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Warning! – For Windows Live ID Users If you receive an e-mail like the one pictured here that
appears to be from Microsoft Customer Support, be careful. There are
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your e-mail address for Windows Live ID. They are not from Microsoft as
claimed, and are simply part of a phishing scam.
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After all, everyone
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Sites Of The Month – Great Sites To Check Out In August Curb Your Caffeine Short Tutorial – Creating Compressed Files And Folders Compressing files
and folders decreases their size so they take up less storage space and can
be transferred to other computers more quickly than uncompressed files. (You
might think of this process as the electronic version of using
vacuum-compression storage bags for extra clothes or blankets.) It's
particularly handy, for example, when you have a long list of files to e-mail
to someone, since you'll be able to attach just one compressed (or zipped)
folder with everything in it instead of attaching 10 or 12 files
individually. To create compressed files and folders, follow the steps below:
1. Using the "My Computer" method,
click your cursor arrow on the "Start" menu and then click on
"My Computer." 2. When the My Computer window opens, locate
the file or folder you would like to compress. 3. With the file or folder selected, click on
the "File" menu. Select "New" from the resulting
drop-down menu and then select "Compressed (zipped) Folder" from
the secondary drop-down menu. 4. When the compression is complete, your new
zipped file will appear; the icon for the file or folder will appear to have
a zipper on it. Type a name for the new compressed file and press the
"Enter" key. 5. Alternately, you can right-click on the file
or folder you would like to compress and select "Send To" and then
"Compressed (zipped) Folder" from the resulting pop-up menu. Creating Compressed
Files and Folders Using ... 1. In Windows Explorer, right-click the file or
folder you would like to compress. 2. When the pop-up menu appears, select
"Send to . . ." and click "Compressed (zipped) folder"
from the submenu. 3. A compressed file is created using the name
of the folder or file you are compressing. The icon for the compressed file
or folder looks like a bundle of books with a belt around it to indicate its
compressed status. (Note: If you have a separate compression application
installed, the icon may look different.) 4. You can add files or a folder to an existing
compressed folder. Simply drag and drop the files or folder on top of it and
the new material is automatically added. Creating Compressed
Files and Folders Using ... 1. In Windows Explorer, right-click the file or
folder you would like to compress. 2. Go to "Send to . . ." and click
"Compressed (zipped) folder." 3. A compressed file is created using the name
of the folder or file you are compressing with the file extension
".zip" added to the end. The icon for the compressed file or folder
has a zipper on it to indicate its compressed status. (Note: If you have a
separate compression application installed, like WinZip, the icon may look
different.) 4. You can add files or a folder to an existing
compressed folder. Simply drag and drop the files or folder on top of it and
the new material is automatically added. Alternate option: 1. In Windows Explorer, click to go to the
folder in which you would like to create a compressed file. This can be any
folder on any drive. 2. Right-click anywhere in the pane of Windows
Explorer that lists the folders and files. Make sure you do not click on a
sub-folder. 3. From the pop-up menu, go to "New"
and then click "Compressed (zipped) Folder." A compressed folder
named "Compressed (zipped) Folder.zip" appears. The icon has the
"zipper" image, indicating it is a compressed file. This is an
empty compressed file, waiting for you to add material to it. 4. Rename the file in some way that is
meaningful to you. 5. The file now can be treated like any normal
folder; you can drag other folders or files into it or out of it. The folders
or files you drag into it will be compressed. Creating Compressed
Files and Folders Using ... 1. In the Finder window, click your cursor
arrow on the file or folder you would like to compress. 2. Click your cursor arrow on the
"File" menu and select "Compress '[the name of your file or
folder]'" from the resulting drop-down menu. 3. When the compression is complete, your new
zipped file will appear with the existing file or folder name and will now
show the extension ".zip" added to the end of its name. The icon
for the file or folder will appear to have a zipper on it. 4. Alternately, you can right-click on the file
or folder you would like to compress and select "Compress '[the name of
your file or folder]'" from the resulting pop-up menu. Alternate option: 1. Click your cursor arrow on the file or
folder you would like to compress. 2. Right-click your cursor arrow on the selected
file or folder and select "Compress '[the name of your file or
folder]'" from the resulting drop-down menu. 3. When the compression is complete, your new
zipped file will appear with the existing file or folder name and will now
show the extension ".zip" added to the end of its name. The icon
for the file or folder will appear to have a zipper on it.
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