A simple certificate is a thoughtful gift to give to someone as an official award, or even just to a loved one as a way of giving him or her recognition for being a special person. You can use certificates to thank people for their community service contributions, to recognize an employee's hard work or to encourage good behavior in children.
Instructions
1. Use Microsoft Word to create your certificates. Set your margins to at least 1 1/2 inches all around to leave room for the certificate border. Set the orientation of the file to "Landscape."
2. Type in the name of the award at the top in a fancy script font (like Old English Text or Lucida Calligraphy). For example "Certificate of Completion." Go down a line and type in "To," then type the person's name in a bold, easy-to-read font on the next line.
3. Go down another line and type in a description of why this person was given this certificate. For example, "Given for the successful completion of our training program at XYZ Corp." Move down a couple more lines and type in the date.
4. Include a line at the bottom of the certificate that you, the person who is granting the certificate, can sign. Print your name underneath the line, along with your title.
5. Adjust the colors of your text as you wish, but try to keep the text mostly black.
6. Purchase certificate paper from your local copy shop. This is a resume-style, parchment paper that has an intricate border around the edges and a blank space in the middle for your message.
7. Mark one side of a plain piece of paper and load it in your printer. Print the certificate to see which side of the page your text will print on. Place the certificate paper in your printer so that the text will print on the side that has the border. Print the certificate.
8. Frame the certificate to make it look more official before presenting it to the recipient.
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