How to Zip Files on a PC

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You can conserve hard drive space and dramatically reduce e-mail transmission time by zipping your files.

Step 1: Select files to zip
Select multiple files to zip into one folder by holding down the Control key, and highlighting each file by clicking on it. You can also zip a single file.

Step 2: Right-click on the files
Right-click on one of the highlighted files and select Send To and Compressed (zipped) Folder. Make sure all of the files you have selected remain highlighted when you right-click.

Tip
Certain Windows versions use commands other than Send To, such as Add to Zip File, or Add to Archive.

Step 3: Examine the zipped file
Open the zipped file to verify that it contains what you intended to zip. The zipped file will appear in the same directory or folder as the original files.

Step 4: Zip large files before attaching to an e-mail

Step 5: Use zip tool to clean your hard drive
Use the zip tool to save space on your hard drive by compressing large files and folders.

Step 6: Unzip a file
Open a zipped file by right-clicking the file and then selecting Extract. That’s all there is to it.

Did You Know?
Did you know? Phillip Katz developed a program called PKZip for Microsoft in 1989. The program went on to become one of the most-used utilities for creating what zip files.

[satchitan]

i thought i was an idiot . . .
with this kind of vid. . im now a genius. .

[velvetolio]

im sure one day they will do a video "how to watch a youtube video"

[ingequimica]

hey Howcast how about:

How to normally breath
How to drink water
How to press enter button

[monrose]

lol ok this is fucking scary i've searched for this some minutes ago and then there is a new video by you and i just thought:"WTF how did they do that" hahah

[dave]

How can I get my computer to bring up old files on a zip 100mb ??? I can view the folders but not what is in them . .

[xxCrimsonSpiritxx]

a video im trying to zip is the same size as it is after getting zipped, any idea why?

[teeganerivers]

thank you helped better then any other video

[puresoulankita]

How to open any file who is saved with "save as " option in zip folder.

[machomen]

it would have the same problem LOL

a TV advertisement or an article on a newspaper should do it

[machomen]

howcast will never show how to use winrar, because they can't work with it LOL

[ThePureawesomness]

no its not, onetwothreefive1234 was first

[bulka]

And the 1 which we are all waiting for!
''How to make babies!'' 0_o

[Death]

@blackhawk122ss well first we have to start out with just one

[padraigh]

really.... does some one really know how to do

[azwan]

LOL I knew how ti Zip files since I am 7 years old, by myself. None teach me.

[Ypertatos]

plz how to breathe

and then how to not drown on your own saliva

kkthnxbai

[AnobisBloodwing]

lol was thinking the same thing ^^ :p
howcast is sure getting lame things more and more often :/

[imthegreenfaiiry]

dear howcast,

please stop making so many easy tutorials : / they're getting really really annoying