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Fax: Special characters are not properly recognized on Fax Cover Sheet.

Hi! The company I'm working with has an ampersand in their name. When I add one to an outgoing FAX I get this:

&

This happens in Excel too, where I use TWO && to correct the problem. That doesn't seem to work here. Ideas? Thanks!
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mike commented
Hi Anet,  Can you provide more details. I tried adding a contact with the ampersand (in several fields), and could not recreate this. Can you tell us exactly how the information is entered and where exactly you are seeing the "&amp" ?

Mike 
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anet commented
Mike, thanks! I am working in settings; outbound fax settings; company name. ~a
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We have the same problem. In User > Outbound Fax Settings you'll find the fields to complete that will automatically fill in a fax cover page. In the field, Company, we have our company's name typed as Allevity HR & Payroll.

When I use my soft phone (desktop phone) to send a fax, I always preview the cover page by clicking on the eye icon to the right of the words Cover Page. When previewing the cover page I can see that the ampersand shows up and it is followed by a semi colon. Our company's preference is to have our company name written with the ampersand versus writing out the word "and".

I have been unable to find a way to use the ampersand without it being followed by the semi colon (see pic below). When I type the word "and", it works fine.

Is there a way for us to actually use the ampersand? 

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mike commented
Thanks for the clarification.  I've switched this to an "idea" topic since this is something that our Product Team would need to fix/program.  
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Thank you Mike! :)
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ringcentral35 commented
It happens with several non common characters like ~ as well in Texting... Please allow to use any characters.
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