# Design a Visitor Badge in Guest

Visitor badges are important indicators that help organizations track visitors. With a range of customization options, organizations can use visitor badges to clearly present valuable information.

* Visitor badges can be configured in the [Basic Designer](#basic-designer)
* Visitor badges can be highly customized in the [Advanced Designer](#advanced-designer)

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## Configure a badge

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A visitor badge is configured at the Guest Type level. 
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**In Verkada Command, go to All Products > Workplace > Guest.**
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**On the left navigation, click Guest Settings.**

a. Under **Organization** **> Guest Types,** click **Manage Guest Types.**\
b. (Optional) At the top, select **Sites** and select a site to create a visitor badge for a Guest Type in an individual site.
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**Select the desired Guest Type.**
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**Click on the badge to modify badge settings.**

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### Set site-specific badge colors and logo&#x20;

By default, the badge uses the organization-level text, colors, and logo unless site-specific colors and logos have been configured. To set text colors and a logo used for a specific site’s badge:

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**In Verkada Command, go to All Products > Guest.**
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**On the left navigation, click Guest Settings.**
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**Under Sites > Details, navigate to Badge Print Settings.**
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**Click on the badge to modify badge settings.**

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## Basic Mode

Badges can be easily customized in the Basic Mode Designer. In this mode, badges may include the following information:

* **Guest Name**
* **Host Name**
* **Badge Photo**: the photo a visitor captures at sign-in
* **Guest’s Response**: the response a visitor provides to a selected question

### Badge design rules

Badge design rules allow guest responses to multiple-choice questions to influence badge design. Multiple-choice questions can be associated with the following parameters:

* Orientation
* Border Style
* Border Color

Multiple choice questions that are Guest Type steps and those part of a [Questionnaire](https://help.verkada.com/guest/configuration/pin-guest-check-in-steps-and-configure-guest-passes/guest-questionnaires) may be used for badge design rules. A parameter condition will be set for each multiple-choice-question response.

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A default option with any badge design rule covers the parameter configuration whenever the associated multiple-choice question is unanswered or an "Other" field is selected.

A badge’s orientation, border color, and border style may be customized for any Guest Type. A color printer or a [Brother printer loaded with two-tone paper](https://help.verkada.com/guest/printers/brother-printer-setup-guide/two-tone-printing-for-the-brother-printer) must be in the Guest site to customize the border color.

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A border style must be set before the border color can be configured.
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### Preview badge design

The badge preview window will display possible badge designs that adhere to the rules set. Use the **Rules** **Print Guide** to print or save a PDF that outlines badge design rules.

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## Advanced Mode

Advanced Mode enables more extensive badge customization. Badges made with Advanced Designer can feature the following components:

1. **Guest Name**
2. **Site Name**
3. **Guest Type**
4. **Site Logo**
5. **Host Name**
6. **Badge Photo**
7. **Date**
8. **Images:** Admins can upload .jpg and .png images and place them on the badge
9. **Text:** Admins can include special text on the badge
10. **Guest's Responses:** The response a visitor provides to a selected question

Admins can move, scale, and delete any of these components.&#x20;

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### Configuration

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**In Verkada Command, go to All Products > Workplace > Guest.**
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**On the left navigation, click Guest Settings.**

a. Under **Organization** **> Guest Types,** click **Manage Guest Types.**\
b. (Optional) At the top, select **Sites** and select a site to create a visitor badge for a Guest Type in an individual site.
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**Select the desired Guest Type.**
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**Click on badge settings.**
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**Toggle Advanced Mode ON.**
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The Guest app must be on version 2.17.0 or later to print badges made with Advanced Mode.
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### Badge design rules in Advanced Mode

Badge design rules in Advanced Designer can apply to:

1. Orientation
2. Border Style
3. Border Color
4. Background
5. Text
6. Images

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## FAQ

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<summary>Can I associate a multiple-choice question with a badge design rule?</summary>

Yes, badge design rules must be associated with multiple-choice questions that only allow a single response, and the multiple-choice question option **Allow Multiple Responses** must be disabled.

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<summary>What are the requirements for the badge logo?</summary>

The badge logo must be a transparent PNG file with a width of at least 1000 pixels but no more than 5000 pixels and a minimum height of 200 pixels.

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<summary>Can I resize a badge text, image, or logo?</summary>

Yes, badge content can be resized with Advanced Mode.

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**Prefer to see it in action?** Check out the [video tutorial](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZBiwBRBky4).
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