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

LeslieAdams
Community Member
13 years ago
Thanks. This is for a project that is being delivered via CD to users around the country where we have no idea what browser they will be using. Since it is via CD and there is no tracking, they like the idea of a printable, "displayable" certificate, but the portrait orientation will just have to do!
Samantha-Bean
Community Member
13 years ago

Thanks everyone! I am very new to Storyline and every time I have a question I seem to find the answers on here.

Hopefully when I become proficient I may be able to add some suggestions too.
NancyWoinoski
Super Hero
13 years ago

@Steve, I pulled down your story file and the attachments but can't seem to get this to work for me.

The certificate launches ok, but not of the text you have defined with the document. write command display.

So All I am seeing is the background and nothing else.

I've tried it on all my browsers IE, Firefox, Chrome and Safari and none of them display the text. I even uploaded it to the web just to see if it was some kind of security thing when running locally but that did not make a difference.
SteveFlowers
Community Member
13 years ago
Interesting... Can you post your files somewhere I can get to them? Would love to take a look.
NancyWoinoski
Super Hero
13 years ago
Actually Steve, it is the one you posted. It does not work for me. I have not made any changes to it. Can you double check to see if the one you posted works for you.
DaveFulle
Community Member
13 years ago
Neither of these actually work on an LMS - I've tried accessing the course on our LMS in IE and Firefox. I did not modify the pages that were in your documents - just put the pages into an existing course with a quiz - put these after the quiz and put Steve's files in the output. You can type your name but in the first example from Steve, the background never displays and the name is not drawn in. In the second example from Jefferey, again you can type your name, the name is never brought in, but the slide does have a background - but doesn't print.
SteveFlowers
Community Member
13 years ago

Interesting. I've uploaded the files with one minor change (the graphic didn't show up on a 'NIX server due to a case issue):
http://www.xpconcept.com/certificate/story.html

It pulled the values for me OK. Can you take a look with your browsers to see if this one works?
SteveFlowers
Community Member
13 years ago
Also, anyone that's having trouble with an LMS displaying the dynamic content - can you try this SCO? I'd like to get to the bottom of why this might not work. Fun puzzles are fun
certificatesco.zip674 KB
DaveFulle
Community Member
13 years ago
I did get the original to work - the reference wasn't calling the correct text field for some reason. Now I changed the background image and can view it, but can't get it to print.
DaveFulle
Community Member
13 years ago

here's what I get: