# Add a Certificate Template

## **To Add a Certificate Template**

<mark style="color:blue;">**Step 1:**</mark>  Click <mark style="color:blue;">**Administration**</mark> <mark style="color:blue;"></mark><mark style="color:blue;">></mark> <mark style="color:blue;"></mark><mark style="color:blue;">**Manage Campus**</mark> <mark style="color:blue;"></mark><mark style="color:blue;">></mark> <mark style="color:blue;"></mark><mark style="color:blue;">**Organization Tools**</mark> <mark style="color:blue;"></mark><mark style="color:blue;">></mark> <mark style="color:blue;"></mark><mark style="color:blue;">**Certificates**</mark>.

<mark style="color:blue;">**Step 2:**</mark>  Click the <mark style="color:blue;">**Add HTML Template**</mark> or <mark style="color:blue;">**Add PDF Template**</mark> button.

![](/files/wSZyJgEjQuEaBoc8SlzZ)

### Add HTML Template

<mark style="color:blue;">**Step 1:**</mark>  In the <mark style="color:blue;">**Name**</mark> box, type the name of the certificate.

<mark style="color:blue;">**Step 2:**</mark>  In the <mark style="color:blue;">**Layout Orientation**</mark> select Landscape or Portrait.

<mark style="color:blue;">**Step 3:**</mark>  Click <mark style="color:blue;">**Save**</mark> and a new Html certificate template is created.

<mark style="color:blue;">**Step 4:**</mark>  The <mark style="color:blue;">**Update Html Certificate Template**</mark> dialog box is displayed.

<mark style="color:blue;">**Step 5:**</mark>  In the <mark style="color:blue;">**Custom Fields**</mark> table, type the field values in the <mark style="color:blue;">**Key**</mark> and <mark style="color:blue;">**Value**</mark> columns.

{% hint style="info" %}
You can use these fields to enter a custom certificate template property. The property is referred to in the template by the <mark style="color:blue;">**Key**</mark> and when the certificate is generated the <mark style="color:blue;">**Value**</mark> replaces the key name in the certificate.
{% endhint %}

{% hint style="warning" %}
HTML Certificate Template Custom Fields can only have letters or numbers as <mark style="color:blue;">**Keys.**</mark>
{% endhint %}

<mark style="color:blue;">**Step 6:**</mark> Click <mark style="color:blue;">**Add Page.**</mark>

![](/files/mnaa1iwnFkG8FLO5zmpa)

<mark style="color:blue;">**Step 7:**</mark> Create your template pages by repeating Step 6.

<mark style="color:blue;">**Step 8:**</mark>  Click <mark style="color:blue;">**Info Icon**</mark> to view all possible template Keys that you can add to a page.

![](/files/wF7uLeWhIsWoLMehZcWI)

You can also add custom enrollment fields that are defined in an organization by replacing CUSTOMFIELDKEY with the key that is defined in Manage Campus -> Customize -> Custom Enrollment Fields or Custom Profile Fields<mark style="color:blue;">**.**</mark>

![Manage Campus -> Customize -> Custom Enrollment Fields or Custom Profile Fields](/files/4YQ5ZfQqgcH7Y2J47TCz)

![Search "custom" for Custom Enrollment Fields and Custom Profile Fields (ExtendedProfile)](/files/rVgQqXZmxeonHaWslBdD)

<mark style="color:blue;">**Step 9:**</mark>  Click <mark style="color:blue;">**Save**</mark> and the certificate template page is saved.

<mark style="color:blue;">**Step 10:**</mark>  Click <mark style="color:blue;">**Save**</mark> and the certificate template is saved.

### Add PDF Template

<mark style="color:blue;">**Step 1:**</mark>  In the <mark style="color:blue;">**Name**</mark> box, type the name of the certificate.

<mark style="color:blue;">**Step 2:**</mark>  In the <mark style="color:blue;">**Certificate**</mark> file location, click <mark style="color:blue;">**Choose File**</mark>.

<mark style="color:blue;">**Step 3:**</mark>  The <mark style="color:blue;">**Open**</mark> dialog box is displayed. Navigate and select the required certificate from a location according to your requirement.

{% hint style="warning" %}
The certificate must be saved in <mark style="color:red;">**PDF**</mark> format.
{% endhint %}

<mark style="color:blue;">**Step 4:**</mark>  Click <mark style="color:blue;">**Save**</mark> and a new Html certificate template is created.

<mark style="color:blue;">**Step 5:**</mark>  The <mark style="color:blue;">**Update Html Certificate Template**</mark> dialog box is displayed.

<mark style="color:blue;">**Step 6:**</mark>  In the <mark style="color:blue;">**Custom Fields**</mark> table, type the field values in the <mark style="color:blue;">**Key**</mark> and <mark style="color:blue;">**Value**</mark> columns.

{% hint style="info" %}
You can use these fields to enter a custom certificate template property. The property is referred to in the template by the <mark style="color:blue;">**Key**</mark> and when the certificate is generated the <mark style="color:blue;">**Value**</mark> replaces the key name in the certificate.
{% endhint %}

<mark style="color:blue;">**Step 7:**</mark>  Click <mark style="color:blue;">**Save**</mark> and a new certificate is saved.

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