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Contents ......................................................................................................... III

Chapter 1 – Introduction ......................................................................... 1

Foxit Reader Overview ........................................................................................... 1

Foxit Reader Add-ons ............................................................................................. 1

Foxit Plug-In Platform ............................................................................................ 3

Chapter 2 – Getting Started ................................................................... 7

Installing Foxit Reader ........................................................................................... 7

Updating Foxit Reader Add-ons ........................................................................ 13

Uninstalling Foxit Reader .................................................................................... 14

Online Help ................................................................................................................ 15

Work Area .................................................................................................................. 15

Setting Preferences & Viewing Properties ................................................... 25

Switching UI Languages ...................................................................................... 42

Chapter 3 – Viewing PDFs ...................................................................... 43

Opening Documents .............................................................................................. 43

Saving Documents .................................................................................................. 47

Closing Documents ................................................................................................ 47

Exiting Foxit Reader .............................................................................................. 47

Viewing Documents ............................................................................................... 48

View 3D Content in PDFs ..................................................................................... 65

Finding Text .............................................................................................................. 66

Playing a Movie or a Sound Clip ....................................................................... 68

Working with Asian Languages in PDFs ........................................................ 69

Thumbnails Preview in Windows ..................................................................... 69

Chapter 4 – Working on PDFs ............................................................... 70

Select & Copy ........................................................................................................... 70

Word Count ............................................................................................................... 72

Working with Layers ............................................................................................. 72

Measuring the Objects .......................................................................................... 73

Switching between Basic Commands ............................................................. 79

Using Rulers & Guides .......................................................................................... 79

Undoing and Redoing ............................................................................................ 80

Sharing Documents ................................................................................................ 81

Creating PDFs ........................................................................................................... 89

Signing PDFs ............................................................................................................. 94

Stamping PDFs ....................................................................................................... 111

Enable Fast Web View in a PDF ...................................................................... 116

Managing Security ................................................................................................ 117

Chapter 5 – Comments .......................................................................... 146

About the Annotation Commands .................................................................. 146

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Selecting Commands to Add Comments ..................................................... 146

Using the Select Text Command..................................................................... 150

Using the Drawing Markups ............................................................................. 150

Using the Typewriter Commands ................................................................... 154

Managing Comments ........................................................................................... 160

PDF Review ............................................................................................................. 171

Chapter 6 – Form ...................................................................................... 173

Filling in PDF Forms ............................................................................................. 174

Commenting on Forms ....................................................................................... 176

Importing & Exporting Form Data ................................................................. 177

Chapter 7 – Data Import & Export ................................................... 178

Importing & Exporting Comments Data ...................................................... 178

Importing & Exporting Form Data ................................................................. 179

Generate 2D Barcode .......................................................................................... 183

Verify Signatures on XFA Forms ..................................................................... 184

Chapter 8 – Advanced Editing on PDFs .......................................... 185

Creating Bookmarks ............................................................................................ 185

Adding Links ........................................................................................................... 190

Attaching Files ....................................................................................................... 193

Adding Images ....................................................................................................... 198

Adding Audio & Video ......................................................................................... 204

Chapter 9 – ConnectedPDF .................................................................. 209

Chapter 10 – Printing ............................................................................. 210

Printing a PDF Document .................................................................................. 210

Print Dialog ............................................................................................................. 212

Setting Foxit Reader PDF Printer Properties ............................................ 216

Chapter 11 – Appendices ...................................................................... 219

Keyboard Shortcuts ............................................................................................. 219

Single-key Accelerators ..................................................................................... 221

Command Lines ..................................................................................................... 226

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JPEG2000/JBIG

Decoder

This add-on module is for decoding images in

JPEG2000 or JBIG2 formats. If you don't install this

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Chapter 1 – Introduction

Foxit Reader Overview

Welcome to Foxit Reader-- the right choice to view and print PDF documents!

Foxit offers two packages of Foxit Reader (EXE and MSI). Foxit Reader (EXE) is a free PDF document

viewer and creator. Foxit Reader (MSI) is developed on the basis of Foxit Reader (EXE), but it

extends the usability and performance. Foxit Reader (MSI) provides advanced tools equipped with

proactive security features, and is fully featured with solutions such as RMS Protection, GPO

Control, XML Control, and other PDF viewing needs of enterprises and governments. This User

Manual explains more in depth on the capabilities and functions of Foxit Reader, but for more

information on the deployment of Foxit Reader (MSI), please refer to the attached “Foxit Reader

Deployment and Configuration”.

Foxit Reader (EXE) is a free PDF document viewer and printer. It launches quickly and is easy to

install. Just unzip the downloaded zip file, run “Foxit Reader Setup” and then follow the installation

guides to complete installation.

In addition to the basic PDF viewing functions, Foxit Reader also includes various advanced features,

such as adding annotations, saving a PDF document as a text file, copying text from the text viewer,

and digital signature validation.

Foxit Reader Add-ons

Foxit Reader provides separate add-ons for you to download on demand. These critical and advanced add-ons can be updated by the Update Manager, or they can also be downloaded from

our website (https://www.foxitsoftware.com/products/addons.php?product=reader).

Critical Add-ons

Critical add-ons are essential components for proper display and execution of our software. For

example, if you open a PDF document containing Chinese characters, Foxit Reader will ask if you

want to download the Eastern Asian Language Support. If you choose Cancel, you will be able to

read the file, but some characters will not be displayed correctly.

Free Critical Add-ons in Foxit Reader

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module, images in those formats cannot be displayed.

Eastern Asian

Language

Support

This module is used for displaying Eastern Asian

Language in a PDF file. Eastern Asian Language can't

be displayed properly without it.

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GDI+ Module

This is a redistributable module from Microsoft which

provides better display quality for graphics. You can

still view the PDF file without this module in lower

graphic quality. Installing this module will not affect

any other applications on your system.

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JavaScript

Support

This add-on is used to execute JavaScript in many

interactive forms. If you don't install this add-on, you

still can fill in such forms, but you wouldn't be able to

perform some automated tasks like field value

verification and recalculation.

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Function Description

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Foxit Toolbar

for Browser

This add-on is a free toolbar for IE or

Firefox that delivers up-to-date Foxit news

and upgrades straight to your Internet

browser, enabling the user to search the

web anytime anywhere, giving easy access

to various useful goodies and gadgets.

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Spell Checker

When you fill out an English form or use

typewriter to insert any English text, this

tool will try to find any spelling errors and

highlight them with squiggly lines. If you

right click on the misspelled words, you

will see a list of suggested words. Click here

to download the dictionary.

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RMS Plug-in

RMS Plug-in provides seamless integration

with Microsoft Windows Server

environment to protect PDF documents

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NOTE: To manually install a critical add-on, please extract it to the same directory where you

installed Foxit Reader.

Foxit Plug-In Platform

For flexible and convenient management of plugins, Foxit Reader offers a Plug-in Platform that

allows you to view the plug-in status, learn the information about the plugins installed, as well as

manage the plug-ins needed.

To open Foxit Plug-in Platform, please choose Help > Product > Foxit Plug-Ins , and the window will show up as below.

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Foxit Plug-in Platform

Plug-in Status

Foxit Reader lists the plug-ins that have been installed in the About Foxit Plug-Ins windows. Some

plug-ins will be loaded the first time you use the related features. When the plug-in is successfully

loaded, a checkmark will be displayed in the Loaded column. You can view the plug-in status in the

following two columns:

Certified: Shows whether the signature of the plug-in is valid or not.

Loaded: Shows whether the plug-in has been loaded successfully or not.

Plug-in Information

In addition to plug-in status, you can learn more information about the plug-in installed; including

the name, date, description and legal copyright.

To learn the details of a plug-in, please click More under the general description of the plug-in

shown in the Foxit Plug-in Platform. Then a dialog box showing the details of the plug-in will pop

up (as shown below).

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Plug-in Management

With Foxit Plug-in Platform, you can manage the plug-ins as needed; including installing, enabling,

disabling, and uninstalling plug-ins.

Installing a Plug-in

To install a plug-in, please follow the steps below:

Select Help > Product > Foxit Plug-Ins to open Foxit Plug-In Platform;

Click Install Plugin > choose the plug-in file (in .xml format) > click Open.

Then Foxit Reader will verify whether the signature of the plug-in to be installed is valid or not. If

it is valid, Foxit Reader will load the plug-in directly; if not, a prompt message will pop up (as shown

below), and the installation will be terminated.

Note: The .xml and .fpi files of a plug-in to be installed should be placed in the same folder to avoid

an installation failure.

Disabling a Plug-in

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To disable a plug-in, please follow the steps below:

Select Help > Product > Foxit Plug-Ins to open Foxit Plug-in Platform.

Select the plug-in you want to disable, and click the Disable button to disable it.

Enabling a plug-in

To enable a plug-in, please follow the steps below:

Select Help > Product > Foxit Plug-Ins to open Foxit Plug-in Platform.

Select the plug-in to be enabled, and click the Undo Disable button to enable it.

Uninstalling a plug-in

To uninstall a plug-in, please follow the steps below:

Select Help > Product > Foxit Plug-Ins to open Foxit Plug-in Platform.

Select the plug-in to be uninstalled, and click the Uninstall button to uninstall it.

Note:

1. All the operations to the plug-ins will take effect after you restart Foxit Reader.

2. Foxit Reader includes plug-ins that are required for the use of its functions, as well as for

maintenance. To ensure regular performance of the software, you are not allowed to disable or

uninstall the plug-ins (such as Foxit Updater plugin, Foxit Plug-in Platform plugin, and more.)

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Chapter 2 – Getting Started

This section gives you an overview of Foxit Reader and how to install or uninstall, upgrade, as well

as customize work area and toolbar.

Installing Foxit Reader

Windows System Requirements

Foxit Reader runs successfully on the operating systems listed below. (If your computer does not

meet these requirements, you may not be able to use Foxit Reader.)

Operating Systems

Windows 7

Windows 8

Windows 10

Microsoft Office® 2007 or later version (required for some PDF creation features)

Verified as Citrix Ready® with Citrix XenApp® 7.13

Recommended Minimum Hardware for Better Performance

1.3 GHz or faster processor

512 MB RAM (Recommended: 1 GB RAM or greater)

1 GB of available hard drive space

1024x768 screen resolution

How to Install?

Please visit Foxit’s website (https://www.foxitsoftware.com/downloads/) to download the latest

version of Foxit Reader for free.

If you download the “FoxitReader_setup.exe” file to your computer, please do the following:

Double-click the installation file and you will see the Install Wizard pop up. Click Next to

continue.

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In order to install Foxit Reader on your system, you are required to accept the terms and

conditions of Foxit’s License Agreement. Please read the agreement carefully and then check

I accept the agreement and click Next to continue. If you cannot accept the agreement,

please click Cancel to exit the installation.

Foxit Reader will be installed under the default path: C:\Program Files \Foxit Software\Foxit

Reader. If you want to change the location, please click Browse and set the installation path.

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Choose to select standard or custom installation. You may also select the additional

components.

If you choose custom installation, you will be given a chance to select the additional tasks that

you would like to perform while installing Foxit Reader.

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If you want to set Safe Reading Mode during installation, please check the Enable Safe

Reading Mode.

Check the choices you made and click Install.

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Finally, a message will appear to inform you the successful installation. Click Finish to

complete the installation.

Command-line Installation

The Foxit Reader properties are:

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/COMPONENTS <list of features> The value of the /COMPONENTS property is a comma delimited

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list of features which the installation of Foxit Reader will make

available locally. Foxit Reader installer defines the following

features:

pdfviewer - Foxit PDF Viewer and its components.

ffaddin - Plugin which is used for opening PDF files in Mozilla

Firefox, Opera, Safari, and Chrome browsers. This feature

requires pdfviewer to be installed.

ffSpeckllCheck - Spell check tool which is used for searching any

misspelled words in typewriter or form filler mode and

suggesting the correct spellings. This feature requires pdfviewer

to be installed.

InstallPrint - Foxit Reader Creator installs a virtual printer on

your system. You can use Creator to convert any printable

documents into high-quality PDFs conveniently and efficiently.

This feature requires pdfviewer to be installed.

InstallPrint\WordAddin - MS word toolbar add-in to create PDFs

by just one click. This feature requires InstallPrint to be installed.

InstallPrint\ExcelAddin - MS Excel toolbar add-in to create PDFs

by just one click. This feature requires InstallPrint to be installed.

InstallPrint\PPTAddin - MS PPT toolbar add-in to create PDFs by

just one click. This feature requires InstallPrint to be installed.

ffse - Plugins for Windows Explorer and Windows shell. These

extensions allow viewing PDF thumbnails in Windows Explorer,

previewing PDF files in Windows 7 and Office 2007. This feature

requires pdfviewer feature to be installed.

ConnectedPDF - ConnectedPDF plugin which is used to create,

share, protect, and track ConnectedPDF documents.

/DIR Specifies the folder where products will be installed.

/TASKS <list of features> The value of the /TASKS property is a comma delimited list of

features which the installation of Foxit Reader will make available

locally. Foxit Reader installer defines the following features:

desktopicon - Installer will place a shortcut for the installed

application on Desktop.

startmenufolder - Installer will create program menu group for

installed application and its components.

Quicklaunchicon - Installer will place a shortcut for the installed

application on the Quick Launch Toolbar.

setDefaultReader - Foxit Reader will be set as the default PDF

reader.

DisplayInBrowser - Foxit Reader will be configured to open PDF

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files inside browsers.

setDefaultCreator - Installer will install Foxit Reader Creator and

set it as the system’s default printer.

/force Forces to install Foxit Reader.

/clean Removes all of Reader’s registry data and related files.

/DisableInternet Disables all features that require Internet connection.

/displayadobeindoc Opens embedded PDF files in Microsoft Office with Foxit Reader if

Acrobat and Foxit PhantomPDF is not installed.

CPDF_DISABLE Disables the ConnectedPDF features by setting the value to “1”.

READ_MODE Opens PDF file in Read Mode by default in web browsers by setting

the value to “1”.

DISABLE_UNINSTALL_SURVEY Stops the Uninstall Survey after uninstallation by setting the

value to “1”.

Command-line Examples:

1. Silently install the application (no user interaction) to folder "C:\Program Files\Foxit Software",

install ffse component and create desktop icon only:

"Foxit Reader" /COMPONENTS="ffse" /TASKS=" desktopicon" /DIR=” C:\Program Files\Foxit

Software” /verysilent

Updating Foxit Reader Add-ons

Foxit files and add-ons can be updated in several ways. Some updates are available if you open a

PDF document that triggers the updating process. For example, if you open a file that contains

Chinese characters, Foxit Reader will ask if you want to download the Eastern Asian Language

Support. Other updates are available only from the Help tab, where you have to manually install

them. However, all updates can be downloaded directly from Foxit website.

Updating from the Help Tab

1. Choose Help > Check for Updates.

2. Select updates from the column on the left, and click Add to move them to the right column.

Or click Add All Add-ons to select all the available updates. Only the updates and components

appropriate for your product will be listed.

3. Click Next. Foxit Reader will download and install the update automatically. When finished,

click OK to exit Foxit Reader Updater.

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Use Foxit Updater

1. Choose File > Preferences > Updater.

2. Check the appropriate option according to your requirements.

Automatically install updates: the system will automatically download and replace the

original files in the installation folder when there is a new version.

Automatically download updates, but let me choose when to install them (recommended):

the system will automatically download and display a message informing you of the

upgrade and allowing you to choose to upgrade to the new version. This option is checked

by default.

Do not download or install updates automatically: never download or install updates

automatically.

3. Click OK.

Updating From Foxit Website

1. Click to visit https://www.foxitsoftware.com/products/addons.php.

2. Select and download the add-ons you want to update.

3. Extract them to the same directory where you install Foxit Reader.

4. Re-run the Foxit Reader program to implement the update files.

Note: You can save the customization and settings and apply them in the new version after

upgrading.

Uninstalling Foxit Reader

How to Uninstall?

Please do one of the following:

Click Start > All Programs > Foxit Reader > Uninstall Foxit Reader.

For Windows 8 and 10, click Start > Windows System > Control Panel > Programs > Programs

and Features > Select Foxit Reader and click Uninstall. For Windows 7, Click Start > Control

Panel > Programs > Uninstall a program, select Foxit Reader and click Uninstall/Change.

Double click the file unins000.exe under the Foxit Reader installation directory drive.

Note: A short survey window will pop up when Foxit Reader is uninstalled, in order to collect

suggestions for improvement.

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Online Help

You can get online help about how to read and work with PDF files from within Foxit Reader using

the Help Center and Content-sensitive Help features.

Help Center

Help Center helps you navigate top help topics and get help online. To access the Help Center,

please click Help tab > Help > Help Center. In the Help Center, you can input a keyword in the

Search box to search for any desired topic. While reading the help contents, you can click

to move back to the previous view, or click to return to the Home Page of the Help Center.

Content-sensitive Help

Content-sensitive Help assists users by providing help based on a specific task they perform. This

enables users to get specific information about whatever feature of the application they are using

at the given moment.

To access Content-sensitive Help:

Hover your mouse over a button, and you will see the tip which gives you the basic instruction of

the feature. If Foxit Reader contains additional help about the feature, you can click Tell me more

to learn more about it in the Help Center.

Work Area

Work Area Overview

Foxit Reader opens in two different ways: on its own (as a standalone application) and in a web

browser. The associated work areas slightly differ.

The Foxit Reader work area includes a document pane that displays PDFs and a navigation pane

on the left side that helps you browse through the current PDF. Toolbars near the top and bottom

of the window provide other controls that you can use to work with PDFs, including toolbar pane,

tab bar and status bar.

The Work Area for PDFs Open in the Application

You can double-click the Foxit Reader icon on the desktop to start the program, and choose File >

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Open to open a PDF file from local disks or cloud services. For more information about the work

area, please refer to Toolbar and Commands.

The Work Area for PDFs Open in a Web Browser

You can open and view PDFs in web browser with Foxit Reader if you have set Foxit Reader as the

default PDF viewer.

Open a web browser application.

Select a PDF anywhere on the Internet and click the link.

The PDF will be opened by Foxit Reader directly in the web browser.

PDF Open in a Web Browser

A. Web browser application menu bar and buttons

B. Document pane

Tip: In a web browser, Foxit Reader will display PDFs in Read Mode by default, hiding the toolbars

to maximize the document pane. You can right click the document pane and uncheck Read Mode

to show the toolbars and work on PDFs as desired.

Toolbar and Commands

Toolbar Overview

Foxit has integrated the collective commands in the ribbon interface and created a new way of

working, namely Ribbon Mode. Ribbon Mode is developed based on Microsoft Office 2013 (Office

15) to provide you with a familiar and intuitive user experience. In this mode, commands are

arranged by groups and tasks. Below are some of the highlights of the new interface.

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A. Quick Access Toolbar B. Tab C. Group and Command D. Navigation Pane (Bookmark Panel

displayed) E. Status bar F. Document Pane

As shown above, Foxit Reader generally contains three toolbars, i.e. Quick Access Toolbar, Tab Bar

and Group and Command Bar.

 Quick Access Bar: shows the basic commands, such as Open, Save, and Print. You can add or

replace the commands so as to ensure that the commonly used ones are close at hand.

 Tab Bar: shows the major tabs of Foxit Reader, being classified as File, Home, Comment, View,

Form, Protect, Share, Connect, and Help.

 Group and Command Bar: categorizes the commands by groups according to the function.

Search and Find Commands

You can type the command name in the Tell Me field to find a command and bring the feature to

your fingertips with ease. For example, if you want to highlight text in a PDF file, put your cursor in

the Tell Me box (or press Alt + Q) and input “highlight”. Then Foxit Reader will display a list of

matching commands from which you can select and activate the desired feature.

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Touch mode makes it easier to use Foxit Reader on touch devices. In touch mode, the toolbar

buttons, commands, and panels are slightly shifted apart for easier selection with your fingers. To

switch to touch mode, please click on the Quick Access Toolbar, and choose Touch Mode.

While in touch mode, you can click and choose Mouse Mode to return to the mouse mode.

About Navigation Pane

The navigation pane, located next to the document pane, can display different navigation panels,

including Layer panel, Attachments panel, Pages panel, Comments panel, Bookmarks panel,

Security Settings panel, Digital Signatures panel, and ConnectedPDF panel. Please note that the

navigation pane is unavailable when Foxit is open but empty (no PDF is open).

The buttons on the left side of the navigation pane provides easy access to various panels, such as

the Bookmarks panel button , the Pages panel button , and the Layers panel .

To show the navigation pane, choose View > View Setting > Navigation Panels > Show

Navigation Panels, or use keyboard shortcut F4.

To open a navigation panel, you can either click its button on the left side of the navigation

pane, or choose View > View Setting > Navigation Panels > [navigation panel name].

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To close the navigation pane, choose View > View Setting > Navigation Panels > Hide

Navigation Panels, or use keyboard shortcut F4, or right click on title of the navigation panel

and select Hide Navigation Panels.

Tip: To show or hide the navigation pane, you can also click on the button at the top right

corner of the navigation pane.

Adjusting the Navigation Pane

The navigation panels can be docked in the navigation pane or they can float anywhere in the work

area of Foxit Reader. You can choose to hide or close the panels that you don't need and open the

ones you do. What’s more, you can also adjust the width of the navigation pane easily.

1. Viewing a Panel in the Navigation Pane

By default, all the panels dock in the navigation pane with a set of panel buttons appearing on the

left side of the work area.

Do one of the following:

Select the button for the panel on the left side of the navigation pane.

Choose View > View Setting > Navigation Panels > [panel name].

2. Changing the Display Area for Navigation Pane

To change the view area of the navigation pane, drag its right border to adjust the width.

To minimize the navigation pane, click on the button at the top right corner of the

navigation pane.

To expand the navigation pane, click at its top right corner and the navigation pane will be

expanded to occupy the whole pane of Foxit Reader.

3. Docking or Floating a Navigation Panel

To float a navigation panel, drag the panel button into the document pane.

To move a panel, drag it by its panel button to another location.

To dock a floating panel, double-click its title bar. To group two floating panels, drag the title bar of one panel into the other floating panel.

Setting the Skin

This feature offers five skins so that you could change the appearance of the software.

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To change the appearance of Foxit Reader, select File > Change Skin > choose the skin as desired.

Customizing the Work Area

As you get acquainted with Foxit Reader, you can set up your Reader work environment. The more

you learn about its potential, the more you can take advantage of its features, commands, and

options.

There is much more to the application than you see at first glance. Foxit Reader has hidden

commands and preferences that can enhance your experience and give you greater control over

how your work area is arranged and displayed.

Customizing Quick Access Toolbar

Quick Access Toolbar displays all your bookmarked commands. You can add commands that will

let you view and search content easily to your Quick Access Toolbar. This is another way for you to

arrange and manage all the commands.

To add quick access toolbar, please follow the steps bellow:

 Click on the Quick Access Toolbar, and select More Commands shown as below.

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 Select the commands or separators you preferred to be shown on Quick Access Toolbar and

add them to the Quick Access Toolbar list. Click Up or Down to arrange the command order

and then click OK.

To return toolbars to default configuration, please click on the Quick Access Toolbar, choose

More Commands and click Reset on the pop-up context or press Alt+F8.

Working with the Ribbon

 To collapse the Ribbon, click at the bottom-right corner of the Ribbon.

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 If you want to use a command after collapsing the Ribbon, you can click the tab and then

choose the desired command. The Ribbon will be collapsed, but the command will remain

selected.

 If you want to keep the Ribbon visible after collapsing it, click a Ribbon tab to display the

Ribbon, then click at the bottom right corner of the Ribbon.

Customizing the Ribbon

The Ribbon is designed to help you find the commands in an easy and convenient way. From

Version 7.0 and on, Foxit Reader give you the capability to personalize and customize the Ribbon

in the way you want. With this feature, you can customize the default Ribbon, and create custom

tabs or groups with your preferred commands.

To customize the Ribbon, right click the Ribbon, choose Customize the Ribbon from the context

menu to bring out the Customize Tools dialog box, and then follow the steps below.

Context Menu

Customize Tools Dialog Box

Create a new tab

To create a new tab, please do one of the following:

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 Select the tab which you want to add the new tab after, and then click New Tab.  (Alternatively) Right click the tab which you want to add the new tab after, and then choose

New Tab from the context menu.

Add a new group to a tab

To add a new group to a tab, please do one of the following:

 Select the tab which you want to add the group to, and then click New Group.  (Alternatively) Right click the tab which you want to add the group to, and then choose New

Group from the context menu.

Rename a tab or group

 Select the tab or group that you want to rename, and then click Rename.  (Alternatively) Right click the tab or group to be renamed, and choose Rename from the

context menu.

 In the Rename dialog box, input the new name and click OK.

Add commands to a group

 Select the group which you want to add a command under.  Choose the category that the command is under and then the desired command from the

Choose command from list.

 Click Add to add the selected command to the desired group.

Remove a tab, group or command

To remove a tab, group or command, please do one of the following:

 Select the tab, group or command to be removed, and click Remove.  (Alternatively) Right click the tab, group, or command to be removed, and select Delete from

the context menu.

Reorder the tabs or groups

To reorder the tabs or groups, please do one of the following:

 Select the tab or group you want to reorder, then click the Up or Down arrow

to move accordingly.

 (Alternatively) Right click the tab or group you want to reorder, and then select Move Item

Up or Move Item Down to move accordingly.

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Reset the Ribbon

 Click Reset in the Customize Tools dialog box to reset the Ribbon to the default settings.

Import a customized Ribbon

 Click Import.  In the Open dialog box, select the Ribbon customization file (.xml file), and click Open.

Note: After importing a Ribbon customization file, you will lose all the arrangements you

customized previously. If you want to revert to the previously customized Ribbon, it is

recommended to export the customized Ribbon before importing a new one.

Export a customized Ribbon

 Click Export.  In the Save As dialog box, specify the file name and path, and then click Save.

Note:

1. After customization, you need to click OK in the Customize Ribbon tab to save and apply your

changes to the Ribbon.

2. To help you distinguish a default tab or group from the customized selections, the custom tabs

or groups in the Customize the Ribbon list are tabbed with “(Custom)” after the name (like this:

), but without the word “(Custom)” in the Ribbon.

3. The commands in the default group under a default tab are displayed in grey, and they cannot

be renamed, reordered, or removed.

4. You cannot remove default tabs in Foxit Reader.

Customizing Shortcut Keys

People’s habits using the keyboard are different and the familiarity to the buttons on a keyboard

is distinct. The intellectualized Foxit Reader allows you to customize the shortcut keys according

to your habit, which enables you to use the shortcuts more conveniently than before.

To customize toolbars, please follow the steps below:

Click on Quick Access Toolbar > select More Commands. In the popup Customize Tools

dialog box, select Keyboard tab.

Choose the command’s category in the Categories list and the action in the Command list.

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Input the appropriate shortcut with your keyboard. Click Assign to apply the shortcut. If you

want to change the shortcut, just input the new one to replace it directly. The Reset All button

can recover the default setting.

Note: The shortcut keys that have already being used cannot be reassigned. A message under the

input tab will show you whether the shortcut key has been used by another command.

Setting Preferences & Viewing Properties

Setting Preferences

Although Foxit Reader is customizable, some of the customizable features may be difficult to find.

After reading this section, you will find out how useful having your own preferences can be, and

how simple it is to set up your own preferences.

To set preferences in Foxit Reader, please choose File > Preferences.

Note: You can use the arrow keys or Tab key to switch between different preference settings.

Accessibility

Document Colors Options

 Replace document colors: Check to activate other options to change the document colors.

A. Use Windows color scheme: Sets document colors according to the color scheme of

your Windows preferences.

B. Use High-Contrast colors: Choose the high-contrast color combination for page

background and document text to improve readability.

C. Custom color: Changes the color of Page Background and Document Text.

D. Only change the color of black text: Change only the black text and leave the colored

text unchanged when you replace document colors.

E. Change the color of text or black line art: Change the color of text or black line arts

when you replace document colors.

Override Page Display

A. Always use Page Layout Style: Set a page layout as default for all PDF documents and

override other page display settings.

B. Always use Zoom Setting: Specify a default zoom setting for all PDF documents and

override other page display settings.

Other Accessibility Options

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A. Use document structure for tab order when no explicit tab order is specified: Improve the

navigation of form fields and links that don’t specify a tab order.

B. Always use the system selection color: Override the default selection color (blue) with a

color that the system specified.

C. Show Portfolios in Files mode: Display PDF Portfolio component files and file details in a

list.

Commenting

Viewing Comments

A. Pop-up opacity: Sets the opacity of popup notes for annotation commands.

B. Ensure that pop-ups are visible as the document is scrolled: Ensure that the pop-up boxes

float along with the page as the document is scrolled. This option is checked by default.

Making Comments

A. Always use User Name of the log-in account for Author name: Use the user name of the

log-in account as the author name while making comments. If a user does not set the

user name for the Foxit log-in account, the prefix of the email address will be used as the

author name instead.

B. Copy selected text into Highlight, Squiggly Underline, Underline, and Strikeout comment

pop-ups: Check this option to copy and paste the selected text to comment pop-up notes

automatically when you highlight, squiggly underline, underline, or strikeout annotation

in PDF documents.

Pencil Setting:

A. Enable to select pencil annotation when drawing: When the Pencil command is selected,

the cursor changes into a pencil . If this option is selected, the pencil changes into

an arrow when you put it over a pencil annotation, and you can click the annotation

to select it. If the option is not selected, the pencil will not change into an arrow.

B. Click to create annotations: If selected, you start to draw with the pencil when you click

on the page, and in other words, only one click creates a pencil annotation; if not selected,

you do not start to draw until you click and drag the pencil.

C. Set Timeout: Specifies a period of time within which all of the drawings/plans completed

is one pencil annotation, after which what you draw is another pencil annotation.

Editing: Sets the text direction for text comments, including left to right and right to left.

ConnectedPDF (This tab is only available when the ConnectedPDF features are enabled)

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Data Collection

Allow usage data to be used in ConnectedPDF features: If this option is checked, the document

usage data will be shared with Foxit servers when you are using ConnectedPDF features. This data

will be used for development purposes and enhancing user experience only. You can click here to

learn about the privacy policy.

Use ConnectedPDF Format

1. Automatically save PDF files in ConnectedPDF format (including those created from plugins)

only when signed in: If you check this option and have signed into Foxit Account, Foxit Reader

will automatically convert the files into ConnectedPDF format when creating or saving PDF files.

2. Automatically convert Office files to Connected when converting to PDF via Office add-in: If

this option is checked, after converting the Office document to ConnectedPDF format, the

Office document will become connected, and you will then be able to view the document

homepage of the converted ConnectedPDF by clicking the Document Homepage button under

the FOXIT READER PDF tab in Microsoft Office.

How to show web pages

When using ConnectedPDF, Foxit Reader will display ConnectedPDF-related information (such as

the Document Homepage and Personal Homepage) in web pages. You can choose to display the

web pages in the tabs within the application, or in your default browser.

Default Permissions

Users can configure the default settings for whether to allow or disallow users of cPDF documents

to register new versions or start Connected Reviews on cPDF documents they create.

Create PDF

Create PDF feature allows users to set the Page Size of PDF to be created.

A. Fixed size: Sets the size and direction of PDF through drop-down list.

B. Custom: Customizes the Page Size of PDF to be created. You can select the units first and then

set the width and height of page as needed.

C. Allow pop up alert when creating PDF: Check this option to show message when converting

PDFs in Microsoft Office by the Foxit Reader PDF add-in.

Documents

The Document of the Preferences dialog provides several ways to browse PDF documents.

Open Settings

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1. Allow multiple instances: Creates a new Foxit Reader window when double-clicked to open a

PDF file.

2. Alert user when documents request Full Screen: A message box will pop up to confirm the

operation when opening a PDF which has been defined to be opened in full screen mode.

3. In web browser, display PDF in Read Mode by default: Opens a PDF in Read Mode

automatically in web browser.

4. In Foxit Reader, please choose the mode for Display PDF Mode: Display the PDFs in Read Mode

or Full Screen Mode or normal way automatically when opening PDFs with Foxit Reader.

Prompt Messages

1. Display a prompt before closing all tabs: When you close a window with multiple tabs, Foxit

Reader will ask you to confirm your choice. This prevents you from accidentally closing the

whole window when you intend to close only the current tab.

2. Automatically save document as e-mail attachment: Automatically save the changes you

made to a document and attach the modified document to your email system for sending.

Measurement Units

Sets unit of page dimensions given in the status bar and print dialog.

PDF/A View mode

Sets to view documents in PDF/A view mode (i.e. read-only mode) to prevent modifications

to the documents.

1. Never: Never open documents in PDF/A view mode.

2. Only for PDF/A documents: Switch to read-only mode automatically when a PDF/A

document is opened.

Save Setting

1. Automatically save file every _ minutes: Configure the time intervals for when the

document will be automatically saved.

2. Save as optimizes for fast web view: Checking this option can enable Fast Web View when

you save a PDF files as a copy, which will restructure a PDF file for page-at-a-time

downloading from web servers for faster access.

ECM Integration

SharePoint

Choose the default way to open the document from SharePoint server.

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Open only: Open the document directly without checking out.

Check out and Open: Check out and open the document so that other users cannot modify

the document at the same time.

Allow you to choose when opening the document: Let you choose the way to open the

document from SharePoint server. If you check this option, a dialog box will pop up when you

open the document. In the dialog box, you can choose to open or check out and open the

document as desired.

File Associations

This option allows you to set the default PDF Viewer.

 Make Foxit Reader the default PDF viewer:

 Advanced

1. Include browser when setting default PDF viewer: check this option to set Foxit Reader as

the default PDF viewer in browser.

2. Include preview when setting default PDF viewer: check this option to set Foxit Reader as the

default PDF viewer in preview.

3. Include thumbnail when setting default PDF viewer: check this option to set Foxit Reader as

the default PDF viewer in thumbnail view.

4. Use Foxit Reader to open embedded Acrobat files and embedded Foxit PhantomPDF PDF files

in Microsoft Office if Acrobat and Foxit PhantomPDF is not installed: check this option to set

Foxit Reader as the default PDF viewer in Microsoft Office for opening embedded Acrobat files

and Foxit PhantomPDF PDF files.

 Make default PDF viewer: Makes Foxit Reader as default PDF viewer. Foxit Reader will be set

as the default PDF viewer according to your setting in Advanced item. For example, if you

check “Include browser when setting default PDF viewer” in Advanced item, and click Make

default PDF viewer to activate the setting, then PDF files will be displayed by default with

Foxit Reader in your Windows system as well as your browser.

 Restore file associations: Restores settings in File Associations.

 Always perform check when starting Foxit Reader: If the default PDF viewer is not Foxit

Reader, a message box will appear for the options to set it as your default viewer every time

you run Foxit Reader.

Forms

The form tab enables you to set the preferences of the interactive form display.

Always hide document message bar: You can decide whether to show or hide the notification

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message when opening an interactive PDF form.

Highlight all fields: Checking this option allows you to highlight all form fields in the PDF

document. You can click the color palette to change the highlight color for ordinary fields as

well as required fields.

Enable autocomplete: If you enable the autocomplete feature, the entries you type into an

interactive form filed will be stored. When filling an interactive PDF form, this feature will

suggest keywords that match your typing in the field.

Email: You can edit the default subject and contents which will be sent with the PDF form.

Full Screen

Full Screen Navigation

A. Select to show Scroll bar, Status bar, Tab bar or Navigation Panels in Full Screen mode.

B. Show Exit button – Check or uncheck this option to show or hide Exit button in Full Screen

mode.

C. One page at a time – Displays a single page at a time in Full Screen mode.

D. Left click to go forward one page; right click to go back one page -- Lets you page through

a PDF document by clicking the mouse. You can also page through a document by pressing

Space, Shift + Space, or the arrow keys.

Full Screen Appearance

Background – Click the color pane and choose the color you like to be the background color

in Full Screen mode.

Full Screen Transitions

Foxit Reader supports page transition in Full Screen mode. There are 11 transition types: Split,

Blinds, Box, Wipe, Dissolve, Glitter, Fly, Push, Cover, Uncover and Fade. Also, you could set the direction for the transition.

A. Ignore all transitions: Check to ignore page transition in Full Screen mode.

B. Default transition –Choose page transition for one document in the drop-down window.

C. Direction - Set the direction for the transition.

D. Navigation control direction: If selected, the direction of page transition will be based on

your navigation direction in the document. For instance, if you turn to the next page, the

page will transition from top to bottom; to the previous page, the page will transition

from bottom to top. For some transitions without directions, the option is not available.

General

The General Preferences provide options on Basic Tools, Tab Bar, Status Bar, Notification Messages,

Application Startup settings, etc.

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Basic Tools

A. Use single-key accelerators to access tools: Enable single-key accelerators to select some

commands and perform some actions with single-key shortcuts. Please refer to Single-

Key Accelerators for more details.

B. Use fixed resolution for snapshots - Sets the resolution used to copy the image captured

with the Snapshot command. Automatically uses 72 pixels as default resolution.

C. Create links from URLs - Detects the text links in PDF documents and change the non-

clickable links into clickable ones.

D. Minimize to system tray - You can save space on your task bar by minimizing the Foxit

Reader to system tray. Check it to minimize Foxit Reader to system tray when you click

the Minimize button.

E. Screen word-capturing - Check it to turn on this function that enables you to use your

mouse to capture words inside a PDF file and have it translated if you are using dictionary

software.

F. Make Hand Tool select text - Check it to enable hand command to become text selection

command when moving it to the selectable content.

Tab Bar

A. Max tab size – Allows you to specify a maximum tab size.

B. Double-click to close tab: Checking this option allows you to close tabs by double-clicking.

Status Bar

A. Auto-hide status bar – Hides the status bar when opening a PDF, and enables it to float at

the bottom of the page only when the cursor is moved to the bottom.

B. Show scroll lock button: Enable scroll lock and display the scroll lock icons in the status

bar.

Notification Messages

Notification messages appear at the top right corner of the document pane when you work

with interactive PDF forms, PDF/A files, or PDF files under shared review or email review, etc.

By default, the notification message is expanded and will be collapsed automatically in a few

seconds. If you don’t want the notification message to be expanded automatically, please

check the following option:

Don’t automatically expand notification messages: Check this option to disable the automatic

expansion of notification messages in Foxit Reader. Once disabled, the notification messages

will be collapsed and shown as a light bulb, and you can click the light bulb icon to

expand the notification messages if needed.

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User Experience Improvement

Turn on or off data collection. The collected data will be used to improve the user experience

only.

Features Required Internet Connection:

Specify whether to disable all features that require Internet connection. The setting will take

effect after you restart the application.

Application Startup

A. Show Start page: Check it to show the start page when running Foxit Reader.

B. Show Advertisement: Check it to show advertisement on the start page.

C. Disable ConnectedPDF features: Check this to disable all of the ConnectedPDF features.

D. Show floating promotion page: Check it to show the floating promotion page if the

program becomes idle. Only applicable during a free trial.

History

A. Restore last session when application starts: Determines whether documents start

automatically with the last viewed session.

B. Restore last view settings when reopening: Determines whether documents open

automatically with the last viewed settings.

C. Maximum number of documents in history list: Sets the maximum number of PDF

documents you read in history list. The default is 50 PDF documents.

D. Maximum number of documents in Recent Documents list: Sets the maximum number of

PDF documents you have viewed recently in the File page. The default setting is 10 PDF

documents.

E. Show this number of unpinned Recent Folders: Set the number of unpinned recent folders

listed in File > Open > Computer or SharePoint/OneDrive/Google Drive/Dropbox. The

default setting is 10 folders.

Note: Foxit Reader allows users to set “maximum number of documents in history list”, “maximum

number of documents in Recent Documents list”, and the “number of unpinned Recent Folders”

to 0.

Preferred Output Location

If you have configured a preferred output location, when prompted to specify a location to save a

document, the configured location will be automatically chosen in the Save As dialog box. To

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remove the configured output location, click Browse to select a location, and Clear remembered

output location.

Identity

Shows the identity of your application, including Login Name, Name, Title, Organization Name,

Organization Unit, and Email Address. The identify information is quite useful in PDF reviews. It will

help other review participants recognize your comments easily. The Login Name is set by default

(using the username of the current operation system) and cannot be changed. Except for Login

Name, you can change or complete your identity information in Identify Preferences.

Languages

Change the application language and default reading direction.

Languages

Foxit Reader provides the commonly used languages to meet customers’ needs to the upmost.

Usually, Foxit Reader will automatically choose the language applied to your OS as its default during

your installation. But changing languages after installation is supportable.

To change language after installation, please follow the steps below:

 Choose File > Preferences > Languages.  Select Choose custom language.  Select the language in either Official Language or Translated by Community.  Click the website in the pop-up window to download the language package and Foxit Reader

will automatically install the language.

 Click OK in the Preferences dialog box, and then choose Restart in the pop-up window to

apply the language.

Page Display

The Page Display panel of the Preferences dialog box includes the following options:

Default Layout and Zoom

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A. Navigation tab: specifies the panel to be displayed in the opening view.

a) Use Initial View: minimizes the Navigation panel and hides all panels.

b) Page Only: displays Pages panel by default in opening view.

c) Bookmarks Panel and Page: displays Bookmarks panel by default in opening view.

d) Pages Panel and Page: displays Pages panel by default in opening view.

e) Attachments Panel and Page: displays Attachments panel by default in opening view.

f) Layers Panel and Page: displays Layers panel by default in opening view.

B. Default page layout: You can view PDFs in following layouts:

a) Automatic: With this option selected, in multi-page document, displays pages in

Continuous mode, or in Single mode if the page width is larger than the page height.

If you change the page display in the View tab, the document will display in the page

layout the last time you set.

b) Single Page -- Displays one page at a time, with no portion on other pages visible.

c) Continuous -- Displays pages in a continuous vertical column that is one page wide.

d) Facing -- Displays each two-page spread with no portion of other pages visible.

e) Continuous Facing -- Displays facing pages side by side in a continuous vertical

column.

See also “Changing the Page layout”.

C. Zoom: Sets the magnification level for PDF documents when they are first opened. This

value overrides document settings. The default uses the settings of the PDF document.

D. Custom facing: The Default Facing for page layout is 2 pages. You can check the Custom

Facing box and set the facing layout to your own preference.

E. Custom margin: Sets the margins between different pages with Facing or Continuous

Facing page layout. The default is a margin of 8 pixels.

Rendering

A. Smooth text: Optimally adjusts text display that best suits your monitor.

Page Content

A. Display transparency grid: Displays a grid behind transparent objects.

B. Use logical page numbers: Open PDFs with the logical page numbers.

C. Forbid the change of the current Zoom factor during execution of ‘Go to Destination’

actions (these actions can be launched from bookmarks): Check to forbid user to change

the current Zoom factor during execution of ‘Go to Destination’.

See also “Changing the Magnification Level of a Document”.

PDF Sign

Flatten the document when applying all signatures: Flattening the document when applying all

signatures will make all the signatures, forms, and annotations become one whole object of the

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PDF page.

Print

Printer

Print text as graphics (ignore font substitution) – Sets the text font as graphics and printout

fonts are exactly the same as the text fonts. Automatically allows quick print where Printer

Font is substituted.

Batch Print

A. Show print settings before printing document: Check it to show the Print dialog box

before printing a document.

B. Require confirmation when printing multiple documents: Check it to show the

confirmation message before starting batch printing.

Reading

Page vs Document

This preference determines how much of a document is delivered to a screen reader at a time.

If a PDF isn’t tagged, Foxit Reader may analyze the document and attempt to infer its structure,

which can take a long time for a long document. You may want to set Foxit Reader to deliver

only the currently visible page so that it analyzes only a small piece of the document at a time.

This consideration will vary depending on the size and complexity of the document and on

the features of the screen reader.

A. Only read the currently visible pages - This option is usually best when using a screen

magnifier. It improves performance by eliminating the need for the software to process

parts of the document that aren’t visible. When Foxit Reader sends only the currently

visible pages of a PDF to the memory buffer, the assistive technology has access to those

pages only. It cannot go to another page until the next page is visible and Foxit Reader

has sent the page information to the memory buffer. Therefore, if this option is selected,

you must use the navigation features of Foxit Reader, not those of the assistive

technology, to navigate from page to page in the document. You should also set the

Default Page Display option in preferences to Single Page if you choose to have Reader

send only the currently visible pages to the assistive technology.

B. Read the entire document - This option can be best if you use a screen reader that has

its own navigation and search tools and that is more familiar to you than the tools in Foxit

Reader.

C. For large documents, only read the currently visible pages - This option is selected by

default and is usually best if you use a screen reader with long or complex PDFs. It allows

Foxit Reader to deliver an entire small document but revert to page-by-page delivery for

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large documents.

Minimum number of pages in a large document

When the “For large documents, only read the currently visible pages” option is selected, it

allows you to set this minimum value.

Enable UI Automation support: Check this option to allow assistive technology products, such

as screen readers, to provide information about the UI and document to end users.

Confirm before preparing untagged PDF for reading with assistive technology: Select the

option, and if any assistive technology detected in your system, a dialog box pops up when

you opens an untagged PDF to ask you whether to set the reading order options for the PDF

for reading with assistive technology.

Reading Order

Set reading order as appropriate for your assistive software and devices.

A. Infer reading order from document (recommended): Interpret the reading order of

untagged documents by using an advanced method of structure-inference layout

analysis.

B. Left-to-right, top-to-bottom reading order: Deliver the text according to its placement

on the page, reading from left to right and then top to bottom. This method is faster than

“Infer reading order from document”. This method analyzes text only; form fields are

ignored and tables aren’t recognized as such.

C. Use reading order in raw print stream: Deliver text in the order in which it was recorded

in the print stream. This method is faster than “Infer reading order from document”. This

method analyzes text only; form fields are ignored and tables aren’t recognized as such.

Override the reading order in tagged documents: Use the reading order specified in the

Reading preferences instead of what the tag structure of the document specifies. Use this

preference only when you encounter problems in poorly tagged PDFs.

Reviewing

Automatically check for new comments:

Set the time interval to automatically check for new comments during shared review. By default,

Foxit Reader will check for new comments every five minutes during shared review.

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A. Show welcome dialog when opening file: Check it to show the welcome dialog when opening

a shared review. In the welcome dialog, you can view the general information for the shared

review, including the initiator, deadline, review server and so on.

B. Show server connection warning when opening file: Check it to show the server connection

warning when opening a shared review.

C. Remind before review expiration: If you check this option, a prompt message will pop up

before the shared review expires.

Review Options

A. Show prompt messages for Shared Review: Determines whether to show prompt message for

Shared Review when publishing comments in a shared review that contains several comments

from other reviewers that have not yet been published to the command server. You can take

ownership of these comments and publish them on behalf of the reviewers.

B. Show prompt messages for Email Review: Check this option to show prompt messages during

email review.

Send Messages

A. Use Auto-Complete List to suggest names when typing in the “To ” and “Cc” fields: Checking

this option will enable Auto-Complete feature, which recognizes and suggests contacts based

on the previously entered email addresses when you send back your comments during a

shared review by email.

B. Empty auto-complete list: Click this option to remove all the email address entries from the

Auto-Complete memory.

Security

Protected View

To protect your computer from files originated from the Internet or other potentially unsafe

locations, turn on Protected View to open these files to reduce risks. In Protected View, files are

read only and most editing actions are not allowed.

Privileged Locations

Specify privileged locations for trusted content to exempt viewers from security restrictions in Safe

Reading Mode. You can refer to “Bypass Security Restrictions in Safe Reading Mode” for more

details.

Signature

Appearance Styles: Manage the signature appearance templates.

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Signing & Verifications

A. Verify signatures when the document is opened: If this option is checked, Foxit Reader

will verify the signatures when the document is opened, and will display the signature

verification results in the Digital Signatures panel.

B. Sign the document immediately after the signature is placed: Check this option to sign

the document immediately when you place the signature on the document. When it is

unchecked, you will need to click Sign Document to apply the signature after placing it on

the document. You can still modify the document before applying the signature.

Windows Integration

Specify whether to trust all root certificates in the Windows Certificate Store when validating

signatures and certified documents. Checking these options may compromise security. Please

make sure that you trust all the root certificates before enabling these features.

Save signed file as a copy named ‘filename_signed.pdf’: Check this option to save the signed

file as a copy named ‘filename_signed.pdf’ after applying the digital signature.

Speech

Volume: Sets the reading volume of Read out Loud.

Use default voice: Check it to read content with default language, or you can select the

required one from the combo box.

Use default speech attribute: Check it to read with default pitch and rate, or you can uncheck

it and then set pitch and rate in the combo box as needed.

Read comments: Check it to enable the application to read out the comments when executing

Read out Loud.

Read form fields: Check it to enable the application to read out the form fields when executing

Read out Loud. Please refer to Read PDF Form Fields Out Loud for details.

Spelling

Enable spell check: Check Enable spell check to avoid spelling error.

Dictionaries for Spell Check: Add, remove, or reorder the dictionaries for spell check.

Tablet

Enable pressure sensitive: Enable pressure sensitive so that you can add free-form

annotations with PSI in PDFs by supported touchscreen devices.

Time Stamp Servers

Configure the default Time Stamp Server to embed a trusted time stamp while signing.

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Trust Manager

Please refer to “Managing Security”.

Updater

Automatically install updates: The system will automatically download and replace the

original files in the installation folder when there is a new version.

Automatically download updates, but let me choose when to install them (recommended):

The system will automatically download and display a message informing you of the upgrade

and allow you to choose to upgrade to the new version. This option is checked by default.

Do not download or install updates automatically: Never download or install updates

automatically.

Viewing Properties

The Properties window provides information about the document, including the document’s

location, title, subject, author, fonts used, and security settings. This window also displays

attributes set by other programs.

To view the PDF properties, please choose File > Properties. You can acquire all relevant

information as follows:

Description Tab of Properties Window

Description

This tab shows some basic information about the document. The title, author, subject, and

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keywords may have been set by the person who created the document in the source application.

General

 File—The location of the document.  Fast Web View — Show whether the PDF file is enabled for Fast Web View.  PDF Version—The standard version of the document.  PDF Size—The size of the document.  Pages—Total number of pages of the document.  Title — A general or descriptive heading of the document.  Subject— The principal idea and point of the document.  Author— The writer of the document.  Creator— The application that produced the original document.  Producer—The application or driver that converted the original document into a PDF

document.

 Keywords—The words that are used to reveal the internal structure of an author's

reasoning.

Custom

View the custom properties of the PDF file, which may include metadata, company

information, and other document properties.

Related Dates

 Last Modified -- The date and time the document was last modified.  Created -- The date and time the document was created.

Show More Description

This option will show you more details about the document properties, which includes general

information, security, and the backup files from the Windows backups.

Security

The Security tab describes what changes and functionality are allowed within the PDF. If a

password, certificate, or security policy has been applied to the document, the method is listed

here. Changing security setting is not allowed in Foxit Reader.

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Security Tab of Properties Window

Fonts

The Fonts tab lists the fonts and the font types used in the original document, as well as the

encoding used to display the original fonts.

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Switching UI Languages

To change the UI language of Foxit Reader, please go to File > Preferences > Languages.

Use system locale language—Makes the system locale language the UI language.

Choose custom language—Selects your localized UI language from the list.

Choose languages provided by the community—Selects the language translated by volunteers

on Foxit multi-language translation system.

When switching UI language, you may meet one of the following cases:

If the UI language package exists on your computer, the UI will be switched in a flash into the

language you selected.

If you don’t have the UI language package on your computer but available on Foxit server, a

prompt message will pop up asking you whether or not to download the language kits.

If the UI language package is unavailable on Foxit server, a prompt message will pop up giving

you a notice that you can get the UI language package on our website. In addition, you can

also help us to do some translation so that we can localize Foxit Reader into your own

language. To visit our multi-language translation system, please click here.

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Chapter 3 – Viewing PDFs

Once the Foxit Reader is properly installed, you can open and view PDF files easily. When you have

a PDF open, you can also adjust the view of the document, find text in it, and email to others.

Opening Documents

You can open and view PDFs in Foxit Reader from the desktop, or in a web browser.

Opening a PDF document in Foxit Reader

Start in the Start Page to Foxit Reader Window

When you open Foxit Reader, a Start Page will be opened by default, which introduces some

product information of Foxit.

If you do not want to show the start page, please go to File > Preferences > General > Application

Startup > uncheck Show Start page.

Opening a PDF Document in Foxit Reader

Do one of the following:

Drag and drop the PDF file into the Foxit Reader window.

Click the Open button on the Quick Access toolbar. In the Open dialog box, select the

file name, and click Open. PDF documents are usually identified with a .pdf extension.

Click File > Open. To open a recent document or a document stored in the local drive, click

Recent Documents/Computer. To open PDFs in SharePoint, OneDrive, Google Drive, Dropbox,

or Box, select Add a place, sign into your account, and you can then open your PDF files. The

connected Cloud account will be listed in the File > Open and the PDF file will be in the Recent

Documents list, which will help you open files quickly in the future. To remove an account,

just click the Delete icon that appears when you place your cursor over the account name.

Note:

1. You can open more than one PDF document within the same Foxit Reader application. When

you open more than one file at a time, you can navigate the PDF files easily by clicking the

corresponding tabs. If you only open one PDF, the tab will not be shown. While reading PDF

documents, you can right-click the corresponding tab and choose Open Containing Folder or

Copy Path to Clipboard to open, copy and share the directory where the current PDF document

is saved.

2. If you need to pin a frequently-opened document to the top of the Recent Documents list, click

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the Pin icon that appears when you hover the cursor over the document name. Likewise,

click the Unpin icon to unpin the document from the top of the Recent Documents list. You can pin and unpin frequently-opened folders under the local drives, OneDrive, Google Drive,

SharePoint, or Dropbox, to the Recent Folders list.

3. To customize the number of documents or folders in the recently used list, please navigate to

File > Preferences > History.

Opening a PDF Document from Desktop or within Other Applications

If you set Foxit Reader as your default viewer for PDF files, you are able to launch and open PDF

files in the following applications:

Email Application: In most email applications, you can double-click the attachment icon to

open the document.

Web Application: You can open a PDF document by clicking on the PDF file link in your web

browser.

File System: Double-click the PDF file icon in your file system.

Note: You can see the size of the opened document at the bottom right corner of the window. For

example . To set the unit of page dimensions, please refer to “Measurement Units”.

Opening a Secured PDF Document

If you receive a PDF that is protected by security features, you may need a password to open the

document. Some protected documents have other restrictions that prevent you from printing,

editing, or copying.

When opening a protected PDF, you will be prompted to enter the password. Foxit Reader

allows you to input Unicode password in the password input box when you open a document

protected by Unicode password.

When trying to copy or edit a secured PDF, you will find that the related functions or

commands are disabled and grayed out.

Opening a PDF/A File

PDF/A is a specialized portable document format for the digital preservation of electronic

documents. You may receive such PDF/A files that require favorable preservation of contents over

an extended period of time as well as consistent and predictable retrieving and rendering in the

far future. In view of this, Foxit Reader adds a PDF/A identification system, and supports to disable

editing such files.

When opening a PDF/A file, Foxit Reader will switch to PDF/A view mode by default, with a

message showing PDF/A file notification (as shown below). Under such mode, you can only

read the file, and modification is not allowed.

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You may need to edit a PDF/A file for any reason. To enable editing PDF/A files, please do one

of the following:

 Click the Enable Editing button on the notification message, and then click Yes to

confirm your operation in the prompt message popping up afterwards.

 (Alternatively) Choose File > Preferences > Documents, under PDF/A View mode,

choose Never from the drop-down list, click OK and restart Foxit Reader.

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Retrieving Recently Opened Documents from within Foxit Reader

In File page, you will be able to instantly retrieve recently opened documents. Foxit Reader

provides a list of recently opened PDF documents. Just choose File > Open > Recent Documents,

and you can see the recently opened documents in Recent Documents list.

Note: To customize the number of document in recently used list, please refer to “Maximum number

of documents in recently used list”.

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Saving Documents

Foxit Reader provides you with the power to do more when saving PDF documents. You can save

a PDF document without additional usage rights in many different ways. If the file permissions

allow, you can also save comments, form fields that you have added to a document, as well as save

PDF contents in text format.

Saving a Copy of a PDF

Choose File > Save As > Computer.

Choose a folder (current folder or recent folder) or click Browse to select desired location.

In the Save As dialog box, enter the filename and click Save.

Saving a PDF as a Text File

Choose File > Save As > Computer.

Choose a folder (current folder or recent folder) or click Browse to select a desired location.

Choose TXT Files (*.txt) from the Save as type field in the Save As dialog box.

Click Setting to choose the content range:

A. All Pages – save the whole document as a text file.

B. Current page – only save the current page you are reading as a text file.

C. From Page – enables you to select pages as a text file.

Enter the filename and click Save.

Save PDFs in SharePoint, OneDrive, Google Drive, Dropbox, or Box

Click File > Save As > Add a place > SharePoint/OneDrive/Google Drive/Dropbox/Box, then sign

in your account and choose a folder to save to. The account will be listed in the Save-as history for

your convenience. Click the Delete icon near the account name to remove the account from the list.

Closing Documents

To close a PDF document, please do one of the following:

Choose File > Close.

Press shortcut key Ctrl + W.

Exiting Foxit Reader

To exit Foxit Reader, please do one of the following:

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Click the big Close button on Foxit Reader application window.

Press shortcut key Ctrl + Q.

Viewing Documents

Multi-tab Browsing & Single/Multiple Interface Mode

Foxit Reader provides three different ways for you to read PDF files: multi-tab browsing, single

document interface mode, and multiple document interface mode.

Multi-Tab Browsing

The multi-tab browsing feature enables you to open multiple files in a single instance. If you already

have a PDF open and then double-click another pdf file, it will be opened in the same window.

Opening a New Tab

To open a new tab, you can double-click a PDF file, select File > Open, or click the Open button

on the toolbar.

Closing a tab

To close the current tab, you can do one of the following:

Click the Close Tab button at the top right corner of the Tab Bar.

Double click on the Tab Bar if you have checked “Double-click to close tab” in File >

Preferences > General > Tab Bar.

Click the middle button of the mouse on the Tab Bar.

Right-click on a tab and choose Close Tab /Close Others/Close Left/Close Right.

Select File > Close.

To close all tabs at the same time, click the Close button at the top right corner of Foxit Reader

window, or right-click on a tab and choose Close All.

Single Document Interface Mode

The single document interface mode enables you to open multiple instances of Foxit Reader. Foxit

Reader will create a new window when you double-click to open a new PDF file, which is very

useful for viewing different files side by side.

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To enable single document interface mode, please go to File > Preferences > Documents >

Open Settings > check Allow multiple instances option.

To disable single document interface mode, please go to File > Preferences > Documents >

Open Settings > uncheck Allow multiple instances option.

Multiple Document Interface Mode

The multiple document interface mode sets multiple documents under a single parent window, as

opposed to all windows being separated from each other (single document interface).

To enable multiple document interface mode, please go to File > Preferences > Documents >

Open Settings > uncheck Allow multiple instances option.

To disable multiple document interface mode, please go to File > Preferences > Documents >

Open Settings > check Allow multiple instances option.

Text Mode, Read Mode, Reflow Mode

Text Mode

With Foxit Text Viewer, you can work on all PDF documents in pure text view mode. It allows you

to easily reuse the texts scattered among images and tables, and acts like Notepad. Also, you can

adjust some settings to meet your needs.

Entering Text Mode

Do one of the following:

Choose View > Document Views > Text Viewer .

Press the shortcut key Ctrl+6.

Customizing Text Viewer

As soon as Text Viewer is activated, you can use the Text Viewer Toolbar to customize your own

work area. This Toolbar is set to be invisible by default.

1. Changing text font when reading with Text Viewer

Right-click on the text, choose Font Settings from the Context Menu, and then select the Font

option.

Choose Font name, Font Style, Font Size, Effects, Color and Script from respective fields in Font

dialog box. The suggested font for best screen display is Courier New.

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Note: You can change all aspects pertaining to text view font in the Font dialog box, or you can

also use individual options on Context Menu to change font color and toggle between regular style

and Bold or Italic styles.

2. Toggling between regular style and Bold style

Select the text and right click on it. Choose Font Settings from the Context Menu, and then select

the Bold option.

3. Toggling between regular style and Italic style

Select the text and right click on it. Choose Font Settings from the Context Menu, and then select

the Italic option.

4. Changing Text Viewer settings

Right-click the text, and choose Settings from the Context menu.

The Text Viewer Settings dialog box pops up.

Below are the text viewer settings:

A. Set page width at three different levels: Current page width, Current document width

and System default width.

B. Minimal width – The valid value for this field is 0-1024. It is set to 78 by default.

C. Keep Column – For PDF tables or text columns, you can check Keep Column to retain

appropriate column in text viewer mode. It is checked by default.

D. Auto Width – For PDF tables or text columns, you can check Auto Width to keep proper

width between texts automatically. It is checked by default.

E. Auto Rotate – You can check Auto Rotate to ensure consistent orientation with that of

the printer. It is checked by default.

Navigating in Text Viewer Mode

1. Going to the next or previous page

Do one of the following:

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Choose View tab and click or on the toolbar.

Click Previous Page or Next Page on the status bar.

Put the cursor in the Document Pane, press the Left or Right Arrow on keyboard to move

the pages up or down.

Press the Space Bar or Shift + Space to move the pages up or down.

2. Going to the first or last page

Do one of the following:

Choose View tab and click or on the toolbar.

Click the First Page icon or the Last Page icon on the Status Bar.

Press the Home or End keys.

3. Going to a specific page

Do one of the following:

Choose View tab, in the Go To group , input the specific page number

and press Enter.

Input or select the specific page number on the Current Page Number Box

on Status Bar, and press Enter.

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Note: If the opened PDF document contains logical page numbers, Foxit Reader supports

displaying the logical page numbers on the Current Page Number Box.

Changing the Magnification Level of a Document

Choose View > Tools > Zoom > Zoom In or Zoom Out. Or you can select a percentage as required

on the context pane under Zoom.

Finding text in Text Viewer Mode

In Text Viewer mode, you can search and find text in the main body of a PDF file in case-insensitive

manner.

To find text you are looking for, follow the steps below:

Press Ctrl + F.

Type the text in the Find What field.

Press Enter repeatedly or shortcut key F3 to continue searching the next instances of the

search term.

Read Mode

In Read Mode, the PDF will be displayed in a way that hides much of the interface, including

navigation pane, toolbar, and status bar, to maximize the document display area. It enlarges the

document pane, keeping you from wasting reading space, leaving the tab bar with you for

necessary operations.

To read a document in Read Mode, please choose one of the following:

Choose View > Document Views > Read Mode .

Press the shortcut key “Ctrl + H” on the keyboard. Right-click the document pane > choose Read Mode.

In Read Mode, a basic toolbar floats at the bottom of the page. It offers some basic commands,

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such as save, print, and zoom in/out. Please move the cursor to the bottom to activate the floating

box.

If you open more than one PDFs, please press “Ctrl + Tab” on the keyboard to switch through them

in Read Mode.

Reflow Mode

In Reflow Mode, PDF files are temporarily presented as a single column that is the width of the

document pane. It allows you to easily read PDF a document when it is magnified on a standard

monitor, without scrolling horizontally to read the text.

To read a document in Reflow Mode, please do one of the following:

Choose Home > View > Reflow or View > Document Views > Reflow.

Press the shortcut key Ctrl + 4 on the keyboard.

In Reflow Mode, only readable text appears, and comments and form fields will not be displayed.

If the Page Display is set as Facing or Continuous Facing before you choose Reflow Mode, it will

automatically become Continuous when the PDF document is reflowed. To exit the Reflow Mode,

please redo the actions mentioned above.

Read Out Loud

Read Out Loud is a Text-to-Speech (TTS) tool. It reads the text in a PDF aloud, including the text in

comments and alternate text descriptions for images and fillable fields. Text is read based on the

order of the page content. With this feature, you can obtain information without viewing the pages,

helping to effectively relief eyestrain. It also enables you to view other materials while listening to

the content.

Read Out Loud uses the available voices installed on your system. If you have SAPI 5 voices installed

from text-to-speech or language applications, you can choose them to read your PDFs.

Note: Read Out Loud isn’t a screen reader, it may not be available in some operating systems.

Set Reading and Speech Preferences

Please go to File > Preferences > Reading or Speech. For more information, please refer to Reading

preferences and Speech preferences.

Activate or deactivate Read Out Loud

You need to activate Read Out Loud before using it.

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 To activate Read Out Loud: select View > Assistant > Read > Activate Read.  To deactivate Read Out Loud: select View > Assistant > Read > Deactivate Read.

Tip: You can press the shortcut key Ctrl + Shift + Y to activate or deactivate Read Out Loud, based

on the current status of the feature. After activating Read Out Loud, you can read a PDF file and

PDF form field out loud.

Read a PDF Out Loud

 Navigate to the page that you want to read out.  Choose View > Assistant > Read > Read Current Page or Read from Current Page.

Tip: If you need to read the text in the comments while reading a PDF out loud, please make sure

you have checked Read comments option in the Speech preferences.

Read PDF Form Fields Out Loud

 Go to File > Preferences > Speech, and check Read form fields option.  In the PDF form, press Tab to select the first form field that you want to read out loud, and

then press Tab to move to the next form field. Foxit Reader will read out the form field as well

as the state of selected check boxes and radio buttons.

Control Reading

While reading a PDF file or form field, you can interrupt the reading and adjust reading volume and

speed as needed.

 To adjust the reading speed: choose View > Assistant > Rate command > drag the slider.

 To adjust the reading volume: choose View > Assistant > Volume command > drag the

slider.

 To pause reading: choose View > Assistant > Pause command .  To stop reading: choose View > Assistant > Read > Stop.

Split View

Using Split View, you can view a PDF with the document pane divided into two panes (Vertically

Split or Horizontally Split) or four panes (Spreadsheet Split).

With the Split View, you can scroll, change the magnification level, or turn to a different page

in the active pane without affecting the other pane(s).

To change to Split View, choose View > Page Display > Split command > Vertically Split or

Horizontal Split.

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Horizontal Split View

Vertical Split View

The Spreadsheet Split view is useful if you want to keep the vertical or horizontal headings

visible while scrolling through a large spreadsheet or table of the current page. In this mode,

changing the magnification in one pane can make the magnification in all panes be changed

in the same time. Also, scrolling is coordinated among the panes.

Note: If you stay in the same page when scrolling horizontally, the above two spans which

show the headings will not be scrolled. But if you scroll to the next page, the above spans will

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also skip to show the headings of the next one’s. When scrolling vertically, the two panes in

the same queue will be scrolled, while the panes next to them will not.

To change to Spreadsheet Split View, you should choose View > Page Display > Split command

> Spreadsheet Split.

Line Weights View

Spreadsheet Split View

PDF in Line Weights View

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PDF in Non-Line Weights View

In Line Weights View, the lines will be displayed with the weights defined in the PDF file. When Line

Weights View is turned off, the lines will be displayed with the constant stroke width (1 pixel),

regardless of zoom. The following screenshots show the comparison of the PDF file displayed in

Line Weights View and Non-Line Weights View.

To enter Line Weights View, please choose View > Page Display, and then check Line Weights

option.

To exist Line Weights View, please choose View > Page Display, and then uncheck Line

Weights option.

Full Screen Mode & Fit the Window Mode

Full Screen Mode

In Full Screen mode, Foxit Reader Document Pane fills the entire screen, with Tab Bar, Toolbar,

Status bar, and Bookmarks pane hidden behind. The mouse pointer remains active in Full Screen

mode so that you can click links.

1. To set Full Screen preferences, please refer to “Setting Full Screen Preferences” .

2. To enter Full Screen mode, please do one of the following:

Click the Full Screen button on the right of the Toolbar.

Press the shortcut key F11.

Right-click the Document Pane and select Full Screen.

3. To adjust the view in Full Screen mode, right-click the document and work with the Context

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Menu.

Note: This feature will not be available unless you clear Left click to go forward one page; right click to

go back one page check box in the Preferences dialog.

4. To exit full screen mode:

Press Esc key or the shortcut key F11.

Fit the Window Mode

There are four types for you to choose:

To resize the page to fit entirely in the document pane, choose View > Tools > Zoom > Fit

Page, or right-click the Document Pane and choose Fit Page.

To resize the page to fit the width of the window, choose View > Tools > Zoom > Fit Width,

or right-click the Document Pane and choose Fit Width. Part of the page may be out of view.

To resize the page to its actual size, choose View > Tools > Zoom > Actual Size, or right-click

the Document Pane and choose Actual Size.

To resize the Document Pane to fit page by visible area, choose View > Tools > Zoom > Fit

Visible.

Adjusting the View of Documents

Foxit Reader provides multiple commands that help you adjust the view of your PDF documents.

It includes simple commands such as Zoom In and Zoom Out, as well as more advanced features

like setting the page layout and orientation. As for some settings, please refer to “Setting

Preferences”.

Changing the Orientation of a Document

You can change the orientation of the document from portrait to landscape view by using the

Rotate commands.

Choose View > Page Display > Rotate View > Rotate Left or Rotate Right.

Note: You can change the page view in 90-degree increments, but the change only affects screen

display instead of its actual orientation. You cannot save the changes in page view.

Changing the Magnification Level of a Document

Do one of the following procedures:

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1. Go to View > Tools > Zoom > Zoom Out or Zoom In.

2. Adjust a magnification percentage in the Magnification Percentage Area

on the Status Bar.

3. Go to View > Tools > Zoom > choose a magnification percentage.

4. Right-click the Document Pane > choose Zoom In or Zoom Out.

5. Using the Marquee Command

The Marquee command allows you to zoom in on a particular area of your document for a clear

view. To use the Marquee command, please follow the steps below:

Choose View > Assistant > Marquee .

The cursor changes into , drag a rectangle on the page or just click on the page to increase

the magnification by one preset level, centering on the point where you clicked.

Choose the Marquee command, the cursor changes to as Ctrl-click on the page. Drag a

rectangle on the page or just click on the page to decrease the magnification.

6. Using the Loupe Command

The Loupe command allows you to easily change the magnification of a PDF file. It is best used

when you want to keep a PDF file at a standard zoom level (like 100%), but magnify certain areas.

To use the Loupe command, please follow the steps below:

Choose View > Assistant > Loupe .

Move the loupe tool to the places you want to view, you will see the amplificatory or

decreased objects in the Loupe Tool dialog box.

(Optional) Select the Lock option in the Loupe Tool dialog box. Click the area of the document

you want to view in closer detail. A red rectangle appears in the document, corresponding to

the area shown in the Loupe Tool window. You can drag or resize the rectangle to change

the Loupe command view.

To change the scale ratio of the Loupe Tool, you can either enter a value in the zoom text box,

or drag the slider in the Loupe Tool dialog box.

7. Using the Magnifier

You can easily magnify areas of the PDF files as you work on Foxit Reader with the Magnifier. It

is especially useful for visually impaired people with some functional vision.

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Magnifier Fisheye Magnifier

Choose View > Assistant > Magnifier .

Move the Magnifier to the places you want to view.

To switch between Magnifier and Fisheye Magnifier, press the left mouse button.

To change the size of magnifier window, press the right mouse button.

To turn off the Magnifier, choose any other commands or press ESC Key to directly return

to Hand command.

Changing the Page Layout

Changing page layout is especially useful when you want to zoom out to get an overview of the

document layout. Foxit Reader provides the following page layouts:

Single Page – Displays one page in the document pane at a time.

Continuous – Arranges the pages in the document pane in a continuous vertical column.

Facing – Arranges the pages side by side, displaying only two pages at a time.

Continuous Facing – Arranges the pages side by side in a continuous vertical column.

Separate Cover Page–Show Cover Page During Facing.

If a document has more than two pages, the first page can be displayed alone on the right side of

the document pane in Facing and Continuous Facing views.

To display the cover page as the first page on the right followed by two facing pages, please choose

the Facing or Continuous Facing mode, and then select View > Page Display > Separate Cover Page

button .

To set page layout, please do one of the following:

Choose View and choose one of the modes to your needs.

Click the Single Page button , the Continuous button , the Continuous Facing button

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, or the Facing button on toolbar or the Status Bar.

Tip: By default, Foxit Reader will display the pages from left to right in facing and continuous facing

mode. If you want to change the reading direction, please choose File > Preferences > Languages >

Default Reading Direction > Right to Left.

Navigating in Documents

Foxit Reader provides user-friendly controls to navigate through PDF documents. You can navigate

in PDF documents by paging through or by using navigational commands.

Scrolling through Documents

1. Navigating around Documents

Do one of the following:

Using mouse actions or keystrokes

 To navigate around the documents vertically, scroll the mouse wheel or press the Down

or Up Arrows on the keyboard.

 To navigate around the document horizontally, press Shift and scroll the mouse wheel.

While scrolling in a document, you can lock the scroll direction to prevent the document from

being scrolled out of place, especially when the document is zoomed in and scrolled within

tablets. The steps are as follows:

 Choose File > Preferences > General, and check the Show scroll lock button option under

the Status Bar to enable scroll lock. Once enabled, the scroll lock icons will be displayed

in the Status Bar.

 Click on the Status Bar to lock the scroll horizontally.

 Click on the Status Bar to lock the scroll vertically.

 Click both and on the Status Bar to freeze the screen so that you can read the

current view of the document.

Scroll automatically

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Automatic scrolling allows users to view documents without using mouse actions or

keystrokes. Foxit Reader also enables you to change the scrolling speed with ease.

A. Choose View > Page Display > AutoScroll .

B. Do one of the following:  To increase or decrease the scrolling speed, press the Up Arrow or Down Arrow key,

depending on the direction of scrolling. To change the scrolling speed to a specific

speed, press a number key (9 for the fastest, 0 for the slowest).

 To reverse the direction of scrolling, press the minus sign (-) key.  To jump to the next or previous page, press the Right Arrow key or Left Arrow key

respectively.

 To stop automatic scrolling, click AutoScroll again.

 To pause automatic scrolling, press Space key.

Tip 1: To perform auto-scrolling, you can also click the Hand command , hold the middle mouse button/wheel mouse button down, and then move the mouse to scroll the pages. You

can press the middle mouse button/wheel mouse button again to exit AutoScroll mode.

Tip 2: To go back to Hand command mode, just press and hold the space key.

2. Going to the next or previous page

Do one of the following:

Click the Previous Page button or the Next Page button on Go To group under

View tab or / on the Status Bar.

Put the cursor in the Document Pane, press the Page Up or Page Down keys to turn the

pages.

Put the cursor in the Document Pane, press the Left or Right Arrows on the keyboard to

move the pages up or down.

Press Space to scroll the page down or press Shift + Space to scroll the page up.

3. Going to the first or last page

Do one of the following:

Click the First Page button or the Last Page button on Go To group under View

tab or / on the Status Bar.

Press the Home or End keys.

4. Going to a specific page

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Do one of the following:

Choose View and input the specific page number on the Current Page Number Box

and press Enter.

Input or select the specific page number on the Current Page Number Box

on the Status Bar, and press Enter.

Note: If the opened PDF document contains logical page numbers, Foxit Reader supports

displaying the logical page numbers on the Current Page Number Box.

5. Retracing your steps

To go back or forward one page, click the Previous View button or Next View button

on the Toolbar under View tab or Status Bar.

(Alternatively) Choose View and click Previous View or Next View in Go To group.

Navigating With Bookmarks

Bookmark displays the list of bookmarks that the document contains. Generally speaking, it is a

visual table of contents that represents the chapters, main headings, and other organizational

elements in a document.

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

Choose View > View Setting > Navigation Panels > Bookmarks.

Click the Bookmark button on the Navigation pane.

Click the button at the top right corner of the Navigation pane to minimize or maximize

bookmarks.

2. To jump to a topic, click the bookmark or right-click the bookmark and then choose Go to

Bookmark. Click the plus (+) or minus (-) sign to expand or collapse the bookmark contents.

Tip:

a) When you navigate through the PDF document, the highlighted bookmark icon will

automatically be kept in sync with the current page being displayed.

b) If a bookmark is too long to be displayed in the Bookmarks panel, you can right click the

bookmark and choose Wrap Long Bookmarks to wrap it to multiple lines for a better view.

To unwrap the long bookmarks, you can right click a bookmark and choose Don’t Wrap Long

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Bookmarks.

3. To expand the current bookmark

To select the bookmark for the displayed page of the PDF document, click the Expand the Current

Bookmark button at the top of the Bookmarks panel.

If the bookmark was hidden in a collapsed parent bookmark, the parent bookmark will be opened,

and the corresponding bookmark which is nearest to the current page’s location will be highlighted,

so that users can see the selected bookmark and locate the related item on the current page.

Navigating with Page Thumbnails

Page thumbnails are reduced-size versions of PDF pages. It provides miniature previews of

document pages and makes it easier to view and recognize them. The red box on the page

thumbnail indicates which area of the page appears.

A. To show or hide page thumbnails, do one of the following:

Choose View > View Setting > Navigation Panels > Pages.

Click the Page button on the Navigation pane.

Click the button at the top right corner of the Navigation pane to minimize or maximize

Pages panel.

B. To navigate with page thumbnails, do one of the following:

To jump to another page, click its thumbnail.

To move to another location of the current page, drag and move the red box in its

thumbnail.

To resize the visible area of the current page, drag the resize handle on the bottom right

corner of the red box.

To resize page thumbnails, do any of the following:

 Right-click on a thumbnail, and then choose Enlarge Page Thumbnails or Reduce Page

Thumbnails.

 Click or on the top of Pages panel to enlarge or reduce page thumbnails

separately.

 Use CTRL + mouse wheel scroll.

C. In the Single Page Displaying Mode, the page thumbnails will show up when dragging the

scrollbar to view the page.

Tips:

1. To add an action to a page thumbnails, please refer to “Adding an Action to a Bookmark”.

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2. Ctrl + click or Shift + click to select multiple page thumbnails at one time. If you need to select

all the page thumbnails, select one page thumbnail first, and then press Ctrl + A.

Navigating with Links

Links take you to another location in the current document, or to locations in other documents or

websites. Clicking a link on PDF documents is just the same as in other applications. You can follow

a link by doing the following:

Select the Hand command .

Position the pointer over the link until the pointer changes to the hand with a pointing finger

View 3D Content in PDFs

Foxit Reader lets you view, navigate, and comment on 3D content in PDF documents. The 3D

Content Navigation panel, allows you to show/hide parts of a 3D model and add 3D comments to

the 3D model, including text, linear, angular, and radial. You can also rotate/pan/zoom a 3D model

in different views.

Show/hide parts of a 3D model

From the 3D Content Navigation pane, you can view the 3D scene structure and the preset views.

Check/uncheck the appropriate checkbox to show/hide the corresponding part of the 3D content.

Click on the Default view button to go to the initial view. Select the desired view name in the list

to switch between preset named views.

Add a 3D comment/measurement to a 3D model

You can add a 3D comment/measurement to any part of a 3D model with the options on the 3D

Content Navigation pane.

1. Select Add Comment on the 3D Content Navigation pane, and then put the cursor over the

desired position and click to add a note comment. Then you’ll be prompted to enter a

comment string in the pop-up dialog box.

2. (Optional) select Add Linear/Add Angular/Add Radial on the 3D Content Navigation pane,

and then put the cursor over the desired position and click to add a measurement.

3. In the Default View, a new view will be created after you add a 3D comment/measurement,

either called 3DCommentView1 or MeasurementView1, respectively. If added to other

preset views, the 3D comments/measurements will be listed under that view.

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Rotate, pan, and zoom a 3D model

You can directly use the mouse to rotate, pan, and zoom in/out a 3D model.

Rotate – click the model, hold the left mouse button, and move the mouse.

Pan – click the model, hold the left mouse button, and CTRL button, and move the mouse.

Zoom – click the model, hold the right mouse button, and move the mouse. Or click the model,

hold the left mouse button and SHIFT button, and move the mouse.

Finding Text

Foxit Reader provides handy commands to find text. You can not only search text in a PDFs, folders,

or disks, but also in portfolios. Also, you can limit your search by choosing the options offered on

the Find Text dialog box to find specific items.

Finding Text in the Current PDF

To find text you are looking for, follow the steps below:

Type the text in the Find box at the upper right corner of the document. Click Find Previous or Find Next to locate to relevant match.

(Advanced Searching) Select a search option on the drop-down menu of Filter next to

Find box to limit your search and specify the highlight properties for search results:

A. Whole Words Only -- Limits the search to match only whole words. For example, if you

search for the word Read, the word Reader will not be found.

B. Case-Sensitive -- Makes the search case-sensitive. For example, if you search for the word

text, the words Text and TEXT will not be found.

C. Include Bookmarks -- Enables you to search the text in bookmarks.

D. Include Comments -- Enables you to search the text in comments.

E. Include Form Data –Enables you to search the text in form data.

F. Highlight All Text – Highlight all the text search results in PDF file.

G. Properties -- Choose the color and opacity for the highlighting of the search results.

Note: C/D/E options will be active for finding text in the current PDF document and doing the

advanced search.

Press Enter to start searching. If you have checked Highlight All Text option, all the text search

results will be highlighted in the PDF file, and you can scroll through the document to find

them easily. If you do not check that option, press Enter (or shortcut key F3) repeatedly to

continue searching and finding the next instances of the search term.

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Doing Advanced Search

The search function enables you to search for a string of characters or patterns according to the

type of search option you choose; either in a single PDF file or in multiple PDF files under a specified

folder. When the search is finished, all occurrences will be listed in a tree view, allowing you to

quickly preview the contexts and jump to specific locations.

1. Searching Text and Patterns

To search text you are looking for, follow the steps below:

Click Search command next to Find box.

In the Search Window right beside the Document Pane, type the text you want to search for.

If you need to search for instances that match any of the keyword you input, check Match

any of the words.

Below “Where would you like to search?” check one of the following to define the search field.

A. To search the text in the current PDF document, select “In the current PDF document”.

This option will be grayed out if no document is open.

B. To search the text in all PDF documents in specific files or disk, select All PDF Documents

in > choose one of the disks or user-selected search paths. Foxit Reader will show the

path of the currently opened document for easier location.

C. To search the text in selected documents in PDF portfolio, please select Selected PDFs in

portfolio. This option is only available when a PDF portfolio is opened.

D. To search text in the PDF portfolio, please select All PDFs in portfolio. This option is only

available when a PDF portfolio is opened.

E. To search a certain criteria, please check the Patterns option, and then select the pattern

and country from the drop-down list below the option. If you also need to search the

pattern in form data and comments, please check Include Form Data and Include

Comments options.

a) Patterns: Foxit Reader supports five categories currently: Phone Number, Date, Social

Security Number, Email Address, and Credit Card Number. You can only choose one

pattern of search at a time.

b) Country: Each country may have its particular format of social security numbers, phone

numbers, and other criteria. You can choose the specific country to get the accurate

pattern-based search results.

For text searching, you can also choose Find Options besides selecting the path of text

to be searched.

a) To limit the search to match only whole words, check Whole Words Only. For example,

if you search for the word Read, the word Reader will not be found.

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b) To make the search case-sensitive, check Case-Sensitive. For example, if you search for

the word text, the words Text and TEXT will not be found.

c) To search words in comments, please check Include Comments.

d) To search words in bookmarks, please check Include Bookmarks.

e) To search words in form data, please check Include Form Data.

f) To highlight all the text search results, please check Highlight All Text.

g) To change the highlight color and opacity of the search results, please click Properties,

and choose the color and set the opacity as desired.

Click Search button.

The results appear in the page order. Each item listed includes a few words of context and an

icon that indicates the type of occurrence. If necessary, click the plus sign (+) to expand the

search results. Then select a search result to view in the PDF.

(Optional) Click New Search button to start a new search task.

2. Moving and Resizing Search Box

The advanced search box can float or be docked. You can also resize the box easily.

To float the docked search box, please drag it by its title bar to another location in the work

area.

To move the floating search box, drag it by its title bar to another location in the work area.

To resize the floating search box, drag any corner point to adjust.

To dock the floating search box, double-click the title bar or drag it by the title bar to its

original location.

Playing a Movie or a Sound Clip

PDF has extended itself to interactive multimedia support and media playing capabilities. Some

PDF files may be layered with multimedia; which could include sound, music and video clips. Each

movie and sound file usually includes a play area from which the media can be activated. The play

area typically appears on the PDF page as an image or a blank rectangle, but can also be invisible.

To play the media files, please make sure you have the necessary media player installed on your

computer.

To play a movie or a sound, please do the following:

Select the Hand command , and click the play area of the movie or sound file. When the

pointer is positioned over the play area, it changes to the play mode icon.

Note: To protect your computer from viruses, Foxit Reader will pop up a dialog box soliciting your

approval before playing multimedia files.

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For more information, please refer to “Adding Video & Audio” for details.

Working with Asian Languages in PDFs

If you try to open PDF files for which the correct language font kits have not been installed on your

computer, you will automatically be prompted by Foxit Reader to download and install the required

language font kits. As soon as you have the correct font kits installed on your computer, Foxit

Reader lets you view, search, and print PDF documents with Asian (Traditional and Simplified

Chinese, Japanese, and Korean) language text.

Note: To open language specific PDF files with Foxit Reader, Non-English Language Font Kits must

be installed under the same directory that Foxit Reader application file FoxitReader.exe resides.

Thumbnails Preview in Windows

If Foxit Reader is set as the default PDF viewer, all the thumbnails of PDF files will be displayed in

Windows Explorer when opening a specific folder. The status bar of Foxit Reader will be displayed

at the bottom of the Preview pane, which provides the basic viewing commands for easy reading;

this includes Go To commands, Zoom commands, and Rotate command.

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Chapter 4 – Working on PDFs

Foxit Reader allows you to copy text and images to other applications, and stamp PDFs. To learn

more about this, please read the following explanations.

Select & Copy

With Foxit Reader 7.0 and newer versions, you can copy and paste text with styles; which include

font, font size, font style, font color, and other text editing features.

Copying Text

The Select Text command lets you select horizontal and vertical, as well as columns of text in a

PDF. To copy text, click the Select Text command in the Tools group under the Home tab and

do the following:

Selecting text

Select a line of text: Move the cursor toward a line of text you want to select. Select a column of text: Place the cursor between the lines, move towards a column of text,

and draw a rectangle over it.

Select a word: Double-click the word you want to select.

Select multiple paragraphs through pages: Start dragging from the beginning of the selection

and scroll to the end of the selection without releasing your mouse.

Select all the text: Press Ctrl + A, or select some text, right-click it and then choose Select All.

Deselect all the text: Click anywhere outside of the text selected.

Copying text

Once you have selected the text, do one of the following:

Right-click the selected text > choose Copy.

Press shortcut key Ctrl + C.

Pasting Text

To paste the selected text on Clipboard to PDF file in Foxit Reader, please select the Hand

command in Foxit Reader, use the shortcut key Ctrl + V, or right-click on the document

where you want to paste the text and select Paste.

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To paste the selected text on Clipboard to another application, please follow the paste command

of that specific application.

Copying Images

You can copy and paste individual images from a PDF to the clipboard, other files, or other

applications.

Taking a Snapshot of an Image

To copy an image, please switch to the SnapShot command .

Choose Home > Tools > SnapShot , and the pointer changes into a Cross automatically. Hold the pointer over the image and drag a rectangle around it.

You will be prompted that the selected area has been copied to the clipboard.

(Optional) Right-click the selected area, and then choose Copy Selected Graphic.

Paste the selected image to other applications.

Taking a Snapshot of a Page

You can use the SnapShot command to copy the entire page. Both text and images will be copied as an image.

Select the SnapShot command by choosing Home > Tools > SnapShot.

Drag on the page to select content, right-click anywhere on the page and choose “Select All”

to copy the entire page.

To deselect it, click anywhere on the page.

You will be prompted that the selected area has been copied to the clipboard.

(Optional) Right-click the selected area, and then choose Copy Selected Graphic.

Paste the selected image to other applications.

Note: The selected area will be highlighted in blue.

Copying a Combination of Text and Images as an Image

You can use the SnapShot command to copy all selected content (text, images, or both) to the

clipboard or other applications. Text and images will be copied as an image.

To copy a combination of text and images as a single image, do the following:

Select the SnapShot command by choosing Home > Tools > SnapShot.

Drag a rectangle around the text and images.

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You will be prompted that the selected area has been copied to the clipboard.

(Optional) Right-click the selected area, and then choose Copy Selected Graphic.

Paste the selected image to other applications.

Tip: To paste images or a combination of text and image on clipboard from another application to

PDF file in Foxit Reader, please select the Hand command in Foxit Reader, use the shortcut

key Ctrl + V, or right-click on the document where you want to paste the object and select Paste.

Word Count

Similar to Microsoft Word, Foxit Reader counts words, characters, pages, lines and other

information in all or part of your document. With no text selected, click View > Review > Word

Count, and you will see a pop-up Word Count box for the statistics of the entire document. For a

partial word count, just select the text you want to count, and then click View > Review > Word

Count; or right click the selected text and choose Word Count from the context menu.

Working with Layers

About PDF Layers

A layer or as it is more formally known Optional Content Groups (OCG) is a dictionary representing

a collection of graphics that can be made visible or invisible dynamically by users of viewer

applications. In a PDF file, each layer may hold any portion of the document's objects, and layers

may be made visible or invisible, showing or hiding their contained objects, in any combination.

With Foxit Reader, you can control the display of PDF layers with the Layer panel. For example,

you may divide background imagery, main content areas, and advertisements amongst their own

top-level layers, and easily hide the layers that you don't want others to view.

Show or Hide PDF Layers

In a PDF, information can be stored on different layers. To show or hide related content stored in

a variable number of separate layers, you can simply refer to the Layer panel on the left side of

the work area. Please note that you cannot create or edit layers in Foxit Reader; however, you can

view layers and choose to show or hide the content associated with each layer.

Layer Panel

A. A checkmark indicates a displayed layer B. Hidden layer

1. Open the Layer panel, and then do one of the following:

To hide a layer, uncheck the layer.

To show a hidden layer, click the empty box and a checkmark will appear.

To check the properties of a layer, right-click the layer and select Properties.

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2. From at the top right corner of the Layer panel, choose one of the following:

List Layers for All Pages - Shows every layer across every page of the document.

List Layers for Visible Pages - Shows layers only on the currently visible pages.

Reset to Initial Visibility - Resets layers to their default state.

Expand All - Expands all layers.

Collapse All - Collapses all of the current layers in the view.

Apply Print Overrides – Displays layers according to the Print settings in the Layer Properties

dialog box.

Apply Export Overrides – Displays layers according to the Export settings in the Layer

Properties dialog box.

Apply Layer Overrides – Displays all layers, which is applicable to all optional content in the

PDF, even layers that are not listed in the Layers panel. If you check this option, all the layers

will be visible, regardless of the settings in the Layer Properties dialog box.

Layer Properties – Displays layer properties including Layer Name, Default State, Initial State,

etc.

Measuring the Objects

The Measure commands enable you to measure distances and areas of objects in PDF documents.

The measure commands are especially useful when you need to know the distances or areas

associated with objects in a form or computer-aided design (CAD) drawing, or when you want to

measure certain areas of a document before sending to a professional printer. The measure

commands are available to Reader users only if the PDF creator enables measuring functionality.

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When you use a measure command, the command dialog box displays the measurements of the

line segments you draw.

Measuring the Objects

Choose Comment > Measure.

Select the Distance command to measure the distance between two points. Click the

first point, move the pointer to the second point, and click again. The measurements will

appear on the page.

Select the Perimeter command to measure a set of distance between multiple points.

Click the first point to start, and then click each point you want to measure. Double-click the

last point to end measuring.

Select the Area command to measure the area within the line segments that you draw.

Click the first point to start, and then click each point you want to measure. After you have

clicked at least two points, click the first point or double-click the last point to complete the

area measurement.

Note: You can also choose to complete or cancel measurement by right-clicking and choosing

options from the context menu.

While measuring an object, you will find the Comment Format context tab, under which you can

set parameters related to the measurement command.

To change the scale ratio (such as 1:2) on the drawing areas, specify the appropriate numbers

in Scale Ratio group. If necessary, change the unit of measurement next to the ratio.

By default, the measurement results, measurement markups, and rulers will be shown in Foxit

Reader. To hide this information, please uncheck the relevant option(s) under the Setting

group.

 Show result information: shows the measurement results (including current measurement,

delta values, and scale ratio) on a small panel in Foxit Reader.

 Measurement markup: shows the line you draw as a comment. You can put the pointer over

the measurement with the Hand command selected so that you can view the measurement

and annotation you have drawn. If you uncheck this option, the measurement line you drew

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will disappear when you measure another object or select another command.

 Rulers: shows the rulers on the page.

Annotation: By default, Foxit Reader will display the name of the measurement command

used as an annotation in the popup note. To change the annotation, please input the desired

text in the Annotation box.

Snap: While measuring objects, you can choose any of the options to snap to a particular point

along an object for more accurate measurements.

 Snap to Endpoints : snap the measurement to the endpoint of a line.

 Snap to Midpoints : snap the measurement to the midpoint of a line.

 Snap to Paths : snap the measurement to the nearest point on the path.

Snap to Intersections : snap the measurement to the intersection point of two paths.

Working on the Measurement Markup

After you complete the measurement, you are able to do further operations; such as move, resize,

flip, and even work on it the way you work on comments.

Moving the Measurement Markup

With the Hand command or Select Annotation command selected, click the

measurement markup you want to move.

Place the cursor over the object when the pointer changes into , hold and drag the mouse

to move it to the intended place.

Changing the Length and Orientation of the Line Segment

With the Hand command or Select Annotation command selected, choose one of

the resize corners , and you will see the pointer change into .

Hold and drag the mouse to change the length and orientation of the line segment.

Flipping the Measurement and Annotation

You can reverse measurement and annotation of the object you draw.

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Before flipping After flipping

To flip the measurement and annotation of the object, do the following:

Select the Hand command or Select Annotation command .

Right-click the object you draw > select Flip.

Working on Measurement Markups as Comments

The measurement markups can also be used as comments. You can set the status, open popup

notes, delete them, reply to the markups, change the properties, and set the current properties as

default.

Note: To show measurement markup and the measurement results, right-click on the object you

draw, and choose Properties > Appearance > then check Show text in line.

For information on how to work on the objects as comments, please refer to the corresponding

section of “Chapter 5 – Comments”.

Change the appearance of measurement markups

Foxit Reader provides two ways to change the appearance of measurement markups: through the

Comment Format context tab and via the Properties dialog box. If you change the appearance

through the Comment Format context tab, Foxit Reader will save the properties and apply them

to any new measurement markups as well. If you change the appearance via the Properties dialog

box and do not check Set Current Properties as Default option in the dialog, Foxit Reader will only

apply the properties to your currently selected markup.

Change the appearance through the Comment Format context tab

Select the Hand command or Select Annotation command .

Click the measurement markup that you want to change the appearance, and then the

Comment Format context tab will appear on the ribbon.

Do any of the following as needed:

 Change the line color: Select one of the preset colors from the box, or click Line Color and

then choose a desired color from the color palette.

 Change the opacity: Click Opacity, and then drag the slider to change the opacity.

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 Set the fill color: Click the fill color button , then choose a desired color from the color

palette.

 Change the line width: Click the line width button , and then select a desired value.  Change the dash type: Click the dash type button , and then select a dash type as needed.  Change the shape for the start/end of the line: Click Start of line or End of line, and then

select a desired shape.

Change the appearance via Properties dialog box

Select the Hand command or Select Annotation command .

Right click the measurement markup that you want to set the appearance, and then select

Properties from the context menu.

Follow the steps specified in “Changing the Appearance for Drawing Markups”.

Arrange the measurement markups

You can arrange the measurement markups by two methods: through the Arrange context tab or

via the context menu.

Arrange the measurement markups through the Arrange context tab

Select the Hand command or Select Annotation command .

Click the measurement markup that you want to arrange, and then the Arrange context tab

will be called out.

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To center the measurement markups:

 Select the measurement markup to be centered.  (If needed) Press Ctrl (or Shift) and click the measurement markups to select multiple

measurement markups.

 Choose Page Center > Vertically/Horizontally/Both to center the objects vertically,

horizontally, or both on the page.

To align the measurement markups:

 Select two or more measurement markups that you want to align.  Choose Alignment > Left/Right/Vertical to align a column of measurement markups.  Choose Alignment > Top/Bottom/Horizontally to align a row of measurement markups.

Note: When you select the measurement markups, the solid border handles will show up for the

anchor markup, which is the last measurement markup you selected. The selected measurement

markups will be lined up with the edges of the anchor measurement markup.

To distribute the measurement markups:

 Select three or more measurement markups you want to distribute.  Choose Distribute > Vertically or Horizontally.

Arrange the measurement markups via the context menu

Select the Hand command or Select Annotation command .

Right click the measurement markups, and then do one of the following:

 Choose Align > Left/Right/Vertically to align a column of measurement markups, or Align >

Top/Bottom/Horizontally to align a row of measurement markups. The Align options are

available when you select two or more objects.

 Choose Center > Vertically/Horizontally/Both to center the measurement markup(s) on a

page.

 Choose Distribute > Vertically/Horizontally to distribute them. This function is available

when you select three or more objects.

Note: When you right click one of the selected measurement markups, the solid border handles

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will show up, indicating that it is the anchor markup. The selected measurement markups will be

lined up with the edges of the anchor measurement markup.

You can also refer to “Working with Multiple Images” for more details.

Switching between Basic Commands

The Foxit Reader Basic Toolbar consists of the Search, Hand, Select Text, Snapshot, Typewriter,

and other editing commands. You can switch between these basic modes by choosing commands

on the tab bar or clicking the individual icons on the toolbar. Only one mode can be chosen each

time, and they cannot be used simultaneously.

Using Rulers & Guides

Foxit Reader provides horizontal and vertical ruler guides to help you align and position text,

graphics, or other objects on the page. They can also be used to check the size and the margins in

a document.

Rulers & Guides

A. Rulers B. Guides

Displaying Rulers

Please choose View > Page Display > check Rulers.

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Hiding Rulers

Please choose View > Page Display > uncheck Rulers; or right-click the horizontal or vertical ruler,

and then choose Hide Rulers.

Creating Ruler Guides

Do one of the following:

Drag down from the horizontal ruler 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.

Moving Ruler Guides

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

Changing Unit of Measurement

Right-click the horizontal or vertical ruler and select a measurement system for the rulers.

Deleting Ruler Guides

To delete a guide, click the guide to select it, and then press the Delete key.

To delete all guides on a certain page, scroll to the page, right-click in the ruler area and

choose Clear Guides on Page.

To delete all guides, right-click in the ruler area and choose Clear All Guides.

Undoing and Redoing

Foxit Reader allows you to undo and redo previous actions. These features allow you to easily

correct mistakes by cancelling the last action made or filling back in the previous actions with Undo.

You can undo as well as redo any editing applied in the PDF documents, which includes

commenting, advanced editing, and changes made to the document.

Note: You cannot undo or redo actions of bookmark editing.

To undo previous actions, do one of the following:

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Select the Undo button on the Toolbar.

Press shortcut key Ctrl + Z.

To redo previous actions, do one of the following:

Select the Redo button on the Toolbar.

Press shortcut key Ctrl + Y.

Sharing Documents

E-mailing Documents

E-mailing and sharing documents is a common business practice. Foxit Reader allows users to

collaborate (through powerful annotation capabilities) and share PDF documents with co-works

and friends. You may save and e-mail straight from the application. To e-mail a PDF file, please do

the followings:

Choose Share > Send To > Email > Email Current Tab (Email the PDF file that you are currently

reading) or Email All Open Tabs (Email all the PDF files that have been opened in Foxit Reader).

System default e-mail application runs.

The PDF(s) will be attached in the e-mail automatically.

Type the subject and e-mail address > click Send.

By default, while emailing PDF files, Foxit Reader will automatically save the changes you made to

the file and attach the modified PDF file to your email system. You can change this default setting

and choose to email an unsaved or saved file.

To change the default email setting, please go to File > Preferences > Documents, and uncheck the

Automatically save document as e-mail attachment option under Prompt Messages.

Preview in the Outlook

Foxit Reader enables you to preview a PDF attachment in Outlook. When an e-mail in Outlook has

a PDF document, it will be displayed in the e-mail pane. The status bar of Foxit Reader will be

displayed at the bottom of the e-mail pane, which provides the basic viewing commands for easy

reading; this includes Go To commands, Zoom commands and the Rotate command.

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Sending Documents to Evernote

Directly send PDF documents to Evernote as an attachment.

Prerequisites – You will need to set up an Evernote account from

https://www.evernote.com/Registration.action.

Download and install – http://evernote.com/evernote/?file=Win&btn=grey.

Open a PDF file.

Choose Share > Send To > Evernote .

You will see that the current PDF document is attached in Evernote.

Sending Documents to OneNote

You can send your PDF document to OneNote quickly within Foxit Reader after edits.

Open and edit the document with Foxit Reader.

Save the changes and then click Share > Send To > OneNote.

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Select a section/page in your notebooks, and click OK.

In the pop-up dialog box, choose Attach File or Insert Printout to insert your document to the

selected section/page in OneNote.

SharePoint Integration

Foxit Reader is integrated with Microsoft SharePoint, which helps you better manage and share

PDFs. You can access PDFs in a SharePoint repository by doing any of the following:

Open a PDF file in the SharePoint mapped drive by the Open dialog box within Foxit Reader.

You can open and check out a PDF, modify it; and then check in and save it to the SharePoint

network drive.

You can also use Foxit Reader’s Open or Save As dialog box to manage your PDFs in your

SharePoint repository, depending on whether the SharePoint repository is online or on-

premise. For more details, please refer to Open and Save As PDFs with Foxit Reader.

Directly check out and check in PDFs in your SharePoint repository on SharePoint on-premise)

using SharePoint’s web interface in a browser after configuring your server. Please double click

the attached SharePoint Configuration to configure your server first. More details

please refer to Open and Save As PDFs with a Browser.

Tip: You can open and view non-PDF files from SharePoint server in Foxit Reader. When a non-PDF

file is opened, Foxit Reader will convert it to PDF. If needed, you can save the converted PDF files

to SharePoint server to work with it in the future.

Open and Save As PDFs with Foxit Reader

Open PDF files in a SharePoint repository

To open PDF files in a SharePoint repository, please do the following: (Take opening PDFs in a

SharePoint repository on SharePoint online for example)

Run Foxit Reader and choose File > Open > Add a place > SharePoint . In the Add

dialog box, type the SharePoint URL to sign in and click Next to continue.

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In the pop-up dialog box, enter the email address and the password to sign in.

In the Open dialog box, select the Shared Documents folder and click Open.

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Choose the PDF file you want to open and click Open.

In the Foxit Reader dialog box, if you choose Check out and Open, other users cannot edit the

PDF at the same time; if you only choose Open, others can modify the PDF as well when you

are editing. If needed, you can check Don’t ask me again so that Foxit Reader will remember

your selection and save it as the default way to open a file from the SharePoint server. Once

checked and applied, Foxit Reader dialog box will not show up the next time you open a file

from the SharePoint server. To change the default way, please refer to “SharePoint”.

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(Optional) If you want to cancel the Check out status, please go to Share > SharePoint

Integration > Discard Check Out .

Edit the PDF according to your requirements.

To set the PDF properties, please do as the following steps:

1. Please go to Share > SharePoint Integration > Document Properties .

2. In the Document Properties dialogue, double-click the column name to edit the value in

the Edit text box. For example, double-click Title, the Edit text box will pop up, type the

content you want and click OK to finish the editing.

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Go to SharePoint > Check In.

In the Check In dialogue box, select a version number for the modified document along with

the appropriate the version comments. To not allow other people to modify the document,

you can check Keep the document checked out after check in this version.

Click OK, the modified PDF will be loaded to the server automatically.

Save as PDF files to a SharePoint repository

To save as PDF files to a SharePoint repository, please do the following: (Take saving as PDFs to a

SharePoint repository on SharePoint online for example)

Choose File > Save As > Add a place > SharePoint . In the Add dialog box, type the

SharePoint URL to sign in and click Next to continue.

In the pop-up dialog box enter the email address and the password to sign in.

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In the Save As dialog box, select the Shared Documents folder and click Save.

Open and Save As PDFs with a Browser

To work on PDFs in your SharePoint repository on SharePoint on-premise with a browser, you just

need to log on to your SharePoint web portal, navigate to a PDF and click it. You will be prompted

whether to check out and open the PDF. See also Check Out and Open. Then you can check in to

save it back to your SharePoint repository.

Tip: If you need to save to your local folder, after editing the PDF you can click File > Save As >

Computer and choose a local foder to save.

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Creating PDFs

Creating PDF is easy to use with Foxit Reader. Users can easily and quickly create PDFs from

Microsoft® Word®, PowerPoint®, and Excel® through the Foxit Reader plug-in or export existing

PDF file to text with one click. Just follow the steps below, and you can easily experience this new

feature to the utmost.

One-click PDF Creation from Any File

Foxit Reader can create any kind of printable files to PDF simply by dragging the file into the

program window; alternatively, you can use Foxit Reader to quickly convert files to PDF directly

from within Windows® Explorer.

To create a PDF with one click:

Drag the document you want to convert on to the Foxit Reader desktop icon.

If the Foxit Reader is open, drag the file directly into the application window.

Right-click the document icon you want to convert, and choose Convert to PDF in Foxit Reader.

Creating PDFs in Foxit Reader

Creating from File

Choose Home > Create > From File .

Navigate to and select the file to be created and choose Open.

Type a filename and specify a location in pop-up Save dialog box.

(Alternatively) You can simply drag the file to be created to Foxit Reader, or right-click the file

and choose Convert to PDF in Foxit Reader.

Creating from Scanner

Choose Home > Create > From Scanner, or File > Create > From Scanner.

In the Scan dialog box, select a scanner and related options. You must have the manufacturer’s

scanning software installed on your computer.

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 Advanced Options (Windows only): click to open the Scanner Options dialog box.

(Available only after you select a scanner.)

 Transfer Mechanism: Native mode transfers data by default in your scanner. Buffered

memory mode scans in resolutions of 600DPI and above.

 Configure scanner:

 Configure scanner using scanner interface: Check this option to directly use the

scanner interface to scan. The following items (i.e. Source, Color Mode, Paper Size

and Resolution) will not be available.

 Sides: Specify single or double-sided scanning. If you select Both Sides but the

settings of the scanner are for only one side, the scanner setting overrides the Foxit

settings.

 Color Mode (Windows only): select a basic color mode (Color, Black and White,

Grayscale or Auto Detect) supported by your scanner.

 Paper Size (Windows only): select a paper size.

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 Resolution (Windows only): select a resolution supported by your scanner.

 Output:

 New PDF Document: Output the scanning results as a new PDF document.  Append: Append the converted scan to an existing PDF file. After selecting this option,

click Browse to find and select an existing PDF file from your local disk.

Click Scan. Foxit Reader will save your latest configuration of the selected scanner for your

easier operation when creating PDFs with that scanner afterwards.

Upon completion, Foxit Reader will open the converted PDF automatically, with a pop-up Foxit

Scan dialog box for you to continue or complete scannning. Select the desired option and click

OK.

To save the scanned PDF, click the save button on the Quick Access Toolbar, or choose File >

Save. In the Save As dialog box, specify the file name and location and click Save.

Creating Blank PDF

Choose Home > Create > Blank , and a blank PDF will be created.

Choose Home > Comment > Typewriter.

Double click the blank page to start typing the text you want to add to the blank page.

As needed, select other commands and options that you want to apply to the PDF.

Choose File > Save, and select a name and location for the PDF file.

Creating from Clipboard

You can create a PDF directly from your clipboard.

Choose Home > Create > From Clipboard , and a PDF with contents from

clipboard will be created.

Creating PDFs from Other Applications

Foxit Reader enables you to create intelligent PDF files from other applications such as Microsoft

Office, automatically keeping bookmarks, links, hyperlinks, outline, properties and more during

creation in word files.

Creating PDFs from Microsoft Office

In Microsoft Office 2007/2010/2013, Foxit Reader appears as a tab, allowing you to quickly create

PDF files and change your conversion settings with just a few clicks.

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FOXIT READER PDF Add-on in Microsoft Word

To create a PDF in Microsoft Word, Excel or PowerPoint, please follow the steps below:

Open a file in Microsoft Word, Excel or PowerPoint, click FOXIT READER PDF tab and do one of the

following:

To create a PDF using the current settings, click Create PDF . If you have checked Prompt

for File Name option, you also need to enter the file name, specify the location and click Save

in the pop-up dialog box.

To create and email a PDF using the current settings, click Create and Email . If you have

checked Prompt for File Name option, you also need to enter the file name, specify the

location and click Save in the pop-up dialog box. The created PDF file will be attached to your

mail system automatically for you to send out.

To change your PDF conversion settings, check or uncheck the desired options in General

Settings group.

 View PDF Results: Opens the PDF file automatically in Foxit Reader after conversion.

 Prompt for File Name: Lets you choose whether to specify the filename and save path for

the converted file or convert and save the file with the default filename in the default

location. If you check this option, a Save As dialog will pop up, then you can specify the

filename and location for the converted file. Otherwise, the converted file will be saved

in the same folder as the source file, using the same name but with a .pdf extension.

 Preserve Document Properties: Keeps the document properties of the source file in the

PDF converted.

 Support PDF/A-1b Standard: Converts a PDF/A-1b compliant PDF.

 Create Bookmark: Creates bookmarks during PDF conversion. This option is only available

in Microsoft Word.

Tip: If you have signed in to Foxit Account, and also enabled “Automatically save PDF files in

ConnectedPDF format (including those created from plugins) only when signed in” and

“Automatically convert Office files to Connected when converting to PDF via Office add-in” in Foxit

Reader, the file will be saved as a ConnectedPDF file after conversion. Besides, the original Office

file will become a connected file, with a unique ConnectedID included. You can click Document

Homepage in the Microsoft Office to learn more about ConnectedPDF features. If you want to

remove the ConncetedID from the original Office file, click Remove ConnectedID.

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Creating PDFs from Windows Notepad or Microsoft XPS

Open a .txt file or .xps file and choose File > Print.

In the Print dialog box, select Foxit Reader PDF Printer from the printer list, specify printing

properties or preferences if needed, and then click Print.

In the Print to PDF Document dialog box, enter the name and specify the save path for the file,

and click Save.

Creating PDFs from Internet Explorer

Run your Windows web browser, open a website or stay on a web page.

Select Tools > Print menu > Print.

Select Foxit Reader Printer from the Pinter list;

If you need to deploy printing settings, click the Preferences button on the right (Refer to

Setting Foxit Reader Printer Properties).

Click Print;

A dialog box will pop up for you to specify the folder and file name of the PDF document to be

generated, after done, click Save.

Creating PDFs from Outlook Express

Run your Email client software, open an E-mail by clicking its title.

Select from main menu File> Print.

Select Foxit Reader Printer from the Printer list.

If you need to deploy printing settings, click the Print Options button on the right (Refer to

Setting Foxit Reader Printer Properties).

Click Print.

A dialog box will pop up for you to specify the folder and file name of the PDF document to be

generated, after done, click Save.

Creating Secured PDFs (Available in Foxit Reader MSI Package Only)

Foxit Reader (MSI) allows you to create an RMS protected PDF from Office (Word, Excel and

PowerPoint) using the Foxit Reader add-in.

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To create an RMS protected PDF in Microsoft Word, Excel or PowerPoint, please follow the steps

below:

Open a file in Microsoft Word, Excel or PowerPoint.

Choose FOXIT READER PDF > General Settings > RMS Protection. Then Foxit Reader Add-in

dialog box will pop up (as shown below).

Select RMS Protection from the list.

Choose the issuer and then the desired template from the list.

Click OK.

Choose FOXIT READER PDF > Create PDF to create the PDF file.

If you have checked Prompt for File Name option, you also need to enter the file name, specify

the location and click Save in the pop-up dialog box.

Signing PDFs

Foxit Reader provides robust, secure and quick signature features, including DocuSign, quick PDF

sign, and digital signature.

Signing PDFs on DocuSign®

Foxit Reader allows users to easily send, sign and save PDF documents and forms using the

industry's most widely used eSignature solution.

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Signing a PDF File

Sign a PDF on DocuSign, please refer to the following steps:

Choose Protect tab > Protect > DocuSign .

Choose Login to DocuSign. Type your Email account and password of DocuSign and click Login.

If you do not have an account, please sign up first.

Click the DocuSign button and choose Sign with DocuSign. The application will upload

your PDF to DocuSign and you will enter into the DocuSign user interface.

Signing the Document

1. Sign directly

 Click on the right of DocuSign Interface.

 Choose a template you prefer and click on the document where you want to put the

signature.

Note:

1. You should visit the DocuSign website if you want to change the signature template.

See Changing signature template for details.

2. On the drop-down menu of Sign tool , you can choose to sign document

with your initial, name (first name or last name), company, title or email address.

Signing the document with the date signed or with a checkbox is also available, as

shown below:

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2. Sign on paper :

If you want to sign on paper, please click More Options on the left side and select Sign on

Paper. The Sign on Paper dialog box will pop up.

3. Sign Later

If you do not want to sign the document right now, you can click on the dropdown menu of Options.

Changing signature template

 Visit the DocuSign website (www.docusign.net) first.  Click Edit beside Your Identity under Home menu.

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Contents

Chapter 1 – Introduction

Foxit Reader Overview

Foxit Reader Add-ons

Foxit Plug-In Platform

Chapter 2 – Getting Started

Installing Foxit Reader

Windows System Requirements

How to Install?

Updating Foxit Reader Add-ons

Updating from the Help Tab

Use Foxit Updater

Updating From Foxit Website

Uninstalling Foxit Reader

Online Help

Help Center

Content-sensitive Help

Work Area

Work Area Overview

Toolbar and Commands

Toolbar Overview

Search and Find Commands

Touch Mode

About Navigation Pane

Adjusting the Navigation Pane

Setting the Skin

Customizing the Work Area

Customizing Quick Access Toolbar

Working with the Ribbon

Customizing the Ribbon

Customizing Shortcut Keys

Setting Preferences & Viewing Properties

Setting Preferences

Accessibility

Commenting

ConnectedPDF (This tab is only available when the ConnectedPDF features are enabled)

Create PDF

Documents

ECM Integration

File Associations

Forms

Full Screen

General

History

Identity

Languages

Page Display

PDF Sign

Print

Reading

Reviewing

Security

Signature

Speech

Spelling

Tablet

Time Stamp Servers

Trust Manager

Updater

Viewing Properties

Switching UI Languages

Chapter 3 – Viewing PDFs

Opening Documents

Opening a PDF document in Foxit Reader

Opening a PDF Document from Desktop or within Other Applications

Saving Documents

Closing Documents

Exiting Foxit Reader

Viewing Documents

Multi-tab Browsing & Single/Multiple Interface Mode

Text Mode, Read Mode, Reflow Mode

Text Mode

Read Mode

Reflow Mode

Read Out Loud

Set Reading and Speech Preferences