Guides

Plain answers to the questions people ask before they print a QR code.

• Video QR code: upload a clip or link to a video
  Make a QR code for a video page. Upload an MP4, add a supported recording link, or use both. See Pro and Business limits, captions and print checks.
• Audio QR code: upload a recording or share a link
  Make a QR code for an audio page. Upload an MP3, add a supported recording link, or use both. See Pro and Business limits, transcripts and print checks.
• Bulk QR code generator: create codes from CSV
  Make many QR codes from a CSV file. Check the rows and your plan's allowance before creating codes, then review the results and test a printed sample.
• QR codes and Google Sheets: choose a workflow
  Use a supported workflow for QR codes and Google Sheets. Check which rows and fields it uses, where results go and what happens when a step fails.
• Image gallery QR code: photos on one page
  Make a QR code for a gallery of photos and captions. Update the gallery while your plan allows, and keep the same printed code. See storage limits.
• Business page QR code: hours and contact details
  Share your business hours, address and contact links on one page. Update the details while your plan allows, without reprinting your QR code.
• GS1 Digital Link QR code: product barcode guide
  Learn how a GS1 Digital Link address carries a product identifier. Check what your barcode encodes and what to confirm before printing packaging.
• Round QR code: shapes, borders and print checks
  Give your QR code a round look while keeping its border clear. See which parts change shape, choose a download and test a printed copy before use.
• Event QR code: calendar invites and event pages
  Make a fixed QR code for a calendar invite, or an editable event page with a date, time and place. Compare the two before printing your invitation.
• Payment link QR code: open your payment page
  Make a QR code for a payment link you already have. Payment happens on the provider's page. Check the address and recipient before printing and sharing.
• Password protected QR code: ask before it opens
  Make an editable QR code that asks for a password before it opens. Set, replace or remove it without reprinting. On Pro and Business.
• QR code with different links by device or language
  Send each visitor to the right link: one printed QR code, different pages for phones, tablets and computers, by language or by time of day. Business plan.
• QR code with an expiry date: set start and end
  Set when an editable QR code starts and stops opening its page, in your chosen time zone. See what visitors see before it starts and after it ends.
• Static vs editable QR codes: which one do you need?
  Static or editable QR code? What each kind holds, when a fixed code is enough, how an editable code works, and what happens if you stop paying.
• How to print QR codes that scan: contrast and border
  How to print a QR code that scans: dark on light, the white border, logos, the right file and paper, and how to test one copy before a print run.
• QR code stopped working? Why, and how to fix it
  Your printed QR code stopped working or shows a paused or upgrade page? Find the cause in a minute and fix it, often without printing anything new.
• QR code trial ending? Keep your printed codes working
  Your QR code trial ends soon and your codes are already printed. What usually happens next, what to check in your plan, and how to keep each code working.
• Do QR codes expire? Free codes that never do
  Do QR codes expire? A fixed QR code never does, and you can make one free with no sign-up. How to tell which kind you have, and make a code that lasts.
• QR code not scanning? Check these 9 things in order
  Why won't your QR code scan? Check the size for the distance, the white border, contrast, gloss and the link itself, in order, before you pay to reprint.
• QR code with a logo: free icons or your own file
  Put one of our free icons or your own logo in the middle of a QR code. The sizes we allow, which plans include it, and why a logo makes the code stronger.
• PNG, JPG, SVG, PDF or EPS: which QR code file to use
  Which QR code file to download for a print shop, an office printer, a website or a poster, and how big a PNG can be printed and still stay sharp.
• Print many QR codes on one page, with crop marks
  Print many copies of a QR code on one Letter or A4 page, with crop marks and an optional caption, and print the sheet at the right size so each code scans.
• Change a QR code's link after printing
  Need to change where a printed QR code goes? First check if it's editable. Then edit it, forward the page on your own site, or cover it and reprint.
• PDF to QR code: share a menu or flyer, no website
  Turn a PDF into a QR code without a website: host it on ovbq with Pro or Business, or share it from Google Drive or Dropbox. Swap the file any time.
• QR code menu: update your menu without reprinting
  Make a QR code menu from a PDF or a menu page with sections and hours. Update it while your plan allows, without reprinting. Learn how to print it.
• QR code tracking without GPS: what a scan shows
  What does a QR code scan really show? The time, device and browser, never who or the city. How ovbq counts scans without storing IP addresses.
• How to scan a QR code: phone, screenshot or computer
  How to scan a QR code with an iPhone or Android camera, from a screenshot or photo, or on a computer, and what to do when nothing happens.
• QR code size chart: how big to print it
  How big should your QR code be? Enter the scan distance and print width to check it, or use our size chart for business cards, flyers, posters and signs.
• Add a QR code in Canva, Word, Google Docs or InDesign
  How to add a QR code to a Canva design, a Word or Google Doc, or an InDesign layout: which file to use, the right size, and why it might not scan.
• QR code for a survey or feedback form
  Make a QR code for your Google Form or any survey link, or build a simple form on ovbq. Where to put it, what to write, and how to reuse the code.
• Make a WhatsApp QR code: number, message, print
  Make a WhatsApp QR code in four steps: enter your number with the country code, add a first message, test it, and print it at a size that scans.
• Image to QR code: open a photo or poster on scan
  Turn a JPEG or PNG into a QR code that opens your picture: host it on ovbq with Pro or Business, then swap the image without reprinting. How it works.
• Link in bio QR code: one page for all your links
  Make a link in bio page with buttons and social links, and share it with one QR code. Edit it while your plan allows, without replacing the printed code.
• QR code coupon: show your offer and its last day
  Make a coupon page with your offer, a code to show at checkout and the terms. Set the last day, and change the offer without reprinting the QR code.

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