Academy - Custom Certificates

Creating a Custom Certificate

Note: Administrator Permissions Are Required to Create and Edit Custom Certificates

Creating / Editing a New Custom Certificate

1. To access the custom certificate feature open the “Admin” tab and choose “Manage Custom Certificates”.
   
   
   
   
2. Click on “Create Custom Certificate” to create a new certificate or “Edit” next to the certificate you want to edit in the List.
   
   
   
3. Enter the name you would like to use for the Custom Certificate template.
4. Select one of the 3 Custom Certificate templates layout you would like to use and begin uploading images*(see below) and completing the text fields as desired.
   
   
   
5. Once you have completed your custom certificate template click “Save” on the bottom of the page.
6. After saving click “Back to List” to create a new custom certificate or edit an existing one.
   

Templates

There are 3 customizable template types. The images and custom text fields are mapped out below for each template.

Template 1:

Template 2:

Template 3:

*Uploaded Image Requirements and Recommendations

There are 4 categories of images that are used in the customer certificates

Standard Logo (Compatible with Square and Wide images)

Wide Logo (Template 3, supports only wide aspect images)

Signature (wide aspect ratio recommended with transparent background)

Seal (Square aspect ratio recommended with transparent background and image transparency set to 40% for best results)

All 4 categories support the following file formats

1. PNG
2. SVG
3. JPG

PNG and SVG are recommended since they support transparent backgrounds

Assigning Custom Certificates to External Training

Whether Creating or Editing an external training record you have the ability to assign a custom certificate to an external training record. To do so select “External Training” under the “Training” tab.

When opened you will see 3 options.

1. Generate a Certificate
2. Certificate Type (visible if you choose to generate a certificate)
3. List of available custom certificates (visible if you choose to use a custom certificate)

If you choose (Yes) to generate a certificate with an external training record you will be presented with an option to use the default certificate or choose from a list of previously created custom course certificates.