How to Zip Files with ZipKing

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Part 1: How to zip a file or folder with ZipKing

There are two ways to zip a file with ZipKing.

1.1 Guide to Zip A file by ZipKing

Step 1: Double-click to open ZipKing on your desktop, and select the “Compression” option.

click file compression on the main interface

Step 2: Choose your desired file or folder, then open it. ZipKing supports uploading all major file/folder formats.

Step 3: There will be a pop-up window showing that you will create a compressed file, here you can change your storage path if you want.

💡Tips1: When zipping a file, there are 3 options to choose from: “Minimized, fastest, and custom”.

choose the quality options for file compression

If you want to customize the compressed file, you can choose the “Custom” option. Below it, you can customize the file format, whether to split it into separate packages, and the compression types.

💡Tips2: If you want to secure your zipped file, you can choose to add a password to protect your compressed file.

add passwords to secure your compressed file

💡Tips3: For the complex file type, you can also choose to add an annotation for a better understanding when sharing the compressed file with others.

add annotations to illustrate your compressed file

1.2 Guide to zip a file or folder with ZipKing Right-Click Options

If you don't want to launch ZipKing to zip a file or folder, here is another method to do it. To zip a file or folder without opening ZipKing, you need to make sure that you have installed ZipKing on your PC and logged in with your WMaster account.

Step 1:Find the file or folder that you want to zip, and right-click to open the file/folder window.

Step 2: Find and select “Compress”, in the “Compress” sub-menu, choose either:

Add to Compressed file

Add to [file name].zip

Add to high compression file[file name].7z

When you choose “Add to Compressed file”, you can customize your destination folder, compressed file name, and compression type, or add encryption and annotation.

When you choose“Add to[file name].zip”, you will find your compressed file appears in the default destination folder with the .zip format.

When you choose“Add to[file name].7z”, you will find your compressed file appears in the default destination folder with.7z format.

Part 2. How to Zip Multiple Files or Batch Folders With ZipKing

ZipKing also supports bulk file compression when you want to improve your work efficiency. Follow the below 2 methods to zip multiple files or batch folders by ZipKing.

2.1 Guide to Zip Multiple Files or Folders With ZipKing

Step 1: Double-click to open ZipKing on your desktop, and select the “Compression” option.

select the“Compression” option in the main interface

Step 2: Choose your desired multiple files/folders or drag multiple files/folders here.

Step 3: There will be a pop-up window showing that you will create a compressed file, here you can change your storage path if you want.

💡Tips1: When zipping multiple files/folders, there are 3 options to choose from: “Minimized, fastest, and custom”. If you want to customize the compressed file, you can choose the “Custom” option. Below it, you can customize the zipped file format, whether to split it into separate packages, and the compression types.

choose the custom option for the compressed file

💡Tips2: If you want to secure your zipped file, you can choose to add a password to protect your compressed file.

💡Tips3: For the complex file type, you can also choose to add an annotation for a better understanding when sharing the compressed file with others.

2.2 Guide to Zip Multiple Files/Folders With ZipKing Right-Click Windows

You can also use the ZipKing right-click option to zip multiple files or folders by the following steps.

Step 1: Find multiple files/folders that you want to zip, and right-click to open the file/folder window.

find desired multiple files to right-click