Certificate design

What is a proof-of-completion document?

It’s a PDF document you link to your digital credentials so the earner can download and share it as a supplement (for example, in validation processes or to attach to a resume).

Do I have to create it before issuing? No. You can issue credentials without a proof-of-completion document and associate it later from the template.

How can I create a proof-of-completion document?

Watch the following video to learn how to build your document step by step, or follow the documentation below.

Through the Acreditta Platform you can link your digital credentials to PDF proof-of-completion documents that earners can download and share as supplements. In this section you can create, edit, and delete these documents.

Click “Create new” to enter the document editor.

Choose the document’s size and orientation.

By default, the credential name field, the credential verification QR code, and the earner’s name field appear. These fields are required.

🔎 Note: the verification QR code — it’s the first thing an external verifier will scan, so never shrink it or cover it with other elements while designing.

To upload images such as signatures, icons, or a background image, click “Image” to upload the one you prefer. Use the right mouse button to send it to the back or delete it as needed. You can include multiple images, reposition them, and resize them.

To place text, click “Text”. Type the content and choose size, color, and style. Click on the field to reposition it wherever you want.

Use the Dynamic button in the left panel to insert variable fields. You can also combine text with variable fields from the metadata. For example, if you want the text “Recognition date” followed by the credential’s date in a single field: type the fixed text and select the variable text from the menu so it appears right after.

To format text, you can choose size, color, and style from the menu, and this will apply to the whole text. If you want to format only part of it, add special characters before and after the text you want to format.

For example, in the text: Recognition date: {{awarded_date}}

• Bold: add ** at the beginning and end → **Recognition date:** {{awarded_date}}
• Italic: use __ → __Recognition date:__ {{awarded_date}}
• Underline: use -- → --Recognition date:-- {{awarded_date}}

Types of variables

These are the available variables and how to access specific values (like the day or an item in a list).

Dates

You can format dates so they appear in the order and format you want by accessing the day, month, or year directly with .dd, .mm, .yyyy.

Examples:

{{awarded_date.dd}}/{{awarded_date.mm}}/{{awarded_date.yyyy}} → 30/12/2021

Expiration year: {{expiration_at.yyyy}} → Expiration year: 2032

Lists

The evidence ({{evidences}}), skills ({{skills}}), criteria ({{criteria}}), and standards ({{standard}}) fields are lists of items that you can access individually with [n], where n is the item’s index (starting at 0).

If you have three pieces of evidence and use {{evidences}}, all of them print one after another, separated by commas. To access only the second piece of evidence:

{{evidences[1]}}

(The index starts at 0, which is why the second piece of evidence is [1].)

Objects

Some elements, such as evidence or standards, have several parameters that can be accessed individually. For example:

The student presented the evidence "{{evidences[1].name}}": {{evidences[1].description}}. You can see more at the following link: {{evidences[1].url}}

The student presented the evidence “Capstone project report”: Quantitative analysis of engineering parameters applied in modernity. You can see more at the following link: www.unigabrielamistral.edu/proyects/informe_grado_0029.pdf

Preview

Remember you can see how your document is turning out by clicking “Preview document”.

To place credential metadata fields, click “Dynamic” and select the field you prefer. Use the menu on the left to choose size, color, and style. Click on the field to reposition it wherever you want.

Once your design is ready, name the document and save it.

You can have multiple documents, edit them, and delete them whenever you want. Only after creating the document can you assign it to a credential (from the Select supporting document field when creating the template).