Applies to PowerPoint XP and higher.

Kids and adults too love to receive recognition for their achievements, even the small ones. As a teacher or a trainer you can use these for certain projects or course completion. As a coach, you could use these for important games or tournaments. As a parent, you could use these as a reward for a major accomplishment. There are so many ways in which you can use a certificate of achievement. All it takes is a little bit of imagination, a little bit of creativity, a basic understanding of PowerPoint and these instructions.

What you will need:
• Selected clip art that represents the type of achievement.
• Good bond paper or card stock on which to print the certificate
• A 8 x 10 frame

You will have to make some modifications to start your design. By default on opening, PowerPoint will display a blank (i.e., no pre-designed template) slide with the place holders for a title page. To create you certificate of achievement, you will want to be working with a blank slide with no place markers giving you complete creative freedom to design your certificate. Furthermore, PowerPoint uses an 81/2 by 11 size paper so you will want to define some boundaries on your work area to make the design fit in a 8 x 10 inch frame.

• Launch PowerPoint
• From the task pane, select slide layout.
• From the slide layout choices, select a blank slide from the content layout section.
• If the rulers are not displayed: Click on View | Ruler. You will want the ruler for establishing the boundaries.
• If the Draw toolbar is not opened: Right click any where in toolbar section of the PowerPoint window and select Drawing
• Click on the Rectangle tool on the Drawing toolbar
• Draw a rectangle on the work area leaving a Ό inch border on the width and an 1/8th inch border on the height. You want to keep your design elements within this framework.
• Right click in the center of the rectangle you just placed on the work area. Select Format Autoshape from the menu. Click on the dropdown arrow of the color field found in the Fill section of the Format Dialog box. Select “No Fill” and click on OK. Now you are ready to place your design elements within the borders.
• Use Word Art to create your overall heading. Use words like Congratulations on your Achievement or Certificate of Achievement or something the best represents the honor being granted.
• Directly below the Heading, insert a text box and type: Presented To “Name of the Person” on two lines. Select appropriate formats as to color of text, font style, bold and/or italicized to apply to the presentation lines. Center the text box within the borders.
• Insert another text box below and describe the honor being bestowed. For Example: “for completion of a 6 months comprehensive study on ant behaviors at the Ranger Preschool Program. Ranger Preschool proudly conveys this honor with the distinction of:”. Apply formatting of text as you choose. Center the text block with in the borders.
• Insert another text box and type the Honor Title. For example “Master Ant “thropologist”
• Insert another text box below and offset it to the right side: Type “presented this XX day of “MNTH”, 200X.
• Insert another text box below and line it up underneath the “presented” text box. Type the name of the person authorized to bestow the honor.

These design elements are intended to give you some sense of layout for the certificate. You can decide the best layout and words to convey the honor. Use a variation of color schemes, font types and styles to make the certificate visually exciting. Most of all be creative and have fun with the project.


Types of Awards for Achievement
• Sports
• Scouting
• Academic
• Training
• Course Completion
• Graduation
• Performance
• Safety
• Quality
• Job Well Done
• Customer Service
• Sales Quotas
• Leadership
• Improvement
• Excellence
• Team Work
• Team Standings
• Recognition for Contribution
• Volunteerism
• Faith Ministry
• Participation
• Charity
• Music
• Holidays
• Craft
• Dance Competition
• Honor Guard Competition
• Gymnastics
• Cheer Leading
• Coach