WinZip - How to zip files
This is not a course. It is a ...
Tip Sheet
Open the programme WinZip from the Start menu Click on Start Click on Programs Click on WinZip Click on the Winzip item with
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| It is a shareware programme, so if you have not registered it, click I Agree. | 
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| Click on the File
menu and select New Archive. or Click on the |
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button
| For this example we will zip files in the WordArt folder on the C: drive. You would not necessarily use the WordArt
folder. Use a folder of your choice To create the zip file. Go to the Word Art folder (or the folder of your choice). Double click on the folder name (WordArt in this case) In the illustration note some zipped files on the right (circled in yellow)
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| In the box for File name type in the selected name for the zip file. In this example we have chosen the name "Funwords" for the WordArt zipped file. It is wise to give the archived or zipped file a meaningful name - in this case we are zipping files which show how WordArt can create fun-shaped words. |
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compress files
into the zip file Next we have to decide which files to add to Funwords.zip. The files to add are selected. Click on Add
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| Note the sizes of the files, before zipping or packing, and after. Note the ratio/percentage by which they were compacted. In this example the files are compact by 59%, 88% and 81% respectively. The "Size" indicates the original size of the file and the "Packed" indicates the size inside the zipped file or archive. |
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| If we wish to add additional files to the archive, we click on Add, and the file selection window appears. We select the required files. |
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| When that is done Exit
the programme. Click on the File menu Click on Exit Your zipped or archived file has been made. It is much smaller than all the files added together. |
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