Click the ôAdd Filesö button on the StuffIt tool bar to add files and folders to your archive. You can even add files based on their names and date of modification.
Search for files stored in StuffIt and Zip archives using ArchiveSearch. Type in the name of the file youÆre looking for, and StuffIt will look through all your archives looking for matching files.
StuffItÆs PrivateFile format allows you to protect your files from prying eyes with 128bit encryption.
StuffIt offers industry leading zip compression, zipping your files smaller than any other zip utility.
StuffIt Express saves you time by allowing you to create custom drop boxes that automate a range of file compression and transfer tasks.
Use StuffIt Express in conjunction with the Windows Scheduled Tasks utility to create regularly scheduled back ups of your files.
StuffIt Deluxe includes OfficeReady StuffIt plug-ins for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Compress and send emails directly from within your Microsoft Office applications.
Check out the ArchiveInfo tab for everything you ever wanted to know about your archives.
StuffIt Deluxe includes a fully featured self-extracting archive creation tool. You can specify the extract location, you can give your archives a custom icon, you can create a text dialog thatÆs displayed to your recipients before they expand the archive, and you can even create an archive that sends you an email every time someone expands it. Unlike the competition, StuffIt Deluxe includes these features for free!
Doing a Shift-Delete on files and folders in ArchiveView will cause them to be deleted instead of sent to the Recycle Bin.
To add a new folder to an archive, simply right-click in ArchiveView and select "New Folder...".
To decrease the size of the application window, run the application in compact mode. To set compact mode, go to View->Compact Mode
To get out of Compact Mode, click on the Folders, Info, or Search buttons in the toolbar or status bar.
If you turn off this dialog on startup by un-clicking the "Show tips at startup" checkbox, you can turn it back on by doing Help->StuffIt Tips and then re-clicking the checkbox.
The drop areas have selector buttons that allow you to set default properties of the drop boxes.
If you want to set the default open behavior in Windows Explorer to "expand" an archive, go to Edit->Options->General and select the Expand radio button.
If you want to set the default open behavior in Windows Explorer to "view" an archive, go to Edit->Options->General and select the View radio button.
There are three ways to show the Folders, Search, and Info views. The toolbar, the tab panel buttons on the left (if shown), and the status bar on the bottom.
StuffIt's primary function is to create, expand, view, and manipulate archives.
Archives contain files and folders that are shrunk in size without losing any information.
Archives are a very good way to group common files together and to reduce "space" on a computer or network.
Unless an archive is segmented, an archive contains all of its files and folders in just one file.
StuffIt allows you to create Self-Extracting Archives (SEA). SEAs are created with a .exe extension. Once created, the archive can then be expanded without the use of an expander program like StuffIt.
When doing a search in ArchiveSearch, you can setup the application to exclude certain folders that you know don't contain StuffIt or Zip archives. This will speed up the search. Add exclusion folders in the Compression tab in the Options dialog.
The File menu contains a list of the most recent archives that were opened or saved in ArchiveView.
ArchiveInfo does not just display information about an archive. You can also save, segment, and add a password to an archive.
Segmenting an archive means that you take an archive and split it into equal size "chunks". These chunks can than be rejoined automatically by opening the first segment of the archive.
Segmenting is ideal for users who wish to save an archive over more than one disk or CD.
For added security, StuffIt and Zip archives can be password protected. (NOTE: Once password protected, there is no way for the creators of StuffIt to break this password)
Macintosh text files can be converted automatically to Windows text files by setting an option in the Cross Platform tab in the Options dialog.
To keep archives all together on your computer, it is recommended that you store archives in the "My Archives" folder. "My Archives" is easily accessible under the "My Documents" folder in Windows Explorer.
A drop area is a place where you can drag and drop files and folders to create, expand, and view archives. To see the drop areas, click the "Drag and Drop" icon in the toolbar.
You can customize what drop areas appear in the StuffIt application. Go to View->Drop Areas->Choose Drop Areas in the menu to choose the drop areas that you wish to see.
To only see the compression drop area, click on View->DropStuff Mode in the menu.
To only see the expansion drop area, click on View->Expander Mode in the menu.
