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Making a QR code in Canva, Word, Excel, Docs, Sheets, InDesign, Illustrator, PowerPoint, Photoshop or Publisher. Most of those files are static.

How to make a QR code in Canva

How to make a QR code in Canva by downloading SVG or PNG from SmartQRCode, then uploading it. Canva's Apps QR is usually static, which is correct for a one-off.

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How to make a QR code in Excel

How to make a QR code in Excel by placing SVG or PNG from SmartQRCode. Never screenshot cells. Lock print area so Fit Sheet cannot shrink modules.

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How to make a QR code in Google Docs

How to make a QR code in Google Docs by uploading SVG or PNG from SmartQRCode, setting centimetres, and keeping wrap text off the finders on the page.

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How to make a QR code in Google Sheets

How to make a QR code in Google Sheets: insert a SmartQRCode PNG over cells. Never screenshot the grid. Turn Fit to width off before you print.

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How to make a QR code in Illustrator

How to make a QR code in Illustrator by File Place of SVG from SmartQRCode. Skip Expand Appearance so vinyl cutters still get clean vector paths.

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How to make a QR code in InDesign

How to make a QR code in InDesign by File Place of an SVG from SmartQRCode. Keep the Links panel live, and keep bleed off the four-module quiet zone.

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How to make a QR code in Photoshop

How to make a QR code in Photoshop: Place a SmartQRCode PNG at 300 dpi for the final millimetres. Never upscale a 72 dpi preview to a poster.

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How to make a QR code in PowerPoint

How to make a QR code in PowerPoint by inserting PNG or SVG from SmartQRCode. Size the mark for projector throw, not a 2 cm desk-distance stamp.

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How to make a QR code in Publisher

How to make a QR code in Publisher by inserting SVG or PNG from SmartQRCode. Keep wrap text and round corners off the four-module quiet zone.

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How to make a QR code in Word

How to make a QR code in Word by inserting an SVG or 300 dpi PNG from SmartQRCode. Keep Wrap Text off the quiet zone so finders stay readable on the page.

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