This example demonstrates how you can take user input and generate a certificate for printing. Any Storyline variable or score can be used to generate the output. The file and file add-ins are both simple and straight forward. This will only work in the Flash based output. This will not work in the iOS output or HTML5. See it in action Take a look at the Story file Download the Certificate Add-in files To replicate this on your end: 1) Modify the story file to your liking. 2) Extract the add-in zip file above (certificate.html and certificateBG.gif) 3) Copy these two files into your published output directory. You'll need to do this each time you publish. This is a really basic example. You really can do quite a bit with this including adding a print button, extra fields, collecting values from the LMS like the user's first and last name. ** I noticed a bug when playing with this file setup. I initially thought I would be able to include the certificate files as resources to avoid copy / paste surgery after publish. Unfortunately, Storyline mangled the HTML file on publish. Will be submitting this as a bug.

Has anyone come up with a solution that can work for both HTML5 and Flash-version courses? I'd be willing to include a solution for each if there is a way to do so. I have uploaded an abbreviated version of what I've been asked to do. I need the certificate to print just as it appears in the second slide. Is there a way to have a single slide appear without any player information so it is simply what is on the "stage"? Steve's example is great, but the fact it goes haywire in HTML5 is concerning as we are developing this course for users all over the globe and the HTML5. Thanks in advance!

Hi - I'm wondering if anyone knows how to get the certificate to print in landscape orientation by default (without the user having to change the print preferences). My understanding is that this would be a setting in the html document, but not quite sure how to set it up.

I keep it simple. when my storyline file opens, I get the date. It is the first thing the first slide does. This lets me display the date throughout the course. Here is the code I use. var today = new Date(); var dd = today.getDate(); var mm = today.getMonth()+1; //January is 0! var yyyy = today.getFullYear(); if(dd<10) { dd='0'+dd } if(mm<10) { mm='0'+mm } today = mm+'/'+dd+'/'+yyyy; var player = GetPlayer(); player.SetVar("SystemDate",today); The certificate java is at the end of the course. Keeping them separate makes it easier to trouble shoot. My certificate java looks like this: myWindow = window.open("","Print","width=900,height=700,scrollbars=0,resizable=0"); var player=GetPlayer(); var course=player.GetVar("CourseName"); var username=player.GetVar("NewName"); var date=player.GetVar("SystemDate"); var score=player.GetVar("ScorePercent"); var contents ='<html></head><style type="text/css">'; contents+='h2 {font-family:"Museo Sans For Dell"; font-size:20px; color:#333333}'; contents+='h3 {font-family:"Museo Sans For Dell"; font-size:30px; color:#0085C3}'; contents+='h4 {font-family:"Museo Sans For Dell"; font-size:16px; vertical-align:bottom}'; contents+='</style><body>'; contents+='<table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">'; contents+='<tr><td><center><img src="../GFPA0104/certificate/CertificateBanner.png"></center></td></tr></table>'; contents+='<table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="20">'; contents+='<tr><td colspan="5"><center><h2>THE GLOBAL FP&A L&D TEAM CERTIFIES THAT</h2>'; contents+='<h3>'+username+'</h3>'; contents+='<h2>HAS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED</h2>'; contents+='<h3>'+course+'</h3>'; contents+='<h2>WITH A SCORE OF</h2>'; contents+='<h3>'+score+'%</h3></center></td></tr></table>'; contents+='<table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0"><tr>'; contents+='<td width="30%"><center><img src="../GFPA0104/certificate/Signature.png"></center></td>'; contents+='<td width="5%" rowspan="2"></td>'; contents+='<td width="30%"><center><h4>'+date+'</h4></center></td>'; contents+='<td width="15%" rowspan="2"></td>'; contents+='<td width="20%" rowspan="2"><img src="../GFPA0104/certificate/Dell-Logo.png"></td></tr>'; contents+='<tr><td><center><img src="../GFPA0104/certificate/Signature Line.png"></center></td>'; contents+='<td><center><img src="../GFPA0104/certificate/Date Line.png"></center></td></tr></table>'; contents+='</body></html>'; myWindow.document.write(contents); myWindow.document.close(); myWindow.focus(); myWindow.print();

Whilst I was able to generate the certificate ...it always was blank without the results... went crazy trying to work out java code... the reason for buying articulate is I don't want to do coding I don't have an IT background...... but then just as I was drifting off to sleep.... it came to me and it was easy... I used variables and just changed the results screen into a certificate.. with voice over right click and print... easy and works great for me... low tech I know but it was exactly what I wanted... Happy to do a screener if anyone needs it...

After reading through this lengthy thread, I just submitted a feature request. Here's what I said: Hi there! I have a new client who needs me to provide a traditional certificate (filigreed border and all) at the end of a course, pulling data for name, date, course title, and test score. In a foreign language. And it needs to be printable. I looked in Storyline, and then in the forum, and was amazed to find you folks still don't provide a ready-to-use Results slide in the form of a customizable, printable certificate template within the Articulate 360 suite. As you know, this is a feature Adobe Captivate has offered for a few years now. I watched your old video about revising the Report.html file. That's too much work for many of your customers, who may not have the basic code-tweaking skills needed. And having to manually place the file in the appropriate folder after publish? A recipe for mistakes to be made. I read that your reasoning is you consider proof of completion to be the province of a company's LMS. But as you've acknowledged, there are companies who don't use an LMS, or still want a traditional certificate the learner can print out at the end of the course, within the course, even if the company does use an LMS. As you know from the attached forum thread, people have been asking you for this feature for at least six years, and continue to ask for it currently. Isn't this something that would be a really huge WIN for you folks to produce? Couldn't you create a good-looking template with editable certificate title (for foreign language clients), and learner name, date, score, and course title variable fields, include the coding to make it easily printable, and make that available to all your users as a Results slide option? All the course creator should need to do is conform their variable titles to those you use (or, you make them editable). I do hope you will at last revisit and reconsider your position on this ongoing basic need. It would be hugely appreciated by many of your customers. Thanks!

Example files: Generating a certificate from Storyline

FredJanssens
Community Member
13 years ago

Hi all,

I have the same issue as Shyam and cannot figure out why the Certificate only shows the image and not the content of the javascript (the name and the text replacing - you have passed The Grueler!For that feat, you deserve a break. Take 30 seconds. Then get back to work!)

No nails left, please help!

Thanks in advance.
JeffreyHurt
Community Member
13 years ago

Hi Fred,

You have to place the file on a web-based server before the JavaScript works. It doesn't work on your local machine or network. Once I uploaded mine to the LMS, it worked just fine. It's slightly frustrating because you have to upload it to see any changes/modifications. Hope that helps you.
KathKinch
Community Member
13 years ago

Hi

I'm really keen to learn how to print certificates - however the links in the first post seem to be broken. Has the content been moved?

Kath
SteveFlowers
Community Member
13 years ago

Hi, Kath -

Those are in a shared public Dropbox folder. I'll add them as attachments to this thread later today It's easy to forget that some IT environments block Dropbox.
KathKinch
Community Member
13 years ago
Thanks Steve
SteveFlowers
Community Member
13 years ago

Hi, Kath -

I've attached the two source files.

Steve
certificate.zip23 KB
SteveFlowers
Community Member
13 years ago
Here's the second file. This is the story file.
certificategenerate.story408 KB
JeffreyHurt
Community Member
13 years ago

Hi Leslie,

I was trying to do the same thing, but it seems that the HTML code is less than perfect for this because not all browsers will force the page to print in landscape. In the style section there is a command you can use that looks like this:

@page {
size: landscape; /* auto is the initial value */

}

It works on some browsers, but not all. There may be a way to get more browsers to respond, but my HTML knowledge is limited. We opted for help files telling people how to print landscape.
- JerryRisken
  Community Member
  8 years ago
  Hi Jeffrey,
  
  I apologize for the novice questions, but what do you mean by "style section"? Is this in the print dialog box javascript?
  
  Thanks,
  
  Jena
  - JeffreyHurt
    Community Member
    8 years ago
    Hi Jena,
    
    The "style section" is in the head section of an HTML file, usually where the styles are found.
    
    <html>
    <head>
    <style>
    h1 {color:red;}
    p {color:blue;}
    </style>
    </head>
    <body>
    
    <h1>A heading</h1>
    <p>A paragraph.</p>
    
    </body>
    </html>
    
    There are several different styles you can apply, but unfortunately most HTML codes/commands for forcing something to print landscape instead of portrait (really anything related to printing) depends on the browser you are using. The ideal solution is to convert to a PDF because that is a standard. While HTML5 is a "standard" Safari, FIrefox, Chrome, and Edge have styles they like and others they ignore.
    
    One of the many reasons the death of Flash is a true tragedy. Hope that helps!
- NeeluBera-2f144
  Community Member
  2 years ago
  Hi Jeffrey,
  
  Could you please share a sample storyline file with this functionality? I need to download the certificate with the learner's name on it, to print just as it appears in the storyline slide. Please help.
LeslieAdams
Community Member
13 years ago
Thanks Jeffrey - it's too bad this can't be fixed universally. A limitation of HTML code I guess!
SteveFlowers
Community Member
13 years ago
In newer browsers you could rotate your print elements so that it displayed vertically. You could get a portrait print this way with some careful planning. Again, would depend on the browser We've gotten away from the portrait certificate expectation. Most folks won't hang these up anyway, so we modeled a certificate that could easily be punched into a binder for safe keeping. Most folks want these for their records.