Convert PDFs to ZIP files

You can easily convert a PDF into a ZIP file using Windows standard tools. We'll show you how it's done.

Pack PDF files in a ZIP archive

The instructions work with all files - whether PDF, Word document or Excel spreadsheet:

1. Select one or more PDF files and right-click on them.
2. A context menu opens in which you move the mouse to the "Send to" item.
3. Another small menu opens, in which you click on "ZIP-compressed folder".
4. The file (s) are now packed into a ZIP file. It is then in the same folder as the original file.
5. The ZIP file can be opened with a double click. Here you can open the PDF file again by double-clicking it.

This practical tip shows you how to pack not only PDFs, but all possible files and folders into a password-protected ZIP archive.