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The Common Tasks panel is one of the most important new features in ZipGenius interface. It is conceived to make easier working with ZipGenius, because it offers a "look and feel" similar to Windows« Explorer.

All main commands were moved to this panel (and to the popup menu, also). Here you sill find links to most used actions and they are grouped in several sub-panels, just as in Windows« XP. These links are context-sensitive, so they appear/disappear under certain circumstances.

Sub panels are:

Common tasks

• New Archive: use it to create a new archive

• Open Archive: opens an existing archive

• Close Archive: closes current archive

• Scan and Zip: it starts the wizard to import pictures from a TWAIN source (see: Scan and Zip page)

Archive Tasks

• Add file: it allows adding one or more files to current archive

• Add folder: it allows to add the content of a folder

• Extract files: this link starts files extraction

• Extract to CD-R/RW: this link can extract files to pre-burning folder of Windows XP, making them ready to be written to a CD-R/RW through CD burning capabilities of Windows XP

• Delete: deletes all or just the selected files from current archive

• Preview: this item allows to preview an archived file

• Rename archive: renames current archive

Other Tasks

• Print file list: send the file list to default printer

• Sign archive: puts your signature in current zip archive

• Export file list to html/xml/csv/txt: save files list in one of those formats

• Make SFX: this item can convert zip, lha, lzh, arj or 7z archive to .EXE

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