Convert Indic language text files from Unicode to ISCII - Word

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Convert Indic language text files from Unicode to ISCII

Applies to: Microsoft Office Word 2003

Open the document you want to convert to an Indian Script Code for Information Interchange (ISCII) code page (code page: A table that relates the binary character codes used by a program to keys on the keyboard or to the appearance of characters on the display. Code pages are a means of providing support for the languages used in different countries/regions.).
On the File menu, click Save As.
In the Save as type box, click Plain Text.
Click Save, and then verify you want to save the file to this format.
Click Other encoding, and then click the ISCII encoder you want.

Note It is recommended that when working with Indic languages, you enable support for the specific language through Microsoft Office Language Settings.