title: Install pandoc with no administrator access
body: <p>I'm am using <code>rmarkdown</code> to generate a word output and need <code>pandoc</code> to do so. Unfortunately I do not have administrator access on my work computer so I can't run the installer or use the <code>install.pandoc()</code> option. </p>
  
  <p>I have tried downloading both the .zip and .tar.gz files from <a href="https://github.com/jgm/pandoc/releases/tag/2.2.1" rel="nofollow noreferrer">the github site</a> and tried to install them manually using the "install" tab in RStudio, but get the error:</p>
  
  <pre><code>Warning in install.packages :
    cannot open compressed file 'pandoc-2.2.1-windows-x86/DESCRIPTION', probable reason 'No such file or directory'
  Error in install.packages : cannot open the connection
  </code></pre>
  
  <p><a href="https://pandoc.org/installing.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Here</a> states "If you prefer not to use the msi installer, we also provide a zip file that contains pandoc’s binaries and documentation. Simply unzip this file and move the binaries to a directory of your choice." </p>
  
  <p>maybe I don't know what they mean by "move the binaries to a directory of your choice." - When I unzip the files, I still cannot access the package.</p>
  
  <p>Side note - I have defined <code>.libpaths()</code> to allow me to install other packages, but i cannot get pandoc to work. </p>
  
  <p>Any suggestions on how to do this? </p>