Andy
Professor Ellis
Technical Writing
November 19, 2012
Instruction on how to extract a file using WinRAR
Step 1: Download WinRAR if you do not have the application. You will find it on the internet by searching WinRAR in the search bar.
Note: If you already have WinRAR skip to Step 4.

Step 2: Download the right file depending if your system is 32 bit or 64 bit.
Step 3: Install WinRAR and make sure the application is on the desktop and or know the location of the file.

Step 4: Open the application by double clicking the WinRAR to start the program.
Note: You don’t have to purchase the license right away, because there is a 40 day trail to use this application.
Step 5: Click on the close button to continue.

Step 6: Locate the file that you want to Extract that is ZIP files. Click once on the file that you want to extract.
Note: The files that you can Extract will look like the file that is inside the red box. It doesn’t have to be the same in which is shown below.

Step 7: Click on the Extract To button which is located right above the search bar.

Note: A new window will pop up and display options on how to extract it.

Step 8: Choose a destination for the file to be extracted to.
Note: You don’t have to use the same save location as what is displayed below.

Step 9: After selecting the location where it’s going to be saved at. Click on the Ok button, which is located at the bottom right of the application.

Step 10: Wait till the extraction the extraction is complete.
Step 11: Once the extraction is complete, you can close the program by pressing the X button at the top right of the application.

Step 12: Locate the extracted file where ever it was saved at.
Note: It should look like what is displayed below, which this was saved on the desktop.

Step 13: The file extraction was completed using WinRAR, you can open it up and it will allow you to view whatever the file contains.