Create a custom certificate for an Articulate Storyline Course Copy

November 4, 2021

Overview:

This step-by-step guide walks you through building your own custom printable certificate for an Articulate Storyline course.

Here is a high-level overview of the steps to create a printable certificate in Storyline.

Phase 1 - Storyline Steps:

1. Build your certificate into a Storyline slide.
2. Create a variable that will hold the users name along with a text entry box. Use a trigger to assign the value of the text entry box to the variable.
3. Add a submit button along with an execute JavaScript trigger (We’ll dive into the specifics of the code below).

Phase 2 - Develop your printable certificate with HTML,CSS, & JavaScript:

1. Create the actual certificate using html &CSS. (Feel free to copy our code or create your own).
2. Add JavaScript to your HTML file to retrieve the variable from the Storyline course & calculate the current date. (Feel free to use our code below)

Phase 3 - Set up your course files:

1. Adjust the file path in the execute JS trigger
2. Adjust the Storyline player settings
3. Publish the course
4. Set up your course files and file paths

Author

Max Henderson