7-Zip is a plugin for manipulating archives. It makes all archive files
look like usual folders in File Manager.
Most of the operations with compressed files can be initiated by
right-clicking on files in the File Manager (or in Windows Explorer) and
selecting the appropriate command from a menu.
Using 7-Zip
Opening archive
There are two ways to open an archive file:
If you have the file type associated with 7-Zip, then you can open the
file with 7-Zip by double-clicking the file or by right-clicking and selecting
the Open command.
You can right-click the archive file, point to 7-Zip,
and then click the Open command item.
Extracting archive
There are two ways to extract files from an archive:
To extract all files from an archive right-click the archive file,
point to 7-Zip, and then click the Extract files...
command item.
To extract specific files from an archive, open it by
Open archive with 7-Zip,
select the items to extract, and run the Copy To... command.
To test an archive, right-click the archive file,
point to 7-Zip, and then click the Test archive
command item.
Creating and updating files in an archive
For creating or updating an archive file, right-click the file(s) or folder(s) you want to compress,
point to 7-Zip, and then click the Add to archive... command item.
Add to Archive Dialog will appear.