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Introduction:
WinZip is the most popular archiving software for Windows today. It enables users to put multiple files into one archive, and that allows them to store the files on a floppy, or e-mail them to someone across town or across the country by compressing the files and reducing their size.

Opening WinZip:
Once you have installed WinZip onto your PC, there should be a WinZip icon in your system tray on the taskbar. With that in mind, there are several ways to open WinZip.

From the Desktop

Locate the WinZip icon on your desktop. The icon will look like a file cabinet within a vise or clamp. Once you've located the icon on your desktop, double click it to launch WinZip.

From the System Tray

This method is similar to launching it from the desktop, but instead, you will be using the icon that looks like a folder within a vise or tray in the system tray on the taskbar next to the Start button. Once you've located the icon on your system tray, click it to launch WinZip.

From the Start Menu

To launch WinZip application from the Start Menu, click the Start Button, then select Programs, and then click on the WinZip Folder. There you will see the WinZip 8.1 icon. Click on it, and WinZip will launch.

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