Course completion certificates
Zoho Learn helps you create certificates that learners can download after they complete a course. You can enable certificates for all courses, including the ones that do not have any requisites for course completion. You can select a template, change the elements in the template, and insert auto-filled fields to build a certificate that suits your course.
Creating a certificate
To create a certificate for a course:
- Navigate to the course, then go to the Settings tab.
- Click the Expand button on the Certificates option.
- Click Create Certificate.
- Browse the templates in the design library. Click Preview to see a preview of the certificate design. Click Select to select a design.
- Drag and drop the elements and fields you want to add to your certificate.
- Click Preview to see a preview of the certificate.
Working with the certificate editor
Adding elements to your certificate:
To add a heading to the certificate:
- Navigate to the certificate editor, then go to the Elements tab.
- Click Heading to drag and drop it on the certificate.
- Enter the text for the heading.
To add a paragraph to the certificate:
- Navigate to the certificate editor, then go to the Elements tab.
- Click Paragraph to drag and drop it on the certificate.
- Enter the text for the paragraph.
To change the font style of the text:
- Select the element.
- Click the Font style dropdown to the top of the editor view, then set the font style.
To change the font size of the text:
- Select the element.
- Click the Font size dropdown to the top of the editor view, then set the font size.
To insert a dynamic field in the element:
- Select the element.
- Click the Insert fields dropdown to the top of the editor view, then select the field.
To change the font color of the text:
- Select the element.
- Click the Font color dropdown to the top of the editor view, then select the font color.
To make the text bold:
- Select the element.
- Click the Bold icon to the top of the editor view.
To make the text italic:
- Select the element.
- Click the Italic icon to the top of the editor view.
To underline text:
- Select the element.
- Click the Underline icon to the top of the editor view.
To change the alignment of the text:
- Select the element.
- Click the Alignment dropdown to the top of the editor view, then select the alignment style.
To change the background color of the text:
- Select the element.
- Click the Background color icon to the top of the editor view, then select the color.
To insert an inline image in the element:
- Select the element.
- Click the Inline image icon to the top of the editor view.
- Click the Upload Image icon and select the image from your device.
- Click Ok.
To edit the element as HTML:
- Select the element.
- Click the Edit as HTML icon to the top of the editor view.
- Edit the HTML code, then click Ok.
To change the spacing for the element:
- Select the element.
- Click the Spacing dropdown to the top of the editor view, then set the margins.
To add an image to the certificate:
- Navigate to the certificate editor, then go to the Elements tab.
- Click Image to drag and drop it on the certificate.
- Click the Upload Image icon and select the image from your device.
- Click Ok.
To change the size of the image:
- Select the image.
- Click the Image size dropdown to the top of the editor view, then select the size.
To change the border of the image:
- Select the image.
- Click the Border dropdown to the top of the editor view, then select the border.
To change the spacing of the image:
- Select the image.
- Click the Spacing dropdown to the top of the editor view, then set the margins.
To change the alignment of the image:
- Select the image.
- Click the Alignment dropdown to the top of the editor view, then select the alignment style.
To change the background color of the image:
- Select the image.
- Click the Background color icon to the top of the editor view, then select the color.
To change the border color of the image:
- Select the image.
- Click the Border color icon to the top of the editor view, then select the color.
To edit the HTML for the image:
- Select the image.
- Click the Edit as HTML icon to the top of the editor view.
- Edit the HTML code, then click Ok.
To change the image:
- Select the image.
- Click the Change image button to the top of the editor view.
- Click the Upload Image icon and select the image from your device.
- Click Ok.
To add a table to the certificate:
- Navigate to the certificate editor, then go to the Elements tab.
- Click Table to drag and drop it on the certificate.
To insert a column before the current column:
- Select the column.
- Click the Insert column before icon to the top of the editor view.
To insert a column after the current column:
- Select the column.
- Click the Insert column after icon to the top of the editor view.
To insert a row before the current row:
- Select the row.
- Click the Insert row before icon to the top of the editor view.
To insert a row after the current row:
- Select the row.
- Click the Insert row after icon to the top of the editor view.
To delete the current column:
- Select the column.
- Click the Delete column icon to the top of the editor view.
To delete the current row:
- Select the row.
- Click the Delete row icon to the top of the editor view.
To add a spacer to the certificate:
- Navigate to the certificate editor, then go to the Elements tab.
- Click Spacer to drag and drop it on the certificate.
To change the height of the spacer:
- Select the spacer.
- Set the height for the spacer to the top of the editor view.
To add a line to the certificate:
- Navigate to the certificate editor, then go to the Elements tab.
- Click Line to drag and drop it on the certificate.
To change the thickness of the line:
- Select the line.
- Set the line thickness value to the top of the editor view.
To change the style of the line:
- Select the line.
- Click the Line style dropdown to the top of the editor view, then select the style.
To change the margins of the line:
- Select the line.
- Click the Margin dropdown to the top of the editor view, then set the margins.
To change the color of the line:
- Select the line.
- Click the Line color icon to the top of the editor view, then select the color.
Adding dynamic fields to your certificate:
Add dynamic fields to your certificate that will be auto-filled depending on the settings of your course. You can select from the following dynamic fields for your course certificate:
- Course Name
- Learner Name
- Author Name
- Completed Date
- Start Date
To add a dynamic field to the certificate:
- Navigate to the certificate editor, then go to the Fields tab.
- Click a field to drag and drop it on the certificate.
To change the dynamic field:
- Select the field.
- Click the Field name dropdown to the top of the editor view and select a field.
To change the label options for the dynamic field:
- Select the field.
- Click the Label options dropdown to the top of the editor view and select a label option.
To change the font size of the field value:
- Select the field.
- Click the Format Value dropdown to the top of the editor view.
- Set the font size in the Text properties section.
To change the font color of the field value:
- Select the field.
- Click the Format Value dropdown to the top of the editor view.
- Click the Font color icon in the Text properties section, then select the font color.
To make the field value text bold:
- Select the field.
- Click the Format Value dropdown to the top of the editor view.
- Click the Bold icon in the Text properties section.
To change the background color of the field value:
- Select the field.
- Click the Format Value dropdown to the top of the editor view.
- Click the Background color icon in the Text properties section, then select the background color.
To change the spacing for the field value:
- Select the field.
- Click the Format Value dropdown to the top of the editor view.
- Click the Spacing icon in the Text properties section, then set the margin values.
To change the alignment of the field value:
- Select the field.
- Click the Format Value dropdown to the top of the editor view.
- Click the Alignment icon in the Text properties section, then select the alignment.
To change the border for the field value:
- Select the field.
- Click the Format Value dropdown to the top of the editor view, the go Border properties.
- Select the border type in the Border section.
To change the border style for the field value:
- Select the field.
- Click the Format Value dropdown to the top of the editor view, the go Border properties.
- Select the border style in the Style section.
To change the border color for the field value:
- Select the field.
- Click the Format Value dropdown to the top of the editor view, the go Border properties.
- Click the Border Color icon in the Color section, then select a color.
To edit the field as HTML:
- Select the field.
- Click the Edit as HTML icon to the top of the editor view.
- Edit the HTML code, then click Ok.
To delete and element or a field:
- Click the element or field on the certificate.
- Click the Delete icon.
To change the background image of the certificate:
- Click Background Image to the top of the editor view.
- Click the Upload Image icon and select a file from your device.
- Click Ok.
To delete the background image of the certificate:
- Click the Delete icon to the top of the editor view.
To change the page orientation of the certificate:
- Click the Page orientation dropdown to the top of the editor view.
- Select a page orientation.
To change the margins of the certificate:
- Click the Page options dropdown to the top of the editor view.
- Set the values for left, top, right, and bottom margins.
To preview the certificate within the editor:
- Click the Preview button in the bottom-right corner.
Editing a certificate
To edit the certificate:
- Navigate to the course, then go to the Settings tab.
- Click the Expand button on the Course completion certificates option.
- Click Edit.
Deleting a certificate
To delete the certificate:
- Navigate to the course, then go to the Settings tab.
- Click the Expand button on the Course completion certificates option.
- Click Delete.
Downloading a certificate
To download the certificate:
- Navigate to the course, then go to the Settings tab.
- Click the Expand button on the Course completion certificates option.
- Click Download.
Previewing a certificate
To preview the certificate:
- Navigate to the course, then go to the Settings tab.
- Click the Expand button on the Course completion certificates option.
- Click Preview.
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