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Use a shortened URL (Uniform Resource Locator; a webpage address) and/or a QR (Quick Response) code in your posts and your event promotional material, to make it easier for guests to quickly arrive at your event webpage.

1

Shorten a URL

In a web browser, navigate to the Bitly URL Shortener https://bitly.com/

Enter your original URL and click Shorten

2

Your short URL appears. Click Copy icon next to the short URL (ready to paste into your email/promotional material)

Open the item where the short URL is to appear (email/document/etc), paste (right-click and select paste; or Ctrl+V).

3

Obtain a QR code

Use a web search engine (e.g. www.google.com) to search for a QR code generator, e.g. https://www.qrcode-monkey.com/

Copy/paste the URL into the QR code generator and press enter, then download the code.


You may also be interested in this Youtube video - creating a working QR code in MS Word. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFYDC3g6u7o



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