have a Notepad document that is showing as coded text. What steps can I take to convert it back to English text? The document includes a series of characters that make no sense to me. What tools can I use or what steps can I follow to convert it to plain

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When I open my Notepad documents the text appears in a strange coded format such as this.: ( How can I convert it back to English?)

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Answer 1

Hello Barbara,

The document has been saved in the Open XML format. Try opening the document with a tool that understands that format (e.g. Microsoft Word, WordPad, etc.).

Gary

Answer 2

Hi,

If the file is not corrupted and you know the possible encodings of the file, you can try to save it with the correct encoding, or you may not convert it back.

Best Regards,

Ian Xue

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