How to Unzip a ZIP File
We send all our files in ZIP format. This has two advantages: the files
don't get corrupted so easily and they take up less disk space.
What is a ZIP file?
A ZIP file is a special type of file that can contain two or more other
files. In our case, the files inside the ZIP are the design file in the
format that you ordered and a color card.
Before you can copy the design file to a floppy or a blank embroidery
card for your machine, you need to take it out of the ZIP file, or unzip
it, which is what this tutorial explains.
Step One: Downloading WinZip
To unzip a ZIP file, you need a program called WinZip, which can be
found at http://www.winzip.com.
Click on this link now -- don't worry, it will open in another window.
You should see something like this:
Click on the button Download, circled in red
on the picture. This will take you to another page, like the one below:
WinZip is available in two versions: a free evaluation version and a
registered version that costs $29. The evaluation version is all we need,
so click on the button Download Evaluation, which is circled in
red on the picture. The next screen will look
like this:
Click on the button indicated by the red
arrow. When you go to the next screen, a download will start automatically.
Save the file, called 'winzip90.exe', to a folder on your computer
(9.0 is the current version of WinZip, but this number could change in
the future).
Step Two: Installing WinZip
After you have downloaded the installation file, find it in My Computer
or Windows Explorer and run it by double-clicking it. A Setup
Wizard will guide you through the installation process -- just follow
the instructions on your screen.
Step Three: Unzipping the File
After you have successfully installed WinZip, you can unzip the file
with your design. First, find it in My Computer or Windows Explorer:
In the above picture, the file is circled in red.
Double-click on it and you will get the following on your screen:
Press the Use Evaluation Version button, circled in red
on the picture. After that, WinZip will open your ZIP file and you will
see the following on the screen:
This shows you a list of files contained inside the ZIP file. As you
can see in the picture, there are two files: a JPEG file, which is the
color card, and the PES file, which is the file that goes into your machine.
To take these files out of the ZIP file, you need to press on Extract
button, which is circled in red in the picture.
This will open the following box:
Choose a location on your computer where you want to extract the files
to. In our case, we chose the folder 'AED_Designs'. After you have
found a suitable folder, press the Extract button, which is circled
in red on the picture.
As you can see, the files that were inside the ZIP file are now in
the folder that you selected! The file on the left is the color card and
the file on the right is the design file.
From here, you can copy the design file to a floppy or use your embroidery
software to copy it to an embroidery card. Right click on the file, choose
Send To from the menu that appears and then select 3 1/2 Floppy
(A:). Make sure you have a disk in the drive!
You can open the color card by double clicking on it:
That's it! Happy Embroidering!
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