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Easily create an attendance badge with your attendees’ information. You can export and print this badge from the Console for on-site attendees when they check in.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Enabling Badges<\/a><\/p>\n

Creating Badge<\/a><\/p>\n

Settings<\/a><\/p>\n

Background<\/a><\/p>\n

Elements & Shape<\/a><\/p>\n

Badge Printing<\/a><\/p>\n

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Enabling Badges
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Ensure that the badge feature is enabled under Design<\/strong> > General Settings<\/strong> > Features & Networking<\/strong> as shown below:<\/p>\n

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Creating Badge<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n

To create your attendee badge:<\/p>\n

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  1. Go to Onsite<\/strong> > Badges<\/strong> found on the left side menu bar.<\/li>\n
  2. Click Create<\/strong> and add a Title for your badge and target it to a specific Attendee type.\n

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  3. Input the Name<\/strong> for the badge. You may assign this badge to a selected Ticket type and\/or Attendee type under \u2018Assigned<\/strong>\u2019.<\/li>\n
  4. Once done, you may proceed with customizing the design and elements of the badge.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    Next, select a template of your choice and click Save<\/strong>. You can now proceed to customize your selected template, such as uploading your logo, toggling features you want to show on the badge, updating colors, etc.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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    Creating Badge – Settings<\/strong><\/h3>\n

    Under Settings<\/strong>, users may choose their preferred paper stack and badge layout. We have three default options (size and layout not changeable for these options<\/span>), but users are free to input a custom size by adding the paper width, height, bleed area, and badge layout.<\/p>\n

    Admins also need to select the type of printer they will use to print the badge: Colored or Thermal paper. As well as enable or disable the grid outlines to ensure that the design and elements are aligned during the design process.<\/p>\n

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    Creating Badge – Background<\/p>\n

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    Under Background<\/strong>, users may choose to either use a solid color by using the color slider or adding the hex code, or users may upload a background image. Please note that it is recommended to upload an image based on the paper size selected, and the maximum image size should be 3MB<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

    Users can check the back view option if they would like to apply the same color or image to the badge\u2019s back view. Otherwise, they can use a different color or image.<\/p>\n

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    Creating Badge – Elements & Shapes<\/strong><\/h3>\n

    Under Elements<\/strong>, users can drag and drop Attendee data and Custom data desired, and rearrange them accordingly to their badge design. We have default attendee data, which pulls data from the user\u2019s attendee profile, such as:<\/p>\n