Compression Application(s)

[daryl66]

Found myself needing to shrink up the file size of a PowerPoint presentation to be e mailed to a Windoze user.  Also found that my Application folder brought no joy to solve the issue with the exception of Virtual PC which        (painfully)   zipped it.

Question:  Are there any options (hopefully free) out there that will zip up a file that a windows user can deal with other than "DropStuff"  

This has probably been addressed here before but I was unable to dig it out with the "search"

Thanks
Daryl

[bil207]

If you control-click on the file you will get a menu with the option to create an archive (zip.) of the file.

[daryl66]

QUOTE(bil207 @ Aug 6 2007, 02:05 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

If you control-click on the file you will get a menu with the option to create an archive (zip.) of the file.

WOW  Boy do I feel like a DS (dummy).  That must be OSX 101. You would not believe the pain and agony I went through last night.

A BIG Thanks

Daryl

[bil207]

QUOTE(daryl66 @ Aug 6 2007, 03:15 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

QUOTE(bil207 @ Aug 6 2007, 02:05 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

If you control-click on the file you will get a menu with the option to create an archive (zip.) of the file.

WOW  Boy do I feel like a DS (dummy).  That must be OSX 101. You would not believe the pain and agony I went through last night.

A BIG Thanks

Daryl

You're Welcome.

Don't fell so bad, I was using Stuffit Deluxe for several yrs. before I found out that the ability to compress a file was built in to the OS.

[Xairbusdriver]

10 has had the capability to create a ".zip" file since at least Panther. It's right in the File menu of the Finder ( Create an Archive of [the selected file(s)] ) as well as the contextual menus. I'm sure StuffIt can still do that but 10 has more or less negated the need for it, although I still have a couple of aliases on my Desktop for Expander and DropStuff...

I make use of the "Archive..." function extensively before making an upgrade of almost every program. That way I can usually erase the new version and unZip the old version and get back to work when the odd upgrade doesn't "play well!"

[Gregg]

We have yet another application that makes .zip files at work. (Not PKZip) I'm at home on my Mac now, but I'll edit this in the morning and add the name of it, just FYI

It's called IZArc

By the way, PKWare has an office just about two blocks from where I work. I could be mistaken, but I think it's the headquarters. Maybe I'll take a walk over there at lunch and see if there's a sign that says so...

[daryl66]

QUOTE(Xairbusdriver @ Aug 6 2007, 04:51 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I make use of the "Archive..." function extensively before making an upgrade of almost every program. That way I can usually erase the new version and unZip the old version and get back to work when the odd upgrade doesn't "play well!"

What  a great idea.  

I guess the reason I did not realize  10 had the zip capability is none of the drop downs actually say "zip".  Once again OSX 101 stuff.

Daryl