Software Foxit PDF Reader For Windows User Guide
- June 13, 2024
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Foxit PDF Reader For Windows
QUICK GUIDE
Use Foxit PDF Reader
Install and Uninstall
You can easily install Foxit PDF Reader by double-clicking the downloaded
setup file and doing the following operations according to the prompts.
Alternatively, you can also install Foxit PDF Reader by command-line. Please
refer to the User Manual of Foxit PDF Reader for
details.
When you need to uninstall Foxit PDF Reader, please do one of the following:
- For Windows 10, click Start > Foxit PDF Reader folder > Uninstall Foxit PDF Reader or right-click Foxit PDF Reader and choose Uninstall.
- Click Start > Windows System (for Windows 10) > Control Panel > Programs > Programs and Features > select Foxit PDF Reader and click Uninstall/Change.
- Double click the unins000.exe under Foxit PDF Reader installation directory Drive name:\…\Foxit Software\Foxit PDF Reader\.
Open, Close, and Save
After launching the Foxit PDF Reader application, you can open, close, and
save PDFs by clicking the File tab and the selecting the corresponding
options. 
Customizing the Work Area
Change the Skin
Foxit PDF Reader provides three options (Classic, Dark, and Use system
setting) that allow you to change the look (skin) of the software. If you
choose Use system setting, the skin automatically switches to Classic or Dark
according to the default app mode (Light or Dark) set in your Windows system.
To change the skin, choose File > Skins, and then select the desired option.
Switch to Touch Mode
Touch mode makes it easier to use Foxit PDF Reader on touch devices. In touch
mode, the toolbar buttons, commands, and panels shift apart slightly 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.
Customizing the Ribbon
Ribbon Toolbar
Foxit PDF Reader supports the ribbon toolbar where different commands are
located under each tab for easier access. You can browse through tabs, like
Home, Comment, View, Form, and check the commands you need (shown below).
The
Ribbon is designed to help you find the commands in an easy and convenient
way. Foxit PDF Reader gives 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.
Create a new tab
To create a new tab, please do one of the following:
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, do one of the following:
Select the tab that you want to add the group to, and then click New Group.
(Alternatively) Right click the tab that 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, 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, 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.
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:
- After customization, you need to click OK in the Customize Ribbon tab to save and apply your changes to the Ribbon.
- 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)” on the Ribbon. - The commands in the default group under a default tab are displayed in grey, and they cannot be renamed, reordered, or removed.
- You cannot remove default tabs in Foxit PDF Reader.
Find Commands
See All the Commands
Click the buttons under different tabs to switch
between different commands. Also, the tip appears when you move mouse over
each command. For instance, the Home tab provides the most frequently-used
commands for the basic navigation and interaction with PDF files. You can use
Hand command to move around the content, Select Text and Image command to
select text and image, Select Annotation command to select annotations, Zoom
commands to zoom in/out pages, Image Annotation/Audio & Video/File
Attachment commands to insert images, multimedia, files, and much more.
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 PDF Reader will display a list of matching commands from which you can select and activate the desired feature.
Read
After getting acquainted with the workspace and the basic commands, you can
start the journey of PDF reading. You can reach a specific page easily, adjust
the view of a document, read pure texts by text viewer command, view documents
while listening to them, reflow a PDF to view it in a single column, and more.
Foxit PDF Reader also allows users to view PDF portfolios.
Navigate to a Specific Page
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Click the First Page, Last Page, Previous Page and Next Page in the status bar to view your PDF file. You can also input the specific page number to go to that page. The Previous View lets you return to the previous view and Next View goes to the next view.
A: First Page
B: Previous Page
C: Next Page
D: Last Page
E: Previous View
F: Next View -
To jump to a page using the page thumbnails, click the Page Thumbnails button on the left Navigation pane and click its thumbnail. To move to another location on the current page, drag and move the red box in the thumbnail. To resize a page thumbnail, right-click on the thumbnail and choose Enlarge Page Thumbnails / Reduce Page Thumbnails, or use CTRL + mouse wheel scroll.
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To jump to a topic using bookmarks, click the Bookmark button on the left Navigation pane. And then click the bookmark or right-click the bookmark and choose Go to Bookmark. Click the plus (+) or minus (-) sign to expand or collapse the bookmark contents. To collapse all bookmarks, right-click any bookmark (or click the Options menu ) in the Bookmarks panel and select Expand/Collapse All Bookmarks. When no bookmarks are expanded in the Bookmarks panel, you can right-click any bookmark (or click the Options menu ) and select Expand/Collapse All Bookmarks to expand all bookmarks.
View Documents
Single-tab Reading and Multi-tab Reading
Single-tab reading mode allows you to open PDF files in multiple instances.
This is ideal if you need to read your PDFs side by side. To enable single-tab
reading, go to File > Preferences > Documents, check the Allow multiple
instances option in the Open Settings group, and click OK to apply the
setting.
Multi-tab reading mode enables users to open multiple PDF files in different
tabs in the same instance. To enable multi-tab reading, go to File >
Preferences > Documents, uncheck the Allow multiple instances option in the
Open Settings group, and click OK to apply the setting. In multi-tab reading
mode, you can drag and drop a file tab outside of the existing window to
create a new instance and view the PDF file in that individual window. To
recombine the file tab to the main interface, click on the file tab and then
drag and drop it in reverse to the main interface. While reading in multi-tab
mode, you can switch between different file tabs using Ctrl + Tab or mouse
scrolling. To toggle through file tabs by mouse scrolling, please make sure
that you have checked the Quickly switch between tabs by using mouse wheel
option in the Tab Bar group in Preferences > General.
Read Multiple PDF Files in the Parallel View
The parallel view allows you to read two or more PDF files side-by-side
(either horizontally or vertically) in the same window, instead of creating
multiple instances. When reading PDF files in the parallel view, you can view,
annotate, or modify each PDF file independently. However, the Read Mode and
Full Screen Mode operations are simultaneously applied to PDF files that are
currently active in all tab groups. To create the parallel view, right-click
on the file tab of the PDF document that you want to move to a new tab group,
and choose New Horizontal Tab Group or New Vertical Tab Group to display the
file in a horizontal or vertical parallel view respectively. While in the
parallel view, you can switch between file tabs within the same tab group in
the same way as you read PDFs in multi-tabs. Foxit PDF Reader will return to
the normal view when you close all the other PDF files to leave only one tab
group opened or relaunch the application.
Switch between Different View Modes
You can view documents with text only, or view them in Read mode, Full Screen,
Reverse View, Reflow mode, and Night Mode.
Using Foxit Text Viewer
With Text Viewer under the View tab, you can work on all PDF documents in pure
text view mode. It allows you to easily reuse the text scattered among images
and tables, and acts like Notepad.
View PDF Document in Reflow Mode
Click Reflow in the View or Home tab to reflow a PDF document and temporarily
present it as a single column that is the width of the document pane. The
Reflow Mode allows you to easily read PDF document when it is magnified on a
standard monitor, without scrolling horizontally to read the text.
View PDF Document in Night Mode
The Night Mode in Foxit PDF Reader allows you to invert black and white to
reduce eye strain in low light conditions. Click Night Mode in the View tab to
enable or disable the Night Mode.
View PDF Portfolios
PDF portfolios are a combination of files with different formats such as Word
Office files, text documents and Excel files. Foxit PDF Reader supports
viewing and printing PDF portfolios, as well as searching keywords in the
portfolio. 
Download a Sample PDF portfolio (preferably with files
in different formats).
Open it in Foxit PDF Reader by right clicking and selecting Open with Foxit
PDF Reader.
While previewing a PDF portfolio, you can select the commands in the Portfolio
context tab to change the view mode or specify how to display the preview
pane. In Layout or Details view mode, click a file to preview it in the
Preview Pane in Foxit PDF Reader, or double-click a file (or select a file and
click Open File in Native Application from the context menu or Open button on
the portfolio toolbar) to open it in its native application.
To search keywords in PDFs in a portfolio, click the Advanced Search button ,
and specify keywords and search options as desired in the Search panel.
Adjust the View of Documents
Foxit PDF Reader provides multiple commands that help you adjust the view of
your PDF documents. Choose Zoom or Page Fit Option in the Home tab to zoom
pages at a preset level or fit pages based on window/page size respectively.
Use the Rotate View command in the Home or View tab to adjust the orientation
of pages. Select Single Page, Continuous, Facing, Continuous Facing, Separate
Cover Page, or Split button in the View tab to change the page display mode.
You can also right-click on the content and choose the desired options from
the context menu to adjust the view of documents.
Reading Accessibility
The reading accessibility feature in the View tab helps users read PDFs
easily. The Marquee, Magnifier and Loupe commands in the Assistant group help
you view the PDF clearer. The Read command reads the content in a PDF aloud,
including the text in comments and alternate text descriptions for images and
fillable fields. The AutoScroll command provides automatic scrolling features
to help you easily scan through long PDF files. You can also use single-key
accelerators to select some commands or perform actions. For more information
about single-key shortcuts, please refer to User Manual of Foxit PDF
Reader.
Work on PDFs
Foxit PDF Reader not only provides the function to read PDFs, but also offers
the ability to work on PDFs as well. Foxit PDF Reader can perform tasks such
as copying text or images to other applications, undoing and redoing previous
actions, aligning and positioning contents on the page, searching text,
pattern or index, sharing and signing PDF documents.
Copy Texts, Images, Pages
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Foxit PDF Reader allows you to copy and paste text with the formatting maintained, which includes font, font style, font size, font color, and other text editing features. Once you have selected the text with the Select Text and Image command, you can copy text by doing one of the following, and paste the selected text on Clipboard to another application.
♦ Right-click the selected text > choose Copy.
♦ Press shortcut key Ctrl + C. -
You can use the Select Text and Image command to select and copy an image, or use the SnapShot command to copy images to the clipboard.
Rulers, Guides, Line Weights and Measurements
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Foxit PDF Reader provides horizontal and vertical Rulers and Guides under the View tab to help you align and position texts, graphics, or other objects on the page. They can also be used to check their size and the margins of your documents.
A. Rulers
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By default, Foxit PDF Reader displays lines with the weights defined in the PDF file. You can uncheck Line Weights in View > View Setting > Page Display list to turn off the Line Weights view (i.e. to apply a constant stroke width (1 pixel) to lines, regardless
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The Measure commands under the Comment tab enable you to measure distances, perimeters, and areas of objects in PDF documents. When you select a measurement tool, the Format panel will be called out and displayed on the right side of the document pane, which enables you to calibrate the scale ratio and specify settings related to measurement rulers and results. While measuring objects, you can choose the Snap tools in the Format panel to snap to a particular point along an object for more accurate measurement results. When measurement completes, choose Export in the Format panel to export the measurement information.
Undo and Redo
Foxit PDF Reader allows you to undo and redo previous actions with the Undo
button and the Redo button . You can undo as well as redo any editing that you
have done in PDF documents, which includes commenting, advanced editing, and
changes made to the document.
Note: You cannot undo or redo actions of bookmarks editing.
Read PDF Articles
PDF articles are optional electronic threads defined by the PDF author, which
lead readers through the PDF contents presented in multiple columns and across
a series of pages. If you are reading a PDF file that contains articles, you
can choose View > View Setting > Navigation Panels > Articles to open the
Articles panel and view the articles. In the Articles panel, select an
article, and choose Read Article from the context menu or Options list to read
the selected article.
Search in PDFs
Foxit PDF Reader allows you to run searches to easily find text in PDF files.
You can go to File > Preferences > Search to specify search preferences.
- To quickly find text you are looking for, select the Find Field on the menu bar. Click the Filter icon beside the Find box to set the search criteria.
- To do the advanced searching, click Advanced Search command next to the Find box, and select Advanced Search. You can search for a string or pattern in a single PDF file, multiple PDF files under a specified folder, all PDF files that are currently opened in the application, PDFs in a PDF portfolio, or a PDF index. When the search finishes, all occurrences will be listed in a tree view. This will allow you to quickly preview the context and jump to specific locations. You can also save the search results as a CSV or PDF file for further reference.
- To search and highlight text in a specified color, choose Comment > Search & Highlight, or click the Advanced Search command next to the Find box and select Search & Highlight. Search the text strings or patterns as needed in the Search panel. When the search completes, check the instances that you want to highlight, and click the Highlight icon . By default, the search instances will be highlighted in yellow. If you need to change the highlight color, change it from the appearance properties of the Highlight Text tool and set the properties as default. The color will be applied when you perform a new search & highlight.
Work on 3D content in PDFs
Foxit PDF Reader lets you view, navigate, measure, and comment on 3D content
in PDF documents. The Model Tree, the 3D toolbar, and the right-click menu of
3D content can help you work on 3D content easily. You can show/hide parts of
a 3D model, set different visual effects, rotate/spin/pan/zoom a 3D model,
create and manage 3D views with different settings, add comments/measurements
to a part of a 3D model, and more.
When you open a 3D PDF and enable the 3D model, the 3D toolbar appears above
the upper-left corner of the 3D canvas (an area where the 3D model appears).
In the lower-left corner of the canvas shows the 3D axes (X-axis, Y-axis, and
Z-axis) that indicate the current orientation of the 3D model in the scene.
Note: If the 3D model is not enabled (or activated) after you open the
PDF, only a 2D preview image of the 3D model is displayed in the canvas.
Tip: For most 3D-related tools and options, you can find them from the
context menu after rightclicking the 3D model.
Sign PDFs
In Foxit PDF Reader, you can sign PDFs with ink signatures or legally-binding
electronic signatures (i.e., eSignatures), or initiate an eSignature workflow
to get your documents signed. You can also sign PDFs with digital
(certificate-based) signatures.
Foxit eSign
Foxit PDF Reader integrates with Foxit eSign, a legally-binding electronic
signature service. With a licensed account, you can perform an eSign workflow
not only on the Foxit eSign website using a web browser but also within Foxit
PDF Reader directly, which allows you to edit your documents and collect
signatures with complete ease.
With Foxit eSign in Foxit PDF Reader, after logging in with a licensed
account, you can create your own signatures and electronically sign documents
by placing the signatures on PDF pages, which is as easy as signing a paper
document with a pen. You can also quickly initiate an eSign process to collect
signatures from multiple people.
To create your own signature and sign the document, do the following:
- Open the document you want to sign.
- (Optional) Use the tools in the Foxit eSign tab to add text or symbols to fill your PDF as needed.
- Click the sign on the signature palette in the Foxit eSign tab (or click Manage Signatures in the Foxit eSign tab and click Add in the pop-up Manage Signatures dialog box) to create a signature. To sign a PDF, select your created signature on the signature palette, place it in the desired location, and then apply the signature.
- (Optional) In the Manage Signatures dialog box, you can create, edit, and delete the created signatures, and set a signature as default.
To initiate an eSign process, click Request Signature in the Foxit eSign tab
and then complete the process as needed.
Note: Foxit eSign is available in English, German, French, Spanish,
Italian, Dutch, Portuguese, Korean, and Japanese.
Quick PDF Sign
Quick PDF Sign enables you to create your self-signed signatures (ink
signatures) and add the signatures to the page directly. You don’t need to
create different signatures for different roles. With the Fill & Sign
function, you can create your own signature and sign the document.
Choose Fill & Sign in the Home/Protect tab, and the Fill & Sign context tab
appears on the ribbon. To create a signature, do one of the following: 1)
click on the signature palette; 2) click on the lower right corner of the
signature palette and choose Create Signature; 3) click Manage Signatures and
choose Add in the pop-up Manage Signatures dialog box. To sign a PDF, select
your signature on the signature palette, place it on a desired position, and
then apply the signature.
Add Digital Signatures
Choose Protect > Sign & Certify > Place Signature.
Press and hold the mouse button down, and then drag the cursor to draw a
signature.
In the Sign Document dialog box, choose a digital ID from a drop-down menu. If
you can’t find the specified digital ID, you will need to get a certificate
from the third-party provider or create a customized digital ID.
(Optional)To create a customized digital ID, choose New ID from drop-down
menu, and specify the options. For company-wide deployment, IT managers can
also use the SignITMgr tool to configure which digital ID file is allowed to sign PDF
files by users across an organization. When configured completely, users can
only use the specified digital ID(s) to sign PDF files, and will not be
allowed to create a new ID.
Choose an appearance type from the menu. You can create a new style as
desired, the steps are as follows:
♦ Choose Create New Style from the Appearance Type menu.
♦ In the Configure Signature Style dialog box, input the title, configure the
graphic, text and logo of the signature, and then click OK.
To sign the currently opened PDF file, click Sign to sign and save the file.
To sign multiple PDF files, click Apply to Multiple Files to add the PDF files
and specify the output options, and then click Sign Immediately.
Tip: When you choose a password protected digital ID to sign PDF files,
you will be required to input the password when applying the signature.
Add a Time Stamp to Digital Signatures and Documents
Time stamps are used to specify the date and time you signed a document. A
trusted time stamp proves that the contents of your PDFs existed at a point-
in-time and have not changed since then. Foxit PDF Reader allows you to add a
trusted time stamp to digital
signatures or documents.
Before adding a time stamp to digital signatures or documents, you need to
configure a default time stamp server. Go to File > Preferences > Time Stamp
Servers, and set a default time stamp server. You can then sign the document
by placing the digital signature, or by clicking Protect > Time Stamp Document
to add a time stamp signature to the document. You need to add the time stamp
server into the trusted certificate list so the signature properties will
display the date/time of the time stamp server when the document was signed.
Share PDFs
Foxit PDF Reader is integrated with ECM systems, cloud services, OneNote, and
Evernote, which help you better manage and share PDFs.
Integration with ECM Systems and Cloud Services
Foxit PDF Reader has integrated with popular ECM systems (including
SharePoint, Epona DMSforLegal, and Alfresco) and cloud services (including
OneDrive – Personal, OneDrive for Business, Box, Dropbox, and Google Drive),
which allows you to seamlessly open, modify, and save PDFs in your ECM servers
or cloud services directly from within the application.
To open a PDF file from your ECM system or cloud service, please choose File >
Open > Add a place > ECM or cloud service that you want to connect to. After
signing in with your account, you can open a PDF from the server and modify it
in Foxit PDF Reader. For a PDF file that is opened and checked out from an ECM
system, click Check In to check in and save it back to your ECM account. For a
PDF file that is opened from a cloud service, choose File > Save/Save As to
save it after modification.
Tips:
- OneDrive for Business is only available in the activated Foxit PDF Reader (MSI package).
- Before using Foxit PDF Reader to open PDFs on Epona DMSforLegal, you are required to install Epona DMSforLegal client in your system if you haven’t.
Send to Evernote
Directly send PDF documents to Evernote as an attachment.
- Prerequisites – You will need to have an Evernote account and install Evernote on your computer.
- Open a PDF file to edit.
- Choose Share > Evernote.
- If you haven’t signed in to Evernote on the client-side, input the account credential to log in. When you successfully log in to Evernote, the PDF document will be sent to Evernote automatically, and you will get a message from Evernote when the import completes.
Send to OneNote
You can send your PDF document to OneNote quickly within Foxit PDF Reader
after edits.
- Open and edits the document with Foxit PDF Reader.
- Save the changes and then click Share > OneNote.
- 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.
Comments
Comments are necessary in your study and work when reading documents. Foxit
PDF Reader provides various groups of comment commands for you to make
comments.
Before adding comments, you can go to File > Preferences > Commenting to set
comment preferences. You can also reply, delete, and move the comments with
ease.
Basic Commenting Commands
Foxit PDF Reader provides you with various commenting tools to add comments in
PDF
Documents. They are placed under the Comment tab. You can type a text message
or add a line, circle, or other type of shape to make comments in PDFs. You
can also edit, reply, delete, and move comments with ease. This function is
quite helpful for your studies and work if you need to regularly make notes
and annotations on PDF documents.
Add Text Markups
You can use the Text Markup commands to indicate which text should be edited
or noticed. Choose any of the following tools under the Comment tab, and drag
to select the text that you want to mark up, or click on the document to
specify the destination to insert text comment.
| Button | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Highlight | To mark important passages of text with a fluorescent (usually) |
marker as a means of memory retention or for later reference.
| Squiggly Underline| To draw a squiggly line under.
| Underline| To draw a line under to indicate emphasis.
| Strikeout| To draw a line to cross out text, making others know the text is
deleted.
| Replace Text| To draw a line to cross out text and provide a substitute for
it.
| Insert Text| A proofreading symbol (^) used to indicate where something is
to be inserted in a line.
Pin Sticky Notes or Files
To add a note comment, select Comment > Note, and then specify the location in
the document that you want to place the note. You can then type text in the
pop-up note on the document pane (if the Comments panel is not opened) or in
the text field associated with the note comment in the Comments panel.
To add a file as a comment, do the following:
- Choose Comment > File.
- Position the pointer to the place where you want to attach a file as acomment > click the selected position.
- In the Open dialog box, select the file you want to attach, and click Open.
Note: If you try to attach certain file formats (such as EXE), Foxit PDF
Reader warns you that your attachment is denied because of your security
settings.
The File Attachment Icon appears at the place you designated.
Add Text Comments
Foxit PDF Reader provides Typewriter, Textbox, and Callout commands to help
you add text comments to PDFs. The Typewriter command enables you to add text
comments without text boxes. You can choose Textbox or Callout to add text
comments with rectangle boxes or callouts outside the text.
To add text comments:
- Choose Comment > Typewriter/Textbox/Callout.
- Put the pointer on the area to type any text you want. Press Enter if you want to start a new line.
- If necessary, change the text style in the Format panel on the right of the document pane.
- To finish typing, click anywhere outside the text you have inputted.
Drawing Markups
Drawing markups help you to make annotations with drawings, shapes, and text
fields.
You can use the Drawing markups to mark up a document with arrows, lines,
squares, rectangles, circles, ellipses, polygons, polygon lines, clouds, etc.
Drawing Markups
| Button | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Arrow | To draw something, such as a directional symbol, that is similar to |
an arrow in form or function.
| Line| To mark with a line.
| Rectangle| To draw a four-sided plane figure with four right angles.
| Oval| To draw an oval shape.
| Polygon| To draw a closed plane figure bounded by three or more line
segments.
| Polyline| To draw a closed plane figure bounded by three or more line
segments.
| Pencil| To draw free-form shapes.
| Eraser| An implement, acts as a piece of rubber, used for erasing the pencil
markups.
| Cloud| To draw cloudy shapes.
| Area Highlight| To highlight a specified area, such as a certain text
range, an image and blank space.
| Search & Highlight| To mark the search results as a means of memory
retention or for later reference. See also Search in PDFs.
To add a comment with the Drawing markup, please follow the steps below:
- Select Comment, and then click the drawing command as needed.
- Drag the cursor across the area where you want to place the markup.
- (Optional) Input comments in the text field associated with the markup in the Comments panel. Or, if you haven’t opened the Comments panel when adding the markup, double-click the markup (or click the Edit note icon on the toolbar floating above the markup) to open the pop-up note to input comments.
Foxit PDF Reader lets you highlight specified areas, such as a certain text range, image, or blank space.
- To highlight an area, select Comment > Area Highlight, and then click and drag the mouse across the text range, image, or blank space that needs to be highlighted.
- The areas will be highlighted in yellow by default. To change the highlight color, right click the highlighted area, select Properties, and then choose a color as needed in the Appearance tab on the Highlight Properties dialog box. You can also click other colors to customize and apply desired colors to highlight the selected area. Foxit PDF Reader will automatically save the custom colors and have them shared by all the annotation commands.
Foxit PDF Reader adds PSI support for free-form annotation. You can use the Surface Pro Pen or Wacom Pen to add free-form annotations with PSI in PDFs. Detailed steps are as follows:
- (For Surface Pro users) Choose Comment > Pencil, and then add free-form annotations as desired with the Surface Pro Pen;
- (For Wacom tablet users) Connect your Wacom tablet to the computer, choose Comment > Pencil, and then add free-form annotations with the Wacom Pen.
Stamp
Choose from a list of predefined stamps or create custom stamps for stamping a
PDF. All the stamps that you import or create are listed in the Stamps
Palette.
- Choose Comment > Stamp.
- In the Stamps Palette, select a stamp from the desired category – Standard Stamps, Sign Here or Dynamic Stamps.
- Alternatively, you can create an image on the clipboard as a stamp by selecting Comment > Custom Stamp > Paste Clipboard Image as Stamp Tool, or create a custom stamp by selecting Comment > Custom Stamp > Create Custom Stamp or Create Custom Dynamic Stamp.
- Specify on the document page where you want to place the stamp, or drag a rectangle on the document page to define the size and placement, and then the stamp will appear on the selected location.
- (Optional) If you want to apply a stamp on multiple pages, right click the stamp and choose Place on Multiple Pages. In the Place on Multiple Pages dialog box, specify the page range and click OK to apply.
- If you need to rotate the stamp after application, please follow the steps below:
- Click the stamp and move the cursor over the handle at the top of the stamp.
- When the rotate stamp icon appears, drag the cursor to rotate the stamp as desired.
Shared Review & Email Review
Foxit PDF Reader allows you to easily join a PDF review, share the comments,
and track reviews.
Join a shared review
- Download the PDF file to be reviewed from your email application and open it with Foxit PDF Reader.
- If you open the PDF to be reviewed with Foxit PDF Reader for the first time, you need to complete your identity information first.
- Add comments as needed in PDF.
- Upon completion, click Publish Comments in the message bar (if notification message is enabled) or click Share > Manage Shared Review > Publish Comments to share your comments with other reviewers.
- Save the PDF by one of the following methods:
- Choose File > Save As to save the shared PDF as a copy in your local disk. You can reopen this copy to continue review or send to other reviewers for further shared review.
- Click Menu in the message bar and choose Save as Archive Copy (if notification message is enabled) or click Share > Manage Shared Review > Save an Archive Copy to save the PDF as a copy that is no longer connected to the shared review.
During the shared review, Foxit PDF Reader will automatically synchronize and
display new comments every five minutes by default, and will notify you by
flashing the Foxit PDF Reader icon in the taskbar whenever there are any new
comments. You can also click on Check for New Comments in the message bar (if
notification message is enabled) or click Share > Manage Shared Review > Check
for New Comments to check for new comments manually. Or go to File >
Preferences > Reviewing > Automatically Check for New Comments to specify the
time interval for automatically checking the new comments in the specified
time period.
Join an email review
- Open the PDF to be reviewed from your email application.
- Add comments as needed in the PDF.
- Upon completion, click Send Comments in the message bar (if notification message is enabled) or choose Share > Manage Email Review > Send Comments to send thereviewed PDF back to the initiator via email.
- (If necessary) Choose File > Save As to save the PDF as a copy in your local disk.
Rejoin a review
- Reopen the PDF to be reviewed by one of the following methods:
- Open the PDF copy directly if you have saved it in your local disk before.
- Choose Share > Tracker, right click the PDF you want to review, and choose Open from the context menu.
- Open it from your email application.
- Follow the same steps specified above to continue a shared review or an email review.
Note: To open the PDF to be reviewed from your email application with
Foxit PDF Reader, you may need to install the email application that is
configured to work with Foxit PDF Reader. Currently, Foxit PDF Reader supports
the most popular email pplications,
including Microsoft Outlook, Gmail, Windows Mail, Yahoo Mail, and others. For
email applications or webmail that do not work with Foxit PDF Reader, you can
download the PDF first, and then open it for review from your local disk.
Track Reviews
Foxit PDF Reader provides a tracker to help you track reviews easily. Choose
Share > Tracker or File > Share > Tracker group > Tracker, and then you can
view the file name, deadline, number of comments, and the list of reviewers
for the shared reviews or email reviews you have joined. In the Tracker
window, you can also categorize your currently joined reviews by folders. Just
create new folders under the Joined group, and then send the reviews to your
created folder by choosing the corresponding option from the context menu.
Forms
PDF forms streamline the way you receive and submit information. Foxit PDF
Reader allows you to fill in PDF forms, comment on forms, import & export form
data and comments, and verify signatures on XFA forms.
Fill in PDF Forms
Foxit PDF Reader supports Interactive PDF Form (Acro Form and XFA Form) and
Noninteractive PDF Form. You can fill in interactive forms with the Hand
command. For noninteractive PDF forms, you can use the tools in the Fill &
Sign context tab (or the Foxit eSign tab) to add text or other symbols. When
filling non-interactive PDF forms, use the field toolbar or resize handles to
adjust the size of the added text or symbols to make them appropriately fit in
the form fields.
Foxit PDF Reader supports for the auto-complete feature which enables you to
fill in PDF forms quickly and easily. It will store the history of your form
inputs, and then suggest matches when you fill out other forms in the future.
The matches will be displayed in a drop-down list. To enable auto-complete
feature, please go to File > Preferences > Forms, and select Basic or Advanced
from the Auto-Complete drop-down list. Check the Remember numerical data
option to store numerical entries as well, otherwise, only text entries will
be remembered.
Comment on forms
You can comment on PDF forms, just like on any other PDFs. You can add
comments only when the form creator has extended rights to the users. See also
Comments.
Import & Export Form Data
Click Import or Export in the Form tab to import/export form data of your PDF
file. However, this function will only work for PDF interactive forms. Foxit
PDF Reader provides users with the Reset Form command to reset the form.
To export the form data, please follow the steps below:
- Select Form > Export > To File;
- In the Save As dialog box, specify the save path, name the file to be exported, and choose the desired file format in the Save as type field.
- Click Save to save the file.
To export the form data and append it to an existing file, please follow the steps below:
- Choose Form > Form to sheet > Append to an Existing Sheet.
- In the Open dialog box, select the CSV file, and then click Open.
To export multiple forms to a CSV file, please follow the steps below:
- Choose Form > Form to sheet > Combine Forms to a Sheet.
- Click Add files in the Export multi-forms to a sheet dialog box.
- In the Open dialog box, select the file to be combined and click Open to add it to the current form.
- Alternatively, you can check Contain forms you closed recently to call out the forms you recently opened, then remove the files you don’t want to add, and leave the ones to be exported in the list.
- If you want to append the form(s) to an existing file, check Append to an existing file option.
- Click Export and save the CSV file in the desired path in the Save As dialog box.
Verify Signatures on XFA Forms
Foxit PDF Reader allows you to verify the signature on XFA forms. Just click
the signature on the PDF, and then you can check the signature validation
status and properties in the pop-up windows. 
Advanced Editing
Foxit PDF Reader provides some advanced features for PDF editing. You can
create bookmarks, add links, add images, play and insert multimedia files.
Bookmarks
Bookmarks are useful for users to mark a place in a PDF file so that users can
return to it with ease. You can add bookmarks, move bookmarks, delete
bookmarks, and more.
Adding a bookmark
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Go to the page where you want the bookmark to link to. You can also adjust the view settings.
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Select the bookmark under which you want to place the new bookmark. If you don’t select a bookmark, the new bookmark is automatically added at the end of the bookmark list.
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Do one of the following:
Click the Save the current view as a bookmark icon at the top of the Bookmarks panel.
Right-click the selected bookmark, and choose Add Bookmark.
Click the Options menu at the top of the Bookmarks panel, and choose Add Bookmark. -
Type or edit the name of the new bookmark, and press Enter.
Tip: To add a bookmark, you can also right-click on the page where you
want the bookmark to link to and choose Add Bookmark. Before this, if you have
chosen an existing bookmark (if any) in the Bookmarks panel, the newly added
bookmark will automatically be added right behind the existing bookmark (in
the same hierarchy); if you haven’t selected any existing bookmark, the new
bookmark will be added at the end of the bookmark list.
Moving a bookmark
Select the bookmark you want to move, and then do one of the following:
- Hold the mouse button down and then drag the bookmark icon directly next to the parent bookmark icon. The Line icon shows the place where the icon will be located.
- Right-click the bookmark icon that you want to move (or click the Options menu at the top of the Bookmarks panel), and choose the Cut option. Select an anchor bookmark under which you want to place the original bookmark. Then in the context menu or Options menu, choose Paste after Selected Bookmark to paste the original bookmark after the anchor bookmark, keeping the two bookmarks in the same hierarchy. Or choose Paste under Selected Bookmark to paste the original bookmark as a child bookmark under the anchor bookmark.
Tips:
- The bookmark links to its original destination in the document although it has been moved.
- You can press Shift or Ctrl + Click to select multiple bookmarks at once, or press Ctrl + A to select all the bookmarks.
Deleting a bookmark
To delete a bookmark, please do one of the following:
- Select the bookmark you want to delete and click the Delete button at the top of the Bookmarks panel.
- Right-click the bookmark you want to delete and choose Delete.
- Select the bookmark you want to delete, click the Options menu at the top of the Bookmarks panel, and select Delete.
Tips:
- Deleting a bookmark deletes all the bookmarks that are subordinate to it.
- You can press Shift or Ctrl + Click to select multiple bookmarks at once, or press Ctrl + A to select all the bookmarks.
How to print PDF documents?
- Make sure you have installed the printer successfully.
- Choose Print from the File tab to print a single PDF document, or choose Batch print from the File tab and add multiple PDF documents to print them.
- Specify the printer, print range, number of copies, and other options.
- Click OK to print.
Print a portion of a page
To print a portion of a page, you need to use the snapshot command.
- Select the snapshot command by choosing Home > SnapShot.
- Drag around the area you want to print.
- Right-click in the selected area > choose Print, and then refer to the Print dialog.
Printing the Specified Pages or Sections
Foxit PDF Reader allows you to print pages or sections associated with
bookmarks directly from the Bookmark panel. Steps are as follows:
- Choose View > View Setting > Navigation Panels > Bookmarks to open the Bookmark panel if it is hidden.
- In the Bookmark panel, click to select a bookmark, or press Shift or Ctrl + Click to select multiple bookmarks.
- Right click the selected bookmark, choose Print Page (s) to print the pages where the selected bookmarks (including child bookmarks) are, or choose Print Section (s) to print all the pages in the bookmarked sections (including child bookmarks).
- In the Print dialog box, specify the printer and other options as desired, and click OK.
Note: Bookmarks appear in a hierarchy, with parent bookmarks and child (dependent) bookmarks. If you print a parent bookmark, all page contents associated with the child bookmarks will also be printed.
Print Optimization
Print Optimization allows you to optimize print jobs from a PCL driver, for features such as font substitution or scanning for vertical and horizontal rules. Foxit PDF Reader provides an option to auto-detect printers that support PCL optimization, to improve printing speed. To enable print optimization, please follow the steps below:
- Choose File > Print to open Print dialog.
- Click Advanced at the top of the Print dialog.
- In the Advanced dialog, do the following:
- Select a printer from the Printers list, and click Add to add the selected printer to the PCL Drivers list.
- Check one of the optimization options (Use
Driver for Printers option) based on your printer driver level. - Click OK.
Then you can begin printing with the optimized driver. And you can also remove
the printer from the PCL Drivers list if you are not satisfied with the
printing results it delivers. Just select the driver to be removed from the
PCL Drivers list, click Remove and then choose OK to confirm the operation.
Tip: To enable PCL print optimization, please make sure that the Use GDI+
Output for all types of printer option in printer preferences is unchecked.
Otherwise, settings in printer preferences will prevail and GDI++ device will
be used for printing for all types of printers.
Print Dialog
The print dialog is the final step before printing. The Print dialog allows
you to make a number of changes about how your document prints. Follow the
step-by-step descriptions in the Print dialog box.
To open the Print dialog box, choose File > Print or right-click the tab and
select Print Current Tab if using Multi-Tab browsing.
Contact Us
Feel free to contact us should you need any information or have any problems with our products. We are always here, ready to serve you better.
Office Address:
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References
- XFA - Wikipedia
- PDF Software & Tools Tailored to Your Business | Foxit
- PDF Software & Tools Tailored to Your Business | Foxit
- User Manuals | Foxit Software