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MuffinMama
2 years agoNew member | Level 2
Excel File Displaying Chinese Characters.
Hi All. I have a file that I edited yesterday that is now appearing online as chinese characters. If I select the cell, the correct/English version of the word appears, but not when displayed. All ot...
- 2 years ago
MuffinMama wrote:
I have a file that I edited yesterday that is now appearing online as chinese characters. If I select the cell, the correct/English version of the word appears, but not when displayed.
Those aren't Chinese characters.
This is a Microsoft issue, unrelated to Dropbox, and it's a problem with the font you're using. Change it to something other than Arial and the issue will likely go away. If you search Google you'll find many people experiencing this issue while using the web version of Office that have reported it to Microsoft.
Licoge
2 years agoExplorer | Level 3
hello, my accented characters in French have been replaced by Asian characters
- Walter2 years agoDropbox Staff
Hi there Licoge, sorry to hear about this.
Could you send us a screenshot of where you're spotting this so that we can have a visual too?
Thanks!
- Licoge2 years agoExplorer | Level 3A few days' ago, it was correct, now accented caracters are replaced. Sée exemple below.
It's a problem with table caracter code UTF-8 or 850, I don t know how to solve it
D脙漏part Bruxelles le 14/09 15:30 avec retardDuba脙炉 apr脙篓s 6 h de vol vers 21:30Escale 3:30Vendredi 15Duba脙炉 24:30 d脙漏calage h 2:00 Avion part 脙聽 4:00 du matin plut脙麓t que 3:30 Dempesar apr脙篓s 9h de vol et un peu de retard . Plus 6:00 de d脙漏calage horaire par rapport 脙聽 Duba脙炉 Valises 脙聽 17:00.. attente de 2h.
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