Design a Certificate or Badge

A design is the look of a certificate or a badge. You add it to a credential group, and every credential in that group uses it. Attributes such as [receiver_name] are filled in with each recipient’s details when you issue.

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Create a design

The design editor opens.

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The design editor

• Top bar: go back to Designs, the File menu, the design name, Edit and Preview, undo and redo, and Save.
• Tools (left): Templates, Text, Elements, Images, Background and Attributes. A badge also has Shapes and Ribbons.
• Board (middle): click an element to select it. Drag it to move it, and drag its handles to resize it.
• Inspector and layers (right): the settings of the selected element, and a list of every element on the board.
• Status bar (bottom): how many credentials use the design, its size, the zoom, and Shortcuts.

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Start from a template

Click Templates to start from a public template or from one of your own designs. A template replaces what is on the board. Your design keeps its own name.

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Set the background and paper size

Click Background.

• Upload background: for a certificate, use a JPG or PNG of 2000 × 1414 px. For a badge, use a PNG of 500 × 500 px.
• Design background on Canva: design the background in Canva and send it back to the editor.
• Paper: choose the size (A4 or US Letter) and the orientation (portrait or landscape).

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Add text

Click Text, then Add a text box, or pick a style: Heading, Subheading or Body text. Curved text bends the text outward or inward, which suits badges. Double-click a text to type in it. Select it to change the font, size, style, color, alignment and opacity in the inspector. Turn on Auto-scale for text that changes length, such as the recipient’s name. The text then shrinks or grows to fit its box on each credential.

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Add images and elements

• Images: upload a logo, a signature or a photo (PNG, JPG, GIF, WebP or SVG). The image is saved inside the design, so keep it small.
• Elements: add lines, dots and laurels, or upload your own SVG. Select an element to change its colors in the inspector.

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Add attributes and a QR code

Click Attributes. An attribute is a merge tag that is replaced with each recipient’s details when you issue.

• Click an attribute to add it as a new text box. Select a text first to add the attribute to that text.
• QR code → Credential Page adds a QR code that opens the credential’s public page.
• Custom attributes are the fields you create, such as a grade. See Custom attributes.

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Preview and save

Click Preview to see the design filled with sample data. You can change the sample values on the right. Only you see them. Click Save. If credentials already use the design, the Studio asks you to confirm: saving changes how their certificate or badge looks, everywhere it is shown. The File menu has New certificate, New badge, Duplicate this design and Exit.

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