- Download WinRAR.

- Once you've downloaded and installed WinRAR just run the program.

- The main interface is a file dialog that's much like Windows Explorer.

- This interface allows you to maneuver around your PC to find the files you want to compress.

- Move to the area where the files you want to compress reside.

- To select a group of files that are in a row you can hold down the Shift key, move to the end of the list, and then click the mouse.

- To select non-sequential files from a list simply hold down the Ctrl key and click the mouse on each file you want to select.

- When you've selected all the files you want to compress click Add.

- WinRAR has many options, but those will be covered in other tutorials.

- Give your archive a name or accept the default one WinRAR assigns.

- When you're ready click OK.

- Your RAR archive is created.

- If you double-click on the RAR archive you can see the contents of the RAR file.