In this article, you will learn how to create a certificate that will be au=
tomatically given to students upon completion of your course in iSpring Lea=
rn.
The article consists of two parts:
- In the first part you will create a generic PDF certicate =
without personal information.
- In the second part of the article you will learn how to ad=
d form fields to the pdf certificate that will be filled in by iSpring Lear=
n.
OK, now you have a generic certificate. You can use it in yo=
ur course, but it's static. For example, if you typed your course title in =
this certificate, it won't do for other courses that you may add in future.=
So it's more convenient to create a certificate that will include some inf=
ormation inserted dynamically right before a student downloads it.
iSpring Learn currently recognizes four form fields and Fiel=
d ID's that you created in the User Profile field section.
The four pre-set form fields are:
- NAME - the name of a =
student that completed your course
- COURSE_NAME - your co=
urse title
- DATE - the date when a student =
completed your course
- TIME_ONLY - the time when a student =
completed your course (date value not included)
- DURATION - the amount of time a giv=
en student spent on completing your course
- EXPIRATION_DATE - the certificate expirat=
ion date (Specify the expiration period when adding a new certificate in iS=
pring Learn. The expiration date will be automatically calculated starting =
from the date when the certificate was issued.)
- AWARDED_SCORE - awarded score points
- PASSING_SCORE - passing score (the field =
is empty if it is not specified)
- CERTIFICATE_ID - unique identifier for ev=
ery certificate awarded to a student.
Please check how to create a new custom field and Field ID =
in the User Profile Fie=
lds article.
To add form fields to your pdf certificate, please install A=
dobe Acrobat DC software.
Note: Do not mix it =
up with Adobe Acrobat Reader - it's just a viewer of pdf files, and you nee=
d a pdf editor.
To add form fields to your PDF certificate, please install Adobe Acrobat=
DC, which allows you to edit PDF files.
- Launch Adobe Acrobat DC on your computer.
- Click File, then choose the Create option and se=
lect Create Form&=
nbsp;from the menu.
- Next, click Select a file.
=
- Locate your static certificate on your computer and hit the =
Open button.
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- Now that you have chosen a certificate to edit, click Start.
- Your certificate will be opened.
- First, let's edit the placeholders from the original template using the=
toolbar located on the right pane. In the example below, we have put a sta=
tic value as the instructor's name (it will be constant, not variable) and =
used the dynamic DATE value for another field (the date of the course's com=
pletion will be inserted there).
- Second, we will add a new text field that was not previously available =
in the certificate template. To do this, right-click, choose Text Field, se=
lect an area where the field will be located and insert the value. In this =
example, we have added the NAME form field (the name of the learner who com=
pleted the course will appear here).
- Finally, save this dynamic certificate to your device.
- Now upload the new certificate to =
your iSpring Learn portal and choose to issue it u=
pon course completion. When the certificate is delivered to users, they=
will see their names, date of completion, and any other custom form fields=
.