You want to honor your employees or students when they’re especially successful, or when they pass some special milestone. A certificate is a great way to do it, and you can go as dressy as you want with certificates. Order certificates and related supplies with your regular discount office supplies – keep plenty on hand so you can always give due recognition in a timely manner.

Blank certificates come 25 to a pack. Some discount certificates have simple printed borders; others have sophisticated gold foil. Certificate kits come with gold seals and blue ribbons. If you want to make a certificate look really special, put it in a discount certificate holder with a stiff linen backing.

In your word processing program, create a simple document with the type centered, in a large, fancy font like Edwardian Script or Copperplate Gothic Bold. You can write whatever you want on this document. Simply put the discount certificate or reward through your inkjet or laser printer on the landscape setting, as you would any horizontal, letter-sized document.