There are programs on your computer that seem ubiquitous; you might not know what they are specifically, or what exactly it is that they do. WinZip is a fine example; it's one of those computer concepts that have become a verb. Like "Google it" for search, "tweet" for share and the like, "Zip it" has become synonymous with file compression. Miss Download explains.

Photos can be very large files and sending large files via email can be a problem. One way to reduce the size of your photos is to squeeze or compress them with WinZip. It makes the files smaller, puts them all into a handy ZIP file package and allows you to deliver them to friends and familiy without having your email "bounce back" and without overloading the recipient's inbox or internet connection.

Photos can be very large files and sending large files via email can be a problem. One way to reduce the size of your photos is to compress them with WinRAR. It makes the files smaller, puts them all into a handy RAR file package, and you can deliver them to friends and family.

Compressing or zipping makes sending large files via email easier. It's also a good way to send a group of files like a folder full of pictures via email without having to attach each one individually. In WinZip 12, it's easy to compress files to send or store.