Certificates, ID cards and event badges
How do I make certificates for many people at once?
In the Builder, describe the certificate you want and what it should say, then paste in your list of names. One certificate is made for each name, and a single button downloads them all as PDF or PNG files. Bangla names come out correctly. ID cards and event badges work the same way.
What you are building
A small tool with a box at the top for your list of names and the finished certificates shown below it. One button downloads them all as PDF files, or as PNG pictures if you prefer.
The same recipe gives you training course certificates, school prize certificates, club membership cards, office ID cards and seminar badges. Bangla names and English names both come out correctly.
Step by step
Step 1: Go to the Builder tab, give it a name such as "Computer course certificate", then press to start building.
Step 2: Say exactly what the certificate should say:
Build me a certificate tool. The certificate should read: Alor Poth Training Centre, Certificate, this is to certify that, then the student's name in large letters, then has successfully completed the three month computer training course. Date at the bottom left and space for the director's signature at the bottom right. Landscape paper, a gold border all around, in cream and dark green. Add a button that downloads the certificate as a PDF.
Step 3: Press Send and the certificate appears on the right. Put in one name and download the PDF to check it looks right.
Step 4: Now set it up for many people at once. Ask like this:
Now let me paste many names into a box at the top, one name per line. Make a separate certificate for each name, and give me a button that downloads them all as PDF files at once, each file named after the student.
Step 5: Paste your list in. Copy the name column straight out of your office spreadsheet and paste it into the box. If you also want roll numbers or batches, say "I will give the name and roll separated by a comma on each line, put both on the certificate".
Step 6: Press the download button. When the files arrive, open two or three of them to check, then send each person their own certificate.
ID cards and event badges
An ID card is small and upright and carries a photo, while a badge usually has a name, an organisation and a QR code. In the same tool, say "now make it ID card sized, photo on the left, name, designation and ID number on the right, and a QR code at the bottom that opens our site". You can also ask for several cards laid out on one sheet for printing, which saves paper.
Ways to make it better
- Before a print run, actually print one sample PDF. It can look fine on screen and still lose the border on paper.
- If your organisation has a logo, upload it and say "put it at the top in the middle".
- Scan the signature and drop it in, and nobody has to sign by hand.
- If you want a different number on each certificate, ask for it, such as serial numbers starting from one.
- Fix the spelling of names in the list itself, because one wrong entry goes wrong on every file.
Mistakes people often make
- Pasting a huge list straight away. Try five names first, and once it looks right, paste the lot.
- Not allowing for long names. Say "if the name is long, shrink the text and keep it on one line".
- Printing without checking whether the Bangla names broke. Open one PDF and look first.
- Assuming the certificates will email themselves to everyone. They will not, the files come down to you and sending them out is your job, over WhatsApp or Messenger.
- Getting the date wrong, especially the year.
What to do next
Once the tool is built, every new batch only needs a new list of names, nothing has to be rebuilt. Give the share link to someone else at your institution and they can download their own copies. And for an event you can feed the same list into badges and an attendance sheet as well, you only have to ask.
Beginner questions
Does the certificate have legal weight?
It is recognition from your institution, exactly like one you would print. Government-issued papers of course do not come from here.
Do I type 30 names one by one?
No, paste the whole list at once (typed or as a file) and each PDF comes out separately.
Can a QR make them verifiable?
Yes, each certificate can carry a QR pointing to your verification page. Ask for "a verification QR". That page shows the list you put into it, so when you issue a new certificate, update the list and press Publish again.