Generate and email course certificates automatically

When a new participant is added to your sheet, the system creates a PDF certificate and emails it to them.

How the work actually flows

A straight line.

Pattern: Sequence (1)

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Starts itA stepAn outside serviceA record or sheetResultPayoff
Build size
Advanced

A larger build with multiple systems, AI reasoning, and custom rules.

Business functions
Document Processing & OCRSpreadsheet & Database OpsFile & Cloud StorageEducation & Training
Connects
Google SheetsGoogle DriveStencilOutlook

The problem it solves

Designing and sending certificates one by one after every course or training session eats up time you do not have. It is also easy to lose track of who has actually received theirs.

Who it fits

Training providers, course creators, and educators who issue completion certificates.

How it works

  1. A new participant row is added to Google Sheets
  2. The system generates a PDF certificate using your template
  3. The certificate is saved to Google Drive for your records
  4. It is emailed to the participant through Outlook
  5. The sheet is updated with the file link and send time
Quick estimate

What it is worth to you

Your numbers, your hourly cost. We add nothing hidden.

per month
minutes
$ per hour
0Hours freed per month
0Value per year at your hourly cost

Assumes the freed time is redirected to other work and that certificate volume stays steady month to month.

What you get

A personalized PDF certificate delivered by email, archived, and logged in your spreadsheet.

What you need

A Google account with Sheets and Drive, a Stencil account, and an Outlook or Microsoft 365 account.

We can build this. But should you?

The hard question is not how to build it. It is whether this is the right thing to build first.

That is what a Fractional Chief AI Officer figures out with you, before anyone writes a line of code.

Let's Talk Strategy

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