Sensitive documents in a folder always need to be protected. There are more and more software we can use to protect files with password. However, all of the encryption program need to be downloaded. Here is an instruction to tell you how to Password-Protect a File by creating a zip file in Windows.

1. Select the folder you want to encrypt with a password. Right-click on the it and select “Send to.” Choose “Compressed folder” from the subsequent menu.

2. You will get a zip file. Right-click on it and select “Explore.”

3. Go to the “File” menu and select “Add a password.”

4. Enter the password you want. Confirm it and click “OK.”

5. Now this folder has been successfully encrypted and you can open it unless enter the right password.

As we all know, there are many folders of importance in windows system cannot be deleted. So most of them are hidden by default. If you want to check the folders or files, you may need to change some settings in windows. Here is the instruction to tell you how o unhide folders in windows.

 

1. Click the “Start” menu button and go to “Control Panel”.

2. Click “Appearance and Personalization—-Folder Options.”

3. Now you can change your folder options. Click the “View” tab at the top of the window.

4. In “Advanced Settings”, click the button next to “Show hidden files and folders.”

5. Click “Ok” to save your settings.

6. Now you’ve successfully unhide your folders and files in Windows.

XnView is a software  to view and convert graphic files, really simple to use.  XnView is provided as freeware for private non-commercial or educational use (including non-profit organization). Here is the instruction to tell you how to use it.

1. Download XnView from here:

http://www.filepuma.com/download/xnview_2.32-8372/

2. Here are the basic toolbar instruction:

Browser – for organizing and renaming your images.

Open – open your images for digital changes.

Search – Search for a file by its name, size, location, and a sundry of others.

Scan – If you have a scanner or a digital camera you can ‘acquire’ the pictures with this button.

Convert – you can batch convert files

Capture – Do a screen capture for whatever you might need screenshots for.

Quick slide show – Create a quick slide show with a collection of pictures or images.

Options – Make any changes in XnView that you need to do