Using Textedit. I open a plain text file I previously edited on a Windows PC. 
There are characters appearing that must be mathematical values or numerical 
fractions that I cannot decipher. Here is a part of one file with such elements

With two 17mm or 11/16î wrenches break the two nuts apart and run them up the 
thread ºî. 
This will allow for an additional Ωî of blade length and release the bind.

What can I do to get the î º or Ω to read out as the characters they are 
supposed to

Dave Carlson
Musician, Engineer, Farfar, Oregonian, Woodworker, and Pioneer

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