• Compressed Folders can be moved to any drive or folder on your computer (you can identify them by the zipper on the folder icon).
• Compressed Folders make it easy to archive projects, folders, and files.
• Compressed Folders are compatible with other zip programs. You can share compressed folders with other users, even if they use other zip compression programs.
• Compressed Folders can secure your files and folders by encryption. You'll feel safer when posting files on shared network folders, attaching them to e-mail messages, or moving files between work and home on floppy disks. Only you and people who have the password can open the files.
• Compressed Folders allow you to run programs without having to decompress them. If you can run a program or open a file directly from an icon in a regular folder, you can do the same within a Compressed Folder unless the program is dependent on other files. If so, the files that the program is dependent on should also be extracted.

To create a Compressed Folder, simply highlight the files and/or folders you want to compress, right-click and go to Send To. From there, select Compressed Folders. If you select multiple folders to compress, they will retain the folder structure.

To Extract a Compressed Folder, right-click it and select Extract.

To Encrypt a Compressed Folder, right-click it and select Encrypt, then supply a password.