Viewing Files

You can view any file in the archive by first extracting this file and then opening it through Windows Explorer (My Computer) or directly in your preferred viewer or editor. However, PowerZip can do all of this for you with its View/Edit feature. The View/Edit feature extracts the selected files into a temporary folder and then invokes the viewer or editor of your choice.

To use the View/Edit feature :

  1. Open an archive by using the Open button on PowerZip's toolbar
  2. Select one or more files that you wish to view or edit
  3. Press Enter
  4. PowerZip will extract the files and try to launch the viewer associated with each of the extracted files.
  5. If no program is associated with the type of file being viewed, PowerZip will try to open that file using the default viewer (which you can specify in the Settings dialog box).
  6. If no default view is specified, PowerZip will try to open the file using QuickView.
  7. If QuickView is not installed, PowerZip will open the file in Notepad.

or if you would like to choose the viewer:

  1. Open an archive by using the Open button on PowerZip's toolbar
  2. Select one or more files that you wish to view or edit
  3. Click on the View/Edit button on the toolbar
  4. The View dialog box will be shown
  5. You can then choose to either use the associated viewer, the default viewer or choose a viewer from the list of configured viewers

NOTE: You can use the Program Locations tab of the Settings Dialog box (File -> Settings) to configure viewers

Updating the archive:

If you change the files you viewed using the View/Edit feature, you can update the archive with the new files by selecting Update Archive from the Actions menu.

See Also: Opening Archives; Extracting Files