Online Course: Customization

SmarterU enables you to customize various elements of your online course including the course's image that used in the course details page and various dashboards, the footer, the merge document, and completion certificate. 

An online course's customization settings are located in the Customization accordion of the Course Information workscreen. 

Course Image

This course image displays in the Courses Dashboard, ILT Attendance Dashboard, and the learner interface's tile view and list view. 

To upload a course image:

1. Add or edit an online course.
2. From the Course Information workscreen, expand the Customization accordion.
3. Click Upload Image. If you are replacing an existing file, click Replace Image.
4. Upload the image by doing the following:

If you have already uploaded an image, hover over the View Image link to preview the image. 

To delete the image, click the X beside the View Image link.

Course Footer

The course footer displays at the bottom of each content slide task. If you do not upload a course footer, the account footer will display.

To upload a course footer:

1. Add or edit an online course.
2. From the Course Information workscreen, expand the Customization accordion.
3. Click Upload Footer. If you are replacing an existing file, click Replace Footer. 
4. Upload the image by doing the following:

If you have already uploaded an image, hover over the View Footer link to preview the image. 

To delete the image, click the X beside the View Footer link.

Merge Document

With some custom programming you can add the ability to capture text from the learner as they progress through a course, and then merge it into a finished document with headers and other design elements. Contact our Success Desk if you are interested in using this functionality.

To upload a merge document: 

1. Add or edit an online course.
2. From the Course Information workscreen, expand the Customization accordion.
3. Click Upload Merge Doc. If you are replacing an existing file, click Replace Merge Doc.
4. Upload the file by doing the following:

If you have already uploaded a merge document, hover over the View Merge Document link to preview the file. 

To delete the merge document, click the X beside the View Merge Document link.

Course Completion Certificate

Select one of the following:

• None - There is no course completion certificate.
• Default - SmarterU's default course certificate is generated. If a certificate has been uploaded for the account, that will be the default certificate used. If no account-level certificate exists, the SmarterU default certificate will be used. 

• Custom - You may upload a PDF that will be used to generate the course completion certificate. The PDF should be 8.5 x 11 inches and may contain text, graphics, and fields for the learner's name, course name, course provider name, and completion date. Upon completion of the course, SmarterU will merge the information into the PDF to generate a completion certificate for the learner. Refer to Creating a Custom Certificate for more information.

To upload a completion certificate: 

1. Add or edit an online course.
2. From the Course Information workscreen, expand the Customization accordion.
3. Click Upload Certificate. If you are replacing an existing file, click Replace Certificate.
4. Upload the certificate by doing the following: