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Foxit PDF Reader

Quick Guide

Contents
Contents ..................................................................................................... 2
Use Foxit PDF Reader ................................................................................ 3
Install and Uninstall ........................................................................................................ 3
Open, Close, and Save .................................................................................................... 3
Customizing the Work Area ........................................................................................... 4
Find Commands .............................................................................................................. 7
Read ............................................................................................................ 7
Navigate to a Specific Page ............................................................................................ 8
View Documents.............................................................................................................. 9
Adjust the View of Documents .................................................................................... 11
Reading Accessibility ..................................................................................................... 12
Work on PDFs ........................................................................................... 12
Copy Texts, Images, Pages ........................................................................................... 12
Rulers, Guides, Line Weights and Measurements .................................................... 12
Undo and Redo .............................................................................................................. 13
Read PDF Articles .......................................................................................................... 14
Search in PDFs ............................................................................................................... 14
Work on 3D content in PDFs ........................................................................................ 15
Sign PDFs ........................................................................................................................ 15
Share PDFs ..................................................................................................................... 17
Comments ................................................................................................ 18
Basic Commenting Commands ................................................................................... 18
Stamp .............................................................................................................................. 22
Shared Review & Email Review ................................................................................... 22
Forms ........................................................................................................ 24
Fill in PDF Forms ............................................................................................................ 24
Comment on forms....................................................................................................... 25
Import & Export Form Data ......................................................................................... 25
Verify Signatures on XFA Forms .................................................................................. 26
Advanced Editing ..................................................................................... 26
Bookmarks ..................................................................................................................... 26
Print .......................................................................................................... 28
How to print PDF documents?..................................................................................... 28
Print a portion of a page .............................................................................................. 28
Printing the Specified Pages or Sections.................................................................... 28
Print Optimization ......................................................................................................... 29
Print Dialog..................................................................................................................... 29
Contact Us ................................................................................................ 31

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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 8, click Start > right-click Foxit PDF Reader and choose Uninstall. 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.

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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

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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.

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 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:

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

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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

 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 B C D E F

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.

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

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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.

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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.

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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.

A Sample PDF 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,
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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

 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

 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.

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A. Rulers B. Guides

 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
of zoom) to make the drawing more readable.

 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

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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.

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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 right-
clicking 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:

1. Open the document you want to sign.

2. (Optional) Use the tools in the Foxit eSign tab to add text or symbols to fill your PDF
as needed.

3. Click the sign on the signature palette in the Foxit eSign tab (or click Manage

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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.
4. (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.

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 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

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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:

1. OneDrive for Business is only available in the activated Foxit PDF Reader (MSI package).
2. 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
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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

To mark important passages of text with a fluorescent
Highlight (usually) marker as a means of memory retention or for
later reference.
Squiggly
To draw a squiggly line under.
Underline

Underline To draw a line under to indicate emphasis.

To draw a line to cross out text, making others know the text
Strikeout
is deleted.
To draw a line to cross out text and provide a substitute for
Replace Text
it.
A proofreading symbol (^) used to indicate where
Insert Text
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.

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 Position the pointer to the place where you want to attach a file as a
comment > 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

To draw something, such as a directional symbol, that is
Arrow
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.
To draw a closed plane figure bounded by three or more
Polygon
line segments.

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To draw an open plane figure with three or more line

Polyline
segments.

Pencil To draw free-form shapes.

An implement, acts as a piece of rubber, used for erasing

Eraser
the pencil markups.

Cloud To draw cloudy shapes.

To highlight a specified area, such as a certain text range,

Area Highlight
an image and blank space.
Search & To mark the search results as a means of memory
Highlight 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.

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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.

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 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 the
reviewed 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 applications,
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
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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 Non-
interactive PDF Form. You can fill in interactive forms with the Hand command. For non-
interactive 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.

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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.

Under Form tab

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.

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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.

Under Home tab

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

1. Go to the page where you want the bookmark to link to. You can also adjust the view
settings.

2. 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
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3. 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.
4. 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:
1. The bookmark links to its original destination in the document although it has been moved.
2. 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
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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:
1. Deleting a bookmark deletes all the bookmarks that are subordinate to it.
2. You can press Shift or Ctrl + Click to select multiple bookmarks at once, or press Ctrl + A to
select all the bookmarks.

Print

How to print PDF documents?

1. Make sure you have installed the printer successfully.

2. 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.
3. Specify the printer, print range, number of copies, and other options.
4. 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).
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 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 <PCL_level> Driver for <PCL_level>
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.

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The Print dialog box

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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:
Foxit Software Incorporated
41841 Albrae Street
Fremont, CA 94538
USA

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Support Center
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