Kajabi Google Slides Integration

Google Slides allows you to send personalized certificates of completion to Kajabi customers using Zapier.

Zapier automatically sends the certificates when a customer completes a course or passes a quiz.

Key Takeaways:

Create a certificate in Google Slides and send to your Kajabi customers
Google Slides and Kajabi don’t natively integrate, so use Zapier
Google Slides aren’t required as Kajabi has built-in personalized certificates of completion

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How Can I Use Google Slides with Kajabi?

Google Slides can be used to design and create personalized certificates of completion.

You can then use Kajabi Automations and Zapier to automatically send the certificate to customers who complete a course.

The process works as follows:

The customer completes a Kajabi course or quiz.
A tag is added when the customer completes the course or quiz.
The Kajabi tag triggers a Zap.
Google Slides is triggered to create a presentation from the template.
An outbound email is sent from Zapier to the customer, which includes the certificate of completion.

As this is a multi-step zap, a premium Zapier account is required. This costs $19.99 per month for 750 tasks per month.

However, Kajabi now has personalized certificates of completion built-in, so you don’t need to pay for Zapier or design the certificate on Google Slides.

Kajabi certificates are quicker to set up and far easier to use than the multi-step process of using Google Slides.

How to Use Google Slides to Send Personalized Certificates in Kajabi

Sending personalized certificates on Kajabi with Google Slides using Zapier is done in multiple steps:

Step 1: Set Up Kajabi Automations
Step 2: Create a Certificate of Completion Template with Google Slides
Step 3: Make a Zap to Automatically Create a Personalized Certificate
Step 4: Add an Additional Step to the Zap to Send the Certificate to Users

Step 1: Set Up Kajabi Automations

Open the course you want to add the certificate of completion to.

Locate the lesson or quiz you want to trigger sending the certificate.

Select “+ Add Automation.”

Note! This is located at the end of both the lesson and quiz.

Add your “When” trigger from the dropdown. The trigger will depend on whether you are adding the certificate to a lesson or quiz. The trigger options available are the following:

1. Lesson is completed.
2. Quiz is completed.
3. Quiz is passed.

Select “Add a Tag” from the “Then” action dropdown.

Enter your tag name.

Top Tip Name your tag with a keyword so you can easily identify it. For example, “Course Quiz Complete.”

Click “Save.”

Step 2: Create a Certificate of Completion Template with Google Slides

Open the standard Kajabi certificate of completion template.

Note! Alternatively, you can design your own certificate. For this step-by-step, we’ll use the template.

Click “Use Template.”

Edit the template to create a certificate that suits your course. You can edit the design, look, and text.

Note! You may want to add your student's name, course name, and issuing date.

You can add variables to the certificate so that each certificate is personalized for the user.

To do this, wrap the text with two curly brackets. For example, {{name}}.

Rename the certificate by clicking on the existing title. We recommend naming the certificate with something recognizable.

Step 3: Make a Zap to Automatically Create a Personalized Certificate

Open your Zapier account.

Note! As advised earlier, you will need at least a Starter plan at $19.99 to create the required Zap.

Click “Make a Zap.”

Choose Kajabi as the trigger app.
Select “Tag Added” as the trigger event and click “Continue.”

Select or add your Kajabi account.
Choose the tag name you created with your automation.
Click “Continue.”

Click “Test and Continue.”

Note! This will test the trigger connection.

Choose Google Slides for your action app.
Select “Create Presentation from Template” as the action event and click “Continue.”
Select or add your Google Slides account.
Complete the fields. These include the following:

Title of New Presentation – This is the title that the user will see. You can add a personalized element to the title by clicking the field and selecting “Contact Name” and then entering the rest of your title. E.g., Contact Name – Certificate
Is Shared? – Select “Yes” or “No.” By clicking “Yes,” it will allow users to download the certificate.
Template Presentation – This is where you choose the certificate you created.

Once you select the certificate, any variable fields you created using the curly brackets will display. In this example, we used the variable {{name}} to personalize the certificate. However, if you added more variables, these will display here.

You need to match each variable so the certificate knows what information needs to be added.

Name – Select “Contact Name.”

Click “Continue.”

A new certificate will appear in your Google Slides account. Zapier does this to test the Zap.

The test certificate will take data from the trigger app test as per your Google Slides setup.

Find and view the test certificate to check it’s correct.

Step 4: Add an Additional Step to the Zap to Send the Certificate to Users

Click the + button underneath the existing Zap.

Select “Email by Zapier” as the app.
Choose “Send Outbound Email” as the action event and click “Continue.”

Complete the fields and create your email template.

The required fields are the following:

To – Add the customer’s email from your trigger app.
Subject – Enter the subject line you want to use.
Body – Add the body of the email. You can use variables to personalize the emails.
Attachments – Here, you can add your attachment by adding the following:
Export Links Application/PDF.
Select the matching file object. This will send a PDF copy of the certificate to your user.

Complete any of the optional fields and click “Create and Continue.”

Note! The email address you entered in the To field will be sent an email from your Kajabi site.

Test the Zap:

1. Create a test account in your Kajabi Contacts tab.
2. Change the sample data in the trigger app step to receive your test certificate email. This is done by opening the trigger step and clicking the down arrow icon, and expanding the Test section. You can then select a different trigger test record from the left column. There is more information about how to do this in Zapier’s guide.

Once you’ve confirmed the Zap works, use the top right-hand corner button to turn the Zap on.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Kajabi Compatible with Google Slides?

Yes, although you need to use Zapier to connect Kajabi and Google Slides.

How Can I Create Personalized Certificates on Kajabi?

There are three ways to create a personalized certificate of completion on Kajabi.

The first option is as described in this article using Google Slides. You can also use Accredible and Zapier to send personalized certificates.

The third is directly from Kajabi. Kajabi has a tab for certificates in each course product. You can then customize your certificate from here. In our opinion, this is the best and easiest way is to send a certificate of completion.

Bottom Line

You can integrate Google Slides with Kajabi to send certificates of completion for course lessons and course quizzes.

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