Converting for Systems That Only Accept Shift_JIS
Key points
- Choose the file
- Set the target to "Shift_JIS"
- Check characters that could not be converted
With Convert Text Encoding you can convert a UTF-8 file to Shift_JIS.
Steps
- Choose the file
- Under "Convert to" choose "Shift_JIS (Windows)"
- Check the message for characters that became "?"
Characters Shift_JIS cannot represent, such as old kanji forms and emoji, become "?". Check the contents before sending.
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