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One of my favorite Mac OS X features is the ability to 04.04.07 Searching Just Your Bookmarks
create ZIP compressed files from within the OS
(basically, this shrinks the file size, ideal for files 03.28.07 Preview: Hidden Sorting Options
you’re going to email — smaller file sizes mean
faster file transfers). To create a compressed file,
either Control-click on the file and choose Create 03.21.07 Dropping Text on the Dock for Fast Results
Archive (which is Apple-speak for “make a
compressed ZIP file”). Or you can click on a file, then 03.14.07 Get to Your Top Hit Fast
go to the Action menu (the button that looks like a
gear up in the Finder window’s toolbar), and choose
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Create Archive from there. Either way, it quickly
creates a new file, with the file extension “.zip.” This
is the compressed file. You can also compress Tip of the Week Archive
several different files (like three, for example) into
one single archive file — just Command-click (or
Shift-click contiguous files) on all the files you want
included, then choose Create Archive of X Items from
the Action menu. A file will be created named From Scott Kelby’s “Mac OS X Tiger Killer Tips,” packed
“Archive.zip” (that’s it!). By the way, if someone with cool inside secrets, slick workarounds,
sends you a ZIP file, don’t sweat it — just double- undocumented shortcuts, and sneaky tricks to help you
use Mac OS X.
click it and Tiger will automatically decompress it.
Look for a new Scott Kelby Mac OS X tip every
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