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Frequently Asked Questions

For more complete and up-to-date FAQs, please visit the WinZip® web site.

Basic

How do I get started?

Technical

How do I use disk spanning?

How do I compress a folder and later restore it?

How do I view graphic/spreadsheet/word processing files in an archive?

How do I use WinZip to e-mail archives?

Why aren't WinZip's e-mail features working for me?


Non-technical

How do I purchase WinZip?

Do you keep track of address changes?

 

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Hints and Tips

More Hints and Tips

Hints For Working With Downloaded Files

Using the Explorer Interface

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Table of contents

  • Introduction to WinZip
    • Overview
    • Magazine Quotes
  • System Requirements, Installation, and Uninstallation
    • System Requirements
    • WinZip Installation (Network)
    • WinZip Uninstallation
    • Installing Optional External Programs
      • Installing Optional External Programs
      • Installing LHA
      • Installing ARJ
  • Quick Start and Tutorials
    • Quick Start Information
    • The WinZip Quick Start Guide
    • About Zip Files And Other Archives
    • Brief Tutorial
    • The WinZip Tutor
    • Downloading and Processing Files with WinZip
    • WinZip Wizard
    • UUencoded, XXencoded, BinHex, and MIME files
  • Using WinZip
    • Introduction
    • Using the WinZip Menus
      • Menu Tree
      • The File Menu
        • The File Menu
        • New Archive (creating a new archive)
        • Open Archive (opening an existing archive)
        • Favorite Zip Folders
        • Properties
        • Archive Management
        • Print (printing a list of files in an archive)
        • Mail Archive
      • The Actions Menu
        • The Actions Menu
        • Add (adding files to an archive)
        • Delete (deleting files from an archive)
        • Extract (extracting files from an archive)
        • View (viewing files in an archive)
        • Select All and Invert Selection
        • Virus Scan
        • Make .Exe file (creating a self-extracting archive)
        • UUencode (UUencoding an archive)
        • Split (splitting an archive into smaller pieces)
        • Encrypt (encrypting a Zip file)
        • Test (testing an archive)
        • Comment (adding and editing Zip file comments)
        • CheckOut (interactively examining archive contents)
        • Install (installing software from an archive)
      • The Options Menu
        • The Options Menu
        • Configuration (setting WinZip options)
      • The Help Menu
        • The Help Menu
    • Using the Explorer Interface
      • Using the Explorer Interface
      • Working with the Explorer Context Menu
      • Using the Start Menu and Desktop
      • The WinZip Quick Pick Taskbar Tray Icon
    • Using Drag and Drop
      • Using Drag and Drop
      • Add Dialog Box
    • Encryption
      • About Encryption
      • Using Encryption
      • Encryption Passwords
    • WinZip Self-Extractor Personal Edition
      • WinZip Self-Extractor Personal Edition - Overview
      • WinZip Self-Extractor Personal Edition - Operation
      • WinZip Self-Extractor 2.2
  • Miscellaneous
    • Double Clicking
    • Windows Associations
    • Virus Scanner Configuration
    • Multiple Disk Spanning
    • Potentially Unsafe File Types
    • Using WinZip to E-Mail Archives
    • The WinZip Quick Pick Taskbar Tray Icon
    • The Desktop Theme Installer
    • The Screen Saver Installer
    • Keyboard Usage
    • Version History
  • Hints and Tips
    • Hints and Tips
    • More Hints and Tips
    • Hints for Working With Downloaded Files
    • Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
  • License, Ordering, and Support
    • License
      • WinZip Standard License
      • WinZip Evaluation License
    • Ordering Information
      • WinZip Ordering Information
      • WinZip Order Form/Invoice (ordering by check)
      • WinZip Credit Card Order Form (ordering by mail)
      • Credit Card Orders by Phone
      • Purchase Orders
      • German, French, and Japanese Versions
    • Support and Questions
      • Support and Questions
    • Acknowledgments
      • Acknowledgments

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