Certificate to fill in and print

How do you make a certificate to print?

Pick one of four templates and type the title, the text and the names, one per line. Each name becomes a landscape A4 sheet, with the name large in the center, the date and the signatures. Print or save it as a PDF. It works for courses, schools, events and fun. Its value comes from whoever issues and signs it.

How to make the certificate

1. Pick the template: classic, modern, kids or award of merit.
2. Type the title and the line that comes before the name.
3. Type the names, one per line. Each name becomes a sheet.
4. Write the text that comes after the name: the course, the event, the hours or the reason for the award.
5. Fill in the city, the date and the name and role of the person who signs.
6. Tap Print the sheet. Use A4 paper and 100% scale: the page already turns the drawing for a landscape sheet.

What to write on the certificate

• Course completion: "has completed the … course, with a total of … hours".
• Event attendance: "took part in the … workshop, held in …".
• Award of merit: "for outstanding performance in …". Change the line before the name to "Awarded to".
• Preschool and kindergarten: "happily completed the year in class …" or "read … books this term".
• Just for fun: "is officially the best grandpa in the world". Great for birthdays, field days and gift swaps.
• Write the name and the role of the person who signs. After printing, sign by hand on the line.

The four templates

• Classic: double border with ornate corners and serif type. Good for courses and graduations.
• Modern: diagonal bands in the color you pick and clean type. Good for companies and events.
• Kids: bunting, stars and a dotted border. Good for preschool and the early grades.
• Award of merit: a border with notched corners and a seal with ribbons next to the signature.

Many certificates at once

• Paste the class list into the names field, one name per line.
• The page builds one sheet for each name, with the same text and the same signatures.
• You get up to 40 sheets at a time. A bigger class? Print in two parts.
• A long name shrinks by itself to fit on one line.
• For a blank certificate, type only the title. The example goes away and you get lines to write by hand.

How to print

• Choose A4 paper and 100% scale in the print window.
• You do not need to change the orientation: the page already turns the drawing, and the certificate comes out landscape on the sheet.
• Turn off the browser's headers and footers option.
• Thicker paper makes the certificate sturdy. White or cream paper suits every template.
• To send it by message or email, choose Save as PDF in place of the printer.

Is the certificate official?

A certificate made here has no official standing by itself. Its value comes from whoever issues it: the school, the course, the company or the person who signs.

For open courses, events, tributes and fun, the template works well. A diploma from a regular school, a trade school or a college follows its own rules and comes from the school itself.

Privacy

• The names, the texts and the logo stay on your device. The page sends nothing.
• The texts and the color are kept in this browser for your next visit.
• The logo is not kept. Choose the file again when you come back.

Frequently asked questions