[Solved] Why is my Template in XML?

[jeremys86004]

How do I fix this. I've downloaded 2 templates and and both of them are completely in XML.. HELP!
[Solved]

[acknak]

Can you give us the address for the templates, so we can give it a try?

[Hagar Delest]

Have you downloaded a .zip file? If so, try to rename it as .oxt and open it with OOo (Tools>Extension manager>Add).

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[jeremys86004]

I renamed the file to .oxt and added it, now it's saying that the media can't be loaded

[Hagar Delest]

Can you give the address of the extension?

[jeremys86004]

This is the first one I'm trying to fix...
http://templates.services.openoffice.org/en/node/5105

[Hagar Delest]

Change the extension to .ott. Then open it with Writer.

[RoryOF]

And in addition, you probably should change your Internet Browser, as IE8 can interfere with download extensions, as you have found out.

[jeremys86004]

This is what I get after changing it to .ott

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<office:document-content xmlns:office="urn:oasis:names:tc:opendocument:xmlns1.0" xmlns:style="urn:oasis:names:tc:opendocument:xmlns:style:1.0" xmlns:text="urn:oasis:names:tc:opendocument:xmlns:text:1.0" xmlns:table="urn:oasis:names:tc:opendocument:xmlns:table:1.0" xmlns:draw="urn:oasis:names:tc:opendocument:xmlns:drawing:1.0" xmlns:fo="urn:oasis:names:tc:opendocument:xmlns:xsl-fo-compatible:1.0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"

etc... I don't have the option to change my ie...
I'm not using my home computer

[Hagar Delest]

Once you download the file, change the .zip to .ott and open it with OOo.

For the record: [Solved] Internet Explorer Download .odt as .zip file?

[jeremys86004]

Ooooooooo So the whole file gets changed to .ott, not just the content

[Villeroy]

Renaming a file does not change a single byte. All ODF files (.odt, .ods, .odp, .odg and the templates .ott, ots,...) are xml files in a zip archive actually.