How Do I Create a Custom Course Completion Certificate?
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How Do I Create a Custom Course Completion Certificate? - 1 How Do I Create a Custom Course Completion Certificate? Click on the Configuration menu Select System Configuration
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How Do I Create a Custom Course Completion Certificate?
Click on the Configuration menu
Select System Configuration
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Scroll down to the Course Management section
Select Custom Certificate Settings
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Create New Custom Certificate
Click Create New Custom Certificate (1) to start a new certificate, then click OK on the "Are you sure?" dialogue.OrSelect from the drop down (2) to modify an existing certificate.
Click the "Select Certificate to Edit" dropdown menu
Select the newly created Custom Certificate from the list.
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Click on the Settings Buttons for the certificate settings
Clicking on Certificate Settings reveals the available fields
Select which fields to display on your certificate. Check each box to display the field on the certificate. Un-check to hide. If you would like to add a line or two of custom text, click one of the Optional Text options - this will create a field that you can then type a custom text message on.Click Preview when finished.
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Upload a background image.
Our example shows a vertical background image, but by default, there is no background image shown for an newly created custom certificate. To upload your custom background image, scroll to the bottom of the screen and click "Choose File" to select and image file from your computer. After you've selected your image, click "Upload". For a blank certificate background that you can then modify for your custom certificate, click the links. Click for a vertical certificate. Click for a horizontal certificate.
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Arrange the fields for your certificate.
Click and drag each filed to move it to the desired location. You may also resize each box as you desire. The boxes show the size of the data field in the system - remember to keep it wide enough for the longest Course or Student name you wish to print. (Note: If the boxes are confusing or make alignment hard because it is difficult to see thru them, disable the "Show Object Dimension" box under the top menu. This will eliminate the box and let you manipulate just the field names.)Double-clicking on a field will reveal additional configuration settings for each individual field.
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Optional Text
If you enable the "Optional Text" field, you can double-click it and then type whatever you want in to the box.
PDF Settings
The PDF Settings button on the menu opens an option panel where you can change the Page Layout and PDF Size, as well as Margin settings. In general, don't change these options, unless you switch from a Vertical to Horizontal
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background, and need to change the PDF settings to match.Here is where you should give your Custom Certificate a unique name in the Description box instead of the default "Custom Certificate" title.
Click Save when finished editing
Be sure to click Save to finish
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Choosing your Custom Certificate
When you go to print Completion Certificates (on the Report menu) simply select your new Custom certificate by clicking on the radio button.
