Creating a Zipped Folder
By Raymond Garcia, WinXpFix.com
Creating a Zipped Folder: In Windows 98.Me, if you wanted
to create a compressed or zipped version of a file, you
would need third-party compression software. Windows NT/2000
did have compression features, but that was only good
for storing files on NTFS drives, not for sending or uploading
files.
In Windows XP, creating zipped files is a built-in feature.
To create a new zipped file in Explorer, simply click
the File menu -> New -> Compressed (zipped) Folder.
A new folder will appear, and you can enter a filename
(remember to use a .zip at the end) and press enter to
save it. You can also right-click an open area in Explorer
or on your desktop and follow the same steps (New ->
Compressed (zipped) Folder, etc.). Simply double-click
the folder to open it, and then you can drag and drop
files or folders into it to zip a copy of them.
Note: If you want to actually move the file into the
zipped folder, hold the Shift key down while you drop
it. You can tell the the file will be moved rather than
copied, because the small + sign next to the mouse cursor
will disappear.
Zipping a File or Folder.
By Raymond Garcia, WinXpFix.com
I mentioned a way that you can create a new (empty)
zipped folder, and copy or move files and folders into
it to compress them in to a .zip file. This is a great
way to create smaller files for uploading or emailing.
Here is a shortcut to this whole process that you may
find even handier. You can right-click a file or folder
-> Send To -> Compressed (Zipped) Folder to create
a zipped folder that has the same root name as the file.
For instance, if you right click the file NewFile.txt,
and send it to a Compressed Folder, then a new folder
will appear called NewFile.zip in the same folder as NewFile.txt.
If you double-click NewFile.zip, you will see that it
contains a copy of NewFile.txt.
Note: You can select multiple files or folders
by holding down the CRTL key while you click individual
ones, or by clicking the first one in a list, and holding
down SHIFT while you click the last one in a list. Then
you can right-click the selected files and use the Send
To process above to send them all to a Compressed (Zipped)
Folder or drag and drop them. The newly created zipped
file will use one of the names of the files or folders
that you copied, except it will end in .zip for the extension.
You can always right-click the new file, and choose Rename
the .zip file.
