Windows Tutorials - Herong's Tutorial Notes
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WinZip - ZIP Compression Tool

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Downloading and Installing WinZip

1. Set your Web browser to http://www.winzip.com/ home page.

2. Click the "Try Now" button, and follow the instructions to download winzip100.exe. The file size should be about 5.56 MB.

3. Run winzip1000.exe. It will guide you to finish the installation.

4. Go to Start > Programs > WinZip > WinZip. The evaluation dialog box shows up.

5. Click "Use Evaluation Version". WinZip window shows up.

If you see the WinZip windows shows up, you know your installation is done correctly.

Stopping WinZip Wizard

If WinZip starts with the wizard dialog box, you can turn it off. Here is how:

1. Run WinZip. The wizard dialog box shows up.

2. Click the "WinZip Classic" button. The WinZip window shows up.

3. Select menu Options > Configuration. The configuration dialog box shows up.

4. Click the "Miscellaneous" tab, and make the "Next time start with the Wizard interface" unchecked.

5. Click the OK button to close the configuration dialog box.

6. Select menu File > Exit to close WinZip.

7. Run WinZip again. You should not see the wizard dialog box any more.

Adding Files To a ZIP File

1. Run WinZip and select menu File > New Archive. The "New Archive" dialog box shows up.

2. Enter test1.zip as the file name for the new ZIP file in c:\temp directory.

3. Click the OK button. The "Add" dialog box shows up.

4. Select the files that you want to add to the ZIP file, and click the "Add" button. The selected files will be added to the ZIP file.

5. Select menu File > Exit to close WinZip.

6. Look at c:\temp\test1.zip. This is the ZIP file that contains the selected files.

Adding Directories To a ZIP File

1. Run WinZip and select menu File > New Archive. The "New Archive" dialog box shows up.

2. Enter test2.zip as the file name for the new ZIP file in c:\temp directory.

3. Click the OK button. The "Add" dialog box shows up.

4. Make the "Include subfolders" option checked.

5. Select one directory and double click on it. The files and subdirectories show up.

6. Click the "Add with wildcards" button. All files and subdirectories will be added to the ZIP file.

7. Look at c:\temp\test2.zip. This is the ZIP file that contains the selected directory.

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Windows Tutorials - Herong's Tutorial Notes - WinZip - ZIP Compression Tool