Create a custom certificate

1. Enable Edit mode .
2. Click Add content and then Add an activity or resource.
3. Select Custom certificate from the list.
4. Give the Custom certificate a Name and Description.
5. Click the Options header to expand the section.
6. Select whether to email a copy of the certificate to students or teachers using the Email students and Email teachers drop-down menus.
7. Under Set protection, select whether to prevent users from printing, modifying or copying the certificate.
8. Amend any other settings as preferred and click Save and display.

1. Go to the Edit certificate tab of the certificate.
2. You can either start designing a new certifcate from scratch, or load an exsting template to customise further.
   • To load the template, scroll down to Load template and choose either the portrait or landscape version. Both orientations contain the same background and text elements:
     • Background image
     • Cert. of Achievement
     • This is to certify that
     • Student name
     • has successfully completed the course
     • Course name
     • Date

3. By default the width and height are set up for an A4 certificate. You may change these as well as the margins as required.

4. You can add further elements by selecting them from the drop-down list and clicking the Add element button. You can also delete and edit elements. Many of these are further customisable via the Edit buttons.
5. Click the Save changes and preview button to preview the certificate at any time.

Under Elements is a list of elements added to your certificate. You can edit, delete and move these elements using the relevant icons. The elements are rendered onto the PDF in order, e.g. your background image will be rendered first and so it appears at the top of the list.

Add an element to your certificate

1. Select the element from the drop-down menu beneath the Elements list and click the Add element button.
2. Make any relevant changes and click Save changes.
3. You can now edit or move the element using the edit icons to the right-hand side of the element.

Reposition elements on the certificate

1. Click Reposition elements beneath the list of elements.
2. Drag and drop the elements to the desired position on the certificate.
3. Click the Save and close button to finish.
4. Alternatively you can use the Move up and Move down buttons to reorder the the elements.