Extracting All Files from a ZIP File

Setting Passwords in ZIP Files

Creating a ZIP File on Multiple Diskettes

Setting Windows Explorer Context Menu

Conclusion:

• WinZip is nice tool to compress files into ZIP files to save space on the hard disk. You should also compress files if you want to send them as emails to save communication time and mail box space.
• Context menu options are nice short cuts to create or extract ZIP files.
• Password protection is a good feature to help you protect your privacy.
• Spanning a ZIP file to multiple diskettes is useful to move large files on diskettes.