Generate QR Codes
Quick Response (QR) codes are used on printed media to quickly read information into mobile devices for further processing. The following are some examples of the information that can be encoded:
•URL: points to a website; example:
http://www.ECO3.com
•geolocation: points to a location; example
geo: 51.172852 ,4.466523
•E-mail: provides an address for sending an e-mail message; example:
mailto: info@ECO3.com
•SMS: provides a phone number for sending a text message; example:
sms: [phone number]
•calendar event: adds an event to a diary; example code:
BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Conference DTSTART:20120411083000 DTEND:20120411173000 END:VEVENT |
•vCard: adds a person’s name and details to a list of contacts; example code:
BEGIN:VCARD VERSION:2.1 N:Doe;John FN:John Doe TITLE:CEO ORG:Sundiver EMAIL:John@sundiver.com URL:www.sundiver.com END:VCARD |
Visit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VCard for more information about vCards.
•and many more.
This feature can be combined with variables to allow a shopper to input the details in a form and create the QR code.
Generate a QR code in a barcode frame
This procedure is only possible in the Forms and Expert workspaces which include the Barcodes tab. See “Barcodes Tab” for more information.
1 In the Forms workspace, click the Barcode tool on the Edit toolbar.
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A new frame is placed on the document; you can move and rotate the frame as desired.
2 In the Barcodes tab, select QR CODE in the Type drop-down list and format as required.
3 Select a variable in the Variable drop-down list (only visible if variables have been defined, for example E-mail).
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The value entered for this variable, in the customizable product, by the shopper will be inserted in the generated QR code.
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In the Value box, enter the syntax for the QR code, for example, a vCard which allows readers to add a person’s name and details to a list of contacts.
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This syntax may include one or more variables combined with static text. Variables are enclosed in ‘%’ signs. For example, the code for a vCard which uses variables for all the contact details except the name of the company in the e-mail address, and the company URL, would look like this:
BEGIN:VCARD VERSION:2.1 N:%Last%;%First%;;; FN:%First% %Last% TITLE:%Title% ORG:%Company% ADR:;;%Street%;%City%;;%ZIP%;%Country% TEL;HOME: TEL;WORK:%Phone% TEL;CELL:%Mobile% EMAIL:%First%@sundiver.com URL:www.sundiver.com END:VCARD |
4 Click Apply.
The QR code with vCard information is added to the form. You can scale the QR code if it appears too large on your document.
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When a shopper enters his/her personal details in the form, these will be added to the QR code. The same variables can be used for the visible information.
5 You can edit the settings by selecting the barcode frame and clicking Apply again to re-apply your changes.
6 Click the Save button on the workspace toolbar to save your changes.
7 Close the Online Editor.
Check that the form input fields work as expected on the storefront and test that the QR code can be scanned properly.
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