Since there are some people here who were still asking about unzipping files last evening, I thought I'd forward the original message from which I learned to unzip most files. It's much more detailed; hope it helps. Here's that message.
Brenda, The BrailleNote really does not have an unzip utility to handle .zip files. If you're running a version earlier than version 5.0, then you need to unzip that file using a computer. If, on the other hand, you're using version 5.0, then there's a work-around that another BN list member, Aman Singer, had discovered. Do the following, but again, only if you're running version 5.0: 1) From the Main Menu, type F to enter the File Manager. Press R for the Rename File option. 2) Select the Flash Disk as the drive, and Downloads as the folder. Then SPACE through the files there and hit ENTER on that .zip file to select it. 3) When asked for the new name to give the file, you are offered the original file name. Press SPACE with dots 4-6 (READ with SEMICOLON) and type .bks. Note carefully that the period preceding the letters in .bks is entered by pressing dots 4-6 on the Braille keyboard (it's still the PERIOD on the qwerty-style keyboard). Alternatively, you can type a different file name if you wish to change the original, but still put a .bks at the end of that new file name. Hit ENTER, and when asked if you wish to change the extension, type Y for yes. 4) Now press ENTER with BACKSPACE with B (FUNCTION with 9) to enter the Book Reader. Select the Flash Disk as the drive and Downloads as the folder. Then select the file you have renamed with the .bks extension. 5) The BrailleNote sees this file as a Bookshare book, and calls it that way. You will be asked where you wish to unpack the Bookshare book. Select the destination folder. If you're not sure which drive it will be unpacked, or if you wish to change the drive, press BACKSPACE at the folder prompt, and SPACE through the drives you can choose from. 6) Then you will be asked for the password, and just press ENTER here, without typing anything. You will be asked to wait for a while as the .bks file is unpacked. The length of time you need to wait will depend on how large and how many files are in the zip archive. Don't worry, you will hear progress beeps anyway. 7) When the BN is finished unpacking the so-called Bookshare book, you will be asked if you wish to delete the original .bks file. I suggest that you answer N for no, just in case you'll need that file to unzip it on a computer later. Then, you will be placed either in the file itself or at the prompt to review the options for that file. If you wish to read the file using Keybook, then you can do that here, answering Y or N to the prompt about reviewing the options. If you type N, you will be taken into the file and you can start reading. If you type Y, you will be placed in a list of settings you can configure, and when you're done changing them or if you don't really want to change anything but just open the file, type SPACE with E (ESCAPE). You can also read and modify the file in the Keyword Menu. Just type ENTER with BACKSPACE with W (FUNCTION with 4) to switch to that application. Keep in mind that again depending on how the file/s had been zipped, this work-around may or may not work (but most of the time, it does). If it doesn't, then the task of unzipping it must be done on a computer, using a program like Winzip. If you need to do that, follow steps 1 through 3 but this time, give the .bks file its original .zip extension. HTH, Roselle That message helped me a lot; hope it does whomever needs help, too. Brenda Mueller
