How to Retrieve Your Digital Badge

Congratulations! Once you have passed your examination and earned your certification, you will receive two emails from ACVREP. The first will confirm that you are now certified and your status has been updated as such by ACVREP. The second will have a copy of your digital badge image as well as a link for the digital badge verification.

Open the email that has the subject "Congratulations! You just earned a "[Badge_Name] Digital Badge!"
Download the attached image.
When you share the link in the email with individuals, they will be able to review your certification status. You will need to add the link as a hyperlink to the image in your email signatures or other locations. To add the hyperlink via a Windows-based computer, focus on the image and hold down the "Control" key and then press the "K" key on your keyboard. The link needs to be pasted as a hyperlink for the image to complete the creation of the digital badge. Each link is unique to you and will have your name and details regarding your certification status. It is also important to add alt text to the image if you add it to your email signature or other locations to describe it. Recommended alt text is "[Badge_Name] Certification Digital Badge for [Your_Name]."
There is another link to the ACVREP page to "Manage Badges." To access this page, you would need to first login to your ACVREP account.

Share Your Digital Credential in Your Email Signature

Sharing your digital credential is an effective way to take credit for your achievements in a way that can be instantly verified. Embedding your badge into an email signature is quick and easy. We'll show you how to do it with Outlook and Gmail.
Before you get started, make sure you have your assets ready to go (instructions are the same on Outlook and Gmail). Log into your account and select the badge you'd like to share. Save your badge image to your computer. Next, click the URL icon and copy it to your clipboard.

Desktop version of Microsoft Outlook on Windows (commands are similar, but different on a macOS computer):

First start a blank Microsoft Word document.
Insert the image of the digital badge provided by ACVREP for your certification.
Select the image using the mouse or keyboard commands.
Hold down control and press the letter "K" to open the hyperlink dialog box.
Now, paste the URL (link address) for your personalized page from ACVREP that has your digital badge details. You can find this by opening your digital badge page from the email that you received from ACVREP congratulating you on earning the badge. Then, go to the address bar and select the URL. To do this with keyboard commands, hold down Alt and press the letter “D.” Then, hold down control and press the letter “A” to select all. Then, hold down control and press the letter “A” to select all and copy by holding down control and pressing the letter “C.”
Now switch back to the Word document where you have the hyperlink dialog box open. Hold down control and press the letter “V” as in victor to paste.
Next, you will need to add alt text. Please use the recommended alt text from ACVREP for your specific certification badge. The image should still be selected. To add alt text, either right click on the image and then choose “Edit alt text” or open the context menu by holding down Shift and pressing “F10” followed by using down arrow to choose Edit Alt Text and pressing enter. Note that older versions of Word or older Word formats will require different steps.
Be sure that the image is still selected. Hold down control and press the letter “C” to copy it.
Next, start a new email message in Microsoft Outlook.
Find and activate “signature” button from the Insert menu ribbon. Either edit an existing signature or add a new one.
Add or edit any text in the signature as desired.
Next, paste the digital badge by holding down control and pressing the letter “V” for Victor.”
There are additional options in this dialog box where you can adjust when the signature is available in new messages or in replies and forwards. You may want to adjust those settings before continuing.
Save your new Outlook signature using Alt with S or left clicking on Save. Then, activate the OK button.
Now anyone who receives an email with your signature can activate the clickable link on your badge to verify your achievement through the digital badge platform.

Gmail on Windows or Chromebook:

First start a blank Google Doc.
Insert the image of the digital badge provided by ACVREP for your certification.
Select the image using the mouse or keyboard commands.
Hold down control and press the letter “K” to open the hyperlink dialog box.
Now, paste the URL (link address) for your personalized page from ACVREP that has your digital badge details. You can find this by opening your digital badge page from the email that you received from ACVREP congratulating you on earning the badge. Then, go to the address bar and select the URL. To do this with keyboard commands, hold down Alt and press the letter “D.” Then, hold down control and press the letter “A” to select all and copy by holding down control and pressing the letter “C.”
Now switch back to the Google Doc where you have the hyperlink dialog box open. Hold down control and press the letter “V” as in victor to paste.
Next, you will need to add alt text. Please use the recommended alt text from ACVREP for your specific certification badge. The image should still be selected. To add alt text, either right click on the image and then choose “Alt text” or hold down both control and alt and press the letter “Y.” In the description edit field, paste the text that ACVREP provided for your specific certification badge. Activate OK by pressing enter or using the mouse, you can left click on OK when finished.
Be sure that the image is still selected. Hold down control and press the letter “C” to copy it.
Now, switch to Gmail and open Settings. Choose “See all settings” if that option is available when you activate the settings wheel. You should land on the General tab.
Scroll or navigate to the signature field. You can either edit the existing signature or create a new signature. Navigate to the edit field for the signature and add or edit any existing text. Then, move to the location where you would like to add the digital badge.
Hold down Control and press the letter “V” as in victor to paste the image.
Activate the “Save Changes” button at the bottom of the window before continuing, so that you save your signature changes.
Now anyone who receives an email with your signature can activate the clickable link on your badge to verify your achievement through the digital badge platform.