---
title: "Account: Customization"
slug: "account-customization"
tags: ["account settings"]
updated: 2024-05-16T20:16:08Z
published: 2024-05-16T20:16:08Z
canonical: "support.smarteru.com/account-customization"
---

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# Account: Customization

When you [edit your account's settings](/v1/docs/editing-your-account-settings), the Customization accordion of the Account Profile workscreen includes the following settings.

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## Logo

Depending on how a user's [dashboard set is configured](/v1/docs/dashboard-set-customization), the account logo may display in the header or navigation bar of the admin and/or learner interface.

![Graphical user interface, application Description automatically generated](https://cdn.document360.io/7efaadab-fef6-4186-806a-2ca14c9ce9ea/Images/Documentation/account-customization-image-y9tvmkc2.png)

The account logo may also display on system-generated PDFs and emails.

Refer to [SmarterU File Uploads](https://support.smarteru.com/docs/smarteru-file-uploads-1#account-logo) for file specifications. 

To upload your account logo:

1. [Edit your account settings](/v1/docs/editing-your-account-settings).
2. Expand the Customization accordion.
3. Click **Upload Logo**. If you are replacing an existing logo file, click **Replace Logo**.
4. Navigate to the location of your file.
5. Click **Open**.

You may preview the logo by hovering over the View Logo link.

## Footer

If a [course-specific footer](/v1/docs/online-course-customization#course-footer) is not specified for an online course, the account footer displays at the bottom of tasks in the online courses.

![Graphical user interface, website Description automatically generated](https://cdn.document360.io/7efaadab-fef6-4186-806a-2ca14c9ce9ea/Images/Documentation/account-customization-image-wchaccmv.png)

Refer to [SmarterU File Uploads](https://support.smarteru.com/docs/smarteru-file-uploads-1#course-footer) for file specifications.  

To upload your footer:

1. [Edit your account settings](/v1/docs/editing-your-account-settings).
2. Expand the Customization accordion.
3. Click **Upload Footer**. If you are replacing an existing footer file, click **Replace Footer**.
4. Navigate to the location of your file.
5. Click **Open**.

You may preview the footer by hovering over the View Footer link.

## Course Completion Certificate

The account's course certificate is used for courses that do not have a [course-specific completion certificate](/v1/docs/online-course-customization#course-completion-certificate). The [certificate must be a PDF formatted file](/v1/docs/creating-a-custom-certificate). If you upload a default certificate, it will be used instead of the SmarterU default certificate shown below.

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Refer to [SmarterU File Uploads](https://support.smarteru.com/docs/smarteru-file-uploads-1#course-certificate) for file specifications. 

To upload your certificate

1. [Edit your account settings](/v1/docs/editing-your-account-settings).
2. Expand the Customization accordion.
3. Click **Upload Certificate**. If you are replacing an existing certificate file, click **Replace Certificate**.
4. Navigate to the location of your file.
5. Click **Open**.

You may preview the course certificate by hovering over the View Certificate link.

## Certification Certificate

The account's certification certificate is used for certifications that do not have a [certification-specific completion certificate](/v1/docs/certification-main#certificate). The [certificate must be a PDF formatted file](/v1/docs/creating-a-custom-certificate).

Refer to [SmarterU File Uploads](https://support.smarteru.com/docs/smarteru-file-uploads-1#certification-certificate) for file specifications.  

To upload your certification certificate:

1. [Edit your account settings](/v1/docs/editing-your-account-settings).
2. Expand the Customization accordion.
3. Click **Upload Certification Certificate**. If you are replacing an existing certification certificate file, click **Replace Certification Certificate**.
4. Navigate to the location of your file.
5. Click **Open**.

You may preview the certification certificate by hovering over the View Certification Certificate link.

## Previewing Your Logo, Footer, or Certificate

If you have already uploaded your footer, you may hover over the **View <label>** link (where <label> is Logo, Footer, Certificate, or Certification Certificate) to preview the image.

## Related

- [Certification: Main](/certification-main.md)
- [Creating a Custom Certificate](/creating-a-custom-certificate.md)
- [Dashboard Set: Customization](/dashboard-set-customization.md)
- [Editing Your Account Settings](/editing-your-account-settings.md)
- [How can I send certificates to my learners?](/how-can-i-send-certificates-to-my-learners.md)
- [Instructor-Led Course: Customization](/instructor-led-course-customization.md)
- [Online Course: Customization](/online-course-customization.md)
- [SCORM Course: Customization](/scorm-course-customization.md)
- [SmarterU File Uploads](/smarteru-file-uploads-1.md)
