How to zip your projects
For PC users:
1. Open Windows Explorer
2. Select the project folder that you want to zip and do a right click
3. In the menu that appears, select "Add to {foldername}.zip" or "Compress
to {foldername}.zip" where {foldername} is the name of your project folder
4. This will create the zip file {foldername}.zip in the same folder
where your project folder is
5. You are done !
If this does not work out then open winzip32 from "start->programs"
menu on taskbar at the bottom of screen. You might have to search for "winzip32"
in the start->programs as it is at different places in different labs.
Then -
1. Click "I agree"
2. Click "New". This will prompt you to enter new archive (zip file)
name. Select proper destination folder for your zip file. Give proper name
to zip file. Leave the "Add Dialog" check box at the bottom of this window
checked. Then click OK
3. Then winzip will prompt you to add new files to this zip file. Select
your project folder and click "Add".
4. This will take you inside your project folder. In this window, in
the "File Name" field, type *.*
5. Select "Add (and replace) files" from "Action" list box.
6. Select "Include Subfolders" and "Save Full Path Info" options.
7. Click "Add". This will add all the files and directories in your
project folder to the zip file. It will also add anything that might be
present in the subfolders in your project folder.
8. Close winzip32. Your zip file is ready !
For Mac users:
These instructions are based on StuffIt Lite 6.5 utility.
1. Open "StuffIt Lite 6.5". Double click on "DropZip" utility
2. From the menu bar, select "File". This will open a window that asks
you to select the folder from which you wish to zip files
3. Select your project folder. Then select files that you want to zip.
You can select multiple files by "shift+click" of mouse
4. Click "choose". This will show the option to select a file name
for zip file. Select the destination folder and give a proper file name
and click "save"
5. Your zip file is ready in the destination folder !
How to unzip your projects
1. Double click on the zip file
2. This opens the zip-unzip utility you have on your PC/Mac and prompts
you for further steps
3. Follow those steps and unzip the file