How Do I Decode an Encoded Word Document?

Getting started
1. Open your file if it is not currently open with Microsoft Office Suite. One of the most common ways to have an encoding error is by using a different program to reopen a file.
2. Click the 'Office' button and select 'Word Options.' Then click the 'Advanced' option.
3. Find the 'General' section in advanced options and check the box next to 'Confirm file format conversion on open.' This will tell the program that it should run a check on the file's encoding when it opens the next time.
4. Close, and reopen the file. Word should now have displayed a dialog box titled 'Convert File.' If Word did not display the dialog box, then repeat Steps 1 through 4.
5. Select the 'Encoded Text' option in the 'Convert File' dialog box that just opened.
6. Select 'Other Encoding' in the 'File Conversion' dialog box, and then choose the encoding standard you wish to use from the list provided. You will have the option to preview your text. Use this to check the text for readability in the coding standard that you selected.With a little trial and error this should solve your encoding error problems when files load in an improper manner.