2008/10/11 Lynda Bishop <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > I am unable to open because I can't "unzip". I had Winzip for a trial > period but never use it and didn't buy it. Will I have to purchase Winzip to > use my openoffice? > > Thank you, > Lynda Bishop >
You shouldn't need Winzip, or any other "unzipper" to be able to use OpenOffice. Please explain exactly what you are trying to "open" and what happens when you try. Please be careful to tell us the exact text of any error messages you get. Please also say which version of OpenOffice you are using and which version of which Operating System (OpenSuse 10.1, Windows XP SP3, ...) When you save an OpenOffice document in one of its own (ODF = Open Document Format) formats (.odt, .ods etc.) the resulting file *is* a "zip" archive but that should never be of interest to you. OpenOffice does all that behind the scenes and uses its own built-in software to do it. If you really need a zip/unzip utility for some reason you can download 7-zip from <http://www.7-zip.org/>. It's free and can handle pretty much anything Winzip can. -- Harold Fuchs London, England Please reply *only* to [email protected]
