Copyright: 5.1.0.5   Tuesday, May 30, 2000 11:40:21
Citation: Aladdin Expander 5.1: Aladdin Systems, Inc.


Introduction

Welcome to Aladdin Expander -- the universal file decompressor for Microsoft Windows 95, 98, 2000, and NT 4.0. Aladdin Expander offers Windows users "one-stop shopping" for nearly all their file decompression needs. Our simple, friendly interface makes Expander the tool of choice for novice and advanced users alike.

Because we’ve made decompression and decoding so easy for the most common file types found on the Internet, online services, bulletin boards (BBS) and in your own computer, you’ll never want to go back to the numerous utilities you needed to handle decompression and decoding before.

We hope that you’ll enjoy using Aladdin Expander for Windows 95, 98, 2000, and NT4.0 as much as we’ve enjoyed developing it.

Aladdin Expander Team:

Jane Gates, Serge Volkoff, Randy Birch, Wesley Herchkorn, Tom Linder, Dean Compoginis, Nicole Rowland, and Marty McGillivary.

For Registration and License information, click here:

For more information on how to use Aladdin Expander, click here:


Using Expander

The easiest way to extract items from associated archive types is to simply double-click on the file!

Aladdin Expander is a Drag-and-Drop utility. You can expand compressed and encoded files by dragging and dropping them onto the desktop shortcut, or into the open application area that is marked with the text "Drag and drop archives and encoded files here" in the open Expander window.

1	From the Start Menu, locate the Programs Menu item called Aladdin Expander.

2	Select and release on Aladdin Expander.

3	Locate and select the file(s) you wish to expand or decode.

4	Use the mouse to click and drag the item(s) into the white box area of the Expander interface.

5	Release the mouse. A Progress Bar appears, then disappears upon completion.

When finished, expanded files are placed into a directory according to Expander’s default settings, or your own destination setting. The default Destination setting for Expander is the same directory from which the original archive or encoded file(s) came.

You can also expand by using the Expand command located in Expander’s File menu and using the standard Windows Open Dialog interface.

That’s all there is to it!

See also:

File formats Aladdin Expander supports

Right Mouse Shortcuts

Note:

The procedures outlined in this Help system assume some basic working knowledge of the Windows 95, 98, 2000, and NT 4.0 user interfaces. If you are unfamiliar with the Windows 95, 98 or NT 4.0 user interface, there are many good third-party guides that can be purchased in most bookstores. Extensive on-line help is also available by selecting the Help command located inside the Start menu.


Registration and License Information

Registration and Updates

Contact Aladdin Systems through any one of the online methods. If you do not have any online access, print out the order form (OrderForm.txt - found in the application folder), fill it out & mail it in. Doing so will ensure you are notified of updates and new releases. You will also be eligible for Technical Support.

Comments and Suggestions

Aladdin Systems, Inc. is open to any suggestions that can enhance the usability and features of Aladdin Expander. Please address your correspondence to Product Manager - StuffIt Windows, and use any of the addresses described in online methods.

License Agreement

Aladdin Expander License Agreement

This is a legal agreement between you and Aladdin Systems, Inc. covering your use of Aladdin Expander. Be sure to read the following agreement before using the software. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT, DO NOT USE THE SOFTWARE AND DESTROY ALL COPIES OF IT.

The software is owned by Aladdin Systems and is protected by United States copyright laws and international treaty provisions. Therefore, you must treat the software like any other copyrighted material (e.g., a book or musical recording). Commercial distribution of the software is restricted without permission of Aladdin.

You may not rent or lease the software, nor may you modify, adapt, translate, reverse engineer, decompile, or disassemble the software. If you violate any part of this agreement, your right to use this software terminates automatically and you then destroy all copies of this software in your possession.

The software and related documentation are provided "AS IS" and without warranty of any kind and Aladdin Systems expressly disclaims all other warranties, express or implied, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. Under no circumstances shall Aladdin Systems be liable for any incidental, special or consequential damages that result from the use or inability to use the software or related documentation, even if Aladdin Systems has been advised of the possibility of such damages.

This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of California. If for any reason a court of competent jurisdiction finds any provision of this Agreement, or portion thereof, to be unenforceable, that provision of the Agreement shall be enforced to the maximum extent permissible so as to effect the intent of the parties, and the remainder of this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect.

The software and documentation are provided with RESTRICTED RIGHTS. Use, duplication, or disclosure by the Government is subject to restrictions as set forth in subdivision (b)(3)(ii) of The Rights in Technical Data and Computer Software clause at 252.227-7013. Manufacturer is Aladdin Systems, Inc., 165 Westridge Drive, Watsonville, California 95076.

Aladdin Systems, Inc., 165 Westridge Drive, Watsonville, California 95076, United States of America, (831) 761-6200 phone, (831) 761-6206 fax. Internet: http://www.aladdinsys.com

All trademarks are held by their respective owners.

Thank you for using Aladdin Expander for Windows 95, 98, 2000, and NT 4.0.


File menu

The File menu accesses the Expand and Exit commands:

To expand an archive or encoded file using the Expand command

Choose Expand from the File menu

Locate and select the file to be expanded or decoded.

Double-click on the selection, or click on the Open button.

A progress bar appears.

When finished, expanded files are placed into a directory according to Expander's default settings, or according to your own custom destination setting.

See also

Drag-and-Drop

Using the Toolbar

Expander Options

Right Mouse Shortcuts


View menu

The View menu controls how Expander looks, and also provides access to the Options tab dialog boxes.

The Toolbar and Status Bar bars are visible by default. Hide them from view by clicking the mouse and un-checking the desired item.


Help menu

The Help menu provides quick access to the entire Expander help file, and the What’s This?  context-sensitive help found under Windows. To view the entire Help Topics Window with Contents tabs, click on the Help command. The complete Expander help file is now available for viewing, browsing, or searching for specific Help topics.

Information on Aladdin’s Windows development team and Technical Support services, may also be found by selecting the About Expander or Technical Support commands respectively.


Context Sensitive PopUp Menu
Context Sensitive Menu

This menu will be displayed whenever the user drags and drops a set of selected files or folder, using the right mouse, into the Main Window area of Aladdin Expander.  This menu allows the user to expand the currently selected files or folders:

Expand - expand or decode the files or folders using Aladdin Expander application options.

Expand with Options - display the Aladdin Expander Options Property Dialog, allowing the user to select one-time options that apply only to the currently selected files or folders.

Cancel - cancels the expansion operation without expanding or decoding any files or folders.


Close command (Control menus)

Use this command to close the active window or dialog box.

Double-clicking a Control-menu box is the same as choosing the Close command.

Note:  If you have multiple windows open for a single document, the Close command on the document Control menu closes only one window at a time.  You can close all windows at once with the Close command on the File menu.

Shortcuts

Keys: 	CTRL+F4 closes a document window

ALT+F4 closes the Aladdin Expander application


Restore command (Control menu)

Use this command to return the active window to its size and position before you chose the Maximize or Minimize command.


File Menu Expand
Expand command (File menu)

Click here to open the File Expand dialog box. Browse and select supported files for expansion from this dialog. For more information on how to use the Expand command from the File menu, click on What’s This? context-sensitive help from within the dialog.


Exit
Exit command (File menu)

Click here to exit Aladdin Expander.


Tool Bar
Tool Bar command (View menu)

Click here to display or hide the Tool Bar icons.


Status Bar command
Status Bar command (View menu)

Click here to display or hide the status bar at the bottom of the document window that displays help information about a command or tool bar button, or an operation in progress.


Always On Top
Always On Top command (View menu)

Click here to keep Expander completely visible regardless of the application currently in the foreground. This is useful, when you need to “drag and drop” many archives or encoded files while changing between folder views.


Options Property Sheet
Options command (View menu)

Click here to open the Options Property Sheet dialog in order to customize the Aladdin Expander decoding options. Learn how to change Expansion, Destination, Cross Platform, Watch folder, and Warning settings directly from the Options tab dialog while Expander is running by using What’s This? context sensitive help.

This is the bar at the bottom of the document window that displays help information about a command or tool bar button, or an operation in progress.


Help Topics command (Help menu)

Click here to open Aladdin Expander Help Topics Window with Contents tabs.


What's This? command (Help menu)
What’s This? command (Help menu)

Changes the mouse cursor into the What’s This? context sensitive cursor.


How to use Windows Help command (Help menu)
Using Help command (Help menu)

Displays the how to use Windows Help.  This will show you how to get the most out of the Windows help system.


About Expander command (Help menu)

Click here to display the About dialog.  This displays the development team that created this wonderful product.  Holding the Shift key while clicking here displays the application build number and the StuffIt Engine build number.

Help Topics Index


Expand Dialog (Standard File Open Dialog)

This dialog allows you to select archives and encoded files to be expanded or decoded.  You cannot select folders that contain archives or encoded files.  This is a Windows standard open dialog. Aladdin Expander sets the “Look in:” folder to the last folder that an archive or encoded file was expanded from.  Initially this folder is set to the folder where Aladdin Expander was installed.  The “Files of type:” list control is set to the last file type filter selected and is initially set to “All Archives”.  You can select any of the choices, but cannot modify the choices.

Use the What’s This? Context sensitive help access for specific information on each item.


Error Dialog

This dialog displays errors or warnings.  The dialog contains a simple description of the error or warning.  Usually the text will include a sentence or two describing the most likely cause.  Sometimes the text will describe how to fix or avoid the error.  The dialog shows the archive or encoded file that was being processed along with the particular file within the archive where the error occurred.  Occasionally errors occur where the archive or file might not be known, so these fields would be blank.  There is a check box that, when unchecked, prevents this dialog from being displayed for this same error for the duration of the current set of archives being processed.  Pressing the Cancel button will stop all further processing of the current archive.  Selecting Continue will cause Aladdin Expander to keep trying to process the archive past the current error.

Use the What’s This? Context sensitive help access for specific information on each item.


Password Dialog

This dialog is displayed during processing of a Private File archive or other encrypted StuffIt archive. This dialog displays the encrypted archive’s pathname.  You should enter the password into the edit field.  Asterisks (‘*’) are displayed for each character typed to protect the users password from other people.  Pressing the OK button causes Aladdin Expander to utilize that password to decode the archive.  If the password is not correct the archive will not be decoded, and you must re-enter the archive pathname to start the process over.  Pressing the Cancel button stops all further processing of that archive.

Use the What’s This? Context sensitive help access for specific information on each item.


Splash Screen Dialog

This is the Aladdin Systems, Inc. splash screen dialog.  This dialog is displayed whenever Aladdin Expander is executed without any archives or encoded files to process.  This dialog displays information about Aladdin Systems, Inc. and how to contact Aladdin as well as the product name and version.


Select File Name Dialog

This dialog is displayed when the current file to be expanded is in a foreign language that has no translation on this computer.  The file name edit field contains a fully qualified pathname that can be used in the current language as is.  You may want to change the name to be something more meaningful.

Use the What’s This? context-sensitive help access for specific information on each item.


Progress Dialog

This is the progress dialog that is displayed when Aladdin Expander is expanding or decoding an archive.  The title will display either Expanding or Decoding depending on the requested operation.  The archive pathname is displayed, along with the current file being processed, the number of files left, and a progress bar.  There is a cancel button to abort processing.  If you cancel the progress dialog no further processing will occur.  All of the files and folders in the process of expansion will be deleted.

Use the What’s This? context-sensitive help access for specific information on each item.


Destination Folder Warning Dialog

This dialog warns you that the destination folder may not be available to the user, or is not an appropriate destination. There are several situations where the current destination may not be appropriate:

1.) 	The archive is located in some network folder.  Most likely, you want to expand the archive on your local hard drive.

1.) 	The archive is segmented and is on floppy disks or other removable media.  Most likely, you want to join and expand the archive on your main drive.

1.) 	The destination folder does not contain sufficient space to expand the archive completely.  Continuing with the expansion most likely will result in some or all of the files not being output.

1.) 	The archive is on a CD-ROM or the destination is read-only, write-protected, or write access will be denied.  Continuing with the expansion at the current destination folder will certainly result in a fatal error where no files could be output.

These warnings range from advisory to serious.  You can choose a new temporary destination folder that will be used with the current archive.  You can to edit the destination or user a folder browse dialog to select another temporary destination.  In addition you can specify the new destination folder for all the archives or encoded files in this group of selected files and or folders. This dialog is displayed before expansion actually begins.  Therefore, you can either select a new destination folder or ignore the warning, using the current destination folder. In either case the expansion process continues normally.

Use the What’s This? context-sensitive help access for specific information on each item.


StuffIt Segment Browse Dialog

This is displayed when the user has selected a StuffIt segmented archive to be joined and Aladdin Expander could not find the next segment to be joined.  Aladdin Expander uses an intelligent method for locating StuffIt segments and in most cases will join the segments and continue expansion without the user being aware.  However, some times this fails, for instance if the segments are on floppies. This dialog is then displayed so that the user can specify the full pathname of the next requested segment.  The user is allowed to browse the file system to locate the file.

Use the What’s This? context-sensitive help access for specific information on each item.


Options Property Sheet

This is the Options Property Sheet dialog. Use this dialog to customize the Aladdin Expander options.  The Options dialog contains two tabs initially, Expand and Destination.  In addition to the “OK” and “Cancel” buttons there is a “More” button.  When there are only two tabs showing, pressing the “More” button causes display of  lesser used options.  Once all the tabs are shown, the “More” button label changes to “Less”.  When the “Less” button is pressed, all the tabs except the first two are displayed.  To learn more about each Option Property Page (tab), select any of the following options:

Expand

Destination

Cross Platform

Watch

Warnings

Learn how to change Expansion, Destination, Cross Platform, and Watch folder settings directly from the Options tab dialog while Expander is running by using What’s This? context-sensitive help.


Expand Options Property Page

This options property page provides options that can modify how Aladdin Expander handles files during the expansion process. This page has three sections:

Expand archives and/or decode encoded files (top section)

Continue to expand and delete intermediates (middle section)

Delete originals (bottom section)

Use the What’s This? context-sensitive help access for specific information on each item.


Destination Options Property Page

This property page provides options that determine how Aladdin Expander handles the destination for files during the expansion process.  This allows the user to select the destination, and whether a surrounding folder, is created

Use the What’s This? context-sensitive help access for specific information on each item.


Cross-Platform Operations Options Dialog
Cross Platform Options Property Page

When expanding or converting files which were created on other computer systems (e.g., Macintosh or UNIX), it is sometimes desirable to perform special cross-platform compatibility processing on certain types of files. This options page allows the user to select cross platform sensitive options.  This page controls the option for converting the end of line sequences for text documents, MacBinary decoding, and handling the addition of file extensions based on archive file information. This page contains three sections:

1.	Convert text files to Windows format

1.	Save Macintosh files in MacBinary format:

1.	Modification of file extensions based upon the file's Type and Creator:

Use the What’s This? context-sensitive help access for specific information on each item.


Watch Options Property Page

This property page allows the user to have Aladdin Expander automatically expand any archives or encoded files that are placed in a specified folder.  When the user selects the Watch Folder function Aladdin Expander checks the specified watch folder for archives or encoded files that it can expand.  If any new archives or encoded files appear, Aladdin Expander will expand these using the currently selected options.  This feature is useful for automatic background expansion of files downloaded from the Internet.

Use the What’s This? context-sensitive help access for specific information on each item.


Warnings Option Property Page
Warning Options Property Page

This dialog provides options that can modify how Aladdin Expander handles unusual situations during the expansion process.

During file expansion or decoding, an unusual situation may occur. This set of options allows you to choose which situations will result in warning notifications, and which will be handled automatically.  Disabling a warning notification for a particular situation will prevent repeated warning messages and cause the expansion process to continue through the warning condition without user intervention.

Use the What’s This? context-sensitive help access for specific information on each item.


File Associations Dialog
File Associations Options Property Page

This property page allows the user to select which archives or encoded files will be expanded by Aladdin Expander if double clicked.  The check box list below shows which archive or encoded file formats are currently associated with Aladdin Expander.  If the check box is checked, any file of that format will be expanded if double clicked.  If the check box is unchecked, Aladdin Expander will not expand that file when it is double clicked.  Aladdin Expander can expand all of the listed formats regardless of whether that format is associated with Aladdin Expander.

Note: This property page dialog will appear right after the splash screen if any of the file formats that can be expanded are not associated with Aladdin Expander.  Other applications may take over the association at any time.  This property page dialog will allow the user to re-associate any of the listed file formats.

In general, you will want to enable all of the associations shown in this dialog. This will provide quick and convenient access to Aladdin Expander for these file types.

Arc archives	gzip archive files
Arj archives	Private File encrypted
base64 and MIME files	uuencode files
BinHex encoded files	Zip archives
MacBinary encoded


About Dialog

This dialog displays a splash screen with information about the people at Aladdin Systems, Inc. who created this great product.  Clicking the Help button displays the Help Topics Property Sheet. Pressing the Shift key while selecting About Expander will display the Application and StuffIt Engine version and build numbers.  Use that information when contacting Aladdin for support.


About - Help Topics button
Click here to display the Help Topics Property Page.


 Context Sensitive PopUp Menu What’s This?


Expand with one time options (context menu)
This will cause Aladdin Expander to display the Options Property Sheet Dialog.  The user can then select any particular set of options that will apply to the currently selected archive only.  The selected archive will be expanded using these options, ignoring the previously set options for the Aladdin Expander application.  The selected set of options is not saved by the Aladdin Expander application.


Expand archives (context menu)
This will cause Aladdin Expander to expand or decode the selected files or folders using the currently saved Aladdin Expander options.


Cancel Expansion (context menu)
This will cause Aladdin Expander to cancel the expansion of the currently selected files or folders.  This will close the context menu and not process any files or folders.


 Menu Items What’s This?


This is the Document Icon for Aladdin Expander - Contact Aladdin Systems, Inc. This is not a bug, but should not appear.


Title bar of MainFrame window
This is the title bar of the Main window or the Floating Tool bar.  The Main window contains the application name.  The Tool bar has no text in the title bar.


Escape key
This is the key that cancels any Menu.  This is the Escape key. Contact Aladdin Systems, Inc. This is not a bug, but should not appear.


Resizing windows
This section of a window allows resizing by clicking and dragging.  The window can be made larger, smaller or change width or height.


 StuffIt Segment Browse Dialog What’s This?


Segment browse button
This button displays a Standard Open Dialog that will allow the user to browse for the requested StuffIt segment.  The Title bar of the Open Dialog will contain the segment number being requested.

Expander is looking for a segment that might be named blahblah.sit.4, but cannot find it in the same location where the previous segment was. If you are using removable media, insert the next volume; otherwise, point to the file containing this segment by using Browse or type its name below.


Segment pathname edit field
This edit field allows the user to specify the filename, or complete pathname, of the requested StuffIt segment.  This field will contain Aladdin Expanders best guess for the full pathname of the requested StuffIt segment. The user is not allowed to continue unless the pathname can be found by Aladdin Expander.


Segment number request field
This field displays the number of the requested StuffIt segment.  This number will be repeated in the title of the Open Dialog if the user selects the Browse button.


Segment dialog OK button
Closes this dialog and validates the selected pathname for the requested segment.  This pathname will be used to continue the segment joining process.


Segment dialog Cancel button
Closes this dialog and ignores any entered segment pathname.  The joining process will stop and no further processing of the archive will take place.  If there are other archives or encoded files to be processed, the expansion will continue with these archives and/or encoded files.


 Destination Folder Warning Dialog What’s This?


Destination warning message
This area displays a warning message describing what possible problems might occur if the user continues without selecting a new destination.


Destination selection group area
This group box contains the controls that allow the user to select a temporary destination folder.  The temporary destination normally applies only to the current archive or encoded file expansion. If the “Use this destination for remaining archives and encoded files.” is checked, all remaining archives and encoded files will also expand to the selected folder destination.


Use temporary destination check box
Checking this box allows the selected temporary destination folder to apply to the current archive and all remaining archives or encoded files in the current run.


Temporary destination folder name edit field
Modifying this edit field allows the user to select a temporary destination folder that may or may not already exist.  The dialog will close when the “Use Folder” button pressed only if the temporary destination folder exists.  The dialog will validate the folder and will allow the user to create it if it does not already exist.


Use Folder button (Temporary destination dialog)
Pressing this button will validate the destination folder in the Destination Folder edit field.  If the folder is does not exist, the user may request to have the folder created.  The dialog will not close while this button is pressed so long as the destination is not valid.  The selected destination will be used for the current archive expansion or encoded file decoding.  If the “Use this destination for remaining archives and encoded files.” is checked, all remaining archives and encoded files will also expand to the selected root folder destination.


Ignore button (Temporary destination dialog)
Selecting this button ignores the warning displayed in the dialog and expansion continues normally.  In the most severe situations, almost certainly, errors will occur before expansion is completed.  In the least severe situations, the expansion will complete without error and the output will correct.


Temporary destination browse button
Pressing this button displays a Browse for Folder dialog.  This allows the user to select a destination folder from any existing folder by simply navigating the tree display.


 Progress Dialog What’s This?


Archive label field
This is the archive label field.  This will be “Scanning” during the first phase of processing. The next phases will display “Archive”.


Pathname label field
This is the label for the current file being processed.  This will display “Scanning” for the first phase.  For the next phases this will be either “Decoding” or “Expanding” depending on the type of archive.


Progress bar
This is the progress bar for the expanding or decoding of an archive.  This will indicate the progress of the actual expanding or decoding phase.  During the first phase there will be no progress shown since the contents of the archive are not known.


Archive pathname field
This field displays the full pathname of the archive, encrypted or encoded file.  If the pathname is too long to fit within the display, the pathname is shortened with ellipses being inserted where a folder or folders could not be displayed.


File pathname field
This field displays the full pathname of the file being processed with an archive, encrypted or encoded file. This is the file that is either currently being scanned or decoded. If the pathname is too long to fit within the display, the pathname is shortened with ellipses being inserted where a folder or folders could not be displayed.


Files left field
This field shows the number of files remaining to process.  This field is 0 if no files are being processed.  This field will count up as the archive is scanned to determine the number of files to expand or decode.  As the actual decoding takes place, the number will decrease to 0.


Copyright notice (Progress dilaog)
This is Aladdin Systems, Inc.’s Copyright notice for the Progress dialog.  Needed just to keep Aladdin legal.


Cancel button (Progress dilaog)
Cancels all further expansion processing of the current archive or encoded file.  No other archives and/or encoded files selected will not be processed.


 Password Dialog What’s This?


Encrypted archive pathname
This is the pathname of the encrypted archive about to be decrypted.


Password edit field
This is the edit field where the user enters the password for the encrypted archive. The user must enter the password in this edit field.  For each character typed by the user a ‘*’ will be displayed in the edit field.  This protects the user's password from view by other people.


Password OK button
Causes the dialog to accept your password.  The password is accepted or rejected during the expansion process.


Password Cancel button
Closes the dialog without accepting a password.  The expansion process will be stopped.


Select File Name Dialog What’s This?


Select file name OK button
Pressing this button causes Aladdin Expander to expand the current file with the pathname in the edit field.


Select file name Cancel button
Pressing this button causes Aladdin Expander to cancel all further expansion from the current archive.


Select filename dialog overview
The current file about to be expanded is in a foreign language that has no translation on this computer. The file name was stored in UNICODE format and failed to translate into the current language.  The edit field contains an approximation of the file name that is valid on this computer. You may modify the file name to have a meaningful name.  Click OK to use the file name as displayed, or Cancel to end the expansion of this archive.


Select file name pathname edit field
This edit field contains an approximation of the file name that is valid on this computer. The file name was stored in UNICODE format that failed to translate into the current language.  You may modify the file name to have a meaningful name.


 Splash Screen Dialog What’s This?


Splash screen bitmap
This is the splash screen bitmap image for Aladdin Expander.


 Error Dialog What’s This?


Archive pathname (Error dialog)
This field displays the name of the archive, encrypted or encoded file where the error occurred.  If the pathname is too long to fit within the display, the pathname is shortened with ellipses being inserted where a folder or folders could not be displayed.


File pathanme (Error dialog)
This field displays the full pathname of the file being processed at the time of the error.  If the pathname is too long to fit within the display, the pathname is shortened with ellipses being inserted where a folder or folders could not be displayed.


Error message (Error dialog)
This field displays the most descriptive error message possible under the circumstances.  This text should give suggestions as to the most common cause of the error.


Error display again check box
This check box determines if the displayed error message will be displayed again during the processing of the current set of archives.  Un-checking this box prevents display of this error message again during this set of archives.  You can permanently enable or disable some of these error messages using the Warnings Options Property Page of the Aladdin Expander Options Dialog.


Error Cancel button
Cancels the expansion process completely. No further files or folders will be output from the current archive or encoded file.  No further archives or encoded files will be processed.


Error Continue button
Continues with the expansion process.  Depending on the type of error, further expansions may be possible, or if continued expansion is not possible, all processing is stopped.


 Expand Options Property Page What’s This?


This section allows the user to select expanding archives or decoding encoded files or both.


This allows the user to select expansion of all supported all archive formats.  These formats are: StuffIt, Zip, Arj, Arc, gzip, and Private File.  Archive formats are binary files and have better compression and usually extended file information. Archives may become corrupted during transmission to computers of different operating systems.


Expand Encoded Files
Click here to enable or disable the decoding of supported encoded file formats. These encoded formats are: MIME/base64, BinHex, and uuencode. Encoded file formats are the safest mode for transmitting to computers of different operating systems. However, encoded files may not compress as well as archives.


This section allows the user to select whether or not Aladdin Expander will continue to expand archives or encoded files contained in the selected archive.  In addition, the user can select whether these intermediate archives or encoded files are to be deleted when all files are successfully expanded.


Continue to Expand and Delete Intermediate Files Options
With this option selected, Expander continues the expansion of a single output file if it is a supported file format.


Delete Intermediate
With this option selected, Expander deletes intermediate output files that have been further expanded. This option is active only if “Continue to Expand When Expansion Result is a Single File” is enabled.


Delete Original
With this option selected, Expander deletes the original archive or encoded file after it has been successfully expanded or decoded.


 Destination Options Property Page What’s This?


This section of the Destination Options Property page allows the user to select the destination folder for expanded files.  The user can select:

The folder that the original archive or encoded file exists.

Ask the user for each archive or encoded file into which folder to place the expanded or decoded files.

Use a specified folder for all archives.  The user is allowed to Browse for the folder.

Use the What’s This? context-sensitive help access specific information on each item.


This section of the Destination Options Property page allows the user to select when to create a surrounding folder for the items within an archive or encoded file.  The user can select one of three ways:

When the archive contains more that one file or folder at the root or top level of the file hierarchy.

Never create a surrounding folder.

Always create a surrounding folder.

The folder name will be the filename (without extension) of the archive or encoded file being processed.

Use the What’s This? context-sensitive help access for specific information on each item.


Destination options: destination folder edit field
This edit field contains the user-selected folder where the expanded files will be placed.  Initially this field is blank.  The user is allowed to select an existing folder using the Browse button.  The user can manually edit this field to specify any desired destination folder.  The user will be prompted to create the folder of it does not already exist.  This allows the user a second chance to check for mis-typing.


Same As Original
Select this option to cause expanded files to be placed in the same directory as the original source file(s). This option is on by default.


Ask Each Time
Select this option to specify a destination directory each time prior to expansion.


Use specified destination folder
Select this option to designate a destination directory for expansion. This option is useful if you want to expand files into a specific directory every time you run Aladdin Expander.


When An Archive Contains
Select this option to create a surrounding folder where the expanded or decoded files and/or folders will be placed when there is more than one file or folder at the root of the hierarchy in the archive or encoded file.


Never
Select this option to prevent creating a surrounding folder where the expanded or decoded files and/or folders will be placed no matter how many files and/or folders are contained in the archive or encoded file.


Always
Select this option to always create a surrounding folder where the expanded or decoded files and/or folders will be placed no matter how many files and/or folders are contained in the archive or encoded file.


Cross Platform Options Property Page What’s This?


MacBinary output options: Overview
This section allows the user the option to output Macintosh specific information in MacBinary file format.  StuffIt archives save all Macintosh file information. In order to preserve all this information, this option allows the output of MacBinary file format rather than just the data portion of the archive file. A MacBinary encoded file contains at least an information header, but usually contains a data fork and possibly a resource fork.

Use the What’s This? context-sensitive help access for specific information on each item.


Text conversion option: Overview
This section of the Cross Platform options page allows the user to select how Aladdin Expander handles end of line conversion in the output files from archives or encoded files.  Set these options carefully, since incorrect setting can cause corruption of the output files.  These options are helpful for text documents only.

Use the What’s This? context-sensitive help access for specific information on each item.


Text conversion option: Convert end of line sequences if text.
This text conversion option will cause end of line conversion from what ever form is in the archive to Windows operating system format.  The text conversion only occurs for known text file types.  This is based on archive stored file information only.  Aladdin Expander does not use intelligent or heuristic methods to guess at file type.


Text conversion option: Never convert end of line sequences.
This text conversion option prevents any end of line conversion for any files in an archive or encoded file.


Text conversion option: Always convert end of line sequences.
This text conversion option causes conversion end of line sequences for every file expanded from an archive.  Use this option only if you are sure that all the files are indeed text.


MacBinary: Decoding resource fork
This radio button selects decoding of MacBinary encoded files into separate forks if the MacBinary file contains at least a resource fork as well as a data fork.


MacBinary: Never decode resource fork
This radio button prevents Aladdin Expander from creating a MacBinary encoded file that might contain Macintosh specific information.


MacBinary: Alway decode resource fork
This radio button causes Aladdin Expander to always create a MacBinary encoded file, even if the archive file did not contain Macintosh specific information.


File extension: File association with an application.
This section of the Cross Platform options allows the user to select how expanded or decoded files are associated with applications in the Windows operating system.  This is done by adding, modifying the file extension of the expanded files based on file information in the archive.

Use the What’s This? context-sensitive help access for specific information on each item.


File extension: Never modify extension
This radio button prevents Aladdin Expander from adding or changing a file extension for an expanded or decoded file.


File extension: Add extension if none
This radio button causes Aladdin Expander to add a file extension for an expanded file if it does not contain one and the archive file information includes file type or creator that has a known file association in the Windows operating system.


File extension: Always add or change extension
This radio button causes Aladdin Expander to always add or change the expanded file extension if the archive file information contains type and creator that has a known file association in the Windows operating system.


 Watch Options Property Page What’s This?


Watch folder exit button
Click here to have Aladdin Expander automatically exit after it finds something to do in the designated Watch Folder, and finishes doing it (either expanding an archive or decoding an encoded file). Note: To change the option from watch & exit, you will need to start Expander with the control key pressed until the options dialog is displayed.  Then change the watch settings.  Next time Expander is started, it will have the new settings.


Watch Folder Check Files In
Check this box to enable the Aladdin Expander Watch Folder. Aladdin Expander must be running in order for this option to function. The Watch Folder is useful for automatic background expansion of encoded files; especially files downloaded from the Internet.


Watch folder edit field
Specify the folder you want Aladdin Expander to watch.  You can type in a folder name, pathname or use the Browse button to select the folder.  Aladdin Expander will verify that the folder exists before allowing the user to leave this field.  If the folder can not be found, Aladdin Expander will prompt the user to create the folder or make edit changes to the folder name.


Watch folder browse button
Click here to browse for a particular folder to watch by simply pointing and clicking.


Watch folder wait radio button
Selecting this radio button enables the period of time the user wants Aladdin Expander to wait between checking for new archives or encoded files. The user must enter the number of minutes that the user wants Aladdin Expander to wait.  This field is validated for acceptable range of times.  Note: To change the option from Watch & Exit, you will need to start Expander with the control key pressed until the options dialog is displayed.  Then change the watch settings.  The next time Expander is started, it will have the new settings.


Watch folder time edit field
This is the edit field where the user must enter the number of minutes that Aladdin Expander must wait between checking for new archives or encoded files.


Aladdin Expander scans the contents of the folder you specify.  If any compressed or encoded files are found, they are automatically expanded.  Aladdin Expander then waits the specified time and checks again, or exits.  This automatic expansion only occurs if Aladdin Expander is running.  The contents of the watched folder are kept only during the running of Aladdin Expander.  If Aladdin Expander is exited or terminated, then restarted, it will expand all archives and encoded files found, even if they had already been expanded previously.


MainFrame document view area
Drag and drop files from your desktop, or the Windows Explorer, or Folder view into this view area to expand and decode files or to expand archives or encoded files in selected folders. The use of a right-mouse drag and drop into this view area will cause a context menu to be displayed.


 Warning Options Property Page What’s This?


Warning enable #1
Enables a warning message when you cancel an operation in progress.


Warning enable #2
Enables a warning message when a file, previously accessible, can no longer be accessed.


Warning enable #3
Enables a warning message when the data in an archive or encoded file did not have the correct format for successful processing (the file might be corrupt).


Warning enable #4
Enables a warning message to tell you when the CRC value stored with the file does not match the recovered data. Usually, when this kind of error occurs, it indicates that the data recovered from the archive expansion or file decode is not the same as the original data, and therefore should probably not be trusted as accurate or valid.


Warning enable #5
Enables a warning message to tell you that an encrypted archive extraction was attempted. Aladdin Expander may not support extraction or decoding of some encrypted files or archives. Private File™ encrypted archives are supported.


Warning enable #1
Enables a warning message to tell you when Aladdin Expander encounters a method of compressing data that it does not recognize. This may simply mean that your version of Aladdin Expander is not the latest version. You should obtain the latest version of Aladdin Expander from Aladdin Systems and try again.


Warning Enable Dialog Message
Click here to enable or disable Warning dialog messages. Warning (or error) messages can be useful in determining why a file expansion or decoding process failed.


 File Associations Options Property Page What’s This?


File associations property page
This property page allows the user to select which archives or encoded files will be expanded by Aladdin Expander if double clicked.  The check box list below shows which archive or encoded file formats are currently associated with Aladdin Expander.  If the check box is checked, files of that format will be expanded if double clicked.  If the check box is unchecked, Aladdin Expander will not expand that file type.  Aladdin Expander can expand all of the listed formats regardless of whether that format is associated with Aladdin Expander.

Note: This property page dialog will appear right after the splash screen if any of the file formats that can be expanded are not associated with Aladdin Expander.  Other applications may take over the association at any time.  This property page dialog will allow the user to re-associate any of the listed file formats.


Arc archive file association
Selecting this checkbox will cause Aladdin Expander to associate itself with Arc formatted archives. If this box is checked, double clicking on Arc archives will cause Aladdin Expander to expand that archive.  Files with the extension “.arc”, or “.pak” will have the StuffIt document icon.


Arj archive file association
Selecting this checkbox will cause Aladdin Expander to associate itself with Arj formatted archives. Double clicking on Arj archives will cause Aladdin Expander to expand that archive.  Files with the extension “.arj”  will have the StuffIt document icon.  Some Arj archives are self extracting, these files would have the extension “.exe” and can not be associated with Aladdin Expander.


MIME (base64) encoded file association
Selecting this checkbox will cause Aladdin Expander to associate itself with base64/Mime encoded files. Double clicking on MIME/base64 encoded files will cause Aladdin Expander to decode that archive.  Files with the extension  “.b64”, “.mim”  & “.mime” will have the StuffIt document icon.


BinHex encoded file association
Selecting this checkbox will cause Aladdin Expander to associate itself with BinHex encoded files. Double clicking on BinHex encoded files will cause Aladdin Expander to decode that archive.  Files with the extension “.hqx” will have the StuffIt document icon.


MacBinary encoded file association
Selecting this checkbox will cause Aladdin Expander to associate itself with MacBinary encoded files. Double clicking on MacBinary encoded files will cause Aladdin Expander to decode that archive.  Files with the extension “.MacBin” will have the StuffIt document icon.


gzip archive file association
Selecting this checkbox will cause Aladdin Expander to associate itself with gzip formatted archives. Double clicking on gzip archives will cause Aladdin Expander to expand that archive.  Files with the extension “.gz”,  or “.z” will have the StuffIt document icon.


PrivateFile archive file association
Selecting this checkbox will cause Aladdin Expander to associate itself with Private File encrypted archives. Double clicking on Private File encrypted archives will cause Aladdin Expander to expand that archive.  Files with the extension “.pf”  will have the StuffIt document icon.


uuencode  file association
Selecting this checkbox will cause Aladdin Expander to associate itself with uuencode encoded files. Double clicking on uuencode encoded files will cause Aladdin Expander to decode that archive.  Files with the extension “.uue”, or “.uu” will have the StuffIt document icon.


Zip archive file association
Selecting this checkbox will cause Aladdin Expander to associate itself with Zip formatted archives. Double clicking on Zip archives will cause Aladdin Expander to expand that archive.  Files with the extension  “.zip” will have the StuffIt document icon. Some Zip archives are self-extracting, these files would have the extension “.exe” and can not be associated with Aladdin Expander.


About Dialog What’s This?


About bitmap
This section displays the names of the people at Aladdin Systems, Inc. who created this useful expansion utility.

Use the What’s This? context-sensitive help access for specific information on each item.


Version information field
This displays the application & StuffIt Engine version numbers for Aladdin Expander.  This information should be used when contacting Aladdin Systems, Inc. for support.


About OK button
Closes the About dialog.


More/Less Options property sheet button
Press this button to see either more or less options.  If the button says “More” then pressing this button shows all the possible option property pages.  If the button says “Less” then pressing this button will hide all the property pages except the “Expand” and “Destination” property pages.


Using The Tool bar

The Tool bar provides quick access to the Expand dialog, the Options property sheet dialog, and Help.  The Tool bar is dockable so that the user can place the Tool bar on any of the four sides of the Main window, or place it outside the Main window altogether as a floating Tool bar.  Using the View menu, the user can show or hide the Tool bar.

Place the mouse pointer on top of any icon in the Tool bar, and click to view what command it accesses.


Using Expander from the Taskbar
Using Aladdin Expander from the Taskbar

To expand files when Expander is running, but minimized and visible from the Taskbar

Double-click on the file,

or...

1	Drag the file to the Aladdin Expander icon displayed in the Taskbar, and hold the mouse.

2	The Aladdin Expander interface appears.

3	Drop the file into the white box area of the Expander interface.

4	Release the mouse. The Progress Bar appears.

The resulting output file(s) is placed into a directory according to the current Destination settings.

Note:

Double-clicking to expand a file only works if the file is properly associated with the Expander application.


File Formats Aladdin Expander Supports

Aladdin Expander supports the following popular compressed and encoded file formats:

Arc (.arc),

Arj (.arj, .pak),

BinHex (.hqx).

gzip (.gz, .z),

MacBinary (.bin)

MIME (base64) (.mim, .mime, .b64)

Private File (.pf)

StuffIt (.sit, .sea),

Uuencode (.uu, .uue),

Zip (.zip),

Expander also supports StuffIt, Zip, and Arj self-extracting archives (.exe, .sea), and StuffIt segmented archives.

The current version of Aladdin Expander does not support Password protected, encrypted archives (either Zip or StuffIt formats) or non-StuffIt segmented (sometimes called MultiVolume) archives.

Note:

After installing Aladdin Expander, the supported file types will automatically be associated with Aladdin Expander. Expand these files easily by double clicking on them.


Right Mouse Shortcuts

Use the right mouse button to expand or decode supported file formats through the context menu. Point and click the right mouse button on an archive or encoded file to Expand or Expand with options. If the file selected is an archive, Expand, and Expand with options are displayed. If the file selected is encoded, Decode and Decode with options are displayed. See examples below.

Right Mouse Click on an Archive

Right Mouse Click on an Encoded File

Point and click on graphic items above for more information.


Browse Button

Click here to select a destination folder by simply pointing and clicking.


Context Help in Dialogs

You can easily get help on any item in a dialog box. Press the right mouse button while the mouse pointer is positioned over an item of interest. A pop-up Help window will appear, explaining the item.


Contacting Aladdin Technical Support

For all technical support questions, contact

Internet Support	http://www.aladdinsys.com/support
Mail:	Aladdin Systems, Inc. Technical Support 165 Westridge Drive Watsonville, CA 95076-4167, USA
Phone:	831-761-6200
Fax:	831-761-6206

Aladdin Home Page…	http://www.aladdinsys.com

Registration and Updates

Be sure to fill out and email your Registration information. Doing so will ensure that you are notified of updates and new releases. You will also be eligible for Technical Support.

To register StuffIt via the Web…	http://www.aladdinsys.com/register

To check for all product updates via the Web…	http://www.aladdinsys.com/updates

Comments and Suggestions

Aladdin Systems, Inc. is open to any suggestions that can enhance the usability and features of Aladdin Expander. Please address your correspondence to Product Manager - StuffIt for Windows, and use any of the addresses listed above.

To provide comments via the Web…	http://www.aladdinsys.com/company/comments

Technical Support

If you cannot find an answer in this help file, don’t forget to check for additional information in the Read Me in the StuffIt for Windows folder on your computer. Technical support is available to all registered users via Internet, phone, fax, or mail. Please be sure to have the following information available prior to calling Aladdin, or include it in your fax, or letter:

- Write down your question or have a clear idea of the problem.
- Be prepared to duplicate the problem. Write down the steps you took that caused the problem.
- Note any error messages.
- Note your computer model.
- Note your system version.
- Note the amount of RAM.
- Note your Expander version number from Help… About Expander


Right Mouse Expand Command
Click here to expand a supported file format.


Expand With Options
Click here to expand a supported file with options. Options selected

apply only to the file(s) currently being expanded and are not saved.


Encoded Files

Aladdin Systems refers to encoded files as those that have the extension .hqx (BinHex), .uu, .uue, .mime, .mim, or .b64 (base64).  A more detailed explanation is found in the Glossary of Terms.


Decode Right Mouse
Click here to decode a supported file with the extension .hqx, .uu, .uue, .b64, .mime, or .mim.


Decode with Options
Click here to decode a supported file with options. Options selected apply only to the file(s) currently being expanded and are not saved.


Closes the dialog and validates the user entered information.  If the user has entered invalid information, an error dialog is displayed describing the error and the dialog remains displayed awaiting corrected user information.


Closes the dialog and discards any user entered information.


Terms - Index


Arc archive

This is an older compressed archive format originally used by the ARC utility. Files in this format usually have the .arc extension and sometimes the .pak extension.


Archive

A special file that may contain one, or multiple files and folders/directories. Archive files may be compressed, encrypted or self-extracting. Common types of archive formats include .zip and .sit files.


Arj archive

This is a compressed archive format used by the popular utility called ARJ. Files in this format usually have the .arj extension. Self-extracting .arj files have the .exe extension. Archives in the .arj format may contain multiple files and a directory structure


BinHex encoded file

A common Macintosh platform method of converting binary files to a 7-bit text format so that they can be safely transmitted over the Internet (or across different platforms), preserving essential Macintosh-specific file information. It is similar to the UNIX Uuencode standard.


BtoA encoded file

An acronym for Binary-to-ASCII. A method of encoding a binary file so that it may be transmitted over 7-bit gateways on the Internet, or other network system. It is similar to Uuencode and BinHex encoding methods. Future versions of Aladdin Expander may support this encoding.


Custom Settings

These are settings or options that have been set by a user. With Aladdin Expander, custom changes of options can be made using the View menu’s Options command.


Decode

The process of converting an encoded file back to the original source file. Aladdin Systems refers to encoded files as those that have the extension .hqx (BinHex), .uu, .uue, .mime, .mim, or b64 (base64). Encoded files may also be archives.


Default Settings

Settings or options automatically in place when launching an application for the first time. Compare with Custom Settings.


Drag--and--Drop
Drag-and-Drop

A common Graphical User Interface (GUI) method of opening data files using the mouse. Hold the mouse button on a file (or files), and visually “drag,” then “drop” the file onto the target application for processing.


Encoded file

A file that has been converted to a different form than the original. Files of this type may be archives, or be of a type that ensures safe transmission over the Internet or other network (BinHex, uuencode, MIME) Aladdin Systems refers to encoded files as those that have the extension .hqx (BinHex), .uu, .uue, .mime, .mim, or .b64 (base64).


Expansion

The process of decoding a compressed or stuffed file.


File Creator (Macintosh)

A Macintosh file’s Creator (and Type) is one of a pair of values that uniquely identify to the Macintosh OS what a given file is used for. The Creator represents the program that created it (example: Microsoft Word, StuffIt Deluxe, etc.). This contrasts to PC files which use the three letter extension to identify what application a data file belongs.


File Type (Macintosh)

A Macintosh file’s Type (and Creator) is one of a pair of values that uniquely identify to the Macintosh OS what a given file is used for. File Type is the specific type of file it is (example: Microsoft Word document, text document, StuffIt Archive, etc.)


FreeWare

Software distributed free of charge. freeware is most often obtained from the Internet or from on-line services like Bulletin Boards (BBS). Legal restrictions may apply.


gzip archive

This is a compression format used by the gzip (short for GNU Zip) utility on UNIX systems. Files in this format usually have a .gz or .z extension. Gzip files can contain only one compressed file. It was intended to replace the older UNIX Compress standard.


Joining

The process of reassembling a segmented file. In most cases, the application that segmented the file, or a compatible utility, must be used to join the segmented file back to the original.


Long File Name

Under the 32-bit Windows 95 (or later) OS , file names may be up to 259 characters in length. This represents a radical departure from the 16-bit DOS "8.3" limitation for naming files. Macintosh file names may be up to 31 characters in length.


MacBinary encoded file

Macintosh files are made up of two parts, known as forks (a data fork and resource fork).  Usually, the data fork contains the most useful information and the resource fork contains platform specific information that is only useful on the Macintosh.

In most cases, the data fork is all you need and is what Aladdin Expander retains as part of the decompression, by default.

There may be times when it will be necessary to retain the entire file (both forks) for later forwarding back to the Macintosh and that's where this option comes into play.  If you never need to save both forks, leave this option set to 'Never'.

MacBinary files are not the same thing as Macintosh files, but are often considered as such, thereby confusing many users. The MacBinary file format is a way to preserve both the data and resource forks in a single file that can be stored without losing any information on non-Macintosh machines.

The MacBinary file format is intended to ensure that complete Macintosh files are sent along with their Macintosh-specific attributes, which include the file type, Finder information, creator, file name, and the data and resource forks. This allows the receiver to recreate the file accurately when decoded on a Macintosh. If a MacBinary file is decoded on a PC, certain Mac-specific information will be lost. MacBinary files sometimes have a .bin extension.  MacBinary files with the file extension .bin can not be associated with Expander since that extension is reserved by the Windows operating system.

In order to retain all of the information for a Macintosh file that may be stored in a StuffIt archive, you can either have Expander look for the resource fork and when it finds it, save the file in MacBinary format, or always save the file in MacBinary format.


MIME (base64) encoded file

MIME is an acronym for Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension. Base64 is one method used by MIME to transmit binary data files in e-mail messages by converting them to text. Base64 files are most often decoded during download by a mail program, and requires no user intervention. Aladdin Expander decodes base64 files that were not automatically decoded upon receipt.

The current MIME schemes are "printed quotable" and base64. Printed quotable results in data that may be largely readable if the original format was text, while base64 is a more efficient algorithm that is unlikely to have any relevance to human readers.


OS
Operating System

The software designed to control the hardware of a specific computer system in order to allow users and application programs to employ it easily. Windows, Unix, Linux, and MacOS are examples of popular operating systems. The letters "OS" are a common abbreviation.


Private File encrypted archive

Private File is Aladdin Systems encrypted file format.  This format combines file compression and encryption to provide optimum Internet interoperability.  This format is created by Aladdin Systems Private File, and is available on both Macintosh and Windows operating systems.


Segmenting

The process of truncating a binary or text file into smaller parts. Sometimes referred to as MultiVolume within certain compression utilities. This is a useful method for writing large files to other media for easy transport. In most cases, the application that segmented the file, or a compatible utility, must be used to join the segmented file back to the original.


StuffIt archive

A standard archive format on both Windows and Macintosh developed by Aladdin Systems, Inc., and most often used with Aladdin’s commercial and freeware products StuffIt for Windows, StuffIt Deluxe (Mac), DropStuff and DropZip for Windows, and Aladdin Expander. StuffIt archives usually have the extension .sit or .sea (self-extracting). Either type can be expanded on the PC using Aladdin Expander.


UNIX Compress archive
UNIX Compress

This is a compression format common to most UNIX systems, and is one of the oldest. Files in this format usually contain a .Z extension. The .Z file can contain only one compressed file.


uuencode File
Uuencode encoded file

The set of UNIX programs for encoding binary data as ASCII text. Used as a means to transmit binary files across 7-bit gateways common to the Internet. Uuencoded files often have the extension .uu or .uue. See also, BinHex


What's This?

In dialog boxes, you can easily get Help on an option or area by clicking in the upper-right corner of the window and then clicking on the item of interest. A pop-up window appears containing an explanation of the item.

Another way to get Help is to use your right mouse button to click an item, and then click What's This? on the menu that appears. This is the look and feel of Windows context-sensitive Help within applications.


Zip archive

A popular DOS and Windows file compression format. Files in this format typically have a .zip extension. Self-extracting .zip archives usually have a .exe extension. Zip archives can contain multiple compressed files and a directory structure.


Unexpected Help Id: IDP_xxx, or IDP_ERR_xxx. Contact Aladdin Systems, Inc. This is not a bug, but should not appear.


Close command (Control menus)

Use this command to close the active window or dialog box.

Double-clicking a Control-menu box is the same as choosing the Close command.

Note:  If you have multiple windows open for a single document, the Close command on the document Control menu closes only one window at a time.  You can close all windows at once with the Close command on the File menu.

Shortcuts

Keys: 	ALT+F4 closes the StuffIt window or dialog box


Restore command (Control menu)

Use this command to return the active window to the size and position it was before you chose the Maximize or Minimize command.


No help is available for this area of the window.  Where did you click to get this message?


Size command (Control menu)

Use this command to display a four-headed arrow so you can size the active window with the arrow keys.

After the pointer changes to the four-headed arrow:

1.)	Press one of the DIRECTION keys (left, right, up, or down arrow key) to move the pointer to the border you want to move.

2.)	Press a DIRECTION key to move the border.

3.)	Press ENTER when the window is the size you want.

Note:  This command is unavailable if you maximize the window.

Shortcut

Mouse:	Drag the size bars at the corners or edges of the window.


Move command (Control menu)

Use this command to display a four-headed arrow so you can move the active window or dialog box with the arrow keys.

Note:  This command is unavailable if you maximize the window.

Shortcut

Keys:	CTRL+F7


Maximize command (Control menus)

Click the [image] to enlarge the window to the full screen.


Minimize command (Control menus)

Click the [image] to minimize the window to the task bar. To restore the window, click on the application name in the Windows Task Bar.