Encoding is a set of characters used when opening a text file. Each document has its own encoding, which corresponds to the locale accepted in the region. Depending on the system language and file type, the appropriate text display option will be used.
Instructions
Step 1
Files stored in Russian are usually displayed in Windows-1251 modes, which stores the Cyrillic character set. Also, the UTF-8 format is often used, and even less often KOI8-R. These encodings contain the letters of the Russian alphabet and will be automatically detected by text editors, browsers and other programs.
Step 2
When saving a file, you can also manually set its encoding. If you are not sure which encoding to use, select unicode. Files saved in this format can be read on any computers where the English or Russian version of the software is installed. Characters from Greek, Arabic, Japanese and other alphabets can also be included in Unicode.
Step 3
When opening a file in Word, to select a standard encoding, click on the Office button located in the upper left corner of the window. Then click on the "Word Options" - "Advanced" section. In the General section, select the Confirm Format Conversion On Open option.
Step 4
Close the program window, and then open the desired file in Word again. You will see a dialog box where you can select the encoding you want. Select "Coded Text" - "Other" and then mark the character set you want.
Step 5
To save the document in Word in one of the formats, select "Save As". In the Save as type box, enter Plain Text. The Convert File dialog box appears, allowing you to select the required standards for displaying text.
Step 6
To select the desired character set in other text editors, use the corresponding menu item of the program interface. Often, the display options for symbols can be set in the File, Edit, or Tools menus.
Step 7
If the web page does not display correctly in the browser window, you can also manually select the character set used to view the site. In Chrome, this function is located in the "Tools" - "Encoding" section. For Firefox, this item is located in the "Web Development" - "Encoding" section. A similar option is available in Internet Explorer and Opera. Experiment with the suggested options and choose the most appropriate to display the text on the page as accurately as possible.
