QR Code of the guides

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Hi all,

I'm totally new to Dynamics 365 Guides and I'm currently making work instruction guides for the technical staff in a company.

my question is about anchoring a guide with a QR code:

Everytime that I create a new guide, dynamics 365 Guides generates the same QR code so do I have to provide my own QR code each time or there is some settings to do in order to make a new one?

Thank you in advance.

Nouria.

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Vincent Guigui 315 on at

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RE: QR Code of the guides

The default QR Code (with the small anchor) is indeed static but provides the best placement/anchoring solution.

If you want to direct your user to a specific Guide or Step, you can copy the Guide/Step link by doing right-click on a guide or step.

You can then generate a QRCode for this link using any generator like : www.qr-code-generator.com/

There are some info here:

docs.microsoft.com/.../pc-app-anchor-embed-qr-code-link

But mainly, you will have to follow those rules to get a nice readable QRCode:

docs.microsoft.com/.../pc-app-anchor-qr-code

- size (at least 10cm/4inches) and orientation of the printed QRCode

- avoid glossyness on the printed QRCode

Hope this helps

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RE: QR Code of the guides

Hi IRBAH, the QR code downloaded from the anchor page is static. In the PC app, you can click Download QR code to copy a PDF file to your PC. The PDF has useful tips along with the printable QR code on the last page. More information can be found here: Anchor a guide in the Dynamics 365 Guides PC app by using a QR code anchor - Dynamics 365 Mixed Reality | Microsoft Docs

Per Vincent you can also create your own QR codes that open a specific guide. You can use these as an anchor too, which allows the operator to more quickly open the guide and get started. Information can be found here: Embed a link in a QR code to make it easy to open a guide in Dynamics 365 Guides - Dynamics 365 Mixed Reality | Microsoft Docs

Welcome to Guides and Mixed Reality :-) I hope your deployment is successful and please continue to post questions and feedback on the forum.

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RE: QR Code of the guides

Thanks @Vincent and @Dave for your answers.

With that been said, do I have to create new QR code using the link for all my guides (I'll create more than 40 guide) or I can just use the static one for all my guides? which one is better.

Thanks.

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RyanN on at

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RE: QR Code of the guides

Just to further clarify, you can use the same QR code for different guides.

You only need distinct QR codes per guide if you are embedding a link to the guide in the QR code (https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/mixed-reality/guides/pc-app-anchor-embed-qr-code-link)

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Roni Lee 15 on at

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RE: QR Code of the guides

When I generated a QR code with the Guide/Step link, the QR code recognized the link as a web link, so it tried to open it in Microsoft Edge on the HoloLens instead of opening Dynamics 365 guides. Do you have a fix for this?

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RE: QR Code of the guides

Hi Roni

Are you using the 'deep link' prefix from the Guides PC app or a link from the browser URL from the admin app in PowerApps?

Here's the relevant documentation: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/mixed-reality/guides/pc-app-anchor-embed-qr-code-link

Ryan

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Roni Lee 15 on at

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RE: QR Code of the guides

Hi Ryan,

Thanks for the response. I am copying the link from the PC app. Right clicking on the guide and then clicking "Copy link to this guide." When I enter this link into a 3rd party QR code generator, it is recognized as a web link.

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RE: QR Code of the guides

I would like to hop on this QR code bandwagon and say that I think Microsoft should make a first party QR Code generator. Something that can be integrated into various products like guides

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RE: QR Code of the guides

I agree!

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RyanN on at

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RE: QR Code of the guides

Aha, when you create the guide do not select web url as the type just regular text. I think when you select web url it appends an http:// prefix which is what's confusing the launcher.

Alternatviely, you can just append the deep link to this api.qrserver.com/.../

Check out this article for more details docs.microsoft.com/.../workflow-example-1

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