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e-mails now circulating that have a subject line about confirming your
e-mail address for Windows Live ID. They are not from Microsoft as claimed,
and are simply part of a phishing scam.
Scammers know that
a small percentage of users will fall for their tricks. Armed with information,
you don't need to be one of them. E-Mail Scam – Fake Facebook Notifications Recently there has been a rash of spam emails pretending to be
message notifications from Facebook. While m KCTC Spam & Virus Protection - Report Update LAST MONTH'S
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This Month's FAQ – What Is An IP Address?
Sites Of The Month – Great Sites To Check Out In August Curb Your Caffeine Short Tutorial – Creating Compressed Files And Folders Compressing files and
folders decreases their size so they take up less storage space and
can be transferred to other computers more quickly than uncompressed
files. (You might think of this process as the electronic version of
using vacuum-compression storage bags for extra clothes or blankets.)
It's particularly handy, for example, when you have a long list of files
to e-mail to someone, since you'll be able to attach just one compressed
(or zipped) folder with everything in it instead of attaching 10 or
12 files individually. To create compressed files and folders, follow
the steps below:
1.
Using the "My Computer" method, click
your cursor arrow on the "Start" menu and then click on "My
Computer."
2.
When the My Computer window opens, locate the
file or folder you would like to compress.
3.
With the file or folder selected, click on
the "File" menu. Select "New" from the resulting
drop-down menu and then select "Compressed (zipped) Folder"
from the secondary drop-down menu.
4.
When the compression is complete, your new
zipped file will appear; the icon for the file or folder will appear
to have a zipper on it. Type a name for the new compressed file and
press the "Enter" key.
5.
Alternately, you can right-click on the file
or folder you would like to compress and select "Send To"
and then "Compressed (zipped) Folder" from the resulting pop-up
menu. Creating Compressed
Files and Folders Using ...
1.
In Windows Explorer, right-click the file or
folder you would like to compress.
2.
When the pop-up menu appears, select "Send
to . . ." and click "Compressed (zipped) folder" from
the submenu.
3.
A compressed file is created using the name
of the folder or file you are compressing. The icon for the compressed
file or folder looks like a bundle of books with a belt around it to
indicate its compressed status. (Note: If you have a separate compression
application installed, the icon may look different.)
4.
You can add files or a folder to an existing
compressed folder. Simply drag and drop the files or folder on top of
it and the new material is automatically added. Creating Compressed
Files and Folders Using ...
1.
In Windows Explorer, right-click the file or
folder you would like to compress.
2.
Go to "Send to . . ." and click "Compressed
(zipped) folder."
3.
A compressed file is created using the name
of the folder or file you are compressing with the file extension ".zip"
added to the end. The icon for the compressed file or folder has a zipper
on it to indicate its compressed status. (Note: If you have a separate
compression application installed, like WinZip, the icon may look different.)
4.
You can add files or a folder to an existing
compressed folder. Simply drag and drop the files or folder on top of
it and the new material is automatically added. Alternate option:
1.
In Windows Explorer, click to go to the folder
in which you would like to create a compressed file. This can be any
folder on any drive.
2.
Right-click anywhere in the pane of Windows
Explorer that lists the folders and files. Make sure you do not click
on a sub-folder.
3.
From the pop-up menu, go to "New"
and then click "Compressed (zipped) Folder." A compressed
folder named "Compressed (zipped) Folder.zip" appears. The
icon has the "zipper" image, indicating it is a compressed
file. This is an empty compressed file, waiting for you to add material
to it.
4.
Rename the file in some way that is meaningful
to you.
5.
The file now can be treated like any normal
folder; you can drag other folders or files into it or out of it. The
folders or files you drag into it will be compressed. Creating Compressed
Files and Folders Using ...
1.
In the Finder window, click your cursor arrow
on the file or folder you would like to compress.
2.
Click your cursor arrow on the "File"
menu and select "Compress '[the name of your file or folder]'"
from the resulting drop-down menu.
3.
When the compression is complete, your new
zipped file will appear with the existing file or folder name and will
now show the extension ".zip" added to the end of its name.
The icon for the file or folder will appear to have a zipper on it.
4.
Alternately, you can right-click on the file
or folder you would like to compress and select "Compress '[the
name of your file or folder]'" from the resulting pop-up menu.
Alternate option:
1.
Click your cursor arrow on the file or folder
you would like to compress.
2.
Right-click your cursor arrow on the selected
file or folder and select "Compress '[the name of your file or
folder]'" from the resulting drop-down menu.
3.
When the compression is complete, your new
zipped file will appear with the existing file or folder name and will
now show the extension ".zip" added to the end of its name.
The icon for the file or folder will appear to have a zipper on it.
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