Step-by-Step Instructions for compressing (zipping) digitized art

How do I prepare my computer files for easy compression?

It is not difficult to compress files, just that the wording WinZip uses is a bit confusing.

 

With WinZip running select: "New" and up comes a window called: "New Archive". Where it says: "File Name" (at the bottom) type in the name of what the compressed .zip file should be called. For example: mydesign.zip


In the field called: "Create In" indicate the directory where
you want the to be created zip file to be stored. Make it an easily recognizable sub-directory name, for example, "sendart", in your "Temp" directory so that you can find it easily later on. Then hit OK.

A new window opens up called: "Add" and where it says:
"Add From", you just look for the uncompressed, original file you want to send us from your disk. Then hit: "Add".

Your newly created .zip file should now be in the directory you created under the name: mydesign.zip. For example in:
C:\temp\sendart\mydesign.zip. It does not matter what your
original file was called because when we un-zip your mydesign.zip file we'll get your original file including its original name.

This "mydesign.zip" file is what you attach to an e-mail to us.

Remember, files over 1.4 Megs in size have to be FTP uploaded to our servers.

 

You can download a free copy of WinZip right here.

That's all.


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