1. In the PicoZip window, click the New toolbar button or choose New Archive from the File menu. The New Archive dialog box will appear.

2. In the New Archive dialog box, select the location where you would like your archive to be created and enter the filename you would like to use for your new archive. You can also choose the archive format for this new archive. After that, click the Create button. The Add dialog box will appear.

3. In the Add dialog box, select the files that you want to add to your new archive and click the Add button. To learn more about the Add dialog box options, click here.

Your new archive has been created. You can now view the contents of your archive in the main PicoZip window. You can now add more files to your archive by clicking the Add toolbar button or choosing Add files to archive from the Actions menu.

Method 2

1. Select the files or folders you want to archive from Windows Explorer or My Computer, then drop it in the main PicoZip window. Note that PicoZip must have no open archive when you do this. The Add Options dialog box will appear.

2. In the Add Options dialog box, select the location where you would like your archive to be created and enter the filename you would like to use for your new archive. You can also choose the archive format for this new archive and set some other options. After that, click the OK button. To learn more about the Add Options dialog box, click here.

Your new archive has been created. You can now view the contents of your archive in the main PicoZip window.


Extracting Files From An Archive

1. In the PicoZip window, click the Open toolbar button, or choose Open Archive from the File menu. The Open Archive dialog box will appear.

2. In the Open Archive dialog box, locate the archive you want to extract, then click Open. The contents of the archive will be displayed in the PicoZip window.

3. Click the Extract toolbar button or choose Extract files to … from the Actions menu. The Extract dialog box will appear.

4. In the Extract dialog box, select the folder where you want to place the extracted files and click the Extract button. To learn more about the Extract dialog box options, click here.

The files in the archive has been extracted.

Other Quick Start Topics :

Wizard Interface, Windows Explorer, Drag-and-Drop Interface