Zip and E-Mail Plus

The Zip and E-Mail Plus dialog allows you to specify the filename to be used for a Zip file that WinZip® creates and attaches to the new e-mail message. It also allows you to specify an encryption method and password if desired (please read about encryption).

To use Zip and E-Mail Plus, simply select files or folders in a My Computer or Windows Explorer window, right click on any selected item, and choose Zip and E-Mail Plus from the WinZip Explorer context menu. When the dialog appears:

Choose the name to be used for the Zip file. You can accept the suggested name, or you can specify a name of your own by clicking Use this name and typing in the desired name. Don't specify a folder name, because the Zip file is temporary and will be created in a temporary folder.
Check the Encrypt Zip file check box if you want to encrypt the Zip file.
Click OK.

If you've chosen to encrypt the Zip file, a second dialog will appear that allows you to specify the encryption method and password. Then WinZip compresses the selected items into a temporary Zip file, creates a new e-mail message, and attaches the temporary Zip file to the message. You can address the message, add any desired text, and send it as you normally would. WinZip automatically deletes the temporary Zip file when it is no longer needed.