From the menu, choose Object > Generate QR Code. The Generate QR Code dialog box is displayed.
QR codes are machine readable printed representation of data for various industry uses. It has now become common in consumer advertising. A consumer with a Smartphone can install an app with a QR code scanner that can read and decode the URL information and redirect the phone’s browser to a company website.
After scanning QR codes, users may receive text, add a business card contact to their devices, open a Web hyperlink, or compose an email or text message.
You can now generate and edit high quality independent QR code graphics from within InDesign. The generated QR code is a high-fidelity graphic object that behaves exactly like native vector art in InDesign. You can easily scale the object and fill it with colors. You can also apply effects, transparency, and printing attributes, such as overprinting, spot inks, and trappings to the object. You can copy-paste the code graphic as a vector graphic object into a standard graphics editor tool such as Adobe Illustrator.
From the menu, choose Object > Generate QR Code. The Generate QR Code dialog box is displayed.
The Generate/Edit QR Code dialog box has two tabs – Content and Color.
In the Content tab, select any one of the following data types in the Type drop-down list:
Based on the selected type, one or more fields are displayed to provide the content for which you want to generate the QR code.
The Color tab shows Swatch List. If you want to apply a specific color to the QR code, switch to the Color tab and select a specific color. By default, the generated QR code is Black with transparent background.
Click OK.
If you have selected a Frame before generating the QR code, the code is placed directly in the selected Frame replacing its content.
If you have not selected a frame, the QR code is loaded on the Place Gun and you can place it just like a traditional EPS object:
Once placed inside a document, the QR code is treated as a traditional EPS object, except that a tooltip appears on hovering over the object, revealing the content details in the form of the embedded code.
Select the QR code object or the frame: double-click inside the frame.
From the menu, choose Object > Edit QR Code. You can also right-click and choose Edit QR Code in the context menu.
The Edit QR Code dialog box is displayed with the existing content and color information.
In the Content tab, change the data type and content as appropriate.
To select a different color for the QR code, click Color tab and select an appropriate color.
Click OK.
The default background of a QR code frame is transparent. However, you can change the Frame’s Fill and Stroke attributes such as the Color, Line Style, and Thickness using the traditional controls.
You can move, resize, or rotate the placed QR code object with the Selection tool. When you drag the frame’s box, only the frame resizes. However, while dragging:
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