Archiving

• 1). Launch Windows Explorer or My Computer.
  
  
• 2). Browse the computer folders until you find the BMP file to be compressed.
  
  
• 3). Right-click on the BMP file once. Click "Send To" and then click "Compressed (zipped) Folders." Windows will create a ZIP archive with the bitmap file in it.
  
  

Conversion

• 1). Launch Microsoft Paint.
  
  
• 2). Click "File" and then click "Open." Locate the bitmap file to be compressed, and click "Open." Paint opens the file for viewing.
  
  
• 3). Click "File" and then click "Save As." Click "JPEG" as the file format from the "Save as type" drop-down list. Type a file name for the new JPEG file. Browse to a different folder or use the current one. Click "Save." This converts the BMP file into a compressed JPEG image.