To unzip files from an existing zip archive, choose 窶廾pen窶ｦ窶 from the File menu and open the zip archive. The number of open windows in ZipIt is limited only by available memory. Select the files that you want to unzip, or choose 窶彜elect All窶 from the Edit menu to select all the files. Hold down the command (竚) key while clicking to select more than one discontiguous file, or the shift key to select multiple files that are displayed contiguously. Choose 窶廢xtract窶 from the Zip menu or double-click on one of the selected files. Find the folder into which you want to put the extracted files, and rename the first file if you want by changing the name in the dialog box. Then choose either 窶彜ave窶 or 窶彜ave all.窶 If you choose 窶彜ave all,窶 all the files will be stored in the same folder, using their original names. If you choose 窶彜ave,窶 ZipIt will ask you where to put each file.
Note: If any file has a name longer than 31 characters (i.e., if it was zipped on a Unix-based system), ZipIt will truncate the filename to 31 characters. This may cause problems if there are multiple files that do not have unique filenames up to the 31st character.
Shortcut: Double-click on an archive in the Finder, or drag the archive onto ZipIt窶冱 icon under System 7. Then immediately hold down the option key. The entire contents of the archive will be automatically decompressed, and ZipIt will quit when it is done.
窶廾pen窶 Dialog Box
The 窶廾pen窶 dialog box gives you a number of options as to which files to display. If you choose 窶廰ook inside files,窶 then ZipIt will examine each file and try to determine whether or not it is a zip archive. Some extensions, such as SuperBoomerang, interfere with this process. If ZipIt starts to crash after you choose this option, then delete ZipIt窶冱 preferences file to reset this option.
If you choose 窶彜how only 窶.zip窶 files,窶 ZipIt will list only files whose name ends in 窶.zip窶. This is the default.
Choosing 窶彜how possible files窶 lists all files whose types are 窶徨easonable窶 for a ZIP archive. Currently, that list includes: TEXT, ????, BINA, ZIP and pZIP.
Choosing 窶彜how all files窶 tells ZipIt to show all files, regardless of type.
