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or folders.
12.4.2 Zip Progress
This command opens a dialog that displays information about a running or completed zip or unzip procedure. The
name of the zip file is also displayed. To find out Zip Progress, enter the Command Menu with S3 and select Tools
> Zip progress. A more detailed description about zipping and unzipping files follows next.
12.4.3 Zip Archive Functions
The Zip Archive Functions provides options to zip or unzip files and/or folders. As referenced elsewhere in this
manual, password protecting zip files is supported.
It is also possible to navigate within a zip file in order to obtain an overview about the files inside, or to unzip a
single file within the archive using copy and paste commands to transfer that file to another folder in the file list.
12.4.4 Creating Zip Files
Step-by-step instructions on how to compress files/folders and create a zip file proceed as follows:
1. In the files and folders list, go to the file or folder you want to compress.
2. Enter the Command Menu by tapping the system key S3, and select Tools > Zip archiving.
3. A dialog opens. The "Zip to File" edit box shows the file name and path of the zip archive. By default, this
entry is created by using the file or folder name, which you want to compress, and the extension .zip. You
can of course change the file name or path if you wish.
4. If you accept the suggested zip file name and path, proceed to the next step in these instructions
concerning passwords.
5. If you want to save the zip file to a location different from that suggested by VarioUltra, select the Browse
option on the display. The next dialog will allow you to select t5he desired location for the file. Refer to the
section "Elements of the Browse Dialog" for details about the browse dialog.
6. You do not need to enter a password unless you want to protect the data contained in the zip archive. The
password is shown in a secure mode, and if one is entered the archive will not open without it.
7. Confirm "OK" to start the zipping procedure.
8. The zipping procedure starts and a dialog opens, providing progress information. Depending on the file or
folder size, creating the zip archive may take some time. The progress dialog informs you how many files
are zipped, the name of the current zipped file, and after the process has finished, information about the
time taken.
9. When the progress information gives the message "Finished", the zip archive is created and you can close
the dialog with "OK".
Note: If you confirm the "cancel" button at any time before the zip process is completed, the process will stop and
the zipped archive will be damaged. If you confirm the "OK" button, the process continues in the background and
is not interrupted.
You can open this dialog with the shortcut command z+B8B9.
12.4.5 Elements of the "Browse Dialog"
When confirming the "browse" option in the zip archive dialog, a second dialog opens with the following options:
Edit box "Name"
shows the suggested default name of the zip file. You can overwrite or alter this name.
Info field "Path"
shows the suggested default saving location of the zip archive.
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Gives a summary of the path, which you can select in the second browse dialog.
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To change the path, open the second browse dialog by confirming the "browse" option.
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Then select in the files and folders list the desired location by moving right / left, up / down, open
the desired folder where the zip archive shall be saved and confirm with "OK".
"Save" button: Closes the first browse dialog and presents the altered file name / path in the "zip to file"
edit box of the zip archive dialog.
12.4.6 Unzip Zip Archives
Here are the step-by-step instructions for unzipping a zip archive and save the decompressed files:
1. In the files and folders list go to the zip file that you want to unzip.
2. Open the Command Menu by pressing S3 briefly. Select "Edit", then "unzip".
3. A dialog opens. The "unzip to folder" edit box shows the path where the files/folders in the zip archive will
be saved. By default it is the same location in which the zip file is located. You can change the suggested
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