How to make a zip file

A simple tutorial created for my mom

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Step 1: Locate the Files• Go to the folder where all the files are stored. If files are in different

folders, put them together in one folder. *Optional Note: You can have folder in folder (i.e.. Drag one folder inside another).*

Example: In this folder I have the pictures which I will add to zip file. You open the folder where you have your files.

Step 2: Select The Needed Files

• Select the files you want to add to the zip file with your mouse. Don’t click anywhere after selecting the files.

Step 3: Send to Compressed File

• Carefully right click on any selected file and choose “Send To” -> “Compressed (Zipped) Folder”. If the files get deselected, re-do step 2.

You are done!

• Did you realize a new file has appeared in the folder? That is the zip file you just created. Congratulations.

This is how you create backup of files or create a zip file to send multiple files together through email.