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Sites Of The Month – Great Sites To Check Out In August Curb Your Caffeine Short Tutorial – Creating Compressed Files And Folders Compressing files and folders decreases their size so they
take up less storage space and can be transferred to other computers more
quickly than uncompressed files. (You might think of this process as the
electronic version of using vacuum-compression storage bags for extra clothes
or blankets.) It's particularly handy, for example, when you have a long list
of files to e-mail to someone, since you'll be able to attach just one
compressed (or zipped) folder with everything in it instead of attaching 10
or 12 files individually. To create compressed files and folders, follow the
steps below: 1. Using the "My
Computer" method, click your cursor arrow on the "Start" menu
and then click on "My Computer." 2. When the My
Computer window opens, locate the file or folder you would like to compress. 3. With the file or
folder selected, click on the "File" menu. Select "New"
from the resulting drop-down menu and then select "Compressed (zipped)
Folder" from the secondary drop-down menu. 4. When the
compression is complete, your new zipped file will appear; the icon for the
file or folder will appear to have a zipper on it. Type a name for the new
compressed file and press the "Enter" key. 5. Alternately, you
can right-click on the file or folder you would like to compress and select
"Send To" and then "Compressed (zipped) Folder" from the
resulting pop-up menu. Creating Compressed Files and Folders Using ... 1. In Windows Explorer,
right-click the file or folder you would like to compress. 2. When the pop-up
menu appears, select "Send to . . ." and click "Compressed
(zipped) folder" from the submenu. 3. A compressed file
is created using the name of the folder or file you are compressing. The icon
for the compressed file or folder looks like a bundle of books with a belt
around it to indicate its compressed status. (Note: If you have a separate
compression application installed, the icon may look different.) 4. You can add files
or a folder to an existing compressed folder. Simply drag and drop the files
or folder on top of it and the new material is automatically added. Creating Compressed Files and Folders Using ... 1. In Windows
Explorer, right-click the file or folder you would like to compress. 2. Go to "Send to
. . ." and click "Compressed (zipped) folder." 3. A compressed file
is created using the name of the folder or file you are compressing with the
file extension ".zip" added to the end. The icon for the compressed
file or folder has a zipper on it to indicate its compressed status. (Note:
If you have a separate compression application installed, like WinZip, the
icon may look different.) 4. You can add files
or a folder to an existing compressed folder. Simply drag and drop the files
or folder on top of it and the new material is automatically added. Alternate option: 1. In Windows
Explorer, click to go to the folder in which you would like to create a
compressed file. This can be any folder on any drive. 2. Right-click
anywhere in the pane of Windows Explorer that lists the folders and files.
Make sure you do not click on a sub-folder. 3. From the pop-up
menu, go to "New" and then click "Compressed (zipped) Folder."
A compressed folder named "Compressed (zipped) Folder.zip"
appears. The icon has the "zipper" image, indicating it is a
compressed file. This is an empty compressed file, waiting for you to add
material to it. 4. Rename the file in
some way that is meaningful to you. 5. The file now can be
treated like any normal folder; you can drag other folders or files into it
or out of it. The folders or files you drag into it will be compressed. Creating Compressed Files and Folders Using ... 1. In the Finder
window, click your cursor arrow on the file or folder you would like to
compress. 2. Click your cursor
arrow on the "File" menu and select "Compress '[the name of
your file or folder]'" from the resulting drop-down menu. 3. When the
compression is complete, your new zipped file will appear with the existing
file or folder name and will now show the extension ".zip" added to
the end of its name. The icon for the file or folder will appear to have a
zipper on it. 4. Alternately, you
can right-click on the file or folder you would like to compress and select
"Compress '[the name of your file or folder]'" from the resulting
pop-up menu. Alternate option: 1. Click your cursor
arrow on the file or folder you would like to compress. 2. Right-click your
cursor arrow on the selected file or folder and select "Compress '[the
name of your file or folder]'" from the resulting drop-down menu. 3. When the
compression is complete, your new zipped file will appear with the existing file
or folder name and will now show the extension ".zip" added to the
end of its name. The icon for the file or folder will appear to have a zipper
on it.
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