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Add Dialog Box

The following options are displayed in the Add dialog box :

Action - This drop-down list provides 3 choices:

· Add files : Add all specified files to the archive.

· Freshen existing files : Updates files already in the archive that match the specified files.

· Move files : Same as “Add Files”, but deletes the files after it has been added to the archive.

Compression : This drop-down list provides 4 choices : Maximum, Normal, Minimum, None. Maximum gives best compression, but takes the longest time to complete. The lesser the compression, the faster PicoZip can create the archive. Choosing None means PicoZip will not compress the files before adding it to the archive.

Multiple Disk Spanning : This drop-down list provides 2 choices: Automatic, No Spanning. Selecting Automatic means you will be prompted to insert a new disk if the archive file being created cannot fit in the current disk. If you select No Spanning, a “disk full” message will be shown if the archive file exceeds the space available on the current disk. This is mainly applicable to removable media.

Password : Click this button to password protect the files that you are about to add to the archive. Click here to learn more about this feature.

Add With Wildcards : If you want to add many files that matches certain wildcards (e.g. *.doc will add all files of type “doc”), enter the required string with wildcards in the File name field and click this button. Other examples of wildcards usage:

Wildcard	Matching Filenames
Test?.txt	Test1.txt, Test2.txt, TestZ.txt
Test?.*	Test1.txt, Test1.doc, Test3.xls
Test.	Test1.txt, Test100.doc, TestFile.ppt

You can use more than one wildcard in the File name field. For example, if you enter “*.doc *.xls *.ppt”, PicoZip will add all files with the .doc, .xls and .ppt extensions.

Folders :

· Save full path info : If you select this option, PicoZip will store the full path from the root folder with all files added.

· Include subfolders : Checking this option means PicoZip will search all subfolders under the currently selected folder when looking for files to add. For example, if you check this option, enter *.* in File name , and click Add With Wildcards, all files in this folder and all its subfolders will be added to the archive.