Step 3: Download file in format of your choosing This will open a dialog box, where you can select or drag the file you want to convert to UTF-8. Step 2: Open file you want to convert to UTF-8Ĭlick the Open option from the File menu in Google Sheets. You can do this in three easy steps.Ĭlick the new Google Sheets button after opening the Google Sheets page. Google Sheets makes it incredibly easy to convert your file to UTF-8. Converting Your File To UTF-8 Using Google Sheets You don't even have to know what your current file is encoded in. There are no settings you have to futz with or any 'conversions' you have to run.

We've found Google Sheets to be the best way convert you file to UTF-8.

This can get tricky as tools like Excel and LibreOffice have many different versions, so figuring out where the settings are can be confusing. One way to solve this problem is to ensure your file is encoding in UTF-8. This can be frustrating, and feel overwhelming but we've found a pretty easy fix that we think can help you get this figured out. When opening a file in Excel or LibreOffice, you may notice some characters don't display properly.

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