Need submission help

[Battalion]

I wanted to submit a Tutorial, and I read the rule that it had to be a .ZIP format. Well I have WinRAR Installed, and I don't know how to make one, the old option "Create a Zipped Folder" is replaced with, "Create a WinRAR ZIP Archive" I don't really know what to do, sorry. I think they are the same but I don't know. Could anybody please help? Thanks. (I was requested to post this here from brad jones, please don't tell me this is the wrong spot!)

[RobDog888]

This is the correct location to ost your question

What OS are you running? There should also be a "Send to > Compressed (zipped) Folder" right click context menu option depending upon your OS version.

[MartinLiss]

I wanted to submit a Tutorial, and I read the rule that it had to be a .ZIP format. Well I have WinRAR Installed, and I don't know how to make one, the old option "Create a Zipped Folder" is replaced with, "Create a WinRAR ZIP Archive" I don't really know what to do, sorry. I think they are the same but I don't know. Could anybody please help? Thanks. (I was requested to post this here from brad jones, please don't tell me this is the wrong spot!)

Is this the "rule" you referred to?

The following are guidelines for making a submission. Submissions should include an attached zip (.zip) that contains all of the necessary programs...

If so note that that is a guideline and therefor not a hard and fast rule. The reason for suggesting ZIP file format is that it's the most popular but go ahead and submit an rar file if you like.

[Battalion]

This is the correct location to ost your question

What OS are you running? There should also be a "Send to > Compressed (zipped) Folder" right click context menu option depending upon your OS version.

Windows Vista. The right click method is replaced with the WinRAR Zip Archive, I will just go with the admins post

[Battalion]

but go ahead and submit an rar file if you like.

Thanks

[SJWhiteley]

Why would one use RAR? Although it may make files smaller, the disadvantages far outweigh the advantages.

Personally, I ignore RAR files since can't open them. This'd be the same for a lot of users who don't have a third party archiver installed. I don't know about Vista, but XP handles zip files just fine.

Additionally, if it's big file necessitating a better compression and a smaller resulting file, I would think you'd have to question the contents as being suitable for a tutorial.

Having said all that, doesn't winRAR create ZIP files; the right click menu creating a ZIP file rather than a RAR file?

[kfcSmitty]

Windows Vista uses compressed folders by default. I assume you have winRar installed and are simply seeing that option first.

With Vista you can make a zip file by right clicking on the file(s)/folder(s) and selecting "Send to" and then "Compressed (zipped) Folder".