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How to create and use compressed (ZIP) folders with Windows 8.–PC Pitstop<\/i><\/p>\n

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Using Compressed Folders in Windows 8<\/h4>\n

By Dave Taylor<\/p>\n

<\/strong>The Question: The printing company we work with has requested that we send files to them as compressed (ZIP?) folders. How do I create a compressed folder in Win8?
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Dave’s Answer: <\/strong><\/p>\n

Either you\u2019re working with really, really big files or the printing company is pushing work on you that\u2019s not necessary. Honestly, disk space and even connectivity has meant that file size is less critical than it\u2019s ever been, and the trends are just going to keep moving forward. If they\u2019re really huge, you might even think about a 32GB USB flash drive that you fill up and mail to them, too, but regardless, compressed files are useful but perhaps less than you \u2014 and they? \u2014 are expecting.<\/p>\n

In fact, pay close attention to the demo herein, and you\u2019ll see that the various files I use for the demonstration end up compressed only the tiniest bit using the ZIP encoding. But if that\u2019s what they ask for, well, maybe it\u2019s easiest just to go with it. So let\u2019s proceed.<\/p>\n

To start, it\u2019s easy. – Article Continued Here<\/a><\/p>\n

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This post is excerpted with permission from Dave Taylor.<\/p>\n

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