Foxit PDF Editor User Manual

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Contents

FOXIT CORPORATION LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR DESKTOP

AND SERVER SOFTWARE APPLICATION ................................ 6

Chapter 1 – Overview ......................................................... 14

PDF Document Concepts ................................................................ 14

Why Foxit PDF Editor ..................................................................... 15

PDF Document Copyrights Issue ..................................................... 15

Updating Foxit PDF Editor .............................................................. 15

What’s New in Version 2.2.............................................................. 16

Chapter 2 – Getting Started ................................................ 18

Installing Foxit PDF Editor .............................................................. 18

Installing License Key .................................................................... 22

Registering Foxit PDF Editor ........................................................... 24

Uninstalling Foxit PDF Editor ........................................................... 25

Work Area ................................................................................... 25

Customizing the Work Area ............................................................ 28

Chapter 3 – Using Foxit PDF Editor ..................................... 36

Launching PDF Editor .................................................................... 36

Opening PDF Documents................................................................ 36

Viewing PDF Documents ................................................................ 37

Creating PDF Documents ............................................................... 38

Undoing and Redoing .................................................................... 40

Saving PDF Documents .................................................................. 40

Rollback Saving ............................................................................ 40

Closing PDF Documents ................................................................. 41

Setting Options ............................................................................ 41

Selecting Objects .......................................................................... 48

Editing Objects ............................................................................. 49

Modifying Objects ......................................................................... 55

Inserting New Objects ................................................................... 65

Object Properties .......................................................................... 69

Editing Page Layout ...................................................................... 76

Modifying Pages ........................................................................... 77

Using Rulers and Grids .................................................................. 78

Chapter 4 – Working with Pages ........................................ 80

About Page Toolbar ....................................................................... 80

Setting Page Options ..................................................................... 80

Inserting Blank Pages .................................................................... 81

Importing and Exporting Pages ....................................................... 81

Deleting Pages ............................................................................. 83

About the Page Layout Editor ......................................................... 84

To resize a page ........................................................................... 87

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To clip a page content ................................................................... 88

To rotate a page ........................................................................... 89

Chapter 5 – Working on Text Objects ................................. 91

About Text Toolbar ........................................................................ 91

To Use Graphics Keyboard .................................................................................... 91

To Merge Text ............................................................................................................. 92

To Split Text ................................................................................................................ 93

To Import Windows Fonts ...................................................................................... 93

To Convert Selected Text to Path ....................................................................... 94

Finding Text ................................................................................. 95

Setting Text Options ...................................................................... 95

Selecting Text Mode ...................................................................... 96

Inserting New Text ........................................................................ 96

Editing Text Objects ...................................................................... 98

Chapter 6 – Working on Image Objects ............................ 101

Selecting Image Mode .................................................................. 101

Insert New Image ........................................................................ 101

About the Image Editor ................................................................ 103

Replacing an Image ..................................................................... 105

Saving Images ............................................................................ 105

Zooming Images ......................................................................... 106

Using the Toolbox ........................................................................ 106

Using Filters ................................................................................ 114

Using the Options Palette .............................................................. 114

Using the Layer Palette ................................................................. 114

Using the Color Palette ................................................................. 115

Using the Histogram Palette .......................................................... 116

Quit Image Editor ........................................................................ 116

Chapter 7 – Working on Graphics Objects ........................ 117

Setting Graphics Options .............................................................. 117

Selecting Graphics Mode ............................................................... 117

Inserting New Graphic Objects ....................................................... 118

Changing Graphics Properties ........................................................ 120

About the Graphics Editor ............................................................. 123

Drawing Graphics ........................................................................ 125

Editing Graphics .......................................................................... 126

Quit Graphics Editor ..................................................................... 127

Chapter 8 – Working on Shading Objects ......................... 128

Selecting Shading Mode ................................................................ 128

Inserting New Shading ................................................................. 128

About the Shading Editor .............................................................. 129

Drawing New Shading .................................................................. 132

Linear shading ......................................................................................................... 132

Radial shading ......................................................................................................... 134

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Editing a Shading ........................................................................ 137

Quit Shading Editor window .......................................................... 139

Keyboard Shortcuts .......................................................... 141

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FOXIT CORPORATION LICENSE

AGREEMENT FOR DESKTOP AND SERVER

SOFTWARE APPLICATION

IMPORTANT-READ CAREFULLY: This Foxit Corporation (―Foxit‖) License Agreement ("License" or ―Agreement‖) is a legal agreement between You

(either an individual or an entity, who will be referred to in this License as "You" or ―Your‖) and Foxit for the use of desktop and server software applications, and which may include associated media, printed materials, and other components and software modules including but not limited to drivers ("Product"). The Product also includes any software updates and upgrades that Foxit may provide to You or make available to You, or that You obtain after the date You obtain Your initial copy of the Product, to the extent that such items are not accompanied by a separate license agreement or terms of use. BY INSTALLING, COPYING, DOWNLOADING, ACCESSING OR OTHERWISE USING THE PRODUCT, YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS OF THIS FOXIT LICENSE AGREEMENT. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT YOU HAVE NO RIGHTS TO THE PRODUCT AND SHOULD NOT INSTALL, COPY, DOWNLOAD, ACCESS OR USE THE PRODUCT. The Product is protected by copyright laws as well as other intellectual property laws. The Product is licensed and not sold.

1. GRANT OF LICENSE. Foxit grants You a non-exclusive, nontransferable license to install and use the Product subject to all the terms and conditions set forth here within.

1.1. Single-Use Perpetual License. You may permit a single authorized end user to install the Product on a single computer for use by that end user only. Remote access is not permitted without the express written consent of Foxit.

1.2. Single-Use Term License. Same usage terms as the Single-Use Perpetual License. The period of use is limited to a fixed duration at which the time the Product must be deinstalled from the computer unless the license is renewed for an additional period of time.

2. ADDITIONAL LIMITATIONS. You may not reverse engineer, decompile, or disassemble the Product, except and only to the extent that it is expressly permitted by applicable law notwithstanding this limitation. You may not rent, lease, lend or transfer the Product, or host the Product for third parties. The Product is licensed as a single integral product; its component parts may not be

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separated for use on more than one computer. The Product may include copy protection technology to prevent the unauthorized copying of the Product or may require original media for use of the Product on the computer. It is illegal to make unauthorized copies of the Product or to circumvent any copy protection technology included in the Product. The software may not be resold either by You or a third party customer without the prior written permission of Foxit. All rights not expressly granted to You are retained by Foxit.

2.1. Third Party Software. The Product may contain third party software that Foxit can grant sublicense to use and which is also protected by copyright law and other applicable laws.

3. EDUCATIONAL USE. If the Product You have received with this Agreement is an Educational Software Bundle (where the Product is received by virtue of Your participation in a Foxit program designed for educational or research institutions, or is provided by Foxit to You under some other arrangement), You are not entitled to use the Product unless You are an employee or student of such educational institution. Educational Software Products may be used for educational and research purposes only. Commercial and general production use of Educational Software Products are specifically prohibited. The Product is provided under a Single-Use Term License as described above. You may install one copy of the Product on one desktop computer in a designated computer used for educational purposes under Your license agreement. Your Educational license is granted for a period of one year, unless stated otherwise, from when the Product license keys are made available to You. Your Educational license entitles You to email and telephone support for up to two designated employees and product upgrades during the term of Your license. You grant Foxit the right to use material created under such license for marketing and advertising purposes.

4. SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE TERMS AND CONDITIONS.

4.1. Term of Maintenance. Foxit agrees to provide Maintenance (as defined herein) to You pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth herein provided that You pay the Maintenance Fee for each Product for which Maintenance is desired and as further described in Section 4.4 below. Maintenance will be provided for a period of one year, unless otherwise agreed to by the parties in writing, from the date of purchase

of the Product (the ―Initial Support and Maintenance Term‖), and with

renewals, annually from the expiration date of the prior Support and Maintenance Term. Failure to renew annual maintenance may result in You having to purchase a new license in order to receive future versions of software and associated ongoing support and maintenance.

4.2. Maintenance Services. In exchange for the Maintenance Fee, Foxit agrees to provide to You during the term of this Agreement support and maintenance (collectively "Maintenance") as follows:

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4.2.1. Support: Foxit will provide email and telephone support to You for current versions of the Product. Foxit will investigate all of Your questions and problems promptly. You agree to provide adequate information to Foxit to assist in the investigation and to confirm that any problems have been resolved. Foxit does not provide guaranteed response time but will make good faith effort to answer emails and voice mails within twenty-four (24) hours or less during weekdays, excluding holidays.

4.2.2. Maintenance: Foxit will supply to You, at no additional charge, any improvements, upgrades, or modifications to the Product that Foxit makes generally available. Any such improvements, upgrades, or modifications shall become part of the Product for all purposes of this Agreement.

4.2.3. You acknowledge and agree that the Maintenance to be provided by Foxit hereunder is limited to the most current version of the Product and the immediately preceding version.

4.3. Exclusions. Foxit’s obligation to provide Support is contingent upon proper use of the Product and full compliance with this Agreement. Moreover, Foxit shall be under no obligation to provide Support should such services be required due to (a) failure to operate the Product within the systems requirements provided for the Product (b) any modification or attempted modification of the Product by You or any third party or (C) Your failure or refusal to implement Product changes recommended by.

4.4. Consideration. In payment of the Maintenance services to be provided by Foxit hereunder, You shall pay Foxit, or its authorized agent, the applicable fee for the Initial Support and Maintenance Term as indicated on the related invoice, receipt, purchase order, or other ordering document ("Maintenance Fee"). At the end of the Initial Support and Maintenance Term, or any subsequent Support and Maintenance Term, You may renew participation in Maintenance services for additional annual term(s) provided You (a) are current on all payments due to Foxit and (b) pay Foxit, or its authorized agent, the applicable renewal fee, which Foxit, or its authorized agent, shall invoice prior to the end of the preceding term, unless terminated by You at least 30 days prior to the expiration of the then current Support and Maintenance Term. The Maintenance Fee for renewal shall be equal to the Maintenance Fee for the immediate preceding annual term plus an increase by a percentage not to exceed the Consumer Price Index (CPI), as published by the U.S. Department of Labor. In addition, Maintenance shall be discontinued for any and all subsequent Support and Maintenance Terms for which You fail to pay Foxit the invoice within ten (10) days after the prior Maintenance expiration date.

4.5. Exceptions. For use of the Product or a Beta Software Product, only the Maintenance Services and Exclusions paragraphs of this section

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apply. For use of the Product under Educational Use terms, the Maintenance Services and Exclusion paragraphs apply as long as You pay for the maintenance period defined under Your Single-Use Term License.

5. PAYMENT TERMS. Unless explicitly set forth in this Agreement, all fees and other amounts due under this Agreement are non-cancelable and non-refundable. Unless otherwise agreed to by the parties, You shall pay all fees or amounts within 30 days of the date of the invoice. A late fee shall be charged on any overdue amounts and any other fees and expenses not paid as provided under this Agreement at the rate of one and one-half percent (1½%) per month, or the highest rate allowable under applicable law, whichever is less, commencing with the date payment was due.

6. TAXES. The fees and all other amounts due as set forth in this Agreement are net amounts to be received by Foxit, exclusive of all taxes, duties, and assessments, including without limitation all sales, withholding, VAT, excise, ad

valorem, and use taxes (collectively, the ―Taxes‖), and are not subject to offset

or reduction because of any Taxes incurred by You or otherwise due as a result of this Agreement. You shall be responsible for and shall pay directly, any and all Taxes relating to the performance of this Agreement, provided that this paragraph shall not apply to taxes based solely on Foxit’s income.

7. CONSENT TO USE OF DATA. If Foxit provides any support services to You, You agree that Foxit and its affiliates may collect and use all information You provide as a part of any such support services related to the Product. Foxit agrees not to use this information in a form that personally identifies You.

8. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS. Subject to the license grant hereunder, all right, title and interest in and to the Product, the accompanying printed materials, and any copies of the Product are owned by Foxit and its licensors.

9. EXPORT RESTRICTIONS. You acknowledge that Product is of U.S. origin. You agree to comply with all applicable foreign, federal, state and local laws and regulations governing Your use of the Product. Without limiting the foregoing, in the event that this Agreement permits export of the Product outside the U.S., You shall be solely responsible for compliance with all applicable U.S. export laws, rules, and regulations. The Product is subject to the U.S. Export Administration Regulations and other U.S. law, and may not be exported or re-exported to certain countries (currently Cuba, Iran, Libya, North Korea, Sudan and Syria) or to persons or entities prohibited from receiving U.S. exports (including those (a) on the Bureau of Industry and Security Denied Parties List or Entity List, (b) on the Office of Foreign Assets Control list of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons, and (c) involved with missile technology or nuclear, chemical or biological weapons).

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10. WARRANTY

10.1. Warranty. Foxit warrants that for a period of 90 days from the

date of delivery (―Warranty Period‖), under normal use, the Product will

perform substantially in conformance with the specifications published in the Documentation. During such period, and as the sole obligation of Foxit and Your sole remedy under the warranty in this Section, if You

provide written notice of Foxit’s failure to comply with the above warranty,

Foxit will use reasonable commercial efforts to correct such nonconformity in the Product as in accordance with the terms of the Maintenance and Support Policy. In addition, if Foxit determines it is not commercially reasonable to correct the nonconformity, Foxit may elect to terminate the license to such Product, upon which termination Licensee will promptly return to Foxit all such copies of such Product. Upon receipt of the Product from Licensee, Foxit will return to Licensee all license fees (and any unused support fees) paid to Foxit by You for such Product. This warranty set forth above does not apply to, and Foxit shall have no obligation with respect to, any non-conformity arising as a result of (i) use of the Product other than as specified under this Agreement and the related Documentation; (ii) any modification or alteration of the Product performed other than by Foxit or its agents, or (iii) transfer of the Product to any computer system other than the ones on which Product is authorized to be stalled, except as permitted in this Agreement.

10.2. Disclaimer. Other than the warranty set forth in Section 10.1 above, and to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, Foxit, its authorized resellers and their subsidiaries provides the Product and any support services related to the Product ("Support Services") AS IS AND WITH ALL FAULTS, and hereby disclaim all other warranties and conditions, either express, implied or statutory, including, but not limited to, any implied warranties, duties or conditions of merchantability, of fitness for a particular purpose, of accuracy or completeness of responses, of results, of workmanlike effort, of lack of viruses, and of lack of negligence, all with regard to the Product, and the provision of or failure to provide support services.

11. LIMIT OF LIABILITY AND EXCLUSION OF INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL AND CERTAIN OTHER DAMAGES. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL FOXIT, ITS AUTHORIZED RESELLERS OR THEIR SUBSIDIARIES BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS OR CONFIDENTIAL OR OTHER INFORMATION, FOR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, FOR PERSONAL INJURY, FOR LOSS OF PRIVACY, FOR FAILURE TO MEET ANY DUTY INCLUDING OF GOOD FAITH OR OF REASONABLE CARE, FOR NEGLIGENCE, AND FOR ANY OTHER

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PECUNIARY OR OTHER LOSS WHATSOEVER) ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY RELATED TO THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE PRODUCT, THE PROVISION OF OR FAILURE TO PROVIDE SUPPORT SERVICES, OR OTHERWISE UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH ANY PROVISION OF THIS LICENSE, EVEN IN THE EVENT OF THE FAULT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), STRICT LIABILITY, BREACH OF CONTRACT OR BREACH OF WARRANTY OF FOXIT, EVEN IF FOXIT HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

11.1. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY AND REMEDIES. Notwithstanding any damages that You might incur for any reason whatsoever (including, without limitation, all damages referenced above and all direct or general damages), the entire liability of Foxit, its resellers and their subsidiaries under any provision of this License and Your exclusive remedy for all of the foregoing shall be limited to the amount actually paid by You for the Product. The foregoing limitations, exclusions and disclaimers shall apply to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, even if any remedy fails its essential purpose.

11.2. NOTICE TO U.S. GOVERNMENT END USERS

11.3. For contracts with agencies of the Department of Defense, the

Government’s rights in: (1) commercial computer software and

commercial computer software documentation shall be governed, pursuant to 48 C.F.R. 227.7201 through 227.7202-4, by Foxit’s standard commercial license(s) for the respective product(s); (2) software and software documentation other than commercial computer software and commercial computer software documentation shall be governed by 48 C.F.R. 252.227-7014; (3) technical data for commercial items other than software or software documentation shall be governed by 48 C.F.R.

252.227-7015(b); and (4) technical data for non-commercial items other than software or software documentation shall be governed by 48 C.F.R.

252.227-7013.

11.4. For contracts with U.S. Government agencies other than the

Department of Defense agencies, the Government’s rights in: (1)

commercial computer software and commercial computer software documentation shall be governed, pursuant to 48 C.F.R. 2.101 and

12.212, by Foxit’s standard commercial license(s) for the respective

product(s); (2) software and software documentation other than commercial computer software and commercial computer software documentation shall be governed by 48 C.F.R. 52.227-14, Alternative III; and (3) technical data other than software and software documentation shall be governed by 48 C.F.R. 52.227-14 including, where applicable Alternatives I or II.

12. GENERAL. This Agreement will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California excluding that body of laws known as conflicts of law. The United Nations Convention on Contracts for the

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International Sale of Goods will not apply. Any legal action or proceeding arising under this Agreement will be brought exclusively in the federal or state courts located in San Jose, California and the parties hereby irrevocably consent to the personal jurisdiction and venue therein. You may not assign this Agreement or any right or interest hereunder, by operation of law or otherwise,

without Foxit’s express prior written consent. Any attempt to assign this

Agreement, without such consent, will be null and of no effect. Subject to the foregoing, this Agreement will bind and inure to the benefit of each party's successors and permitted assigns. Except as expressly set forth in this Agreement, the exercise by either party of any of its remedies under this Agreement will be without prejudice to its other remedies under this Agreement or otherwise. If for any reason a court of competent jurisdiction finds any provision of this Agreement invalid or unenforceable, that provision of the Agreement will be enforced to the maximum extent permissible and the other provisions of this Agreement will remain in full force and effect. All notices or approvals required or permitted under this Agreement will be in writing and delivered by confirmed facsimile transmission, by overnight delivery services, or by certified mail, and in each instance will be deemed given upon receipt. All notices or approvals will be sent to the addresses set forth in the applicable ordering document or invoice or to such other address as may be specified by either party to the other in accordance with this section. Neither party will be responsible for any failure or delay in its performance under this Agreement (except for any payment obligations) due to causes beyond its reasonable control, including, but not limited to, labor disputes, strikes, lockouts, shortages of or inability to obtain labor, energy or supplies, war, terrorism, riot, or acts of God. The failure by either party to enforce any provision of this Agreement will not constitute a waiver of future enforcement of that or any other provision.

This Agreement, including Foxit’s support and maintenance services terms

constitutes the entire and exclusive agreement between the parties concerning its subject matter and supersedes all prior written and oral understandings and agreements between the parties regarding its subject matter. The terms and conditions contained in any customer purchase order or other ordering document that are inconsistent with or in addition to the terms and conditions of this Agreement are hereby rejected by Foxit and will be deemed null and of no effect.

13. COMPLIANCE WITH LICENSES. If You are a business, company or organization, You agree that upon request from Foxit or its authorized representative You will within thirty (30) days fully document and certify that use of any and all Foxit Products at the time of the request is in conformity with Your valid licenses from Foxit.

14. DISCONTINUING OR MODIFYING SERVICES. You acknowledge that Foxit has the right to discontinue the manufacture and development of any of the

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Product and the support for that Product, in its sole discretion at any time, including the distribution of older Product versions, provided that Foxit agrees not to discontinue the support for that Product during the current annual term of this Agreement, subject to the termination provisions herein. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if Foxit discontinues the manufacture and support for a particular Product, Support for any remaining Products covered by this Agreement shall not be adversely affected. Foxit reserves the right to alter the Support, in its sole discretion but in no event shall such alterations result in: (a) diminished support from the level of support set forth herein; (b) materially diminished obligations for Foxit; or (c) Your materially diminished rights.

15. Should You have any questions concerning this License, or if You desire to contact Foxit for any reason, please call (510) 438-9090.

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Chapter 1 – Overview

The Foxit PDF Editor extends the usability of PDF documents by enabling the user to edit PDF files in a What You See Is What You Get (WYSIWYG) way. Foxit PDF Editor is proud to be the first, and up to the time when this manual was printed, the only PDF Editor that allows you to modify existing PDF documents in an easy and efficient way, yet retain all rich features for viewing and printing provided by PDF document format.

The Foxit PDF Editor is a revolutionary program in editing PDF files. Its goal is to give the user a friendly editing interface and make the user feel that they are editing a common document, like with a common editor. Foxit PDF Editor offers the user flexibility to modify or customize anything in the page contents of a PDF file.

PDF Document Concepts

PDF stands for Portable Document Format, which can be used to exchange and distribute documents in a manner independent of the application software, hardware, and operating system used to create it.

A PDF document contains one or more pages. Each page in the document may comprise a sequence of objects. An object can be a text object which contains a number of text characters, a graph object which contains straight lines, rectangles, and cubic curves, an image object which is made of a set of colored pixels, or a shading object which contains a smooth transition between colors across an area.

Each object contains a series of attributes that determine what the object looks like. Text Objects use fonts to specify how the characters look, and font sizes to specify how large those characters are. Graph objects have attributes like

line width, and fill type and more. Shading objects offers linear and radial gradients. All objects have common attributes like position, size, and orientation. There are many more attributes defined for PDF page objects,

please refer to the following chapters for a detailed explanation of all object attributes.

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Why Foxit PDF Editor

Edit PDF documents directly! As PDF becomes more important in the field of document publishing, there is an increasing need to use and edit PDF documents.

This demand had led to the conversion of PDF to other types of files, such as Microsoft Word file. However, this however usually causes data or format loss during the conversion process. Furthermore, PDF files are converted into other types of files and then converted back. Often, things have been changed during the double conversion. Hence users have to almost rebuild the whole document structure frequently.

What if there is a way to edit PDF documents directly that is reliable and easy to use? The answer is Foxit PDF Editor, the first and only REAL editor for PDF files.

PDF Document Copyrights Issue

Many PDF documents come with copyrights reserved by the author, or owner of the intellectual property. And in many cases the owner of copyrights may prohibit anyone else to alter the document in any way.

Foxit PDF Editor by no means is designed to breach those copyrights. However, it’s up to the users of Foxit PDF Editor to observe the copyright, if the document is not protected in any technical way.

With Foxit PDF Editor, you are able to edit any user password protected documents. But you can only Save As the document if you have no password. If a document is not protected by password but is encrypted with modification permission prohibited, it cannot be edited by Foxit PDF Editor.

Updating Foxit PDF Editor

Checking for updates detects new versions of Foxit PDF Editor and keeps you updated with the latest release. You can detect updates from the Help menu, and then download the latest version directly from Foxit website.

 Choose Help > Check for Updates Now…  Foxit PDF Editor will automatically check if there is an update to the latest

version.

 If your Editor is the latest version, it will tell you ―This is the latest version‖.  If an update is available to the latest release version, click ―Yes‖ to know

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more information about this new version.

 Click to visit http://www.foxitsoftware.com/downloads/index.php .  Select and download the latest version of Foxit PDF Editor to finish updating.

What’s New in Version 2.2

Foxit PDF Editor2.2 has introduced more exciting features and enhancements:

 Floating Panes

To customize your workspace, users can float and move Bookmark Panel and Property Panel to any ideal position of the page, ideal for users for not utilizing the feature or to get it out of the way.

 Finding Text

This feature displays given strings of text from the searched PDF file and highlights the returned matched text. This useful function is fast and easy for users looking for text within a document or an article.

 Navigating with Bookmarks

Navigating through bookmarks is an efficient way for users to link to the target location quickly. To jump to a topic that you are interested, you can just simply click the bookmark.

 Viewing Annotations

The View Annotations function enables users to view the annotations added to the PDF document. Users are able to easily check all the comments by

checking the option to ―Show Comments‖ on the status bar of the

workspace.

 Rulers and Grids

This feature provides horizontal and vertical rulers and grids to help users align and position objects precisely on the page, as well as measure the dimensions of the shapes. The snap to Grid Function automatically positions text and other objects to the closest intersection of the grids as you place or move them on the page.

 Easier Text Setting Actions

Making Editor more intelligent and user-friendly, users now are able to set

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the attributes of the text in the ―Add new text objects‖ dialog box directly,

including font, color, size, horizontal scale, line gap, etc,. Adding your own text to PDFs is amazingly fast and easy.

 Bug Fixes

Fixed bugs as technical by our inside teams and user feed back.

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Chapter 2 – Getting Started

This section gives you an overview of Foxit PDF Editor 2.2, including system requirement, installation, registration, work area, un-installation, etc.

Installing Foxit PDF Editor

Windows System Requirements

Foxit PDF Editor runs successfully on:

 Windows 2000  Windows XP  Windows Server 2003  Windows Vista  Windows 7

How to Install?

Step One – Download the Package

Foxit PDF Editor is distributed via web download. If you have downloaded full retail package, you just need to UNZIP the package into a temporary folder, and then start the ―setup.exe‖ application.

Step Two – Installing the Software

After running the Foxit PDF Editor setup program, you will need to execute the following steps to finish setup:

1. Welcome Screen – Click Next button to continue, click Cancel button to

abort the setup.

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Welcome Screen

2. License Agreement -- What you are seeing is Foxit PDF Editor License

Agreement (see the following figure). This is common for nearly all software. Only after you click "I agree" button can you continue to install.

License Agreement

3. Choose Installation Type:

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Installation Type Choosing Screen

In this screen you can click Default button to expressly finish Foxit PDF Editor Setup, or click Custom button to complete the setup step by step.

 If you select Default, you agree to use the default setup configuration for

the installation, and the setup progress will proceed in the background. Here is a list of the default setup configurations:

 The destination folder is set to ―C:\Program Files\Foxit Software\PDF

Editor‖.

 A desktop shortcut Foxit PDF Editor.exe is created.  A "Program Group" called "Foxit PDF Editor" is created, it includes two

shortcuts, the first is Uninstall, and the second is PDF Editor.

 The program is added to the Control Panel > Add or Delete Program.  A registry key is created as" HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\ Foxit

Software\PDF Editor ".

 The Foxit PDF Editor installation directory is added to the system path.  Foxit PDF Editor automatically runs after setup is finished.

 If you select Custom, you can change the default settings, but have to

configure the setup one by one. Here are steps you will go through:

First, after you click Custom button, you will see the following screen:

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Settings Screen

 Destination folder: You can directly input a destination path in this box, or

click on Browse button to select a destination folder for Foxit PDF Editor.

 Add a desktop shortcut: Check the box will create a shortcut of Foxit PDF

Editor.exe on desktop. If you don’t want a desktop shortcut, uncheck it.

 Add an Icon in the Start Menu: Check the box will create a shortcut of

Foxit PDF Editor.exe on the Start menu. If you don’t want a Start menu shortcut,

uncheck it.

Now, click Next button to continue the setup, and you should see the following screen：

Confirmation Screen

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This screen lists all setup settings you have selected in the previous step. You can click Back to change the settings, or click Install to enter into the next screen show as below:

Finishing Screen

The Run Foxit PDF Editor is checked by default. And when you click Finish button the Foxit PDF Editor program will automatically launch. If you don’t want to run Foxit PDF Editor after installation, uncheck the box.

Installing License Key

1. If you purchase online, you will be able to immediately download a small

temporary key.

 Downloading a Temporary License Key

1) Make sure you know the folder where you have put PDF Editor. If you

don't know, please do a search on your computer for "pdfedit.exe". The default is: ―C:\Program Files\Foxit Software\PDF Editor‖.

2) Immediately after you purchase Foxit PDF Editor, you will be asked to

download a temporary license key.

3) Press the "Download Temporary License Key" button as shown below:

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4) In the file download prompt box, click Save button to store the key file

into where the PDF Editor is saved. The temp key file name is ―pedkey.txt‖.

Notes:

 The key file must keep its original name (pedkey.txt).  The key file must store into the same folder with PDF Editor.

Finally, double click on PDF Editor or pdfedit.exe to run the application without any limitation.

2. After your online purchase order verified, Foxit will send you a formal license

key within an email. The license key is sent as a attachment with its name as ―pedkey.txt‖

Here are two examples on how you can save the license key in the Outlook

Express and Open Web Mail.

Using Outlook Express

1) Close Foxit PDF Editor, and open the Foxit mail with formal license key in

your Outlook mail list.

2) Click the attachment file, and click Save Attachment menu.

3) In the pop-up Save As dialog box, click Browse button to search the

folder where PDFEditor.exe is saved, and then save the pedkey.txt into that folder.

Note: pedkey.txt must be stored into the right place where PDFEditor.exe exists; otherwise the product will not be licensed.

4) Restart Foxit PDF Editor. It is now licensed.

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Using Open Web Mail

1) Double click the Foxit mail with formal license key in the Inbox of your

Open Web Mail.

2) Scroll down the Message Display window to the message bottom, and

you can find a small attachment prompt box shown as below:

3) Right click the Download link and Choose Save Target As menu.

4) In the pop-up Save As dialog box, click Browse button to search the

folder where PDFEditor.exe is saved, and then save the pedkey.txt into that folder.

Note: pedkey.txt must be stored into the right place where PDFEditor.exe exists; otherwise the product will not be licensed.

5) Restart Foxit PDF Editor. It is now licensed.

Registering Foxit PDF Editor

After purchasing Foxit PDF Editor, please do one of the following to register your key:

 Close Foxit PDF Editor, save the key file into the directory where you

installed the application.

 Run Foxit PDF Editor > Help > Install License Key > A registration box will

pop up. Open the received key file, copy the key contents into the box indicated > click the Register the Key button.

Note:

 To check if you have registered successfully, please go to ―Help‖ > ―About

PDF Editor‖ and see if your name is shown at the bottom left corner.

 After registering successfully, you can remove all the evaluation marks

which are added by Foxit PDF Editor at one time before you purchase it. To

remove all the evaluation marks, please select ―Help‖ > ―Remove Evaluation Marks‖.

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Uninstalling Foxit PDF Editor

To uninstall Foxit PDF Editor, do one of the following:

 Click Start > All Program Files, and find Foxit PDF Editor, and last click

Uninstall.

 Select Control Panel > Delete or Add Program, and then select Foxit

PDF Editor to uninstall.

 Find the PDF Editor installation directory named ―Foxit Software‖, and then

select Uninstall.

Work Area

The Foxit PDF Editor workspace consists of the main application window (see Figure2-1) where by default contains the Title bar, Menu bar, Tool bar, and areas called Document Pane, Properties Pane, Bookmark Pane and Status bar. There is also an Image Editor (see Figure2-2), Graphic Editor (see Figure2-3), Shading Editor (see Figure2-4) and Layout Editor (see Figure2-5) and where you can edit images, modify graphics, create or edit a shading object, and design page layout.

Figure2-1: The Document window

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Figurew-2: The Image Editor window

Figure2-3: The Graphic Editor Window

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Figure2-4: The Shading Editor Window

Figure2-5: The Page Layout Editor Window

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Customizing the Work Area

As you get acquainted with Foxit PDF Editor, you can set up your Editor work environment. The more you learn about its potential, the more you can take advantage of its features, tools, and options.

About Title Bar

The Title bar displays the name of program itself and the file name of a document currently displayed in the Document pane.

About Menu Bar

The Menu bar provides full access to the functions of the Foxit PDF Editor. You can access the menu by either using the mouse or keyboard. Keyboard shortcuts, when available, are printed on the right of the menu item.

About Toolbars

In addition to menu commands, you can access several features using toolbar buttons. When you point to a button, the "Ready" on the left side of Status bar can synchronously report action for you.

The toolbar can be repositioned, you can move the toolbar to the top area, or you can drag the toolbar into the document pane to create a floating toolbar. You can drag the bar back to its original position.

The following briefly describes each toolbar and its default buttons

A B C D E

F G

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A. Main Toolbar B. Edit Toolbar C. Zoom Toolbar D. Page Toolbar E. Text Toolbar F. Object Toolbar G. Find Text Tool

Main Toolbar: Use the main file tools to create a new page, open, save, or print a PDF document.

Edit Toolbar: Use the edit tools to cut, copy, and paste object in a PDF document, and to undo and redo changes that you might have made to a PDF file.

Zoom Toolbar: It helps you adjust the view of your PDF documents, and it included simple tools as Zoom In and Zoom Out.

Page Toolbar: These tools allow you to navigate the pages in a PDF document (forward and backward) by jumping to the first or last page in a document, lay out a page design, or to insert or delete a page.

Text Toolbar: These tools allow you to input graphics keyboard, merge or split text, remove font kerning, and import Windows fonts.

Object Toolbar: Use the object tools to edit, rotate, delete selected objects, add text, graphic, image or shading objects, or create new images for the document. You can select a type of object mode to edit the object.

Find Text Tool: This allows searching of text in PDF files and highlight the matching text.

About Status Bar

The Status Bar reports the current cursor actions. It also allows you to navigate one page at a time, jump to the first or last page, go to a specified page number, set the page view magnification, and toggle showing/viewing of annotations through the ―Show Comments‖ checkbox.

Viewing Annotations Navigation Tools View magnification

The Document Window

The Document Pane is the main area for viewing the document and editing the page contents. You can use the toolbars and Properties pane to work with the

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document. You can use the navigation toolbar to page through a document, use

Object Properties Name List

Object Properties Value List

zoom tool to magnify or reduce a view, and use scroll bar to scroll up or down a page. Within a page, you can also drag selected object(s) to any location you want. When you drag an object, the cursor will change to a hand.

In addition, you can also use the Context Menu to work in the document pane. Simply right-click anywhere in a page and the Context Menu will pop up at once.

The Properties Pane

The Properties pane provides easy access to the tools without cluttering your workspace. The Properties pane can include one or more tabs, each containing common attributes. For example, the Text tab can include attributes common to texts, the Image tab can include attributes common to images, the Path tab can include attributes common to graphics, and the General tab can include attributes common to all the above objects.

A B C D E F

As you select a type of object in the Document pane, a corresponding object tab will appear in the Properties pane. For example, you select a text object, and a Text tab will appear. If you select more than one type of objects, a General tab which includes common attributes will appear too. For example, you select a text and an image object, and then the Text tab, the Image tab and the General tab will be presented at the same time in the Properties pane.

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A. Page Tab: This tab only applies to layout edit mode. When your screen is switched to the Layout Editor window, this tab will be activated for work.

B. Text Tab: When a text object is selected in the Document pane, this Text tab will appear in the Properties pane including all properties that apply to the selected object.

C. Path Tab: When a graphic object is selected in the Document pane, this Path tab will appear in the Properties pane including all properties that apply to the selected object.

D. Image Tab: When an image object is selected in the Document pane, this Image tab will appear in the Properties pane including all properties that apply to the selected object.

E. General Tab: When more than one type of objects is selected in the Document pane, this General tab will appear in the Properties pane containing all properties that are common to all the selected objects.

F. Shading Tab: When a shading object is selected in the document page, this Shading tab will appear in the Properties pane containing all properties that apply to the selected object.

To show or hide Properties pane, do one of the following:

 Choose View > Property List.  Right-click the mouse on the page, and choose Property List in the context

menu.

 Click the button at the top right corner of the Properties pane to close it.

The Bookmark Pane

The Bookmark Pane is the navigation tool that makes your PDF files easier to view and edit. In Foxit PDF Editor, the bookmarks provide interactive links to a specific destination.

Navigating with bookmarks is an efficient way of linking to target locations. To jump to a topic of interest, click the corresponding bookmark.

1. To show or hide Bookmark pane, do one of the following:

 Choose View > Bookmark.  Right-click the mouse on the page, and choose Bookmark in the context

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menu.

 Click the button at the top right corner of the Bookmark pane to

close bookmark.

Note: The Bookmark pane is opened by default. If you wish to hide the bookmark pane, click Edit > Options > Others, and check ―Do not show Bookmark as launching Foxit PDF Editor‖.

2. To jump to a topic, click the bookmark. Click the plus (+) or minus

(-)sign to expand or collapse the bookmark contents.

Bookmark Pane

Adjusting Bookmark and Properties Pane

1. The Bookmark Pane and Properties Pane are docked separately in the left

and right of the page. This is the default setting.

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Docking Panes

 Float the Bookmark pane or Properties pane by clicking and dragging

the title bar into the document area.

 Move a floating pane by dragging its title bar to another location.  Adjust the view area of the panes by dragging their borders to adjust

the width.

 Dock a floating pane, or float a docking pane by double-clicking its title

bar.

Floating Panes

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2. Foxit PDF Editor allows users to combine the Bookmark Pane and the

The Borders

Properties Pane into one pane. The panes become tabs in one combined pane, and clicking on the corresponding tab shows the corresponding information.

 Click one pane’s title bar, and drag into another pane until the borders

overlap.

Dragging one pane to another

Borders overlap In one panel

 Also, if the panes are in one panel, you can click the tab and drag to

separate them into two panes and move them in the different positions.

3. To dock the Bookmark pane and Properties pane on the same side of

document and expand separately, do the following:

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 Click one pane’s title bar and drag to another pane’s side.  Do not overlap two panes’ borders.

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Chapter 3 – Using Foxit PDF Editor

This section gives a short overview on how to get started using PDF Editor. Use this section to learn how to launch Foxit PDF Editor, to open documents, and to perform common editing operations.

Launching PDF Editor

From the Programs Group

 Click on Windows ―start‖ button, select ―All Programs‖, click on ―Foxit PDF

Editor‖ group, then click on ―Foxit PDF Editor‖ icon;

From the Desktop

 Go to your desktop, find the ―Foxit PDF Editor‖ icon, double click on it;

From the Installation Directory

 Go to the directory where you installed Foxit PDF Editor, double click on the

PDFEDIT.EXE icon.

From the Run command line

 Click Start, click Run, in the Open field, input the full path where Foxit PDF

Editor locates, and then click Ok button.

Opening PDF Documents

There are several ways to load PDF documents from the PDF Editor application.

Using File Menu

 Select File menu from the Menu bar, and select Open command. In the Open

dialog box, select and open one or several PDF documents.

 Foxit PDF Editor can record the reading history, and list out four PDF

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documents at most. So you can select one or several PDF document listed under File menu to continue reading.

Using Open Toolbar

 In the Toolbar, click the Open button, and then in the Open dialog box,

select one or several PDF documents to open.

Using Shortcut Key

 Directly press Ctrl + O to pop up the Open dialog box, and then select one

or several PDF documents to open in this dialog box.

Using Command Line

 Enter the path for the PDF document right after ―pdfedit.exe‖ in the

command line box.

The loaded PDF documents are displayed in the Document pane; you can view and edit them.

Viewing PDF Documents

Foxit PDF Editor provides tools that can help you navigate a PDF file and find your way around a large document. Pages can be resized and scrolled to make them easier to see. You can jump directly to a page number and step through a document page by page.

Zooming in or zooming out

To magnify or reduce the view, do one of the following:

 Choose View > Zoom In or Zoom Out on Menu Bar.  Use the keyboard shortcut Alt + + or Alt + -.

 Click the Zoom In icon or Zoom Out icon on the Toolbar.

 Select or input a magnification percentage in the Magnification Percentage

Area on the Status Bar, and press Enter.

Navigating pages

To move around in multiple-page documents, do the following:

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1. Going to the next or previous page

Do one of the following:

 Choose Document > Previous page or Next Page on Menu Bar.  Use the keyboard shortcut Alt + P or Alt + N.

 Click the Previous Page icon or the Next Page icon on

Toolbar or Status Bar.

2. Going to the first or last page

Do one of the following:

 Choose Document > First Page or Last Page on Menu Bar.  Use the keyboard shortcut Alt + T or Alt + L.

 Click the First Page icon or the Last Page icon on

Toolbar or Status Bar.

3. Going to a specific page

Do one of the following:

 Choose Document > Go to page… > input the specific page

number > OK.

 Select or input the specific page number on the Current Page

Number Box on the Status Bar, and press Enter.

 Use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + G.  Select Go to page… in the right-click Context Menu.

Scrolling

 Use the scroll bars to scroll around a view in case parts of the page are not

visible.

Creating PDF Documents

Using Foxit PDF Editor, not only can you easily create a new PDF document, but

you can customize the page and content size according to user’s output needs.

In the following, we briefly describe the process of creating a simple PDF document.

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To create a new blank document:

The New command lets you to create a blank document.

1. First do one of the following:

 Click the New button on the Toolbar

 Select File > New from the Menu bar  Press Ctrl + N on the keyboard

2. If desired, on the pop-up New Page Attributes dialog box, set up the Page

Size, or click the Allow Specify Content Size button to set up the Content Size.

Note: If you want to insert multiple pages with same settings, you can use the Page options in the Options dialog box to set your preferences.

3. Click Ok button to produce the blank document.

To write content in the blank document

At present, Foxit PDF Editor doesn’t support direct writing on the page. There

are several substituted ways to input contents described in the following.

 Copy -- You can copy a page or part of a page into the clipboard, then paste

into the blank document.

 Insert -- You can use the Add feature to insert text, image and graph

objects into the blank document. For information how to insert objects, please see Inserting New Objects.

To add more pages to the new document

At present, Foxit PDF Editor allows you to create a document starting with one page. There is not an option for you to specify how many pages you want to create. Therefore, if you want to make the document with more than one page, you can use Insert Page feature to add more blank pages to the new document.

Undoing and Redoing

Foxit PDF Editor provides chances for you to undo and redo previous actions. You can undo and redo any type of editing (insert, delete, or change) you have done. You can also set an option to decide the size of the undo buffer. For details, please refer to Setting Options.

To undo previous actions, do one of the following:

 Select Edit > Undo from the Menu bar.  Use keyboard shortcut Ctrl + Z.

To redo previous actions, do one of the following

 Select Edit > Redo from the Menu bar.  Use keyboard shortcut Ctrl + Y.

Saving PDF Documents

In Foxit PDF Editor, you can choose to save a modified PDF file with the same name or use another name. When you directly save the changed file, Foxit PDF Editor will pop up a warning prompt asking you if you want to continue the save operation.

To save a PDF file, use one of the following ways:

Select File > Save from the Menu bar.

 Click the Save button on the toolbar.  Use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + S.

To save a PDF file with another file name, do one of the following:

 Select File > Save As from the Menu bar, enter a new name for the file and

click Save.

 Use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + Shift + S, enter a new name for the file

and click Save.

Rollback Saving

With Foxit PDF Editor, you can not only undo the modification actions, also can

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undo the saving actions by rollback saving.

Rollback Saving is something to make the document on your hard drive restore to its original modified state when it is open, while keeping modifications in the current document untouched.

To undo saving actions, do the following:

 Select File from the Menu bar, and select Rollback Saving in drop-down list.

Closing PDF Documents

1. To close a document while keeping the program window open, do one of the

following:

 Select File > Close from the Menu bar.

 Simply click the Close button on the Menu bar

Note: The close button on the Title bar will close the application.

2. To close all open documents while keeping the program window open:

• Select File > Close All from the Menu bar.

Setting Options

You can use the Options dialog box in Foxit PDF Editor to define a default page layout, customize preferences for text objects, customize styles for graphic objects, and specify other settings for the document.

To set options

1. Select Edit > Options from the menu bar, or press Alt + O keyboard.

2. In the Options dialog box, select one of the options from the left list.

3. Set options for that feature and then click Ok. Click the Restore Default

button to leave the settings unchanged.

Page Options

Choose the Page Options brings up the page options dialog box (see figure

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below). This controls where the inserting page will display, and allows you to specify the page size to suit your preference.

Note: After you exit the program, all the page settings will be restored to be default.

The following options for Page can be set:

Insert Page

 Before Current Page -- The new page will always be created prior to

the current displayed page. By default, this option is checked.

 After Current Page -- The new page will always be created after the

current displayed page.

Page/Content Size

 Left margin -- Sets the distance between the left edge of the page and

the left edge of left-aligned lines.

 Bottom margin -- Sets the distance between the bottom of the page and

the bottom of the last line on the page.

 Width -- Enter dimensions for the width of the paper/content size  Height -- Enter dimensions for the height of the paper/content size

Note: Only when you click Allow Specify Content Size, the options under Content Size can be activated for edit.

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Text Options

Choosing the Text option brings up the Text option dialog box (see figure below), which allows you set your preferences for inserting text.

Note: After you exit the program, all the settings will be restored to default.

The following options for Text can be set:

 Font name -- Displays the font information included in a document. You

can click the Import Windows Font button to import a Windows font.

Note: If you want the imported windows font to be the default font when

you insert text every time, you must check the option ―set as default font after being imported‖ and ―set as default‖ in the Other option tab.

 Font size – Sets the font size.  Horizontal Scale – Sets how the text will be scaled in the horizontal level.  Text mode – Specifies how the text will be filled and stroked.  Char space -- Specifies the displacement between two characters.  Word space --Specifies the displacement between two words.  Line gap -- Specifies the desired spacing between lines of text.

Color Options

Choosing Color option brings up the Color option dialog box (see figure below),

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which allows you set your color preferences for inserting text and graphics.

The default color options are RGB. If you want it to be changed to the CMYK color, you should go to Other options tab, and check CMYK under the Color Space Settings. And if you want to set CMYK color as default, check the Save as Default box.

Note: After you exit the program, all the color settings will be restored to default.

The following options for Color can be set:

 Fill Color -- The fill color is used to paint the interior of objects and text

characters that are filled. To configure the fill color, simply drag the color adjusting bar until the color in the Preview is what you want.

 Stroke Color -- The stroke color is used to paint the border of paths and

text that are stroked. To configure the stroke color, simply drag the color adjusting bar until the color in the Preview is what you want.

Graphics Options

Choosing the Graphics option brings up the graphics style dialog box (see figure below), which allows you set your preferences for inserting graphics.

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The following styles for Graphics can be set:

 Line join style -- Specifies the shape to be used at the corners of paths that

are stroked. The choices are Miter joins, Round joins and Bevel joins.

 Line cap style -- Specifies the shape to be used at the ends of open sub

paths when they are stroked. The choices are Butt end caps, Round end caps and Projecting Square End.

 Miter limit -- Specifies the line join style; the default value is 10.  Line Width -- specifies the thickness of the line used to stroke a path and is

measured in user space units.

Selecting Objects

You can select one single object or a group of objects in a page. When (an) object(s) is/are selected, a constantly moving dotted line and a rectangle enabling you to resize and rotate the object (appears only when an object is selected) will appear around it, so you can clearly identify which object(s) is/are selected. And the object selected in the General Tab of the Properties pane will show the number of currently selected objects, as well as other information about selected object(s).

To select a single object

Just simply click on an object in the Document Pane to select it.

To select multiple objects

Select an object, and then hold down Ctrl key when select additional objects.

To select all objects within a page

 Choose Edit > Select All on Menu Bar to select all objects in page  Use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + A to select all objects in a page.

To select overlapped objects

Sometimes, there is more than one object overlapping with another object (for example, background or foreground graph objects), and you might need to repeat clicking to make sure the object is selected (you can check the type of selected object in the Properties List).

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To unselect objects

 To unselect a selected object from multiple selections, hold Ctrl key and click

on the object.

 To unselect all selected objects, click on a point outside of any object.

Note: you can check the type of selected object in the Properties List. If you are selecting different types of objects, the value for object type will be read as “mixed”.

Object Selection Mode

A page may contain several different editable objects. In Foxit PDF Editor, users can select one project mode to edit, and not need to worry about changing other types of objects in unconscious operations. If you are aiming at editing text objects, for example, you can choose text selection mode, thus everything but text objects will be kept intact no matter what editing way you take.

Here is a list of selection modes in Foxit PDF Editor:

 All modes: The default mode, all types of page objects (text, path, image

and shading) can be selected for editing.

 Text mode: Only text objects can be selected for editing.  Path mode: Only path objects can be selected for editing.  Image mode: Only image objects can be selected for editing.  Shading mode: Only shading objects can be selected for editing.

The selection mode can be accessed by one of the following ways:

Using Tool Bar

 Drop down the selection mode icon from the Toolbar, and select a

selection mode.

Using File Menu

 Select Edit > Options.  Click Other button on the left of the pop up Option dialog box.  In the part of Object Selection Mode, you can select a selection mode, such

as All, Text only, Path only, image Only and Shading only.

Editing Objects

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You can also freely edit any selected object(s) by the related toolbar.

Text Toolbar

Text Objects

1. Open the PDF document to be edited, and you can use the Text toolbar to

edit the text.

2. Use the Split Text to split the whole text into parts.

3. Use the Merge Text to merge objects in a line.

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4. Use the Graphics Keyboard to insert fonts, especially the imbedded

fonts.

5. Converting Text to Path

Foxit PDF Editor is able to convert the selected text object(s) into path(s), which will meet the pre-press requirement. For those computers which do not support or display certain embedded fonts, this new feature helps to overcome that issue. Foxit PDF Editor also offers a menu option for users to convert the entire text in a PDF to path.

 Select the text objects which you want to convert to paths.

 Select the Convert selected text to path button , and finish converting.

 Select Object menu > Convert Selected Text to Path, and finish converting.

Graphic Objects

1. Open the PDF file to be edited, double click the graphic you want to modify,

and then you will be switched to the Graphic Editor window.

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2. In the Graphic Editor window, you can only modify the selected object, but

you can use the Path tools to work with it. After you are done, click the Save

and Exit button to get back to the main window.

3. Adding Shapes in Non-Graphics Editing Mode

Foxit PDF Editor provides several simple auto shapes that users can insert into a PDF in the non-graphics editing mode. With this new version, users can easily add a simple shape in the main interface of Foxit PDF Editor without having to enter into the graphics editor.

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 Select the pull-down menu on the Toolbar.

 Select the graphics you want to draw, included Line, Rectangle, Filled

Rectangle, Ellipse and Filled Ellipse.

Image Objects

1. Open the PDF file to be edited, double click the image you want to modify,

and then you will be switched to the Image Editor window.

2. In the Image Editor window, you can use the toolbar to work with the image.

After you are done, click the Save to go back to the main window.

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Shading Objects

1. Open the PDF file to be edited, double click the shading you want to modify,

and then you will be switched to the Shading Editor window.

2. In the Shading Editor window, you can only modify the selected object. You

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can use the Path tools to work with it. When you are done, click the Save

and Exit button to get back to the main window.

Modifying Objects

Moving Objects

There are several ways to move objects. When an object that contains clip elements is moved, you can set an option to determine whether the clip should be moved along with the object.

Using Dragging Action

 Select the object(s) you wish to move, and hold down the left mouse button

to drag it over to the place you desire.

Note: When an object is being dragged, an equivalent blank rectangle is used to represent the object.

Example: The following is an example of dragging an object. The dotted object is the object that will be moved, and the blank rectangle represents where the object is moved. Once you stop holding down the mouse button, the object is moved to that place.

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Using Cursor key

 Select the object(s) you wish to move, and press (Ctrl +) the cursor key to

move it in the up, down, right or left direction. In this method, you can also hold down the cursor key until the object reaches the place you desire.

Using the Properties Pane

 Select the object(s) you wish to move, and in the Properties pane, double

click the item of Position X(point) and/or Position Y(point) (see the following figure.), and then enter values in the text filed, and finally press Enter to finish.

Note: If you only want to move one type of object, for example, text object, you can change Position values in the Text tab of the Properties pane. If you want to move different types of objects at the same time, you can change Position values in the General tab of the Properties.

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Deleting Objects

There are several ways to delete objects in Foxit PDF Editor:

Using Object Menu

 Select the object(s) you want to delete in the Document window, and then

click Object > Delete Objects from the menu.

Using Context Menu

 Select the object(s) you want to delete in the Document window, and then

right click the object(s), in the pop up Context Menu, select Delete Object.

Using Delete key

 Select the object(s) you want to delete in the Document window, and then

simply press the Delete key.

Using Object Toolbar

 Select the object(s) you want to delete in the Document window, and then

click the Delete button on the Object toolbar.

Copying/Cutting/Pasting

Foxit PDF Editor allows you to copy and paste in a PDF document. You can copy and paste some types of objects. For text and image objects, you can copy from or paste to other Windows applications, like text editor, word processor, or image editor.

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To copy or cut, select the objects you want to copy or cut, then press CTRL + C to copy, or CTRL + X to cut. You can then go to other place of the PDF document, or another Windows application, to perform paste operation.

To paste into Foxit PDF Editor, simply press CTRL + V. The pasted objects will appear at the upper left corner of the page view. You can also use right click on a place in your PDF page, then select Paste to paste objects at the clicked position.

Aligning Selected Objects

Automatically places or aligns the selected objects evenly with the Objects Align

button on the toolbar. This feature helps to make your structured PDF

pages more professional. There are six kinds of aligning: Align Left, Right, Top, Bottom, Center and Middle.

Objects Align

 Select the objects which you want to align.  Click one of the six align types from the pull-down menu of Objects Align,

and finish aligning.

Note: For more information about selecting objects, please refer to Selecting

Objects.

Dragging to Resize Object

Objects can be dragged to resize so that their aspect ratio is retained.

Using Cursor Action

1. Select the object (text, graphics or image) you want to resize;

2. Point to the one of the corner sizing handles;

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3. When the pointer becomes a double-headed arrow, drag the handle to

resize the object by the same width and height.

Corner Sizing Handle

Sizing Handle

Rotating Objects

You can rotate objects by a counterclockwise or clockwise angle, and change in any degree. Rotating turns the object around the reference axis and its rotating direction is determined by the value you enter, negative or positive.

Using Toolbar button

 Select the object you want to rotate, and then click the or on the

Object toolbar to rotate the object counter-clockwise or clockwise.

Using the Properties Pane

1. Select the object you wish to rotate, and in the Properties pane, double

click the Rotate text field (see the following figure.);

2. In the text field, enter a positive value like 5, 13, 30, 90 to rotate the object

counter-clockwise; enter a negative value like -5, -13, -30, -90 to rotate object clockwise.

Note: In the Properties pane, click General tab if you want to rotate group types of objects, otherwise click an object tab, like Text tab, Image tab or Path tab if you only want to rotate the type of object you selected.

Shearing Objects

You can shear objects horizontally.

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Using the Properties Pane

 Select the object you wish to shear, and in the Properties pane, double

click the Shear text field (see the following figure.), and then enter values in the text field. After you are done, press the Enter key to finish.

Note: In the Properties pane, click General tab if you want to shear group types of objects, otherwise click an object tab, like Text tab, Image tab or Path tab if you only want to shear the type of object you selected.

Scaling Objects

Scaling enlarges or reduces objects relative to its reference axis. You can scale horizontally, vertically, or both horizontally and vertically.

Using the Properties Pane

 Select the object you wish to scale, and in the Properties pane, double

click the Scale X and/or Scale Y text field (see the following figure.), and then enter values in the text filed. After you are done, press the Enter key to finish.

Note: In the Properties pane, click General tab if you want to scale group types of objects, otherwise click an object tab, like Text tab, Image tab or Path tab if you only want to scale the type of object you selected.

Setting Objects to Front/Back

An object may be overlapped with one or several objects at the same position. For example you might have a text object as foreground, and then at the same location, there is a background graph object with filled color. You can control whether the current selected object(s) to appear as foreground, or background.

Using Object Menu

 Select the object in the Document Pane, drop down the Object Menu, and

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then select Set to Foreground, or Set to Background.

① Here, we select an image object with Null clip

layer in the Document window

Using Context Menu

 Select the object in the Document Pane, right click it, and then choose Set

to Foreground or Set to Background in the pop- up Context Menu.

Using Shortcut Key

 Select the object in the Document, then use the keyboard shortcut Alt+2 to

Set to Foreground, and Alt + 1 to Set to Background.

Creating Clip Layers for Objects

Foxit PDF Editor allows you to create clip layers for objects. This feature ensures only parts of the object are visible, and is often useful for images where you may want to hide the background.

To create clipping masks, do the following:

1. Click the object you want to add clipping masks in your Document window

(see example1);

2. In the Properties pane, click the Clipping value field, and click the edit

button (see example 2);

3. You will be switched to the Graphics Editor window;

4. In the Graphics Editor window, use the Path tools to create clip layers to the

image (see example 3);

Note: The Clipping value lists all layers that the selected object contains. Null means no layer for the current selection.

5. After you are done, click the Save and Exit button to close the Graphics

Editor window and get back to your Document window and the clip layer has been added (see example 4).

Example:

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③ Here, we use the Ellipse tool to draw a clip

layer in Graphics Editor window

④ The clip layer has now been added to the

image.

② Click the Edit button to enter into

Graphics Editor window

Removing Clip Layers for Objects

Foxit PDF Editor allows you to remove clip layers from objects. This feature is often useful for revealing the entire object or making parts of object visible.

To remove clipping masks, do the following:

1. Click the object you want to remove clip layers in your Document window

(see example1);

2. In the Properties pane, click the Clipping value field, and click the

remove button ;

Note: The Clipping value lists all layers that the selected object contains. Null means no layer for the current selection. You can select to delete one

of the layers or all layers.

3. The clip layer is removed (see examples 3 and 5). You can use the Undo

action to retrieve it.

Example:

 Here, we select an image object with two clip layers in the Document

window

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 Select Clip Layer1 to remove. You can select 2 Layers in Total to remove

layers immediately.

 The Clip Layer1 is removed

 Select Clip Layer2 to remove.

 The Clip Layer2 is removed and the entire image becomes visible.

Setting Default Color for Objects

Foxit PDF Editor takes RGB (Red, Green, and Blue) color as default. If you want to set object color in CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (Black)), you must

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use the Options dialog box to change the setting first.

To change the color setting, do the following:

1. Select Edit>Options in the menu bar, and click Other tab;

2. Under Color Space Settings, check the CMYK box.

3. Check Save as Default box if you want to keep the setting for next time.

Note: If you check Use Original Color Space in the Other Options tab, you will not be able to stroke other colors except Gray.

Setting Properties for New objects

Before inserting new objects such as text objects or graphics, you can assign properties for them so that you an easily insert several objects with same attributes.

Using the Options dialog box

 Select Edit in the Menu bar;  Select Options in the drop down menu;  On the pop-up Options dialog box (see the figure below), you can set

attributes for new inserting objects.

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Inserting New Objects

Object Insert Options in the menu

With Foxit PDF Editor, you can insert text objects, image objects, shading object and graphic shapes like curve, straight line, etc. into your PDF. However, you may like to set its attributes prior to inserting a new object. For details, see Setting New Object Attributes.

Using Object Menu

 Point to the region you want to insert a new object, drop down the Object

menu, and select the command to add the object.

Using Context Menu

 Point to the region you want to insert a new object, right click your mouse,

and select the add object command in the pop-up context menu to add the object.

Using Toolbar

 Point to the region you want to insert a new object, and then click an

inserting button in the toolbar (see below).

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Note: If you select the button , a text object input dialog box will pop up for

Add Text Objects

Please input text here

you to write text. If you select the button , you will be switched to Graphics

Editor screen. If you select the button , an Open dialog box will pop up for

you to load an existing image. If you select the button

Text Object

From the Object toolbar, click Add Text Objects button . In the Add new

text objects dialog box, input any text you want, and click OK to insert.

Note: To insert more than one line, you can simply press Ctrl + Enter to start a new line.

Blank Page

Open an existing PDF file to be edited, and insert a blank page using button . On the left is the example of a new blank page.

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Graphics Object

Insert a Blank Page Path Toolbar

From the Object toolbar, click Add a Graphic Object button , and you will

be switched to the Graphic Editor window. Select a tool from the Path Toolbar to draw a path you want.

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Image Object

Path Toolbar

To insert an existing image from file, click Loading an Existing Image button

to insert the image. To insert a self-created image, click Create a New

Image button , or go to Object > Add Image > New Image, or press Ctrl +

Note: Foxit PDF Editor supports transparent .PNG but not .GIF images at present.

Shading Object

From the Object toolbar, click Add a Shading Object button , and you will be switched to the Shading Editor window.

Select a tool from the Path Toolbar to draw a path you want.

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Object Properties

Viewing Object Properties

Before changing an object, you may like to know what attributes are included in the object, for example, object position, font information, fill or stroke color, etc. You may also want to know what sort of object you are selecting. In Foxit PDF Editor, you can use the Properties pane to view the selected object properties and their values.

When you select an object in the Document pane, the object tab that appears in the Properties pane changes to reflect the selected object. For example, if you select a text object, the Text tab will appear in the Properties pane and displays most of the information about the text.

Changing Object Attributes

The Properties pane provides an easy way to change any selected objects. If the Properties pane is hidden, select the View menu and check Properties list to show the Properties pane.

Select an object or objects in the document, and then do the following:

 Use the Text tab to change the text object properties.  Use the Image tab to change image properties.  Use the Path tab to change the graphics properties.  Use the General tab to change the properties common to the above

attributes.

 Use the Shading tab to change shading properties.

1. Open an existing PDF file that you want to be edited. Select an object, or

hold down CTRL to select multiple objects. Here we select the text, graphic, image and shading objects as example.

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2. The Properties pane changes to reflect the object you select. You can use

the General tab to change the common attributes to the objects you selected. Or, you can use the Text tab to change text attributes, Path tab to change the graphic attribute, Image tab to change the image attributes, or shading tab to change the shading attribute. After you are done, press the Enter key.

3. General Properties.

You can specify a number of properties that are common to all objects in the General properties.

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 Position X and Y: Allow you to set the precise horizontal and vertical

1.Fill text (default)

2.Stroke text

3.Fill then stroke text

4. Text with no fill and

no stroke (invisible)

position of the objects.

 Rotate: Move the object clockwise or counter-clockwise around the

reference axis.

 Shear: Allows you to slant an item horizontally.  Scale X and Y: Make an object bigger or smaller. You can scale

horizontally or vertically.

 Fill Color: The fill color is used to paint the interior of paths and text

characters that are filled.

 Stroke Color: The stroke color is used to paint the border of paths and

text that are stroked.

 Clipping: When the selected object contains any clip inside, the clip

value displaying as ―mixed‖. Otherwise it displays as ―Null‖. You can click

the rubber button next to the clipping text field to remove the clipping.

 Objects Selected: Shows the number of objects you currently have

selected.

 Objects Type: Shows what type of object you currently have selected.

When different types of objects are selected, its type is ―mixed‖.

4. Text Properties

 Text: Shows the contents of the text.  Text Mode: The Text Mode determines whether text is stroked or filled.

There are four types of text modes as shown in the following figure, in which a stroke color of black and a fill color of light gray are used.

 Character (Char) Space: The Char Space value is a number specified in

text space units. It is added to the displacement between the origin of one character and the origin of the next.

In the default coordinate system, the positive direction of the x-axis points to the right, and the positive direction of the y-axis points upward. So, for horizontal writing, a positive value of Char Space has the effect of expanding the space between characters; see the following figure. For vertical writing, however, a negative value of Char Space has the effect of expanding the space between characters.

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Character

0 (default) C h a r a c t e r

0.25

Char Space for Horizontal Writing

Word Space

0(default) Word Space

2.5

100 (default)

 Word Space: The Word Space value is a number specified in text space

units. It works in the same way as character spacing.

For horizontal writing, a positive value for Word Space has the effect of increasing the spacing between words. For vertical writing, a positive value Word Space decreases the space between words, since the positive direction of the y-axis points upward; therefore a negative value will increase the space between words. The following figure illustrates the effect of word space in horizontal writing.

Effect of word space in horizontal writing

 Font: Font is a font in the current resources dictionary. The following lists

the standard 14 fonts which are guaranteed to be available to Foxit PDF Editor.

 Font Size: Font Size is a number expressed in the text space units.  Horizontal Scale: The Horizontal Scaling adjusts the width of characters

by stretching or shrinking them in the horizontal direction. The scaling is specified as a percent of the normal width of the characters, with 100 being the normal width. The following figure shows the effect of horizontal scaling. The scaling always applies to the x coordinate, independent of the writing mode.

Horizontal Scaling

 Line Gap: The Line Gap specifies the vertical distance between the lines of

text, as shown in the following figure. The initial value for Line Gap is 0.

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Line Gap

5. Path Properties

 Fill Type: The Fill Type specifies how the interior of a path is determined.

There are three types of fill: No Fill, Alternate, and Winding.

 No Fill means the enclosed regions of the path are transparent.  Winding means that if a ray is drawn in any direction from a given point

to infinity and the places where the path intersects the ray are tested, the point is inside of the path if and only if the result that the path crosses the ray from left to right does not equal the result that the path crosses the ray from right to left. If the result is equal (zero), the point is outside of the path. See the following illustrations for the winding effect.

 Alternate or called EVEN_ODD, uses a slightly different rule. Instead of

testing for a result of zero, alternate uses a test to determine whether the result is even or odd. If the result is odd, the point is inside the path; if the result is even, the point is outside. See the following illustration for the winding effect.

 Line Width: The line width specifies the thickness of the line used to stroke

a path and is measured in user space units. A line width of 0 specifies the thinnest line that can be rendered on the output device. The default value is

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Note: A line width of 0 is an inherently device-dependent value. Its use is discouraged because the line may be nearly invisible when printing on high-resolution devices.

 Miter limit: When two line segments meet at a sharp angle it is called a

Miter join and have been specified as the line join style. It is possible for the miter to extend far beyond the thickness of the line stroking the path. The miter limit imposes a maximum on the ratio of the miter length to the line width, as shown in the following figure. When the limit is exceeded, the join is converted from a miter to a bevel.

The value for miter limit is a number that must be greater than or equal to 1, and has a default value of 10.

Miter length

Line Cap Style: The line cap style specifies the shape to be used at the ends of

open sub paths when they are stroked. Allowed values are Butt end caps, Round end caps, and Projecting Square End.

 Butt end caps (default) --- the stroke is squared off at the endpoint

of the path.

 Round end caps: --- a semicircular arc with a diameter equal to the

line width is drawn around the endpoint and filled in.

 Projecting square end: --- the stroke extends beyond the end of the

line by a distance which is half the line width and is squared off.

Butt end caps Round end caps Projecting square end

 Line Join Style: The line join style specifies the shape to be used at the

corners of paths that are stroked. The allowed values are Miter joins, Round joins and Bevel joins.

 Miter joins — the outer edges of the strokes for the two segments are

continued until they meet. If the extension projects too far, as determined by the miter limit, a bevel join is used instead.

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 Round joins — a circular arc with a diameter equal to the line width is

drawn around the point where the segments meet and filled in, producing a rounded corner.

 Bevel joins — the two path segments are drawn with butt end caps

(see the discussion of line cap style), and the resulting notch beyond the ends of the segments is filled in with a triangle.

Miter joins Round joins Bevel join

Butt end caps Round end caps Projecting square end

6. Image Properties

 Width and Height: Displays the selected image’s width and Height values;

displays the largest values if you select a number of different images.

 Resolution X and Y: Displays the precise horizontal and vertical resolution

of the image objects.

 Alpha: Allows users to set image transparency by inputting values between

0% and 100% in the Alpha text field; the image goes from fully transparent to fully opaque.

7. Shading Properties

 Shading Type: Displays as Linear if you selected one Linear shading or two

types’ shading. Otherwise, displays as Radial.

 Extend: Extend is an optional array of two Boolean values that specify

whether or not to extend the start and end colors past the start and endpoints, respectively. The default value for each element of the array is true.

There are four kinds of Extend values to choose, including ―true true‖, ―true false‖, ―false true‖ and ―false false‖.

 Start X and Y: Allows you to set the precise horizontal and vertical position

of the shading’s start point.

 End X and Y: Allows you to set the precise horizontal and vertical position

of the shading’s end point.

 Alpha: Allows users to set shading transparency, by inputting values of

between 0% and 100% in the Alpha text field, the shading goes from fully transparent to fully opaque.

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Editing Page Layout

Page Toolbar

1. Go to the page you want to edit its layout, click the Page Layout button

from the Page toolbar, and then you will be switched to the Layout Editor window.

2. Use the Layout toolbar to resize the page size or content size, the Page

Properties to change the page attributes, and Reset to cancel all actions.

After you are done, click the Save and Exit button to get back to main

window.

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Layout Toolbar

Modifying Pages

There are several ways you can do modifications on pages.

 Insert new page

When you insert a new page, you can customize the page attributes like the page dimension and/or content measurement. To insert page, you can select Page > Insert Page on the menu bar.

 Copy Pages

You can copy a whole page into another page, just like cloning. To copy page, simply perform copy and paste command.

 Import and Export pages

 Delete Page:

Using Rulers and Grids

A B C

A. Rulers B. Guides C. Grids

Foxit PDF Editor provides horizontal and vertical rulers and grids to help users align and position objects precisely on the page, and measure the dimensions of the shapes.

Display rulers

Choose View > Rulers, or right-click the mouse on the page and check Rulers option.

Hide rulers

Choose View > Rulers, or right-click the mouse on the page and uncheck Rulers option, or right-click the horizontal ruler or the vertical ruler and then choose Hide Rulers.

Create ruler guides

Do one of the following:

 Drag down from the horizontal rulers to create a horizontal guide, or drag to

the right of the vertical ruler to create a vertical guide.

 Double-click a location on the horizontal ruler to create a vertical guide, or

double-click a location on the vertical ruler to create a horizontal guide.

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Move ruler guides

Click and hold the guide, and then drag it to a new location.

Change unit of measurement

Right-click the horizontal ruler or the vertical ruler, and select a measurement system for the rulers. There are five kinds of unit: Points, Picas, Millimeters, Centimeters, and Inches.

Delete ruler guides

 Delete a guide by selecting the target guide and press the Delete key.  Delete all guides on a certain page by scrolling to the page and right-click in

the ruler area and choose Clear Guides on Page.

 Delete all guides by right-click in the ruler area and choose Clear All Guides.

Snapping objects to grids

The Snap To Grid Function automatically positions text and other objects to the closest intersection of the grids as you place or move them on the page. The grids do not print.

 To use or hide the grid, choose View > Grid, or right-click the mouse on the

page and choose Grid.

 To snap an object to gridlines, choose View > Snap To Grid, select the object

you want to move, and drag it toward a grid until its edges are within the grid’s snap-to zone.

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Chapter 4 – Working with Pages

Foxit PDF Editor allows you to insert and delete the pages in a PDF document, import pages from other PDF documents into your document, and export the pages from your document. You can also reorganize the pages by Page Layout Editor.

About Page Toolbar

Page tools can be found on the toolbar (see the following figure), which by default is located on the Toolbar.

Page Toolbar

 Click the Previous Page icon or the Next Page icon to go to the

previous or next page.

 Click the First Page icon or the Last Page icon to go to the first or

last page.

 Click layout button to switch to the Page Layout Editor window, so you

can reorganize the page layout.

 Click the Insert a Blank Page button , and you can set the blank page

attributes in the pop-up dialog box.

 Click the Delete Current Page button to delete a current page in your

PDF document.

Note: If you find the Page Toolbar is invisible, Select View > Page Toolbar in the menu to show it.

Setting Page Options

Before inserting a page, you might like to preset some options so that you can easily insert pages with your personalized preferences.

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To set page options, do the following:

1. Select Edit > Options from the menu bar, or press Alt + O keyboard.

2. In the pop-up Options dialog box, click Page.

3. In the Page tab, change the values to suit your preferences.

4. After you are done, click the Ok button. Click the Restore Default button

to leave the settings unchanged.

Note: After you exit the program, all the changes are restored to default.

Inserting Blank Pages

Foxit PDF Editor allows you to insert a blank page into your PDF document. To insert blank pages, please do the following:

1. Locate the page where you want to insert a blank page before or after.

2. Do one of the following:

 Point to the Page toolbar, and click Insert a Blank Page button  Select document > Insert Page on the Menu bar

3. On the pop-up New Page Attributes dialog box, assign the new attributes

you want.

Note:

 You can use the Options dialog box to preset the page attributes for the

inserting page.

 If you do not want the New Page Attributes dialog box to show up when

you insert a page, you can uncheck the option ―show page setting dialog when inserting a page‖ in the Other Options tab.

Importing and Exporting Pages

Foxit PDF Editor allows you to import pages from other PDF documents, and insert into your PDF document; and also allows you to export pages from your PDF document into an existing PDF document.

To import pages, do the following:

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1. Select Document > Import Page(s) item from the Menu bar in your

Document window.

2. In the following pop-up dialog box, do the following:

 Under Position, check one of items to decide where to insert the pages.  Under File, click the Open button to look for the document you

would like to export pages from. Then the Total Page(s) field will display the total page numbers of the document.

 Under Page Range, check one of the items to select how many pages

or which page you want to import.

 In Document Preview, you can navigate in the document to look over

the pages before importing.

3. After you are done, click the Ok button to insert the page and close the

dialog box.

To export pages, do the following:

1. Select Document > Export Page(s) item from the Menu bar in your

document window.

2. In the following pop-up dialog box, do the following:

 Under Destination, click the Open button to look for the existing

document that you will export the pages into.

 Under Page Range, check one of the items to select the page(s) you

want to export and the Total Page(s) displays your current document total page number.

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 In Document Preview, you can navigate in the document to look over

the pages before exporting.

Note: Exporting pages to an existing document will cover all the document pages.

3. After you are done, click the Ok button to insert the page and close the

dialog box.

Deleting Pages

Foxit PDF Editor allows you to delete a current page in your PDF document.

To delete a current page, do the following:

1. Locate the page which you want to delete.

2. Do one of the following:

 Point to the Page toolbar, and click Delete Current Page button  Select Document > Delete Page on the Menu bar  Press keyboard shortcut Alt + Del

3. A warning message pops up to confirm your deleting action.

4. Click the Ok button to delete the page.

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Deleting Warning Message

About the Page Layout Editor

Foxit PDF Editor allows you to reorganize the page layout, such as, to change the page size, adjust the content size, and rotate pages.

To adjust page layout settings, do the following:

1. Point to the Object toolbar.

2. Click the Page Layout button .

3. You will be switched to the Page Layout Editor window.

4. In the Layout Editor window, use the available tools to change the page

layout.

5. After you are done, click the Save and Exit button to close the Page

Layout window and go back to your Document window.

As you click layout button in the Main window of Foxit PDF Editor, you will

be guided to the Page Layout Editor window as shown in the following figure.

The Layout pane is especially useful when you want to specify the page layout for user preview or print. When you resize the page or clip the content size, the page will be surrounded by a red media box or a green crop box with Sizing Handle. You can drag the Sizing Handle to adjust the size.

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Size Handle

Red Media Box for Resizing Page

Clip Content Reset Save and Exit

Resize Page Rotate Page Exit without Save

The Page Layout Editor window consists of a Layout Toolbar to reorganize the page, a Zoom Toolbar to magnify or reduce the page, and a Page Properties Pane to set up the page by specifying the actual value.

1. The Layout Toolbar contains the main tools for you to work with the page

layout.

2. All the tools on the layout toolbar can be accessed from the Context Menu as

shown in the following figure.

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Context Menu

3. When you adjust the page size, you may use the Zoom Toolbar to zoom

in/out your page for easy operation.

Zoom Toolbar

4. If you would like to reorganize the page layout by specifying the actual value,

you can use the Page Properties Pane (see the following figure). Just double-click the value field, and input your desired value.

Page Properties Pane

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To resize a page

Resizing a page is actually to enlarge or reduce the red Media Box of a page currently displayed in the layout window. It is very useful if there are documents with different page size (for example the dimensions of A4 and A3 ) which you want to make unified in as the same size (for example A4). When you resize a page, you may like to zoom out to the best fit size for easy operation.

To resize a page, you can use the Resize button, the Context menu, or the Page Properties Pane.

Using the Resize Page button

1. Click on Resize Page button on Layout Toolbar, and you will see the

following change:

2. The page rectangle in layout window is highlighted in red with sizing handles.

This rectangle is called the media box, and it is the natural size of a page.

3. Drag one of the sizing handles to any size you want.

4. After you are done, click the Save and Exit button to go back to the

Main Window, or click the Reset button to take back the change and redo.

Note: Please be aware that the intersection between the page's size and the

content size is the region that is viewed or printed. The content size’s default is

the value of media box. So, on one hand, when you shrink the page's size without reducing the content size accordingly, the portion outside of the page size will not be displayed in the Viewer (see the following example). On the other hand, if you enlarge the page size without resizing the content size, the displaying content is kept intact, while the page size is expanded (for example expanded from A4 to A3). This will affect your printing result.

Example:

The following example shows a page size with a red media box that is reduced in Layout Editor and its result got displayed in a reader.

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① ② ③

Green Crop Box for Content Clipping

Sizing Handle

Example ①: Shows the original PDF page. Example ②: Shows the page is resized in Layout Editor. The *red box* indicates the page size you pick. Example ③: Shows the result page layout in PDF Reader

Using the Page Properties Pane

1. Double-click the value field next to the Width (Page Size) or Height

(Page Size) in Page Properties pane;

2. Type the size value you want;

3. Click any other place, or press Enter to take the change effect.

To clip a page content

Clipping content is actually to adjust the page's green crop box (see the following figure), so to adjust the file display, the output file page size and the file print. When you clip content, you may like to zoom out your page to the best fit size for easy operation.

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To clip the content, you can use the Clip Content button on the Layout toolbar, the Context menu, or the Page Properties Pane.

Using the Clip Content button

1. Click on Clip Content button on the Layout Toolbar, and you will see the

following change:

2. The page rectangle in layout window is highlighted in green with sizing

handles. This rectangle is called a crop box, its default is the value of page size.

3. Drag the sizing handles to any size you want.

4. After you are done, click the Save and Exit button to go back to the

Main Window, or click Reset button to take back the change and redo.

Using the Page Properties Pane

1. Double-click the value field next to the following properties name in Page

Properties pane:

2. Type the size value you want.

3. Click any other place or press Enter for the change to take effect.

To rotate a page

Rotating content will change the orientation of the currently displayed page's content. This will change its actual orientation of the page, and can be saved and generated into a PDF file.

To rotate the content, you can use the Clip Content button on the Layout toolbar, the Context menu, or the Page Properties Pane.

Using the Rotate Page button

1. Click on Rotate Page button on Layout Toolbar.

2. Click the page to rotate the page 90 degrees.

3. After you are done, click the Save and Exit button to go back to the

Main Window, or click the Reset button to take back the changes and

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redo.

Using the Page Properties Pane

1. Double-click the value field next to Page Rotate in Page Properties

pane:

2. Drop down the combo box and select an orientation degree to rotate.

3. Click any other place or press Enter for the change to take effect.

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Chapter 5 – Working on Text Objects

A text object consists of one or more characters that can be placed anywhere on the page and in any orientation. Text Objects can be stroked or filled, and uses fonts to specify what the characters look like, and font sizes to specify how large those characters are.

About Text Toolbar

Text tools can be found on the toolbar (see the following figure), which by default is located on the Toolbar.

Text Toolbar

Note: If you find the text toolbar is invisible, Select View > Text Object Toolbar in the menu to show it.

To Use Graphics Keyboard

The Graphics Keyboard is helpful for you to intuitively view all characters contained in a text font and to selectively input the characters.

When a type of font text, including embedded font text, is selected or dotted, the graphics keyboard button is activated, otherwise it is disabled. By clicking

the Graphics Keyboard button , you can bring about a dialog box for

modifying the font (see the following figure).

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Graphics Keyboard

Text Object field

Characters Pane

The Text Object field displays the current selected text, and the Characters Pane displays all characters contained in the selected text font.

To use graphics keyboard, do the following:

1. Select a block of text in the page.

2. Click the Graphics Keyboard button on the Text toolbar.

3. Click the Text Object field, and use the Backspace Key to delete the

characters you do not want.

4. Click the character you desire in the Characters Pane, which will be

displayed into the space where the cursor rests in the Text Object field.

5. After you are done, click Ok to finish.

To Merge Text

Blocks of text may be merged together when you need to join text as one object.

To merge text, do the following:

1. Select blocks of text you want to merge in a same line.

2. Click the Merge Text button on the Text toolbar to merge the text.

3. After merging, the dash rectangle is switched to selection status ready for

dragging.

Text before merging

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Split Mark

Text after Merging

Note: You can only merge blocks of text in a same line

To Split Text

A block of text can be divided up into several parts.

To split text, do the following:

1. Select a block of text you want to split.

2. Click Split Text button on the Text toolbar.

3. In the Split Text dialog box, click the desired place where a split mark will

appear.

4. Click Ok button to finish.

Before Splitting

In the process of splitting

After splitting

To Import Windows Fonts

You may find that you would like to use a font that is not in the current font resources. In this case, you can import fonts installed on your Windows system.

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1. To import a Windows font, do the following:

 Click Import Font button on the Text toolbar.

 In the Import Windows Font dialog box (see the following figure), select

your desired font.

 Click the Ok button to finish.

Import Windows Font

2. To set the imported font as default

After importing a font in a current document, you may want it to be your default font so that you can easily insert text with that same font many times. To set the imported font as default, do the following:

 Select Edit > Options in the menu bar.  Click Other options dialog box in the Options dialog box.  Check Set as default font after being imported. By default, this option is

checked.

To Convert Selected Text to Path

 Select the text objects which you want to convert to paths.

 Select the Convert selected text to path button , and finish converting.

 Or select Object menu > Convert Selected Text to Path, and finish

converting.

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Finding Text

You can search text in PDF files with the Find box. Searching text with the tool will highlight the matching text snippets.

Find text by:

 Input text in the Find box.

 Click the drop-down button next to ―Find:‖ , and choose from the

search options:

A. Whole words only – limits the search to match only whole words, i.e.

searching Edit won’t return Editor.

B. Case-Sensitive – makes the search case-sensitive., i.e. searching text

won’t return TEXT.

 Press the Find Next button , Find Previous button , or Enter.

Foxit PDF Editor jumps to the first instance of the search term, which appears highlighted.

 Press Enter repeatedly to continue searching the next instances of the

search term.

Setting Text Options

Before inserting text, you might like to preset some options so that you can easily insert text with your personalized preferences.

To set text options, do the following:

1. Select Edit > Options from the menu bar, or press Alt + O.

2. In the pop-up Options dialog box, click Text.

3. In the Text tab, change the values to suit your preferences.

4. After you are done, click the Ok button. Click the Restore Default button

to leave settings unchanging.

Note: After you exit the program, all the changes are restored to default except the Font option. You can set it as default for the next time in the Other Options tab.

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Selecting Text Mode

To modify text objects, you can select to work in a text state, so that you can easily and solely interact with those text objects without affecting any other type of objects.

To select text state, do one of the following:

1. Select Text from the drop down list of Choose Selected Objects’ Type

in the Menu Bar.

2. Select Edit > Options. In the pop-up dialog box, select the Other tab, and

check ―Text only‖ under Objects Selection Mode.

Inserting New Text

With Foxit PDF Editor, you can insert new text objects, using the standard 14 fonts, embedded, non-embedded fonts, or Windows fonts.

To insert a new text object, do the following:

1. Point to a region where you want to insert new text, and then do one of the

following:

1) Click the button on the Object toolbar

2) Select Object > Add Text on the Menu bar

3) Use the keyboard shortcut CTRL+T

4) Right-click the mouse in the Document window, and select Add Text in

the context menu.

2. In the pop-up Add New Text Objects dialog box (see the following figure),

enter text in the text editing field, press CTRL+ENTER to start a new line.

With Foxit PDF Editor 2.2, text attributes such as as font, color, size,

horizontal scale, line gap, etc., can now be set directly in the ―Add new text objects‖ dialog box.

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Add New Text Objects Dialog Box

Note: After setting the text attributes, you cannot preview the text settings

in the blank text field while typing words.

3. You can also click the Other object attributes option, and set other

preferences for text objects in the pop-up Options dialog box, such as Char space, Word space and so on. And click Restore Default to restore the default settings.

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4. After you are done, click the Ok button to insert.

Note:

 If you want to insert blocks of texts with the same properties, you can

also use the Text Options dialog box to preset preferences for inserting text.

 After inserting text, you can use the Text Properties Tab to change

the text attributes. Or use the text toolbar to edit it.

Editing Text Objects

To change text contents

1. Select the text and click the Edit Object button , or double-click a string

of text you want to change in your page to enter in-place editing mode.

2. In the in-place editing mode, the text you selected appears highlighted.

Please move your mouse cursor directly to the proper place you wish to edit.

3. You can click the Undo button to undo previous actions. After modifying

the text, click Save and Exit button or Exit without Save button to exit the in-place editing mode.

Notes:

 Double-click to enter the in-place editing mode may be unavailable

when multiple objects overlap.

 You can only change a block of text at a time.  Note that a text object consists of a group of characters, if the

characters you typed are not in the group, they will not be displayed in the page. You can use the Graphics Keyboard to intuitively view all the characters in the font.

Foxit PDF Editor User Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Chapter 1 – Overview

PDF Document Concepts

Why Foxit PDF Editor

PDF Document Copyrights Issue

Updating Foxit PDF Editor

What’s New in Version 2.2

Chapter 2 – Getting Started

Installing Foxit PDF Editor

Installing License Key

Registering Foxit PDF Editor

Uninstalling Foxit PDF Editor

Work Area

Customizing the Work Area

Chapter 3 – Using Foxit PDF Editor

Launching PDF Editor

Opening PDF Documents

Viewing PDF Documents

Creating PDF Documents

Undoing and Redoing

Saving PDF Documents

Rollback Saving

Closing PDF Documents

Setting Options

Selecting Objects

Editing Objects

Modifying Objects

Inserting New Objects

Object Properties

Editing Page Layout

Modifying Pages

Using Rulers and Grids

Chapter 4 – Working with Pages

About Page Toolbar

Setting Page Options

Inserting Blank Pages

Importing and Exporting Pages

Deleting Pages

About the Page Layout Editor

To resize a page

To clip a page content

To rotate a page

Chapter 5 – Working on Text Objects

About Text Toolbar

To Use Graphics Keyboard

To Merge Text

To Split Text

To Import Windows Fonts

To Convert Selected Text to Path

Finding Text

Setting Text Options

Selecting Text Mode

Inserting New Text

Editing Text Objects