How to create a compressed (zip) folder in Windows. 

If you want to create a compressed folder within another folder, go to method 1. If you want to create a compressed folder on your desktop, go to method 2.

Method 1: Use My Computer to create the compressed folder

Follow these steps to use My Computer to create a compressed folder:

1. On your desktop, double-click My Computer, and then open the folder in which you want to create the compressed folder. For example, if you want to make a compressed folder in the root folder of drive C, double-click My Computer, and then double-click drive C to open the root folder.
   
   Note If you do not see a My Computer icon on your desktop, click Start, and then click My Computer.
   
   
2. On the File menu, point to New, and then click Compressed (zipped) Folder.
   
   
3. Type a name for the new compressed folder, and then press ENTER. Your new compressed folder is displayed as a folder icon with a zipper. Depending on which folder options that you have set, a .zip file name extension may also appear.
   
   
4. Drag and drop your photos to the newly created zip folder. This will copy your photos to the compressed folder.

Method 2: Create the compressed folder on the desktop or in a folder

1. Right-click a blank area on the desktop or in an open folder, point to New, and then click Compressed (zipped) Folder.
   
   
2. Type a name for the new compressed folder, and then press ENTER. Your new compressed folder is displayed as a folder icon with a zipper. Depending on your preferences, a .zip file name extension may also appear.
   
   
3. Drag and drop your photos to the newly created zip folder. This will copy your photos to the compressed folder.