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Next you must click OK to create the compressed archive (zip file).Ensure you do not forget the password otherwise you won’t be able to open the files inside without this. Under the heading Encryption enter a password in the first and second fields.

Change the Archive format option to zip to ensure the other person can open it without 7-Zip installed.

With the files and folders highlighted, right-click on one item and from the sub menu select 7-Zip > Add to archive….

In Windows Explorer, browse to the file(s) you want to compress with 7-Zip.

Install 7-Zip from the Applications folder on your desktop.

If you send it by email then there’s a greater chance of it being linked to the document you want to protect. It’s important to send the password using another form of communication, this could be by phone, text or letter.

This knowledge base article explains how to create a password protected zip file otherwise known as a password protected compressed file.