A square code, or a code in your pictureA square code, or a code in your picture

Step by step

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   Step 1

   Open the generator

   Open the generator from your dashboard, with “New picture code”.

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   Step 2

   Upload a wide photo

   This time, upload a wide photo. Here, the hotel’s harbor at sunset.

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   Step 3

   Square code

   “Square code” is the first choice. Your picture is cropped to a square, and the whole square becomes the code.

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   Step 4

   Code in your image

   “Code in your image” keeps your whole picture, and places a scannable code inside it.

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   Step 5

   Move the code

   Click “Move the code” to choose where it goes.

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   Step 6

   Resize and position it

   Make it bigger with the slider, then drag it onto a calm part of the picture, like this sky.

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   Step 7

   Border or no border

   “Light border” adds a thin band around the code, best for print. “No border” suits screens.

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   Step 8

   Place the code

   Click “Place the code here”. The rest of your picture stays exactly as it is.

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   Step 9

   Add the link

   Add the link, just like a square code.

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    Step 10

    Generate

    Click “Generate”. The code is checked right where it sits, inside your picture.

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    Step 11

    Your picture, verified

    Here’s your whole picture, with the code in the sky, verified in place.

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    Step 12

    The code on its own

    You also get the code on its own, as a square, for stickers and small prints.

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    Step 13

    Which one to choose

    Which one? Square codes suit menus, cards and stickers. A code in your picture suits posters, flyers and screens. Activate either one the same way.