PowerArchiver - Configuration Dialog Box

Configuration Dialog Box

Select "Configuration..." from the "Options" menu to activate the Configuration dialog box. This dialog box contains tabs that control most PowerArchiver settings. Click on any tab title for further information on its content.

The View tab controls the appearance of the main PowerArchiver window.
The Toolbar tab lets you customize the look and content of your PowerArchiver toolbar.
The Folders tab offers choices for start-up, add, CheckOut, extract and temporary folders.
The Program Locations tab controls the default viewer and virus scanner.
The Shell Extensions tab provides options for accessing PowerArchiver through My Computer, the Windows Explorer and Desktop.
The Miscellaneous tab includes many general options.
The File Formats tab lets you control which file types you would like to be associated with PowerArchiver.
The Auto Update tab lets you specify your auto update options.
The Password Manager tab lets you specify Password Manager options.
The FTP Profiles tab lets you manage FTP Profiles.
The Compress & Encrypt tab lets you set default options for the Compress & Encrypt Explorer Shell Extension.

The Compression Profiles tab lets you manage Compression Profiles in PowerArchiver.

View Tab:

View Toolbar	Shows/Hides toolbar
View Status Bar	Shows/Hides status bar
View Archive Folders bar	Shows tree with folders in archive (only available if using Explorer style)
Full row select	This option allows you to click anywhere on the file's row of information in order to select it
Grid lines	Display grid lines to separate rows and columns in the main PowerArchiver window
As a Web page (single click)	Enables opening of files from an archive with just a single click (otherwise double-click is needed)
Classic style / Explorer style	Classic style displays all files from archive in one listing. With Explorer style you can browse through an archive like folders in Windows Explorer and you can browse through your computer exactly as in Windows Explorer.
Show shortcut panel on the left	Enables/Disables Windows folders shortcut panel (My Recent Documents, Desktop, My Documents, etc.) in applicable PowerArchiver windows.
Set Font	Lets you set font to be used in file listing window in PowerArchiver.
Browsing View	Choose which style of icons you want to use for the file listing (Large Icons / Small Icons / List / Details).
Columns	Choose what archive information column should be shown in file listing window.

Toolbar Tab:

Show button text	Use this option to display the name of the button under the button graphic on the toolbar
Show tool tips	Use this option to enable the display of brief, pop-up text describing a button's function when your cursor pauses over a toolbar button
Toolbar Alignment	Choose where you want to see the toolbar
Toolbar Skin...	Enables you to select custom images for toolbar buttons. To download skins, visit http://www.powerarchiver.com/skins
Select Buttons...	Enables you to select toolbar buttons

Folders Tab:

Temp Location	Specify which folder will be used for temporary operations
Default CheckOut Location	Specify which folder will be the base folder for CheckOut operations (for an archive named TEST.ZIP, then default CheckOut folder is %base_folder%\TEST)
Start-up Location	Specify default folder when opening archives
Default Add Location	Specify default folder when selecting files to add to an archive
Default Extract Location	If you select "Extract to ./archive", and archive name is "C:\TEST.ZIP", the default folder to extract will be "C:\TEST". If you select "Extract to current folder" the default extraction directory will be archive's directory (for example, if archive is C:\WINDOWS\TEST.ZIP, the default directory will be C:\WINDOWS). Otherwise, the default folder will be last folder extracted to

Program Locations Tab:

Viewer	Select the default viewer
Optional virus scanner	Before you can use the "Virus Scan..." feature, you must specify the full path of your virus scanner, and its parameters. If you do not know the default parameters for your virus scanner, PowerArchiver will try to supply them automatically. PowerArchiver knows default parameters for several leading Anti-Virus applications

Shell Extensions Tab:

Use Explorer Shell Extensions	Enables/Disables context sensitive menus (Extract To, Compress To, etc.).
Compress to ZIP...	Enables/Disables menu items: "Compress To ZIP + Options" and "Compress To ...ZIP".
Compress to 7-zip...	Enables/Disables menu items: "Compress To 7-zip + Options" and "Compress To ...7-zip".
Compress to LHA...	Enables/Disables menu items: "Compress To LHA + Options" and "Compress To ...LHA".
Compress to CAB...	Enables/Disables menu items: "Compress To CAB + Options" and "Compress To ...CAB".
Compress to TAR...	Enables/Disables menu items: "Compress To TAR + Options" and "Compress To ...TAR".
Compress to BH...	Enables/Disables menu items: "Compress To BH + Options" and "Compress To ...BH".
Compress & E-Mail...	Enables/Disables menu items: "Compress & E-Mail".
Compress & FTP...	Enables/Disables menu items: "Compress & FTP".
Span ZIP Archive	Enables spanning option when ZIP archive is selected in Windows Explorer.
Extract archive to...	Enables extract option when archives are selected that lets you select folder for files to be extracted to.
Extract here	Enables extract option when archives are selected that lets you extract files to current folder.
Extract archive to subfolder...	Enables extract option when archives are selected that lets you extract files to a subfolder with same name as name of the archive selected.
Extract to filename/	Enables extraction of multiple files into separate folders based on file name.
Make SFX...	Enables/Disables menu item: "Create Self-Extracting ZIP".
Test	Enables/Disables option for testing files.
Compress to... (for archives)	Enables/Disables compress option when several archives are selected.
Email It...	Enables/Disables menu item: "Email It..."
FTP It...	Enables/Disables menu item: "FTP It..."
Decrypt Here	Enables Decrypt Here option when .pae file is selected
Decrypt to subfolder	Enables decrypt option when archives are selected that lets you decrypt files to a subfolder with same name as name of the archive selected.
Decrypt to ...	Enables decrypt option when archives are selected that lets you select folder for files to be decrypted to.
Encrypt	Enables/Disables menu items: "Encrypt".
Compress and Encrypt	Enables/Disables menu items: "Compress & Encrypt".
Convert...	Enables/Disables Convert tool.
Use images beside menu items	Enables/Disables a small PowerArchiver icon displayed to the right of the PowerArchiver Explorer context menu items.
Check for self-extracting ZIP, ARJ, ACE, BH, LHA, RAR files	Enables/Disables checking whether an EXE file is a ZIP, ARJ, ACE, BH, LHA, or RAR self-extracting archive.
Display non-cascaded context menu items	Controls whether PowerArchiver Explorer context menu items are displayed in the main context menu or in a sub-menu.
Display "Compress to ??? + Options" Item	Enables + Options menu item which is automatically added to every enabled Compress to format item.
Open folder after extracting	Opens the folder that you extracted to in Windows Explorer, when extraction is complete.

Miscellaneous Tab:

General
Show Add when creating new archives...	When you create new archive, and it is empty, PowerArchiver will automatically show the Add dialog where you can select files to add to the archive.
Advanced Add window	Displays different "Add" window, intended for more advanced users.
Allow all lower case file names	If this option is checked all files shown in file listing will be with lower case file names.
Show "Open Archive" at start-up	When starting PowerArchiver, automatically show Open dialog.
Prompt when View button is pushed	Un-checking this option will bypass the View dialog.
Use SFX Maker if installed	Enables SFX Maker to handle PowerArchiver's Make SFX action.
Reuse PowerArchiver Windows	Allow just one instance of PowerArchiver. If you click an archive in Windows Explorer, and already have one instance of PowerArchiver open, PowerArchiver will open that archive using the same window. This greatly speeds up PowerArchiver
Use normal relative path	When relative path is chosen, and if you select only one folder to be added to the archive, PowerArchiver will act and save paths as if you selected all of the files in the folder and not the actual folder. When you check this option, PowerArchiver will properly save paths when you select single folders to be archived.
Speed
Never use Recycle bin when deleting	Disables usage of Recycle bin completely (not recommended).
Use current folder as temp	PowerArchiver will use current folder as temp folder when compressing files.
Check for self-extracting CAB files	Enables/Disables checking whether an EXE file is a CAB self-extracting archive.
Original sort order at startup	Speeds up PowerArchiver by using archive's original order when you open it.
Smart handling
Automatically open next volume	If you have a multi-volume archive, and all files (TEST.RAR, TEST.R00, ...) are in the same directory, PowerArchiver will not ask you for confirmation to proceed to the next volume.
Show "Automatic Package Installation" form	If archive has INSTALL.EXE or SETUP.EXE in the base path, PowerArchiver will ask if you want to unpack the archive, and run the installation.
Handle encrypted archives transparently	Automatically opens archive inside the encrypted file.
Open TAR archives transparently	Automatically opens TAR archive inside the tar.gz or tar.bz2 file.
Ask for saving temporary internet archives	Enables prompt for saving temporary internet archives (when open is used in Internet Explorer, Outlook Express, etc).
Ask to update archive if file has been changed	Enables saving edited files in the archive.
Automatically dock ZIP comments	By checking this option, you can automatically see an archive's comment (if available) docked at the bottom of PowerArchiver
Language troubleshooting
Use OEM conversion for filenames	Helps in certain cases when you are using non English alphabets (check it if you are having related issues).

File Formats Tab:

Show "Associate" window if archives not associated with PowerArchiver	If archives are not associated with PowerArchiver, PowerArchiver will prompt you to associate them with PowerArchiver.
Associate PowerArchiver with...	Select which formats should PowerArchiver be associated with.
Associate Now	Associates all selected archive formats with PowerArchiver right away.

Auto Update Tab:

Check for updates...	Checks for updates to PowerArchiver at the specified interval.
Check for...	Checks for either official versions of PowerArchiver, or beta versions as well as official ones.
Proxy Information	Enter proxy information to check for updates, ONLY if you access internet over proxy.

Password Manager Tab:

Enable PowerArchiver Password Manager	Enables PowerArchiver Password Manager.
Save passwords for PowerArchiver Encrypted Files (*.PAE)	Password Manager will save passwords for PAE encrypted files as well.
Passwords Saved	List of files that PowerArchiver has password information for.
Passwords Not Saved	List of files that you do not want PowerArchiver to save the password for.

FTP Profiles Tab:

New Profile...	Opens PowerArchiver's FTP Profile Manager for a new profile.
Edit Profile...	Opens PowerArchiver's FTP Profile Manager to edit selected profile.
Delete Profile...	.Deletes selected profile

Compress & Encrypt Tab:

Compression Format	Select compression format to be used by default in Compress & Encrypt Shell Extension .
Encryption Method	Select encryption method to be used by default in Compress & Encrypt Shell Extension .

Compression Profiles

Create New...	Creates new Compression profile.
Rename...	Renames selected profile.
Delete...	Deletes selected profile.
Name	Select name of the compression profile.
Compression Format	Select compression format to be used for selected profile. Click here for more information on profiles. (appears only when profile is selected or new profile is being created)