QR codes data merge for delegate badges

Hi
We are creating delegate badges for a event and have 300 names and details we would like to merge into a badge design,
merge fields have been done <Name> and <Company> however the client has requested a qr code that can be scanned to phone and creates a vcard.
i have read the support about data source files, however as a novice to excel, I am not sure how i create the 'csv' so it import and creates a QR code
any help would be very much appreciated

Thanks mike,
I saw these, however the stumbling bloc for me is the csv\excel and how i set that up for a vcard
the post explaining BEGIN:VCARD\nVERSION:2.1, etc...just didn't make sense .........
as reading it, sounds like I would need to do this to each of the delegates manually, which then it is weighing up the time spent doing that or doing each qr code in design, copy and pasting in the fields, either way is far to long!
I'm a creative designer, i do pretty pictures
kind regards
Marcus

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