Never make certificates manually again
A loving hack from your conservator friend
Hi everyone!
I hope this email finds you well.
Just kidding. I’ve been writing so many official emails lately, that I can’t help myself. Have you ever felt that if you don’t write that bit at the beginning you’re missing some sort of mandatory greeting? (I do hope the email finds you well, though, really.)
Anyway! Let’s get on to the good stuff. Very recently, I joined the team at Art Bio Matters. I intend to write more about ABM for you soon, but basically - have you ever wondered where all the conservation scientists hang out because you sure don’t know where they live? Well, ABM is a good place to start looking for them because that is totally where some of them live. I encourage you to go check it out because joining is free and they are always looking for non-scientists because they can’t seem to find us either. Imagine that!
But this is all beyond the point because the title of this newsletter is “Never make certificates manually again” and I fully intend to show you how. The reason I mention the ABM conference is that I had to make 62 participant certificates after it ended. Some of them were regular participants, but some of them were team presenters, poster presenters, student assistants, and organisers. This means each certificate had to have a different name and title.
Just a few months ago for me, this would have meant making 62 files and manually copying the info into each one. No more. I have seen the light.
In my most recent article, I show you how to use a mixture of Canva and free PDF splitters to bulk-create all your certificates with the press of one button and then split your massive PDF file into individual PDFs that are ready to send out to each person.
And it doesn’t stop there. Once you figure out how you can use Canva’s bulk-create feature, the world is your oyster. It will let you switch out images too. Some creators use it to make their YouTube thumbnails or any other repetitive image that only needs minor changes in the text or the one photo in there.
I hope you find these tips and tricks valuable, and I look forward to seeing all your batch creations at any upcoming conferences or events I attend!
P.S. Please give me a shoutout if you use this, I’d love to hear about it!
Here’s to hoping my next newsletter finds you well again.
Happy Canvaing,
Angelica
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