
Foxit Reader
Quick Guide
Contents
Contents .............................................................................. II
Chapter 1 Get Started ........................................................... 1
Foxit Reader Overview ................................................................. 1
System Requirements .................................................................. 1
Install Foxit Reader ..................................................................... 1
Uninstall Foxit Reader .................................................................. 2
Update Foxit Reader .................................................................... 2
Workspace ................................................................................... 2
Chapter 2 View PDF Files ...................................................... 4
Open a PDF File ........................................................................... 4
Adjust PDF Views ......................................................................... 4
Search and Find Text ................................................................... 5
Navigate PDF Files ....................................................................... 6
Chapter 3 Comment .............................................................. 8
Overview ..................................................................................... 8
Add Comments in the PDF File ..................................................... 8
Change the Appearances of Comments ...................................... 10
Move the Comments .................................................................. 10
Delete the Comments................................................................. 10
Chapter 4 RMS Encryption and Decryption ......................... 11
Overview ................................................................................... 11
Prerequisites ............................................................................. 11
RMS Encryption.......................................................................... 11
RMS Decryption ......................................................................... 14
Change RMS Account ................................................................. 14
Contact Us .......................................................................... 15
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Foxit Reader
Quick Guide
Chapter 1 Get Started
Foxit Reader Overview
System Requirements
Install Foxit Reader
Uninstall Foxit Reader
Update Foxit Reader
Workspace
Foxit Reader Overview
Foxit Reader is an easy-to-use PDF reader that lets you read, annotate, and protect PDF documents
on your OS X system.
Key Features
High quality PDF rendering for viewing
Add comments and annotations in PDF files with a full set of feature rich annotation tools
Decrypt and encrypt Microsoft Active Directory® or Azure Rights Management Services
protected PDF files
Search text to find specific information
Easily navigate PDF files by page, bookmark, or thumbnail
Flexibly view PDF files in Single Page, Continuous Page, or Rotate View mode
System Requirements
Foxit Reader runs successfully in the following systems:
OS X 10.8
OS X 10.9
OS X 10.10
For users utilizing the Active Directory Rights Management Service, the following systems will run
successfully:
OS X 10.9
OS X 10.10
Install Foxit Reader
Double click the executable file you downloaded, and then follow the step-by-step instructions in
the Installation Wizard to install Foxit Reader on your computer.
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Uninstall Foxit Reader
Double click the Uninstaller file in the Foxit Reader installation directory.
Update Foxit Reader
You can choose one of the following options to update Foxit Reader:
Go to Help > Check for Updates Now to check and update Foxit Reader to the latest version.
Go to Edit > Preferences > Updater, and check the Automatically check for updates
(Recommended) option to update Foxit Reader automatically whenever a newer version is
available.
Workspace
Generally, Foxit Reader’s interface includes five parts: Menu bar, Common Tools toolbar, Navigation
Panel, Document Pane, and Tab bar.
A. Menu bar: Includes the major menus of Foxit Reader. You can find all the tools and commands
to render PDF pages, page objects, annotations, and forms here.
B. Common Tools toolbar: Contains commonly used tools in Foxit Reader.
Navigation panel icon: Show or hide the navigation panel.
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Print: Print the currently opened PDF file.
Save: Save the changes you made to the PDF file.
Zoom tools: Zoom in or out of the PDF file.
Page navigation tools: Jump to the specific page of the currently opened PDF file.
View: Change the page display mode or page orientation.
Comments: Add comments to the PDF file.
Protect: Decrypt and encrypt Microsoft Active Directory® or Azure Rights Management
Services protected PDF files with the optional Foxit RMS plug-in.
Highlight: Highlight the selected text.
Typewriter: Add text to the PDF file.
Search: Search the document to find specific text.
C. Navigation Panel: Display Bookmark panel and Page panel to help you navigate in the PDF file
easily.
D. Document Pane: Display the currently opened PDF file.
E. Tab bar: Display multiple PDF files in tabs. You can go back and forth between PDF files by using
the Document tab . You can also click to check recently opened PDF files.
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Chapter 2 View PDF Files
Open a PDF File
Adjust PDF Views
Search and Find Text
Navigate PDF Files
Open a PDF File
Please choose one of the following to open a PDF file with Foxit Reader:
Choose File > Open > select the PDF file in the Open dialog box > click Open.
Launch Foxit Reader, then drag and drop the PDF file in the Foxit Reader workspace.
Right click the PDF file, and choose Open With Foxit Reader.
If you have set Foxit Reader as the default PDF reader, you can double click the PDF file directly
to open it with Foxit Reader.
Click on the lower left corner of the main interface > click > select the PDF file >
click Open.
Adjust PDF Views
Change the Page Display Mode
Click in the Common Tools toolbar;
Choose one of the following options:
Single Page: Display one page at a time.
Continuous: Display the pages in a continuous vertical column.
Facing: Display two pages side by side at a time.
Continuous Facing: Display facing pages side by side in a continuous vertical column.
Tip: Alternatively, you can choose View > Page Display, and then select the desired mode from the
drop-down menu.
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