For more information on external sharing, please see my Office 365 – Did you know? Blog 1: External Sharing post.įor this example, I’m going to log into my OneDrive in Office 365.
The QR code will still work if it isn’t, however the user will be prompted for authentication. So I am describing how this functionality works today, SeptemJ Also, please keep in mind that external sharing that allows anonymous access will need to be enabled in order for the document to be accessed by external users in the scenario I mentioned above. Please understand that functionality in Office 365 changes quickly. However, since you handed out the QR Code, all you have to do is update your document! Anyone who accesses the QR code will see the updated schedule.įor additional ideas on how QR Codes can be used, see this website! If you had handed out the document on paper, it would now be inaccurate. This document will be printed just before the event and handed out to attendees as well.Ī week before the event, one of the scheduled activity leaders reports they are no longer able to attend the event! You are forced to make a last minute change to the schedule and the document must be updated. You’ve worked for months on the document which details all of the event information, including a schedule of activities. You are handing out business cards because they are small and easy to carry a large number around with you compared to stacks of this document. Imagine you are generating a marketing document for an event and that you will be handing out small business cards to help advertise. *Reference: wikipedia Why do we use QR codes? (If you want to give it a try – the QR code above is active!) In common use – you can take a picture of a barcode and load a website from it! It looks something like this.įrom your phone, if you load an application like “QR Code Reader”, you can point this at any bar code on paper or online and it will load the website for you. This barcode can be read by an imaging device (such as a camera on a cell phone) and processed.* A Quick Lesson on QR CodesĪ quick definition – a QR code, or Quick Response Code is a small, square two-dimensional barcode that contains information.
Did you know that SharePoint Online can generate QR Codes? I didn’t either – at least until I tripped into them last week on accident! This is great functionality to have at your fingertips.
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