FAQ Entry #203

This is a respond to a previously asked question about the A' Design Award and Competition. The full list of frequently asked questions can be accessed here.

#203: My name appears wrong in the confirmation mail, will it also display incorrect in the certificates?

Your names containing special characters might appear incorrect only in emails as they are sent text-only without unicode or utf character set support, however you do not need to worry, your name on the certificates will be correct as they support unicode - utf coding. In any case you can change your name in your control panel and have a preview of your certificates before they are printed.

Keywords: character set problems, incorrect name, certificates

The following questions could be related:

• #130: I am living outside Italy, how can I receive my award if I won?
• #285: The problem is that the title of the Prize states my name when the intellectual property belongs to another designer / team I represent?
• #336: My design excellence certificate displays the wrong name.

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