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The video showcases how to create visually appealing certificates efficiently using Autocrat, Google Forms, and Google Sheets. It emphasizes the importance of gathering information through Google Forms for certificate creation and demonstrates the automation process to quickly generate certificates for specific recipients such as students. The presenter discusses key steps to automate certificate creation, from collecting data on Google Form to merging information onto the certificate template using Autocrat. The use of Canva templates for certificates is highlighted, showing the ease of celebrating students with personalized badges. The video expresses appreciation for educators and their commitment to children's education.
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In this segment of the video, the main points covered include how to create beautiful certificates using Autocrat, Google Forms, and Google Sheets. The presenter mentions various resources for certificate templates such as Canva, Paula at Slides Mania, and free certificate formats. They also discuss customizing certificates using Google Slides or presentation slides converted to PowerPoint files. The importance of gathering necessary information through Google Forms for certificate creation using Autocrat is highlighted. Auto-generating certificates for specific recipients like students and their parents quickly is emphasized as well.
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In this part of the video, the speaker discusses how to automate the process of creating certificates using Google Sheets and Google Forms with the Autocrat extension. The key steps include collecting student information on the Google Form, setting up the Google Sheet with the necessary data, installing Autocrat if not already done, creating a new job in Autocrat, naming the template, ensuring the data in the slide is in brackets for Autocrat recognition, and merging the information from the sheet onto the certificate template. The speaker also mentions sharing various certificate templates and links to additional resources.
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In this segment of the video, the speaker demonstrates how to create a file to send to students and save a copy in Google Drive. The file is named after the student, converted to a PDF, and saved in a specific folder. The speaker shows how to share the PDF via email, customizing the sender’s email address, adding the student’s email address as the recipient, and merging the student’s name into the subject line. The speaker also explains how to set up triggers to automatically send these emails every 12 hours and advises testing the email system to ensure proper functioning.
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In this part of the video, the speaker demonstrates how an automated process has successfully created a document, generated a PDF, and sent an email containing a certificate to a recipient. The certificate was created using a template from Canva, highlighting the ease of celebrating students with personalized badges or awards. The speaker also expresses gratitude towards educators for their dedication and contribution to children’s education.