How do I batch generate PDF certificates from a list of names?

[winternetweb]

Presently, I copy and paste the name of the recipient into a PDF file, then Save it As the person's name. After doing this 200 times now, how might I make this easier?  I am also using a Mac and have Adobe Acrobat DC.

PLEASE help.

I am leaning toward it involving the use of the Action Wizard, but I am lost in all the options and details.

[try67]

What you're looking for is called a Mail Merge. Basically, you take a PDF file and add to it form fields to hold the dynamic values (like the name of the recipient), and a spreadsheet that contains all of the names, and use a script to merge the two, generating a unique copy of the form for each value in the list.

This can be done using some versions of the Adobe PDFMaker plugin for Office, or you can do it directly in Acrobat, using a script, like this one I've developed: Custom-made Adobe Scripts: Acrobat -- Mail Merge and Email PDF Files

[Veep13]

Send a message to them directly, the only help you receive here is offers to purchase scripts.  This is such a common task that it should have already been integrated into the software. Try reaching out to them on social media.

[Test Screen Name]

Design the certificate in Word, use Acrobat's mail-merge-to-PDF feature.

If you want to suggest features for Acrobat to Adobe, try here: Feature Request/Bug Report Form