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> # Compressing Files Using NetFile

> Click Compress to reduce the size of the file or files selected in the File Display pane. You need to uncompress a compressed file to access its contents. The compression scheme used is Zip, which is Microsoft Windows WinZip (6.3 or greater) and UNIX gzip compatible.

> Use Compress File to decrease the size of a file, in most cases. The smaller the file, the less time it takes to transmit it. Graphics (bmp and tiff) and PostScript files (ps), in particular, are quite large and compress (zip) to very small files.

> If you compress a file, you must have a utility to uncompress the file. Many different programs exist on all platforms, including WinZip for Microsoft Windows.

> 1. Select one or more files in the File Display pane. The Compress button is enabled only when a file is selected.

> Note | You can select multiple files for compression. But this will not result in a single compressed file. Individual compressed files are created for each file selected. For example, if you choose 10 files together and click Compress, 10 different .zip (or .gz) files are created.

> 2. Click Compress.

> The Compress File(s) dialog is displayed asking for confirmation to compress the selected files.

> 3. Choose ZIP or GZip as the method of compression in the Compress File(s) dialog, and click OK.

> The Info dialog appears and informs you that the selected files have been compressed.

> Note | The compressed files have the same names as the original files, with a .zip or .gz extension, depending on the compression method chosen. For example, zip compressing file.txt results in a new file called file.txt.zip.

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