yes
1)select the file you want to make a ZIP
2)while it's selected press CTRL
3)in the contestual pop up menu choose "create archive"
Note: if the settings to expand compressed files in StuffitExpander are "automatically expand .zip that are found on the desktop" you'll need to compress your file into a folder and send/upload it from there.
http://www.macinstruct.com/node/159
http://www.ehow.com/how_8165_compress-mac-file.html
http://de.lbcc.edu/resources_tools/files/compressMac/compressmac.html
Step 2 Edit:
2) click it while holding ctrl
Option click or right click on the file/folder you want compressed and select "Compress....
On a Mac right click on the file/folder and select Compress file/folder name from the menu that appears. This will create a zip file called file/folder name.zip
yes....however make sure that you download the version for mac and it should be a .zip file or a .dmg file. if it is .exe, then it is a windows file and wont work
To add a notepad (.txt) file to a .zip archive format, you need a certain program. I recommend using WinRAR 3.71 (rarlab.com/download.htm). Once installed, create the notepad file, and then right click on it and select "Add to Archive." You should then be able to create a .zip format archive with a notepad file inside.
An exe file, a windows executable file. There is no zip file for it as far as I know, also arcade down did not create need for madness, radical play did.
On Macs running a recent version of the Mac OS you simply need to double click a ZIPped file to unZip it as the OS has built in support for Zip archives - to create a Zipped file Right click on it and select Compress "Your File's Name" from the menu. If you meet other types of file compression then the free StuffIt Expander will usually handle them. (See links below)
Why not try File Expert, an app for file management on Android phone? You can copy,paste,move, zip,unzip files by the app.Open the app, select files you want to compress. Then click More Choices icon(a icon with 3 dots).There are two ways for you: zip or zip separately.
The ZIP file type is primarily associated with 'Compressed Archive File'. A .ZIP file is a compressed archive. It can contain only one file or many files in multiple directories. ZIP utilities allow you to extract single files or a complete directory structure. The ZIP file format is a common archive and compression standard. This module provides tools to create, read, write, append, and list a ZIP file. Any advanced use of this module will require an understanding of the format, as defined in PKZIP Application Note. here you can find more information on this subject http://how-to-zip-a-file.com/#about
Create a new folder on your desktop (file; new folder) then drag and drop all the files into the folder. Now right click the folder and click "Compress New Folder". This will convert the folder into a .zip file. Now you can upload the file to zshare or any other file hosting site.
To zip just one file (file.txt) to a zipfile (zipfile.zip), type the following: zip zipfile.zip file.txt To zip an entire directory: zip -r zipfile.zip directory For more advanced options, check the man page of zip: man zip
unless there is a zip opener on the app store, I don't think you can.
Zip - file format - was created in 1989.
To work with the zip file first u have a software that which is used for compress and extracting of a zip file. once u get it its very easy to extract the zip file. just right click on the zip file u can see extract option click on this and in some minutes u'll get your normal file.