Decompressing .ZIP or .SIT.HQX file attachments


Window users:

EXAMPLE USING MICROSOFT'S OUTLOOK EXPRESS
Click the paper clip icon in the main message area.
Select: Save Attachments...
Use the "Browse" button to 'Save To' a location on your Hard Disk.
Use the resulting 'Browse for Folder' dialog to navigate.

or select

File > Save Attachments...
Use the "Browse" button to 'Save To' a location on your Hard Disk.
Use the resulting 'Browse for Folder' dialog to navigate.

You may now install fonts in the usual way.
Once successfully installed and working, you should also include your newly aquired software in any back-up strategy in case the entire System or Hard Disk is replaced.

HANDLING YOUR DOWNLOADED ZIP FILES

Please try these solutions before seeking technical support.



Mac users:

FILES RECEIVED AS EMAIL ATTACHMENTS

Files with the .SITX extension
IN MESSAGE AREA
Click on the underscored text of the attachment.
This opens the file with the StuffIt program.
Now 'click-drag' the contents to a location on your Hard Disk.

or

IN HEADER AREA
To Save the file, click the attachment's 'Save' button and choose a location to store the file. Navigate to file and double-click to Open.

FILES RECEIVED AS INTERNET DOWNLOAD IN WEB BROWSER

Files with the .HQX extension:
To survive Internet transmission through both 7-bit and 8-bit systems, the file contents have been encoded into plain Text, which appears in your Browser window (as gobbledegook).
Select File > Save As... from your Browser window.
Do not append with .txt extension if asked.
Instead save with the .sit.hqx extension to your Hard Disk.
(Extensions tell the System which program to use when Opening).

You may now Quit the Browser.
Navigate to the location of saved .hqx file and double-click.
'Select a location to expand the archive in' then click 'Open'.
A Folder containing the expanded files is now stored at that location.
It is advisable to make a duplicate of the Folder containing the fonts.
When files are moved from one Folder into the System, a copy will remain in case they need to be replaced after a System crash.
You may now install fonts in the usual way.
Once successfully installed and working, you should also include your newly aquired software in any back-up strategy in case the entire System or Hard Disk is replaced.

HANDLING YOUR DOWNLOADED SIT FILES

Please try these solutions before seeking technical support.