Automate Certificate Generation with Pabbly Connect: A Step-by-Step Guide

Learn how to automate certificate generation based on quiz results using Pabbly Connect, Google Forms, Google Slides, and Gmail. Follow this detailed tutorial for seamless integration.

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1. Setting Up Pabbly Connect for Automation

To start automating certificate generation, first access Pabbly Connect. Visit the Pabbly Connect website and either sign in or create a new account. This platform is essential for integrating Google Forms, Google Slides, and Gmail.

Once logged in, navigate to the dashboard and click on the ‘Create Workflow’ button. Name your workflow appropriately, such as ‘Google Forms to Google Slides to Gmail’. This naming convention helps in identifying the workflow later.

2. Integrating Google Forms with Pabbly Connect

In this section, you’ll connect Google Forms to Pabbly Connect. Start by selecting Google Forms as your trigger application. Choose the trigger event ‘New Response Received’ from the dropdown menu.

• Select Google Forms as the trigger application.
• Choose ‘New Response Received’ as the trigger event.
• Copy the webhook URL provided by Pabbly Connect.

Next, link your Google Form to this webhook URL. In your Google Form, go to the Responses tab, select ‘Link to Sheets’, and create a new spreadsheet. Then, install the Pabbly Connect Webhooks add-on in Google Sheets to facilitate this connection.

3. Filtering Quiz Scores Using Pabbly Connect

After setting up the Google Forms integration, the next step involves filtering quiz scores. Use the Text Formatter module in Pabbly Connect to extract the score from the form responses. This ensures that only participants who score above six receive a certificate.

• Add a new action step and select Text Formatter.
• Choose ‘Split Text’ as the action event.
• Map the score response to the Text Formatter.

Following this, set up a filter condition to check if the score is greater than six. This filter will determine whether to proceed with certificate generation. If the score meets the criteria, the automation continues to the next step.

4. Generating Certificates Using Google Slides and Pabbly Connect

Once the filtering is complete, the next step is to generate the certificate using Google Slides integrated with Pabbly Connect. Select Google Slides as the action application and choose the action event ‘Create Presentation from Template’.

Connect your Google Slides account, select the certificate template you created, and map the participant’s name and score to the respective fields in the template. This allows for dynamic content in the generated certificate.

5. Sending Certificates via Email with Pabbly Connect

Finally, to send the generated certificate, integrate Gmail with Pabbly Connect. Select Gmail as the action application and use the ‘Send Email’ action event. Connect your Gmail account and map the recipient’s email address from the Google Form response.

Compose the email body, including the participant’s name and score, and attach the PDF link of the certificate generated in the previous step. This ensures that the participant receives their certificate promptly.

Conclusion

This tutorial demonstrates how to automate certificate generation based on quiz results using Pabbly Connect. By integrating Google Forms, Google Slides, and Gmail, you can streamline the process efficiently. Enjoy the benefits of automation with Pabbly Connect!