Generate documents with qr codes from template – 3 quick tips for each type
In this article, we’ll review a few examples of how you can boost your business processes with Plumsail document generation that supports dynamic QR codes.
QR (stands for “Quick Response”) codes are codes that people can scan with their smartphones to get quick access to something – whatever it be – sign up form, document, location, and so on. QR codes in documents can accelerate communication, logistics, marketing, and other business processes at every stage.
URL QR code in document templates
URL QR codes are the most popular as they can lead to any source. These are just a few common examples:
Your company site
Sign up form for your product
Payment form
URL for downloading an app
Any document stored in the cloud – contactless menus at restaurants; COVID-19 test results, and more.
The pandemic has made QR codes an integral component of life.
Let us say, there is a medical laboratory that offers various tests to patients. When test data is ready, the laboratory test report is generated and stored. And it should contain a QR code to make the document available for checking online.
Below are my simple laboratory test report template and the resulting document with the QR code leading to the same document available online.
To get a QR code in the output document, I used a special formatter that lets the templating engine know that I’d like to get a QR code.
qrcode(size) is a formatter for qr codes. For more information, check the documentation on formatters.
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Hint
You can pull data from your system using Power Automate Flow or Zapier, then pass data to populate the document and get the completed document with the QR code generated dynamically. Check out the integrations of Plumsail Documents.
Phone number QR code in document templates
It’s possible to create a document from a template with phone number QR codes in the output document. For that, you need to insert a token with the qrcode(size) formatter as in the previous example.
The difference is in the data you pass. For a telephone number QR code, value data should be in such format: tel:+1-234-555-6677.
Below are a business card template and the resulting document after merging data.
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When someone scans the generated QR code, they will be offered to choose to call, send a text message, or save the contact.
Geolocation QR code in document template
Another good option for QR codes in documents is geolocation. As in the previous examples, you indicate that you’d like to get a QR code in the generated document by putting the qrcode(size) formatter.
The data you’ll pass to document template should be in this format geo:40.74018922726678,-74.00869124083648.
Use it in documents that are required to include location coordinates. Below is a simple example you can include in your own documents.
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