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ZIPPING AND UNZIPPING FILESWinZip is a program that compresses files (makes them smaller) and makes for a shorter upload and download time when e-mailing. Some people also use it to make files small enough to place onto a disk so that they can delete programs that are not used very often on their hard drive and make more room for programs that are needed. We start at the WinZip website WinZip Download Evaluation Page and choose the Link towards the bottom of the page for Win95. This download takes about 5 minutes . Download it it to the directory of your choice (most people use a directory called "Download". Close your browser and go to your to my Download directory (You have to be in windows Explorer, this will not work in AOL) and find the file named WinZip. This installation is fast and easy ... and you can do it while you are still online! You need to click using the RIGHT mouse button (not the left) as AOL will not open the program. Click with the RIGHT mouse button and choose OPEN. You will need to decide where you wish the program to be located on your hard drive ... the default setting is C:\programs\winzip and unless you chose different. This is where the installation program will place it. The installation gives you a choice ... the WinZip wizard and the classic version ... you will still be able to change your choice later if you make the wrong one at this time. I chose the classic version. The program installs itself and you are done ... it will place an icon in the programs menu ... this means that when you click the start button ... you will see the WinZip icon right there! The icon looks like a vise grip with a file cabinet in it. To open the program all you need to do is click on the icon and a box will open up (this is called the "Nag Screen"), as we have not paid for the program yet it will ask us if we care to register the program ... and such ... just click I AGREE to get past this and into the program ... another box will pop up with several choices ... now the fun begins. |
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| TO MAKE A ZIP FILE: |
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Let's
say that you have several friends who send wavs back and forth and you
get tired of sending one at a time ... you can make a zip file with several
wavs. By clicking the box that says NEW.
Once you click on NEW ... another
box will pop up that asks where you wish the zip file to be placed. (Just
click up top and choose the file you wish to place the zip in). You can
put this zip file in any folder you wish ... for this example I am going
to place it in my AOL download file. |
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| TO OPEN A ZIP FILE |
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| Ok, your wav buddy sent you a zip file full of wavs and you need to open it ... you can open it one of two ways. The easiest way is to open your windows explorer (click the start button, go to programs and click on windows explorer) find the zip file and just double click on it ... once again the NAG SCREEN will pop up and you just click I AGREE and the WinZip box will open and you will see all the wavs. | ||||||||
| TO EXTRACT FILES FROM A ZIP FILE |
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Your
friend sent you 20 wavs, and you don't have any of them ... you want to
extract them all into your wav file. Just click the extract button and
it will ask where you wish the wavs to go ... find your wav file and make
sure ALL FILES
is checked and click on the EXTRACT
button
and POOF there they are in your wav file!!! |
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