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ZIP Mathematica Files

Here are step-by-step instructions on how to ZIP Mathematica files

1. Double Click on MS-DOS PROMPT icon from the Applications menu
2. You should be in your directory(look at the prompt), if you are not, then type the following: cd K:\students\(your login)
3. If you want to ZIP ALL Mathematica files in your directory, type: pkzip *.ma filename.zip NOTE that you can change filename.zip to any other name you want, just make sure its followed by .zip
4. If you want to ZIP ONE Mathematica file in your directory, type: pkzip mathematicafile.ma filename.zip NOTE that you can change filename.zip to any other name you want, just make sure its followed by .zip. Also NOTE that mathematicafile.ma is the name of the file you wish to ZIP.
5. Thats it! Type exit to get out of DOS
   
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