HOW TO ZIP A FILE ON A PC You will need a Windows PC
HOW TO CREATE A FOLDER
- Right Click and select "New"
- From submenu select "Folder"
- A Folder icon will appear
HOW TO PLACE YOU FILES IN THE FOLDER
- Select the files you want to place in the Folder by holding down the CTRL key and clicking each one
- Drag the selected files on to the Folder icon and release
- Files will move or copy (wait for progress bar to complete) in to the Folder
HOW TO ZIP A FILE
- Place all of the files that you want to send in to one Folder
- Right click on this Folder and select "Send to"
- From the sub-menu select "Compressed or Zipped Folder"
- Compression will begin (wait for progress bar to complete)
- The resulting Folder will have the .zip extension added to its name
- The Zipped folder is ready to upload
HOW TO ZIP A FILE ON A MAC You will need a MAC OSX
HOW TO CREATE A FOLDER
- Right Click and select "New Folder"
- A Folder icon will appear
HOW TO PLACE YOU FILES IN THE FOLDER
- Select the files you want to place in the Folder by holding down the "Shift" key and clicking each one
- Drag the selected files on to the Folder icon and release
- Files will move or copy (wait for progress bar to complete) in to the Folder
HOW TO ZIP A FILE
- Place all of the files that you want to send in to one Folder
- Right click on this Folder
- Select Compress "Name of Folder"
- Compression will begin (wait for progress bar to complete)
- The resulting Folder will have the .zip extension added to its name
- The Zipped folder is ready to upload
