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KateAus
KateAus
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February 26, 2026
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Create personalised PDF certificates for a group and then send them as attachments to the individuals using Adobe Acrobat Pro.

  • February 26, 2026
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Can anyone tell me how to create PDF 'Certificates of Attendance' for every person who attended an event using Adobe Acrobat Pro?  Each certificate needs to bear the name of the person so will be using variable data from an excel workbook as txt file.  I THEN need to email each person their own certificate. I was hoping there was a merge function that would allow me to create the personalised certificates and then send the certificate to each person in one or two actions. Is this possible?  I tried using a tutorial which provided java script however I’m unable to get the script from the tutorial - this could be to do with the security I have on my company device.  Grateful for any help.

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    Dave Creamer of IDEAS
    Community Expert
    Dave Creamer of IDEASCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    February 26, 2026

    You could look at a plugin such as Evermap’s AutoMailMerge. 

    I used to do this in InDesign.

    1. I adjusted the margins large enough on the top and bottom so only one line of large type (the name) could fit.
    2. I  set the paragraph style to start on the next page.
    3. Placed or pasted the list of names, each on a separate paragraph.
    4. PDF the file as separate files. 

    I did have to email them separately on my own.

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