Customizing certificate appearance

You can customize the appearance of a certificate and modify the template as follows:

• Change text formatting
• Add placeholders and adjust their formatting and position
• Add a background image
• Change layouts

To customize the appearance of a certificate template, follow these steps:

1. In the LMS management portal, click in the upper-left corner.
2. Go to Settings.
3. In the Learning section, click Certificate templates.

1. In the Certificate templates list, find the required template.
2. Click to call the menu, then click Edit.
3. Switch to the Editor tab.

Adding and formatting text

To manage text elements:

1. Click the text option on the certificate editor toolbar:

1. When the text field is inserted, use the Inspector panel to configure the text element.

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Adding and formatting placeholders

By default, a certificate template contains a range or placeholders, such as the learner's name, course name, and others. These placeholders will be replaced with actual data in a real certificate issued to a learner.

Information	The default placeholder list applies to each template and course. It is possible to change the list of default placeholders through the certificate.sample_data parameter in the tenant settings.

To manage placeholders:

1. Click the placeholder option on the certificate editor toolbar:

1. When the placeholder field is inserted, use the Inspector panel to configure the placeholder.

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