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Create and open a compressed zip file in Windows 7
Zip files are compressed archives containing documents, images, folders, basically any type of files on your computer. We create them to save space and make them more practical for sending via email or file sharing services.
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Open Windows Explorer (Windows Key + E for a keyboard shortcut) or My Computer and go to the folder or files you want to compress into a ZIP file.
To create and ZIP archive of a folder, simply right-click the folder, then Send to ...
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... and choose Compressed (zipped) folder.
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The Windows create a zip file with the same name as the folder.
To open a zip archive, simply double click it.
Your zip icon might look a bit different, mine looks like that because I have a WinRAR archiver installed on my computer.
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If you want to compress files into a zip archive then open the folder containing the files, select the ones you want to compress and again right-click the selection, Send to and choose Compressed (zipped) folder.
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Look for the zip file and double click ...
Again your zip archive icon probably looks different.
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