This is it! Now that you have created your zipped folder, we will show you how to add files to it.Īdd files and folders to a zipped / compressed folder in Windows 7.So, type a name for the compressed folder, and hit Enter to save it. Make sure that you use a meaningful name that describes the content of the zip file to you or others with whom you'll share it (on the network, by email, etc.) As soon as you do, Windows 7 will add a new zip file, and let you choose a name for it if you hit Enter, it will call it a default name, something like ' New Compressed (zipped) Folder'.From the right-click menu, choose ' New' and from that submenu, click on ' Compressed (zipped) Folder', as shown on the screenshot below:.Then, right-click on an empty area of the selected folder or your desktop (don't click on a file or folder, otherwise you'll get the 'context menu' for this particular item).

First, navigate to the folder in which you want to create your compressed folder: this can be any folder inside Windows Explorer, or your desktop itself.Follow these steps to make a new zip file on your computer:

Windows zip file