Foxit Reader Quick Guide

Foxit Reader
Quick Guide
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Chapter 1 Get Started ........................................................... 1
Chapter 2 View PDF Files ...................................................... 4
Chapter 3 Comment .............................................................. 8
Chapter 4 RMS Encryption and Decryption ......................... 11
Contact Us .......................................................................... 15
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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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