To open a file in a archive, open the archive, then double click the :menuselection:`File --> Open`. If you want to extract or move all files from the archive, use the extract button. After you have extracted to places and you have the file open it will appear in in the menu for quick areas to extract to in :menuselection:`Archive --> Extract All --> Quick Extract to`. To preview a file press :kbd:`Control +P` or :menuselection:`File --> Preview`. To open a file placed in an archive :menuselection:`File --> Open`. To rename a file in an archive press :kbd:`f2` or :menuselection:`File --> Rename`. To delete a file from an archive press :kbd:`Delete` or :menuselection:`File --> Delete` and you will have a confirmation so you do not accidentally lose data as this can't be undone.
To create an archive press :kbd:`Control +N` or :menuselection:`Archive --> New` to bring up the create new archive dialog. Enter in the :guilabel:`Folder` you want to create this archive in the folder or press the button with an upward pointing arrow and a line underneath it to select where to create this archive. Type the :guilabel:`Filename` of the archive you want to name the file. To select which type of archive you get a drop down menu to select tar or zip archive with various different kinds of compression in the :guilabel:`Type` drop down menu. Some types of archives will allow to expand tunable settings of compression to change the compression with higher compression but will take more CPU usage to decompress. To automatically add a file extension based on what type of file you have check the :guilabel:`Automatically add format` checkbox.
To create an archive press :kbd:`Control +N` or :menuselection:`Archive --> New` to bring up the create new archive dialog. Enter in the :guilabel:`Folder` you want to create this archive in the folder or press the button with an upward pointing arrow and a line underneath it to select where to create this archive. Type the :guilabel:`Filename` of the archive you want to name the file. To select which type of archive you get a drop down menu to select tar or zip archive with various different kinds of compression in the :guilabel:`Type` drop down menu. Some types of archives will allow to expand tunable settings of compression to change the compression with higher compression but will take more CPU usage to decompress. To automatically add a file extension based on what type of file you have check the :guilabel:`Automatically add format` checkbox. To change how compressed to change a compressed archive the :guilabel:`Compression` menu has drop down settings.