Browsers and Mail Create QR Code for Page or Image in Microsoft Edge


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This tutorial will show you how to create a QR code of a page or image in Microsoft Edge.

Microsoft Edge supports sharing the URL of a page or image via QR code. You can create a QR code of a page or image in Microsoft Edge, and scan or download the QR code to share.

A QR code is a type of matrix barcode. To scan this code, you can use a QR scanner app on your phone, or some camera apps.

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Contents

  • Option One: Create QR Code for Page via Address Bar in Microsoft Edge
  • Option Two: Create QR Code for Page via Context Menu in Microsoft Edge
  • Option Three: Create QR Code for Image via Context Menu in Microsoft Edge


EXAMPLE: QR code for ElevenForum.com URL

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Option One

Create QR Code for Page via Address Bar in Microsoft Edge


1 Open Microsoft Edge.

2 Open the page (ex: www.elevenforum.com) you want to generate a QR code for its URL.

3 Click/tap in the address bar, and click/tap on the Create QR code for this page button in the address bar. (see screenshot below)

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4 You can now either Download the QR code or Scan QR code with your smartphone to share the page's URL. (see screenshot below)

Edge_page_QR_code.png





Option Two

Create QR Code for Page via Context Menu in Microsoft Edge


1 Open Microsoft Edge.

2 Open the page (ex: www.elevenforum.com) you want to generate a QR code for its URL.

3 Right click or press and hold on an empty area of the page, and click/tap on Create QR code for this page in the context menu. (see screenshot below)

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4 You can now either Download the QR code or Scan QR code with your smartphone to share the page's URL. (see screenshot below)

Edge_page_QR_code.png





Option Three

Create QR Code for Image via Context Menu in Microsoft Edge


1 Open Microsoft Edge.

2 While on a page that has an image you want to share, right click on the image, and click/tap on Create QR code for this image in the context menu. (see screenshot below)

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3 You can now either Download the QR code or Scan QR code with your smartphone to share the image's URL. (see screenshot below)

Edge_page_QR_code_image-2.png



That's it,
Shawn Brink


 

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