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of this page is to instruct the use of the program WinZip, a
compression file utility for Windows. Downloading zip files from
the web instructions is illustrated in DOS Zip Inflation
Page Click Here Definitions, and File
Types are also available in the DOS Zip Inflation Page. Available
as a trial or registered. Register costs $29 will |
compress and inflate (unzip) files.
Additional program that makes a zip file self executable is $49 with an
advantage that you can send a compressed file to anyone with windows and
they can open even though they don't have a utility that will inflate a
zip file. It does it automatically. Click
Here to go to www.winzip.com to download WinZip Utility. |
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know if your computer has WinZip?
Type in winzip
in your "Find" utility. If you have
it, will be listed
"winzip32.exe" |
Creating
a Compressed file with WinZip:
Select
"New Icon", dialog form opens for you
to name a new "Archive" which means a
file that your want your compressed files to
reside in and select the folder you want the
file to be in. After naming and cllicking
"OK" button, another dialog box will
open for you to select the file or files you
want to compress and put in the new zip file.
Select file, Click "Add" button and
that file is included in the zip file. Want more
than one file in this zip file, Click
"Add" Icon, dialog box appears for you
to select the second file. Multiple selections
in the same folder, same procedure as in Windows
Explorer Selection outlined in Lesson
5. After multiple selection, click
"Add" button on dialog form. Your
done. The files are compressed. |
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Unzip or
inflate a Compressed file with WinZip:
Click "Open"
Icon in above image, dialog box will appear for you to
find the zip file you want to open. Below, I selected
"astro2.zip", next click "Open" button.
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Note: all the files
that were in the "astro2.zip" file are listed
in the WinZip window. Select a file or all of them,
Click "Extract" Icon, dialog box asks which
folder do you want them extracted, inflated to. Click
"OK" button after folder selection and your
done.
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To Review a file
before extracting: select file and double click will
preview the file of choice. You can then save that file
as is or edit as you see fit. The file is inflated but
not Saved.
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Make
zip file self extracting: Click
"Open" Icon, dialog box, select zip file
you want to make self extracting, click
"OK" button. WinZip window will load
with selected zip file, (below) click menu
"Actions", select " Make.Exe
File" and follow dialog box directions. It's
that easy. Your done ready to send or install for
others to download or put on a floppy and send if
the compressed file now fits on a floppy. |
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practice: find a
file to compress, compress, and then make it self extracting
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