QR codes can be extremely useful for managing your inventory, and sharing artwork information with clients. Compared to barcodes, QR codes can contain more data, and you can use either a generic QR code reader to bring up the information you've selected, or use the Art Galleria app to find the listing in your inventory and display the information.
For more information on using QR codes with your Art Galleria inventory, please see How do QR codes work in Art Galleria?
This articles covers how to:
Generate QR codes for your artworks
Watch our video demonstration, or scroll down for step-by-step instructions.
Design QR codes
Click Settings.
2. Open Label Designer on the left menu.
3. Click and drag QR Code from the green menu onto the grid area.
4. Open the QR code settings by clicking the cog wheel next to the trash icon.
5. Adjust the visual settings as required:
Change the horizontal or vertical alignment within the label
Change the scale using the QR size multiplier field (up to a maximum of 3)
6. Depending on how you will be using the QR code, and the audience for the information, select which data to display when the code is scanned by using the Add Fields drop-down menu.
Using a phone or generic QR code app for scanning?
Display text information when the code is scanned, by adding fields such as the artwork title, artist name, artwork price, etc.
Display an image of the artwork, by using the Image link field.
Link to an online listing of the artwork by using the Website Artwork URL field (only available when you have the pricing tiers integration set up).
Using the Art Galleria mobile app for scanning?
Be sure to add the Artwork Inventory ID field to the code so that the app can pull up the appropriate artwork.
6. Click Save Settings when ready.
7. To save your design, click Save as.
8. Enter a preset name and click Save Preset.
Generate QR codes for your artworks
To print the QR code for a single artwork
1. Open your Inventory.
2. Open the more options (...) menu on an artwork and select Print Label.
3. Select the label preset design that you created earlier, and confirm your printing format.
4. Click Print.
To print the QR code for a multiple artworks
1. Open your Inventory.
2. Select the checkboxes next to the artworks for which you want to print QR codes.
3. Open the Bulk actions menu and select Print Labels.
4. Select the label preset design that you created earlier, and confirm your printing format.
5. Click Print.
Scan your QR Codes
You can use a generic QR code reader to bring up the information entered, or you can use the Art Galleria app to find the listing in your inventory and display the information included in the QR code.
1. Open your QR code reader, or if you are using the Art Galleria app, select Scan in the navigation bar at the bottom of the screen.
2. Hover your camera over the QR code to read it.
3. The QR reader will display the information associated with that artwork.
If you are using the Art Galleria app, it will locate and open the artwork's listing in your inventory. Make sure the app has access to your camera.