Selection Bar

The Selection bars appear at the bottom of the WinZip® window in the Files pane and/or the Zip pane only when files are selected. The Selection bar displays the number of files/folders selected and a segmented button with options to perform tasks on the selected files. The Files pane has "Open Zip" or "Add to Zip" and a few other file operations. The Zip pane has "Unzip" and other actions for files in the Zip. The Selection bar appears like this:


  1. Open Zip

    To open an existing Zip file, navigate to the desired zip file in the Files pane and select the zip file. The selection bar will appear with the default quick actions Open Zip button. Select the Open Zip button.



  2. Add to Zip

    Click the right portion of the segmented button to display the menu for more common actions.



  3. Add to an existing Zip

    Click the right portion of the segmented button to display the menu for more common actions.



  4. Unzipping

    To unzip the selected file(s), click on the Unzip button and select a destination from the menu. When you have an open Zip file, you can unzip files to restore original files and folders or place copies of the files and folders in on you local drive or to a cloud storage service. Selecting a cloud service will drop a sheet down from the toolbar so you can specify where to place the unzipped files, as well as other options. If not logged into the cloud service, then a login dialog is shown first.



  5. More actions

    Click the right portion of the segmented button to display the menu for more common actions.