To zip (compress) files, you must have a ZIP file program on your computer.
Windows XP Professional now comes with a built-in compression utility, and to compress files under this operating system, right-click a file, select Send To, and then click Compressed (zipped) Folder. A new zipped folder containing the original file is now created. To change the name of this folder, right-click the folder, select Properties, and then enter a new name. Additional files can be added to the folder by using the drag and drop method. For other operating systems, the installation of a third-party ZIP file program is necessary to successfully compress files. Although there are several programs that manage files of this type, the tutorials below cover the 2 most popular utilities in this category, PKzip and WinZip.  | | | PKzip | | | | WinZip | | |
After downloading and installing one of the above programs, select from the following: Follow the instructions below to ZIP files using this program. - Start PKzip
- In the menu bar at the top, click File
- Select New
- Click .ZIP File
- The Save As window appears
- Browse to select a location where you want to save your new ZIP archive file
- Without selecting a file, enter a File Name for your soon-to-be-created ZIP archive
- Click Save
- The Add Files window appears
- In the upper, left-hand area, browse to locate file(s) for zipping
- In the upper, right-hand area, select the files by clicking the file names
- To select multiple files, press and hold down the Ctrl key while clicking
Tip — Before zipping multiple files, create and place all files in a single folder, and then zip this one folder to achieve the same result - Click the Add Files button
- The files selected for zipping now appear in the Files & Directories To Zip dialog box at the bottom of the window
- Click OK
- The Add Status window appears
- When Compression complete is displayed, click Done
- A new window displaying the zipped file(s) appears
- This compares the Original Size v. the now Compressed Size of the file(s)
- To test the integrity of your zipped file(s), double-click any of the file names found under Filename
- If the file opens correctly, Exit PKzip
Follow the instructions below to ZIP files using this program. - Start WinZip
- In the menu bar at the top, click File
- Select New Archive
- In the New Archive window, browse to select a location where you want to save your new ZIP archive file
- Without selecting a file, enter a File Name for your soon-to-be-created ZIP archive
- Click OK
- The Add window appears
- Browse to select file's for zipping
- Select the files by clicking the file names
- To select multiple files, press and hold down the Ctrl key while clicking
Tip — Before zipping multiple files, create and place all files in a single folder, and then zip this one folder to achieve the same result - Click Add
- A new window displaying the zipped file's appears
- This lists the original Size, the Ratio (%) of compression, and the final Packed (compressed) size of the zipped file's
- To test the integrity of your zipped file's), double-click any of the file names found under the Name column
- If the file opens correctly, Exit WinZip
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