Look up encoding standards that are available in Word
What do you want to do?Ĭhoose an encoding standard when you open a fileĬhoose an encoding standard when you save a file When you or someone else opens a text file in Microsoft Word or in another program - perhaps on a computer that has system software in a language that is different from the language that was used to create the file - the encoding standard helps that program determine how to represent the text so that it is readable.
However, if you share text files with people who work in other languages, download text files across the Internet, or share text files with other computer systems, you may need to choose an encoding standard when you open or save a file.
Typically, you can share text files without worrying about the underlying details of how the text is stored.
