How to Zip Files on a Mac

Learn how to zip multiple files on a Mac by following the information in these simple steps.

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You Will Need

  • Mac
  • A zip utility (optional)

Steps

  1. Step 1

    Select the files

    Select the files you want to zip by clicking on them. To select multiple files, hold down the Command key while you click on each.

  2. Step 2

    Control click

    Hold down the Control key and click on one of the files. A window will pop up.

  3. Step 3

    Select archive

    Select Create Archive or Compress. The files will compress into a zip file.

  4. Download a zip utility for more control over zip options.

  5. Step 4

    Rename file

    Select the zip file and click on the title to rename it.

  6. Phillip Katz came up with the zip file archive at his mother's kitchen table.

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