---
title: "Creating image archives"
canonical_url: https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/b01ba42a-ac07-11e2-b6e5-b8f6b11825bb
short_url: https://dpg.support/aaib
category: "Downloads"
locale: en
updated_at: 2021-01-29T02:05:48Z
source: Digital Photo Gallery Support
---

# Creating image archives

You can use image archives to create downloadable ZIP files of your images.  

### Creating archives

[▶ Video](https://cache.dpg.media/hyqelgcvfopo/videos/d11f93c4-c6f8-11e6-a3ca-56388aee727f/ebee357a-c6f8-11e6-a3ca-56388aee727f.mp4)

Select the images you want to add to the ZIP file. Open the **Create archive** panel. Click **Create**.

### Downloading archives

[▶ Video](https://cache.dpg.media/hyqelgcvfopo/videos/b5f02a44-c6fa-11e6-9928-56388aee727f/ce039026-c6fa-11e6-9928-56388aee727f.mp4)
View the archives you have created on the [downloads](https://admin.digitalphotogallery.com/account/downloads#downloads) page.

### Sending via email

![](https://cache.media.digitalphotogallery.com/hyqelgcvfopo/images/ec69b690-c708-11e6-a0b3-7a0f266557bf/338_support.jpg?generated=20161220230630)

You can send your archive to one or more people (who don't need to be DPG users) via email. 

Enter one or more email addresses, separated by commas when creating the archive.}

### Sharing a link
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