Here is a quick example of how to unzip an archive using WinZip:
- Start WinZip by double-clicking on the archive.
Note: If you are in the Wizard interface, switch into the Classic interface by clicking the button in the lower left corner of the WinZip Wizard panel.
- The archive will open and you should see a list of the files that the archive contains. Now click the Extract button on the toolbar (or click the Actions, Extract menu item). The Extract dialog box should appear.
- Navigate to the folder where you want the extracted files to go. If available, you might also want to make sure that the Selected files/folders radio button in the Files section is checked, and that Overwrite existing files is UNchecked. Now click the Extract button.
That's it. You just extracted files from the archive. Use My Computer, Windows Explorer, or Computer (in Windows Vista and Windows 7) to navigate to the destination folder.
However, the quickest access to WinZip extract functionality is via the right click (context menu) entries in the Windows Explorer or My Computer display. Right clicking on the archive will bring up a context menu with several extract to options.
WinZip Classic Help has a brief tutorial, with a more elaborate step-by-step example, that you can read for further information. You can start the brief tutorial by starting WinZip, and clicking the Help, Brief Tutorial menu item.
