How to Combine Two Files Into One With WinZip

Combining files makes it easy to back up related files or to send a package of files to someone as an e-mail attachment or by any other type of file transfer. As an added bonus, you can compress the files so that they are smaller and require less space on your disk.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Things You’ll Need:

• WinZip

1. Open WinZip.
2. Click on New Archive. (The files that you are planning to combine will be saved into a file called an "archive.") A window will appear.
3. Find a box with a name such as "create," and use it to locate the folder where you want to store your archive.
4. Name your archive. For instance, if you are combining a letter to your mom and a scanned photograph that you intend to send to her by e-mail, you might name your file mom.zip.
5. Now add files to the archive. First, click on the Add icon. A window will appear.
6. Move through the folders on your hard drive until you locate the first file that you want to include. Select that file.
7. Select the level of compression that you want, if any, from the compression menu. If you compress the file, it will be smaller and will take less space on your hard drive. The files can be decompressed later when you want to open them.
8. From the Password menu, add a password if you want one. Passwords are optional.
9. Click on Add. You return to the WinZip window. The file you selected is displayed in the window.
10. Once again click on Add.
11. Select your second file and any other files you want to include. Click Add.
12. Close WinZip.

Tips & Warnings

• WinZip makes copies of your files. The originals remain intact.
• If you are using Windows 98, right-click on the first file that you want to combine. Select Send to Zip from the menu that appears. Add additional files to the archive as desired.
• If you are sending the zipped file to another computer, that computer must have a decompression program installed in order to decompress the archive. (The program might not have to be WinZip, though. Ask your recipient what compression types his or her program can work with.)
• If you add a password, the files will not open unless the password is entered.

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