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Depending on your system, you might need\n-  to clear this option.\n+.. note::\n+  As of September 2015, edX verified certificates are web certificates. If you\n+  completed a course before September 2015, the certificate is in PDF format.\n+  Instead of a **View Certificate** option, you see a **Download Certificate\n+  (PDF)** option for these certificates.\n \n-* Set the margins to the minimum space available. Depending on your system, you\n-  might need to select the **Minimum** option for the margins.\n+If your certificate is not yet ready, you see the following message under the\n+course name on your dashboard.\n \n-===================\n-PDF Certificates\n-===================\n+::\n \n+  Final course details are being wrapped up at this time. Your final standing\n+  will be available shortly.\n \n-Older edX courses issued PDF certificates. You can access your PDF certificates\n-from the your dashboard.\n+Additionally, you see the following status message on the **Progress** page in\n+your course.\n \n-The following example shows the link to an honor code certificate in the\n-dashboard.\n+::\n \n-.. image:: ../../shared/students/Images/SFD_Cert_DownloadButton.png\n-   :width: 600\n-   :alt: Dashboard with course name, grade, and link to the PDF certificate.\n+  We're working on it...\n \n-Select **Download Certificate (PDF)** to open the PDF certificate in your\n-browser. You can then print the certificate or save it to your computer if\n-needed.\n+  We're creating your certificate. 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