- Introduction
- Using the Explorer Window
- Changing the Explorer Window View
- Using the Ribbon
- Choosing Commands
- Opening and Viewing the Computer
- Viewing and Opening Documents
- Working with Libraries
- Working with Personal Folders
- Navigating Between Folders
- Viewing the Folders List
- Changing the Explorer Layout
- Customizing the Navigation Pane
- Organizing Files by Headings
- Sorting and Grouping Files
- Searching for Files and Folders
- Saving a Search
- Changing Search Options
- Modifying the Index to Improve Searches
- Adding Properties and Tags to Files
- Creating and Renaming Files and Folders
- Copying and Moving Files and Folders
- Deleting and Restoring Files and Folders
- Changing File and Folder List Views
- Hiding Files and Folders
- Changing Folder Options
- Customizing Library Folders
- Customizing Personal Folders
- Sharing Folders or Files with Others
- Compressing Files and Folders
- Managing Files Using a CD or DVD
- Creating a Shortcut to a File or Folder
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Compressing Files and Folders
You can compress files in special folders that use compressing software to decrease the size of the files they contain. Compressed folders are useful for reducing the file size of one or more large files, thus freeing disk space and reducing the time it takes to transfer files to another PC computer over the Internet or network. A compressed folder is denoted by a zippered folder icon. You can compress one or more files in a compressed folder by simply dragging them onto the compressed folder icon. When a file is compressed, a copy is used in the compression, and the original remains intact. You can uncompress, or extract, a file from the compressed folder and open it as you normally would, or you can open a file directly from the compressed folder by double-clicking or double-tapping it. When you open a file directly, Windows extracts the file when it opens and compresses it again when it closes.
Compress Files and Folders
In the desktop, click or tap the File Explorer button on the taskbar.
Select the files and folders you want to copy to a compressed folder.
Click or tap the Zip button on the Share tab.
- Right-click or tap-hold one of the selected items, point to Send to, and then click or tap Compressed (zipped) folder.
If you want, rename the compressed folder, and then press Enter or tap a blank area.
To copy additional files or folders to the compressed folder, drag the files onto the compressed folder.
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View Compressed Files
- In the desktop, click or tap the File Explorer button on the taskbar.
- Double-click or double-tap the compressed folder to open it.
- Double-click or double-tap an item in the folder to open it using its associated program.
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Uncompress Files and Folders
- Individual files or folders. In File Explorer, double-click or double-tap the compressed folder to open it, select the files and folders you want to uncompress, and then drag the selection from the compressed folder to a new location in an uncompressed folder.
- All files. In File Explorer, double-click or double-tap the compressed folder, and then click or tap the Extract all button on the Extract tab, and then step through the Extraction Wizard.
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