How To Create A Compressed (.zip) Folder

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How To Create A Compressed (.zip) Folder

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D-Trojanator View Member Profile	Feb 16 2006, 01:40 PM Post #1
Forum Addict Group: Moderator Posts: 10,421 Joined: 28-October 05 From: London Member No.: 38,920	How to Create a Compressed Folder Guide Overview The purpose of this guide is to teach you how to create a compressed folder. The files inside this folder will be compressed in size. This method is useful for E-mailing multiple files as attachments. Video guide showing these steps How to Create a Compressed Folder Tools Needed No tools needed. Instructions Please open the folder that you wish to compress. In the top left hand corner of the window click 'file' Click 'new' Click 'Compressed (zipped) folder' A folder will appear in the Window that looks like this: The folder will have a temporary name. Right click on the folder. Click the 'rename' and replace the temporary name with an appropriate one. Then, drag the files you wish to compress, on top of the compressed folder icon. Windows will add a copy of the file to the folder. The original file will remain. You can open the files in a compressed folder as you would open any file on your computer. You cannot make changes to the files within the compressed folder. This post has been edited by D-Trojanator: Nov 19 2006, 03:26 PM -------------------- Although my help is free, if I have saved you time and money, please consider a donation!:

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