Getting started
Quick start: take your first QR attendance in 10 minutes
This guide walks through the whole flow once. Each step links to a detailed guide if you want more options.
- 10 minutes
- Owner or administrator
Create your account
Go to Start free and sign in with Google. Name your organization; you become its owner. The Free plan needs no card.
Create an event
An event is the whole programme: a training, a course, a term or a conference. On the dashboard choose New event, give it a title and dates, and keep Participant code (recommended) as the way people identify themselves. See Create an event.
Add your participants
Only registered participants can check in. Open the event, go to Participants, choose Import or paste and paste the rows from your spreadsheet. Everyone gets a private code. See Import or paste your participant list.
Send people their codes
If you ticked Email participants their code when they are registered, codes go out automatically. Otherwise use Email codes, WhatsApp, SMS or printed code cards. See Send participants their codes.
Create a session
A session is one sitting with its own attendance sheet, such as Day 1 or Module 3. On the Sessions tab choose New session, set the times and answer Who is this session for?. See Create a session.
Open attendance and show the code
When people arrive, open the session, choose Open attendance, then Show code on screen on the projector or TV. Participants scan with their phone camera and type their code. See Open a session and show the QR code.
Close and download the report
At the end choose Close and lock (or let it close automatically). Download the PDF report on your letterhead. See Download attendance reports.
Related guides
Run your next session with an attendance list you can trust.
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