QR code types
PDF, vCard and plain text codes
A PDF code points at a hosted document, a vCard carries contact details a phone can save directly, and a text code shows a short message with nothing to open. Only the PDF needs a network.
Steps
- For a PDF, use dynamic mode: it lets you replace the document — a new menu, a new price list — without reprinting.
- For a vCard, fill in only the fields you are happy to have copied; everything in it is readable by anyone who scans.
- For text, keep it short. A long payload makes a denser matrix that needs to be printed larger to stay readable.
- Export and test as usual.
How to check it worked
The PDF opens in the phone browser rather than downloading a broken file, the vCard offers to create a contact with the right name, and the text appears in full.
What usually goes wrong
- A static PDF code, which cannot be pointed at next season’s menu.
- A vCard with a personal mobile number on a public poster.
- A long text payload printed too small to resolve.
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