Zipping your portfolio

Creating and zipping your portfolio folder on a Mac

·      In Finder, select File and New Folder. A new folder will appear on your desktop with a text box open beneath it.

·      Simply type the title for the folder (“YourName_Collected_Portfolio”)

·      Open the folder and create any number of new folders by selecting File and New Folder in Finder and name them. This will create new folders within the first. If you want folders inside those subsequent folders to further organize your material, open the desired folder and again select File and New Folder.

·      Drag and drop files into the desired folders.

When your portfolio is complete:

·      In Finder, select the first folder by clicking on it once.

·      Select File and select Compress. Compress with be followed by the folder’s name.

·      A Zipped file “Collected Portfolio.zip” will appear on your desktop next to the original.

Creating and zipping your portfolio folder on a PC

·      Create a new folder by right-clicking on your desktop and selecting "New Folder."

·      Rename the folder by right-clicking on it (“YourName_Collected Portfolio"

·      Open the folder and create new folders within it by right-clicking and selecting “New folder.”

·      Drag and Drop files or use copy/paste to fill folders with files.

When your portfolio is complete:

·       Right click on the main folder. 

·       Left click on "Send to."

·       Left click on "Compressed (Zipped) Folder."

Once you have organized and zipped your folder, attach it to an e-mail to send to the instructor. This same process can be repeated for your "Selected Portfolio."