Instructions for creating QR codes in Google Docs

To share a Google Docs document, you can generate a QR code from the document link to share. When sharing documents by QR code on Google Docs, others can easily access your documents, especially those who open Google Docs documents on their phones, just scan the QR code to open it. The following article will guide you to create a shared QR code in Google Docs.

How to generate QR codes in Google Docs via Chrome

At the Google Docs document that we want to create a QR code to share, we will set the document sharing permission .

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Then you create a QR code on Google Chrome to get the document sharing code.

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Generate QR codes for Google Docs with the utility

Step 1:

At the Google Docs interface, the user clicks on Extensions , then selects Add-ons, and then clicks Download add-ons .

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Step 2:

In the extension interface, enter the keyword QR Code Barcode Generator and then click on the utility result below.

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Step 3:

Display QR code generation utilities, click on the utility as shown to proceed with the installation.

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During the installation of the utility, you need to let the utility access some permissions on Google Docs, click Allow.

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Step 4:

After installing the utility, click Extensions , select QR Code Barcode Generator and then click QR Code generator to proceed to generate QR codes.

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Step 5:

At the right edge of the screen you will see the interface to create a QR code . Now you fill in the content you want to create a QR code, adjust the size for the QR code, color, . Click Copy to clipboard to save this QR code.

Note that with a free account using the utility will limit the number of QR codes generated.

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Generate QR code to share Google Docs via website

There are many websites that generate QR codes from the link you have. We just need to paste the document link to create a QR code. For example, with the Adobe QR Code Generator website, follow the link below.

Click Create your QR code now to access the QR code generator.

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Then you paste the link of the Google Docs document you want to share, adjust the interface for the QR code and then click Download to download.

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Jessica Tanner

Update 01 June 2023