Guide 2 · Two ways to make a code

A square code, or a code in your picture

When to crop your picture into a square code, and when to keep the whole picture and place a code inside it, sized and positioned where it scans best.

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Step by step

  1. Step 1

    Open the generator

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

  2. Step 2

    Upload a wide photo

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

  3. Step 3

    Square code

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

  4. Step 4

    Code in your image

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

  5. Step 5

    Move the code

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

  6. 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.

  7. Step 7

    Border or no border

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

  8. Step 8

    Place the code

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

  9. Step 9

    Add the link

    Add the link, just like a square code.

  10. Step 10

    Generate

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

  11. Step 11

    Your picture, verified

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

  12. Step 12

    The code on its own

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

  13. 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.

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