[newbie] Compressing files with zip

[Marcia Waller]

Dear All, I would like to compress a directory with the zip format so that I 
may send it to my Win98 laptop through email. How may I do this by hand?
I need to print out some info and I still cannot get my Epson Stylus Color to 
work with LM8 so I am forced to send the files to my laptop. My laptop only 
has Win98 which is why I want to use the zip format.Thanks for your help. 
Sincerely,
Marcia Waller