If you right-click on any file or folder, you get the same menu, with the compression option. Yes, the standard mouse that comes with the iMac does have two buttons! You just need to enable the second button.

This is the menu you get when you control-click on an item or folder.Īnother way to compress, with just one hand, is to right-click with the mouse button.

Attach that item to your email, and send.

Click Compress “X”. Your computer will automatically create a compressed version of that item in the same spot, with the ending.

One of the items in the menu is Compress “X” (X is the name of your file).

Hold down the Control key (at the bottom left of your keyboard) and then click the mouse on any file or folder.

Here’s the quick and easy way to compress files and folders on your Mac before attaching and sending.

Unusual file types (not MP3, PDF, JPG, Excel, or Word–these are usually okay), as they often get corrupted in transit over the internet.

Folders (if you want to send an entire folder of documents attached to one email).

For Mac users, certain items should always be compressed before they get attached to an email and sent off:

Mac compress folder