QR code widgets
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Applies to Elementi 2017 and later.
Introduction
QR code (abbreviated from Quick Response Code) is the trademark for a type of matrix barcode (or two-dimensional barcode) first designed in 1994 for the automotive industry in Japan. A barcode is a machine-readable optical label that contains information about the item to which it is attached. The Quick Response (QR code) system became popular outside the automotive industry due to its fast readability and greater storage capacity compared to standard UPC barcodes.
A typical QR code consists of black squares arranged in a square grid on a white background, which can be read, processed and interpreted by an imaging device, such as a camera - the required data is then extracted from patterns that are present in both horizontal and vertical components of the image.
Getting started
Getting started is easy; download Elementi software, launch it and create away! Just follow the 4 quick steps below:
- Get Elementi.
- Open Elementi and on the main window, click on the "Widgets" tab.
- Scroll down and open the "QR Codes" folder. Pick a widget.
- Include that widget into your content and configure it.
Widgets
Elementi software comes with four ready-to-use QR code widgets accessible from "Widgets" tab within the Browse panel.
Each widget can be customized using the options provided under the "Properties" tab - one common option is the color for the squares (set by default to blue). The white background can also be changed from the "Document Properties" dialog by clicking on the icon from the toolbar and selecting a different background color.
All fields are optional and the data can be encoded as vCard (most common) or MeCard (more compact).