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Contents
FOXIT CORPORATION LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR DESKTOP
AND SERVER SOFTWARE APPLICATION ................................ 6
Chapter 1 – Overview ......................................................... 14
PDF Document Concepts ................................................................
Why Foxit PDF Editor .....................................................................
PDF Document Copyrights Issue .....................................................
Updating Foxit PDF Editor ..............................................................
What’s New in Version 2.2..............................................................

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Chapter 2 – Getting Started ................................................ 18
Installing Foxit PDF Editor ..............................................................
Installing License Key ....................................................................
Registering Foxit PDF Editor ...........................................................
Uninstalling Foxit PDF Editor ...........................................................
Work Area ...................................................................................
Customizing the Work Area ............................................................

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Chapter 3 – Using Foxit PDF Editor ..................................... 36
Launching PDF Editor ....................................................................
Opening PDF Documents................................................................
Viewing PDF Documents ................................................................
Creating PDF Documents ...............................................................
Undoing and Redoing ....................................................................
Saving PDF Documents..................................................................
Rollback Saving ............................................................................
Closing PDF Documents .................................................................
Setting Options ............................................................................
Selecting Objects ..........................................................................
Editing Objects .............................................................................
Modifying Objects .........................................................................
Inserting New Objects ...................................................................
Object Properties ..........................................................................
Editing Page Layout ......................................................................
Modifying Pages ...........................................................................
Using Rulers and Grids ..................................................................

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Chapter 4 – Working with Pages ........................................ 80
About Page Toolbar .......................................................................
Setting Page Options .....................................................................
Inserting Blank Pages ....................................................................
Importing and Exporting Pages .......................................................
Deleting Pages .............................................................................
About the Page Layout Editor .........................................................
To resize a page ...........................................................................

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To clip a page content ................................................................... 88
To rotate a page ........................................................................... 89

Chapter 5 – Working on Text Objects ................................. 91
About Text Toolbar ........................................................................ 91
To Use Graphics Keyboard .................................................................................... 91
To Merge Text ............................................................................................................. 92
To Split Text ................................................................................................................ 93
To Import Windows Fonts ...................................................................................... 93
To Convert Selected Text to Path ....................................................................... 94
Finding Text .................................................................................
Setting Text Options ......................................................................
Selecting Text Mode ......................................................................
Inserting New Text ........................................................................
Editing Text Objects ......................................................................

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Chapter 6 – Working on Image Objects ............................ 101
Selecting Image Mode .................................................................. 101
Insert New Image ........................................................................ 101
About the Image Editor ................................................................ 103
Replacing an Image ..................................................................... 105
Saving Images ............................................................................ 105
Zooming Images ......................................................................... 106
Using the Toolbox ........................................................................ 106
Using Filters ................................................................................ 114
Using the Options Palette .............................................................. 114
Using the Layer Palette ................................................................. 114
Using the Color Palette ................................................................. 115
Using the Histogram Palette .......................................................... 116
Quit Image Editor ........................................................................ 116

Chapter 7 – Working on Graphics Objects ........................ 117
Setting Graphics Options .............................................................. 117
Selecting Graphics Mode ............................................................... 117
Inserting New Graphic Objects ....................................................... 118
Changing Graphics Properties ........................................................ 120
About the Graphics Editor ............................................................. 123
Drawing Graphics ........................................................................ 125
Editing Graphics .......................................................................... 126
Quit Graphics Editor ..................................................................... 127

Chapter 8 – Working on Shading Objects ......................... 128
Selecting Shading Mode ................................................................ 128
Inserting New Shading ................................................................. 128
About the Shading Editor .............................................................. 129
Drawing New Shading .................................................................. 132
Linear shading ......................................................................................................... 132
Radial shading ......................................................................................................... 134

Editing a Shading ........................................................................ 137
Quit Shading Editor window .......................................................... 139

Keyboard Shortcuts .......................................................... 141
Contact Us ........................................................................ 142

FOXIT CORPORATION LICENSE
AGREEMENT FOR DESKTOP AND SERVER
SOFTWARE APPLICATION
IMPORTANT-READ CAREFULLY:
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and software modules including but not limited to drivers ("Product"). The
Product also includes any software updates and upgrades that Foxit may provide
to You or make available to You, or that You obtain after the date You obtain Your
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renewals, annually from the expiration date of the prior Support and
Maintenance Term. Failure to renew annual maintenance may result in
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agrees to provide to You during the term of this Agreement support and
maintenance (collectively "Maintenance") as follows:

4.2.1. Support: Foxit will provide email and telephone support to
You for current versions of the Product. Foxit will investigate all of
Your questions and problems promptly. You agree to provide
adequate information to Foxit to assist in the investigation and to
confirm that any problems have been resolved. Foxit does not
provide guaranteed response time but will make good faith effort
to answer emails and voice mails within twenty-four (24) hours or
less during weekdays, excluding holidays.
4.2.2. Maintenance: Foxit will supply to You, at no additional
charge, any improvements, upgrades, or modifications to the
Product that Foxit makes generally available. Any such
improvements, upgrades, or modifications shall become part of
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provided by Foxit hereunder is limited to the most current version
of the Product and the immediately preceding version.
4.3. Exclusions. Foxit’s obligation to provide Support is contingent upon
proper use of the Product and full compliance with this Agreement.
Moreover, Foxit shall be under no obligation to provide Support should
such services be required due to (a) failure to operate the Product within
the systems requirements provided for the Product (b) any modification
or attempted modification of the Product by You or any third party or (C)
Your failure or refusal to implement Product changes recommended by.
4.4. Consideration. In payment of the Maintenance services to be
provided by Foxit hereunder, You shall pay Foxit, or its authorized agent,
the applicable fee for the Initial Support and Maintenance Term as
indicated on the related invoice, receipt, purchase order, or other
ordering document ("Maintenance Fee"). At the end of the Initial
Support and Maintenance Term, or any subsequent Support and
Maintenance Term, You may renew participation in Maintenance services
for additional annual term(s) provided You (a) are current on all
payments due to Foxit and (b) pay Foxit, or its authorized agent, the
applicable renewal fee, which Foxit, or its authorized agent, shall invoice
prior to the end of the preceding term, unless terminated by You at least
30 days prior to the expiration of the then current Support and
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the Maintenance Fee for the immediate preceding annual term plus an
increase by a percentage not to exceed the Consumer Price Index (CPI),
as published by the U.S. Department of Labor. In addition, Maintenance
shall be discontinued for any and all subsequent Support and
Maintenance Terms for which You fail to pay Foxit the invoice within ten
(10) days after the prior Maintenance expiration date.
4.5. Exceptions. For use of the Product or a Beta Software Product,
only the Maintenance Services and Exclusions paragraphs of this section

apply. For use of the Product under Educational Use terms, the
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for the maintenance period defined under Your Single-Use Term License.
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provide as a part of any such support services related to the Product. Foxit
agrees not to use this information in a form that personally identifies You.
8. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS. Subject to the license grant hereunder,
all right, title and interest in and to the Product, the accompanying printed
materials, and any copies of the Product are owned by Foxit and its licensors.
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You agree to comply with all applicable foreign, federal, state and local laws and
regulations governing Your use of the Product. Without limiting the foregoing,
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exports (including those (a) on the Bureau of Industry and Security Denied
Parties List or Entity List, (b) on the Office of Foreign Assets Control list of
Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons, and (c) involved with
missile technology or nuclear, chemical or biological weapons).

10. WARRANTY
10.1.
Warranty. Foxit warrants that for a period of 90 days from the
date of delivery (―Warranty Period‖), under normal use, the Product will
perform substantially in conformance with the specifications published in
the Documentation. During such period, and as the sole obligation of
Foxit and Your sole remedy under the warranty in this Section, if You
provide written notice of Foxit’s failure to comply with the above warranty,
Foxit will use reasonable commercial efforts to correct such
nonconformity in the Product as in accordance with the terms of the
Maintenance and Support Policy. In addition, if Foxit determines it is not
commercially reasonable to correct the nonconformity, Foxit may elect to
terminate the license to such Product, upon which termination Licensee
will promptly return to Foxit all such copies of such Product. Upon receipt
of the Product from Licensee, Foxit will return to Licensee all license fees
(and any unused support fees) paid to Foxit by You for such Product. This
warranty set forth above does not apply to, and Foxit shall have no
obligation with respect to, any non-conformity arising as a result of (i)
use of the Product other than as specified under this Agreement and the
related Documentation; (ii) any modification or alteration of the Product
performed other than by Foxit or its agents, or (iii) transfer of the Product
to any computer system other than the ones on which Product is
authorized to be stalled, except as permitted in this Agreement.
10.2.
Disclaimer. Other than the warranty set forth in Section 10.1
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authorized resellers and their subsidiaries provides the Product and any
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failure to provide support services.
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FAITH OR OF REASONABLE CARE, FOR NEGLIGENCE, AND FOR ANY OTHER

PECUNIARY OR OTHER LOSS WHATSOEVER) ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY
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OF THE FAULT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), STRICT LIABILITY, BREACH
OF CONTRACT OR BREACH OF WARRANTY OF FOXIT, EVEN IF FOXIT HAS BEEN
ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
11.1.
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without limitation, all damages referenced above and all direct or general
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remedy fails its essential purpose.
11.2.
NOTICE TO U.S. GOVERNMENT END USERS
11.3.
For contracts with agencies of the Department of Defense, the
Government’s rights in: (1) commercial computer software and
commercial computer software documentation shall be governed,
pursuant to 48 C.F.R. 227.7201 through 227.7202-4, by Foxit’s standard
commercial license(s) for the respective product(s); (2) software and
software documentation other than commercial computer software and
commercial computer software documentation shall be governed by 48
C.F.R. 252.227-7014; (3) technical data for commercial items other than
software or software documentation shall be governed by 48 C.F.R.
252.227-7015(b); and (4) technical data for non-commercial items other
than software or software documentation shall be governed by 48 C.F.R.
252.227-7013.
11.4.
For contracts with U.S. Government agencies other than the
Department of Defense agencies, the Government’s rights in: (1)
commercial computer software and commercial computer software
documentation shall be governed, pursuant to 48 C.F.R. 2.101 and
12.212, by Foxit’s standard commercial license(s) for the respective
product(s); (2) software and software documentation other than
commercial computer software and commercial computer software
documentation shall be governed by 48 C.F.R. 52.227-14, Alternative III;
and (3) technical data other than software and software documentation
shall be governed by 48 C.F.R. 52.227-14 including, where applicable
Alternatives I or II.
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responsible for any failure or delay in its performance under this Agreement
(except for any payment obligations) due to causes beyond its reasonable
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constitutes the entire and exclusive agreement between the parties concerning
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agreements between the parties regarding its subject matter. The terms and
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effect.
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organization, You agree that upon request from Foxit or its authorized
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use of any and all Foxit Products at the time of the request is in conformity with
Your valid licenses from Foxit.
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has the right to discontinue the manufacture and development of any of the

Product and the support for that Product, in its sole discretion at any time,
including the distribution of older Product versions, provided that Foxit agrees
not to discontinue the support for that Product during the current annual term of
this Agreement, subject to the termination provisions herein. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, if Foxit discontinues the manufacture and support for a particular
Product, Support for any remaining Products covered by this Agreement shall
not be adversely affected. Foxit reserves the right to alter the Support, in its
sole discretion but in no event shall such alterations result in: (a) diminished
support from the level of support set forth herein; (b) materially diminished
obligations for Foxit; or (c) Your materially diminished rights.
15. Should You have any questions concerning this License, or if You desire to
contact Foxit for any reason, please call (510) 438-9090.

Chapter 1 – Overview
The Foxit PDF Editor extends the usability of PDF documents by enabling the
user to edit PDF files in a What You See Is What You Get (WYSIWYG) way. Foxit
PDF Editor is proud to be the first, and up to the time when this manual was
printed, the only PDF Editor that allows you to modify existing PDF documents in
an easy and efficient way, yet retain all rich features for viewing and printing
provided by PDF document format.
The Foxit PDF Editor is a revolutionary program in editing PDF files. Its goal is to
give the user a friendly editing interface and make the user feel that they are
editing a common document, like with a common editor. Foxit PDF Editor offers
the user flexibility to modify or customize anything in the page contents of a PDF
file.

PDF Document Concepts
PDF stands for Portable Document Format, which can be used to exchange and
distribute documents in a manner independent of the application software,
hardware, and operating system used to create it.
A PDF document contains one or more pages. Each page in the document may
comprise a sequence of objects. An object can be a text object which contains
a number of text characters, a graph object which contains straight lines,
rectangles, and cubic curves, an image object which is made of a set of colored
pixels, or a shading object which contains a smooth transition between colors
across an area.
Each object contains a series of attributes that determine what the object looks
like. Text Objects use fonts to specify how the characters look, and font sizes
to specify how large those characters are. Graph objects have attributes like
line width, and fill type and more. Shading objects offers linear and radial
gradients. All objects have common attributes like position, size, and
orientation. There are many more attributes defined for PDF page objects,
please refer to the following chapters for a detailed explanation of all object
attributes.

Why Foxit PDF Editor
Edit PDF documents directly! As PDF becomes more important in the field of
document publishing, there is an increasing need to use and edit PDF
documents.
This demand had led to the conversion of PDF to other types of files, such as
Microsoft Word file. However, this however usually causes data or format loss
during the conversion process. Furthermore, PDF files are converted into other
types of files and then converted back. Often, things have been changed during
the double conversion. Hence users have to almost rebuild the whole document
structure frequently.
What if there is a way to edit PDF documents directly that is reliable and easy to
use? The answer is Foxit PDF Editor, the first and only REAL editor for PDF files.

PDF Document Copyrights Issue
Many PDF documents come with copyrights reserved by the author, or owner of
the intellectual property. And in many cases the owner of copyrights may
prohibit anyone else to alter the document in any way.
Foxit PDF Editor by no means is designed to breach those copyrights. However,
it’s up to the users of Foxit PDF Editor to observe the copyright, if the document
is not protected in any technical way.
With Foxit PDF Editor, you are able to edit any user password protected
documents. But you can only Save As the document if you have no password. If
a document is not protected by password but is encrypted with modification
permission prohibited, it cannot be edited by Foxit PDF Editor.

Updating Foxit PDF Editor
Checking for updates detects new versions of Foxit PDF Editor and keeps you
updated with the latest release. You can detect updates from the Help menu,
and then download the latest version directly from Foxit website.
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Choose Help > Check for Updates Now…
Foxit PDF Editor will automatically check if there is an update to the latest
version.
If your Editor is the latest version, it will tell you ―This is the latest version‖.
If an update is available to the latest release version, click ―Yes‖ to know

more information about this new version.
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Click to visit http://www.foxitsoftware.com/downloads/index.php .

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Select and download the latest version of Foxit PDF Editor to finish updating.

What’s New in Version 2.2
Foxit PDF Editor2.2 has introduced more exciting features and enhancements:
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Floating Panes
To customize your workspace, users can float and move Bookmark Panel
and Property Panel to any ideal position of the page, ideal for users for not
utilizing the feature or to get it out of the way.

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Finding Text
This feature displays given strings of text from the searched PDF file and
highlights the returned matched text. This useful function is fast and easy
for users looking for text within a document or an article.

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Navigating with Bookmarks
Navigating through bookmarks is an efficient way for users to link to the
target location quickly. To jump to a topic that you are interested, you can
just simply click the bookmark.

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Viewing Annotations
The View Annotations function enables users to view the annotations added
to the PDF document. Users are able to easily check all the comments by
checking the option to ―Show Comments‖ on the status bar of the
workspace.

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Rulers and Grids
This feature provides horizontal and vertical rulers and grids to help users
align and position objects precisely on the page, as well as measure the
dimensions of the shapes. The snap to Grid Function automatically positions
text and other objects to the closest intersection of the grids as you place or
move them on the page.

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Easier Text Setting Actions
Making Editor more intelligent and user-friendly, users now are able to set

the attributes of the text in the ―Add new text objects‖ dialog box directly,
including font, color, size, horizontal scale, line gap, etc,. Adding your own
text to PDFs is amazingly fast and easy.
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Bug Fixes
Fixed bugs as technical by our inside teams and user feed back.

Chapter 2 – Getting Started
This section gives you an overview of Foxit PDF Editor 2.2, including system
requirement, installation, registration, work area, un-installation, etc.

Installing Foxit PDF Editor
Windows System Requirements
Foxit PDF Editor runs successfully on:
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Windows
Windows
Windows
Windows
Windows

2000
XP
Server 2003
Vista
7

How to Install?
Step One – Download the Package
Foxit PDF Editor is distributed via web download. If you have downloaded full
retail package, you just need to UNZIP the package into a temporary folder, and
then start the ―setup.exe‖ application.
Step Two – Installing the Software
After running the Foxit PDF Editor setup program, you will need to execute the
following steps to finish setup:
1. Welcome Screen – Click Next button to continue, click Cancel button to
abort the setup.

Welcome Screen

2. License Agreement -- What you are seeing is Foxit PDF Editor License
Agreement (see the following figure). This is common for nearly all software.
Only after you click "I agree" button can you continue to install.

License Agreement

3. Choose Installation Type:

Installation Type Choosing Screen

In this screen you can click Default button to expressly finish Foxit PDF Editor
Setup, or click Custom button to complete the setup step by step.
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If you select Default, you agree to use the default setup configuration for
the installation, and the setup progress will proceed in the background.
Here is a list of the default setup configurations:
The destination folder is set to ―C:\Program Files\Foxit Software\PDF
Editor‖.
A desktop shortcut Foxit PDF Editor.exe is created.
A "Program Group" called "Foxit PDF Editor" is created, it includes two
shortcuts, the first is Uninstall, and the second is PDF Editor.
The program is added to the Control Panel > Add or Delete Program.
A registry key is created as" HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\ Foxit
Software\PDF Editor ".
The Foxit PDF Editor installation directory is added to the system path.
Foxit PDF Editor automatically runs after setup is finished.
If you select Custom, you can change the default settings, but have to
configure the setup one by one. Here are steps you will go through:

First, after you click Custom button, you will see the following screen:

Settings Screen

Destination folder: You can directly input a destination path in this box, or
click on Browse button to select a destination folder for Foxit PDF Editor.


Add a desktop shortcut: Check the box will create a shortcut of Foxit PDF
Editor.exe on desktop. If you don’t want a desktop shortcut, uncheck it.


Add an Icon in the Start Menu: Check the box will create a shortcut of
Foxit PDF Editor.exe on the Start menu. If you don’t want a Start menu shortcut,
uncheck it.


Now, click Next button to continue the setup, and you should see the following
screen：

Confirmation Screen

This screen lists all setup settings you have selected in the previous step. You
can click Back to change the settings, or click Install to enter into the next
screen show as below:

Finishing Screen

The Run Foxit PDF Editor is checked by default. And when you click Finish
button the Foxit PDF Editor program will automatically launch. If you don’t want
to run Foxit PDF Editor after installation, uncheck the box.

Installing License Key
1. If you purchase online, you will be able to immediately download a small
temporary key.


Downloading a Temporary License Key

1) Make sure you know the folder where you have put PDF Editor. If you
don't know, please do a search on your computer for "pdfedit.exe".
The default is: ―C:\Program Files\Foxit Software\PDF Editor‖.
2) Immediately after you purchase Foxit PDF Editor, you will be asked to
download a temporary license key.
3) Press the "Download Temporary License Key" button as shown below:

4) In the file download prompt box, click Save button to store the key file
into where the PDF Editor is saved. The temp key file name is
―pedkey.txt‖.
Notes:



The key file must keep its original name (pedkey.txt).
The key file must store into the same folder with PDF Editor.

Finally, double click on PDF Editor or pdfedit.exe to run the application without
any limitation.
2. After your online purchase order verified, Foxit will send you a formal license
key within an email. The license key is sent as a attachment with its name as
―pedkey.txt‖
Here are two examples on how you can save the license key in the Outlook
Express and Open Web Mail.
Using Outlook Express
1)

Close Foxit PDF Editor, and open the Foxit mail with formal license key in
your Outlook mail list.

Click the attachment file, and click Save Attachment menu.

In the pop-up Save As dialog box, click Browse button to search the
folder where PDFEditor.exe is saved, and then save the pedkey.txt into
that folder.
Note: pedkey.txt must be stored into the right place where
PDFEditor.exe exists; otherwise the product will not be licensed.

Restart Foxit PDF Editor. It is now licensed.

Using Open Web Mail
1)

Double click the Foxit mail with formal license key in the Inbox of your
Open Web Mail.

Scroll down the Message Display window to the message bottom, and
you can find a small attachment prompt box shown as below:

3) Right click the Download link and Choose Save Target As menu.
4) In the pop-up Save As dialog box, click Browse button to search the
folder where PDFEditor.exe is saved, and then save the pedkey.txt into
that folder.
Note: pedkey.txt must be stored into the right place where
PDFEditor.exe exists; otherwise the product will not be licensed.
5) Restart Foxit PDF Editor. It is now licensed.

Registering Foxit PDF Editor
After purchasing Foxit PDF Editor, please do one of the following to register your
key:




Close Foxit PDF Editor, save the key file into the directory where you
installed the application.
Run Foxit PDF Editor > Help > Install License Key > A registration box will
pop up. Open the received key file, copy the key contents into the box
indicated > click the Register the Key button.

Note:




To check if you have registered successfully, please go to ―Help‖ > ―About
PDF Editor‖ and see if your name is shown at the bottom left corner.
After registering successfully, you can remove all the evaluation marks
which are added by Foxit PDF Editor at one time before you purchase it. To
remove all the evaluation marks, please select ―Help‖ > ―Remove Evaluation
Marks‖.

Uninstalling Foxit PDF Editor
To uninstall Foxit PDF Editor, do one of the following:




Click Start > All Program Files, and find Foxit PDF Editor, and last click
Uninstall.
Select Control Panel > Delete or Add Program, and then select Foxit
PDF Editor to uninstall.
Find the PDF Editor installation directory named ―Foxit Software‖, and then
select Uninstall.

Work Area
The Foxit PDF Editor workspace consists of the main application window (see
Figure2-1) where by default contains the Title bar, Menu bar, Tool bar, and
areas called Document Pane, Properties Pane, Bookmark Pane and Status bar.
There is also an Image Editor (see Figure2-2), Graphic Editor (see Figure2-3),
Shading Editor (see Figure2-4) and Layout Editor (see Figure2-5) and where
you can edit images, modify graphics, create or edit a shading object, and
design page layout.

Figure2-1: The Document window

Figurew-2: The Image Editor window

Figure2-3: The Graphic Editor Window

Figure2-4: The Shading Editor Window

Figure2-5: The Page Layout Editor Window

Customizing the Work Area
As you get acquainted with Foxit PDF Editor, you can set up your Editor work
environment. The more you learn about its potential, the more you can take
advantage of its features, tools, and options.

About Title Bar
The Title bar displays the name of program itself and the file name of a
document currently displayed in the Document pane.

About Menu Bar
The Menu bar provides full access to the functions of the Foxit PDF Editor. You
can access the menu by either using the mouse or keyboard. Keyboard
shortcuts, when available, are printed on the right of the menu item.

About Toolbars
In addition to menu commands, you can access several features using toolbar
buttons. When you point to a button, the "Ready" on the left side of Status bar
can synchronously report action for you.
The toolbar can be repositioned, you can move the toolbar to the top area, or
you can drag the toolbar into the document pane to create a floating toolbar. You
can drag the bar back to its original position.
The following briefly describes each toolbar and its default buttons
A

A. Main Toolbar
Text Toolbar

B. Edit Toolbar
F. Object Toolbar

C. Zoom Toolbar
G. Find Text Tool

D. Page Toolbar

Main Toolbar: Use the main file tools to create a new page, open, save, or print
a PDF document.
Edit Toolbar: Use the edit tools to cut, copy, and paste object in a PDF
document, and to undo and redo changes that you might have made to a PDF
file.
Zoom Toolbar: It helps you adjust the view of your PDF documents, and it
included simple tools as Zoom In and Zoom Out.
Page Toolbar: These tools allow you to navigate the pages in a PDF document
(forward and backward) by jumping to the first or last page in a document, lay
out a page design, or to insert or delete a page.
Text Toolbar: These tools allow you to input graphics keyboard, merge or split
text, remove font kerning, and import Windows fonts.
Object Toolbar: Use the object tools to edit, rotate, delete selected objects,
add text, graphic, image or shading objects, or create new images for the
document. You can select a type of object mode to edit the object.
Find Text Tool: This allows searching of text in PDF files and highlight the
matching text.

About Status Bar
The Status Bar reports the current cursor actions. It also allows you to navigate
one page at a time, jump to the first or last page, go to a specified page number,
set the page view magnification, and toggle showing/viewing of annotations
through the ―Show Comments‖ checkbox.

Viewing Annotations

Navigation Tools

View magnification

The Document Window
The Document Pane is the main area for viewing the document and editing the
page contents. You can use the toolbars and Properties pane to work with the

document. You can use the navigation toolbar to page through a document, use
zoom tool to magnify or reduce a view, and use scroll bar to scroll up or down a
page. Within a page, you can also drag selected object(s) to any location you
want. When you drag an object, the cursor will change to a hand.
In addition, you can also use the Context Menu to work in the document pane.
Simply right-click anywhere in a page and the Context Menu will pop up at once.

The Properties Pane
The Properties pane provides easy access to the tools without cluttering your
workspace. The Properties pane can include one or more tabs, each containing
common attributes. For example, the Text tab can include attributes common to
texts, the Image tab can include attributes common to images, the Path tab can
include attributes common to graphics, and the General tab can include
attributes common to all the above objects.
A

Object Properties Name List

Object Properties Value List

As you select a type of object in the Document pane, a corresponding object tab
will appear in the Properties pane. For example, you select a text object, and a
Text tab will appear. If you select more than one type of objects, a General tab
which includes common attributes will appear too. For example, you select a
text and an image object, and then the Text tab, the Image tab and the General
tab will be presented at the same time in the Properties pane.

A. Page Tab: This tab only applies to layout edit mode. When your screen is
switched to the Layout Editor window, this tab will be activated for work.
B. Text Tab: When a text object is selected in the Document pane, this Text tab
will appear in the Properties pane including all properties that apply to the
selected object.
C. Path Tab: When a graphic object is selected in the Document pane, this Path
tab will appear in the Properties pane including all properties that apply to the
selected object.
D. Image Tab: When an image object is selected in the Document pane, this
Image tab will appear in the Properties pane including all properties that apply
to the selected object.
E. General Tab: When more than one type of objects is selected in the
Document pane, this General tab will appear in the Properties pane containing
all properties that are common to all the selected objects.
F. Shading Tab: When a shading object is selected in the document page, this
Shading tab will appear in the Properties pane containing all properties that
apply to the selected object.
To show or hide Properties pane, do one of the following:



Choose View > Property List.
Right-click the mouse on the page, and choose Property List in the context
menu.



Click the button



at the top right corner of the Properties pane to close it.

The Bookmark Pane
The Bookmark Pane is the navigation tool that makes your PDF files easier to
view and edit. In Foxit PDF Editor, the bookmarks provide interactive links to a
specific destination.
Navigating with bookmarks is an efficient way of linking to target locations. To
jump to a topic of interest, click the corresponding bookmark.
1.

To show or hide Bookmark pane, do one of the following:



Choose View > Bookmark.
Right-click the mouse on the page, and choose Bookmark in the context

menu.


Click the button

at the top right corner of the Bookmark pane to

close bookmark.
Note: The Bookmark pane is opened by default. If you wish to hide the
bookmark pane, click Edit > Options > Others, and check ―Do not show
Bookmark as launching Foxit PDF Editor‖.
2.

To jump to a topic, click the bookmark. Click the plus
(-)sign to expand or collapse the bookmark contents.

(+) or minus

Bookmark Pane

Adjusting Bookmark and Properties Pane
1.

The Bookmark Pane and Properties Pane are docked separately in the left
and right of the page. This is the default setting.

Docking Panes
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Float the Bookmark pane or Properties pane by clicking and dragging
the title bar into the document area.
Move a floating pane by dragging its title bar to another location.
Adjust the view area of the panes by dragging their borders to adjust
the width.
Dock a floating pane, or float a docking pane by double-clicking its title
bar.

Floating Panes

Foxit PDF Editor allows users to combine the Bookmark Pane and the
Properties Pane into one pane. The panes become tabs in one combined
pane, and clicking on the corresponding tab shows the corresponding
information.


Click one pane’s title bar, and drag into another pane until the borders
overlap.

The Borders

Dragging one pane to another

Borders overlap
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In one panel

Also, if the panes are in one panel, you can click the tab and drag to
separate them into two panes and move them in the different positions.

To dock the Bookmark pane and Properties pane on the same side of
document and expand separately, do the following:



Click one pane’s title bar and drag to another pane’s side.



Do not overlap two panes’ borders.

Chapter 3 – Using Foxit PDF
Editor
This section gives a short overview on how to get started using PDF Editor. Use
this section to learn how to launch Foxit PDF Editor, to open documents, and to
perform common editing operations.

Launching PDF Editor
From the Programs Group


Click on Windows ―start‖ button, select ―All Programs‖, click on ―Foxit PDF
Editor‖ group, then click on ―Foxit PDF Editor‖ icon;

From the Desktop


Go to your desktop, find the ―Foxit PDF Editor‖ icon, double click on it;

From the Installation Directory


Go to the directory where you installed Foxit PDF Editor, double click on the
PDFEDIT.EXE icon.

From the Run command line


Click Start, click Run, in the Open field, input the full path where Foxit PDF
Editor locates, and then click Ok button.

Opening PDF Documents
There are several ways to load PDF documents from the PDF Editor application.
Using File Menu
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Select File menu from the Menu bar, and select Open command. In the Open
dialog box, select and open one or several PDF documents.
Foxit PDF Editor can record the reading history, and list out four PDF

documents at most. So you can select one or several PDF document listed
under File menu to continue reading.
Using Open Toolbar


In the Toolbar, click the
Open button, and then in the Open dialog box,
select one or several PDF documents to open.

Using Shortcut Key


Directly press Ctrl + O to pop up the Open dialog box, and then select one
or several PDF documents to open in this dialog box.

Using Command Line


Enter the path for the PDF document right after ―pdfedit.exe‖ in the
command line box.

The loaded PDF documents are displayed in the Document pane; you can view
and edit them.

Viewing PDF Documents
Foxit PDF Editor provides tools that can help you navigate a PDF file and find
your way around a large document. Pages can be resized and scrolled to make
them easier to see. You can jump directly to a page number and step through a
document page by page.

Zooming in or zooming out
To magnify or reduce the view, do one of the following:



Choose View > Zoom In or Zoom Out on Menu Bar.
Use the keyboard shortcut Alt + + or Alt + -.



Click the Zoom In icon



Select or input a magnification percentage in the Magnification Percentage



Area

or Zoom Out icon

on the Toolbar.

on the Status Bar, and press Enter.

Navigating pages
To move around in multiple-page documents, do the following:

1. Going to the next or previous page
Do one of the following:



Choose Document > Previous page or Next Page on Menu Bar.
Use the keyboard shortcut Alt + P or Alt + N.



Click the Previous Page icon



or the Next Page

icon on

Toolbar or Status Bar.
2. Going to the first or last page
Do one of the following:



Choose Document > First Page or Last Page on Menu Bar.
Use the keyboard shortcut Alt + T or Alt + L.



Click the First Page icon

or the Last Page icon

Toolbar or Status Bar.
3. Going to a specific page
Do one of the following:




Choose Document > Go to page… > input the specific page
number > OK.
Select or input the specific page number on the Current Page
Number Box


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on the Status Bar, and press Enter.

Use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + G.
Select Go to page… in the right-click Context Menu.

Scrolling


Use the scroll bars to scroll around a view in case parts of the page are not
visible.

Creating PDF Documents
Using Foxit PDF Editor, not only can you easily create a new PDF document, but
you can customize the page and content size according to user’s output needs.
In the following, we briefly describe the process of creating a simple PDF
document.

To create a new blank document:
The New command lets you to create a blank document.
1.

First do one of the following:




Click the New button

on the Toolbar

Select File > New from the Menu bar
Press Ctrl + N on the keyboard

If desired, on the pop-up New Page Attributes dialog box, set up the Page
Size, or click the Allow Specify Content Size button to set up the Content
Size.
Note: If you want to insert multiple pages with same settings, you can use
the Page options in the Options dialog box to set your preferences.

Click Ok button to produce the blank document.

To write content in the blank document
At present, Foxit PDF Editor doesn’t support direct writing on the page. There
are several substituted ways to input contents described in the following.
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Copy -- You can copy a page or part of a page into the clipboard, then paste
into the blank document.
Insert -- You can use the Add feature to insert text, image and graph
objects into the blank document. For information how to insert objects,
please see Inserting New Objects.

To add more pages to the new document
At present, Foxit PDF Editor allows you to create a document starting with one
page. There is not an option for you to specify how many pages you want to
create. Therefore, if you want to make the document with more than one page,
you can use Insert Page feature to add more blank pages to the new document.
See also: Inserting Blank Pages.
To save the new document
Use the save command to save the document. Now, a new PDF document is

produced.

Undoing and Redoing
Foxit PDF Editor provides chances for you to undo and redo previous actions.
You can undo and redo any type of editing (insert, delete, or change) you have
done. You can also set an option to decide the size of the undo buffer. For details,
please refer to Setting Options.
To undo previous actions, do one of the following:



Select Edit > Undo from the Menu bar.
Use keyboard shortcut Ctrl + Z.

To redo previous actions, do one of the following



Select Edit > Redo from the Menu bar.
Use keyboard shortcut Ctrl + Y.

Saving PDF Documents
In Foxit PDF Editor, you can choose to save a modified PDF file with the same
name or use another name. When you directly save the changed file, Foxit PDF
Editor will pop up a warning prompt asking you if you want to continue the save
operation.
To save a PDF file, use one of the following ways:
Select File > Save from the Menu bar.


Click the Save button on the toolbar.



Use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + S.

To save a PDF file with another file name, do one of the following:




Select File > Save As from the Menu bar, enter a new name for the file and
click Save.
Use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + Shift + S, enter a new name for the file
and click Save.

Rollback Saving
With Foxit PDF Editor, you can not only undo the modification actions, also can

undo the saving actions by rollback saving.
Rollback Saving is something to make the document on your hard drive restore
to its original modified state when it is open, while keeping modifications in the
current document untouched.
To undo saving actions, do the following:


Select File from the Menu bar, and select Rollback Saving in drop-down list.

Closing PDF Documents
1. To close a document while keeping the program window open, do one of the
following:


Select File > Close from the Menu bar.



Simply click the Close button on the Menu bar

Note: The close button on the Title bar will close the application.
2. To close all open documents while keeping the program window open:
• Select File > Close All from the Menu bar.

Setting Options
You can use the Options dialog box in Foxit PDF Editor to define a default page
layout, customize preferences for text objects, customize styles for graphic
objects, and specify other settings for the document.
To set options
1.
2.
3.

Select Edit > Options from the menu bar, or press Alt + O keyboard.
In the Options dialog box, select one of the options from the left list.
Set options for that feature and then click Ok. Click the Restore Default
button to leave the settings unchanged.

Page Options
Choose the Page Options brings up the page options dialog box (see figure

below). This controls where the inserting page will display, and allows you to
specify the page size to suit your preference.

Note: After you exit the program, all the page settings will be restored to be
default.
The following options for Page can be set:
Insert Page



Before Current Page -- The new page will always be created prior to
the current displayed page. By default, this option is checked.
After Current Page -- The new page will always be created after the
current displayed page.

Page/Content Size
Left margin -- Sets the distance between the left edge of the page and
the left edge of left-aligned lines.
 Bottom margin -- Sets the distance between the bottom of the page and
the bottom of the last line on the page.
 Width -- Enter dimensions for the width of the paper/content size
 Height -- Enter dimensions for the height of the paper/content size


Note: Only when you click Allow Specify Content Size, the options under
Content Size can be activated for edit.

Text Options
Choosing the Text option brings up the Text option dialog box (see figure below),
which allows you set your preferences for inserting text.

Note: After you exit the program, all the settings will be restored to default.
The following options for Text can be set:


Font name -- Displays the font information included in a document. You
can click the Import Windows Font button to import a Windows font.
Note: If you want the imported windows font to be the default font when
you insert text every time, you must check the option ―set as default font
after being imported‖ and ―set as default‖ in the Other option tab.








Font size – Sets the font size.
Horizontal Scale – Sets how the text will be scaled in the horizontal level.
Text mode – Specifies how the text will be filled and stroked.
Char space -- Specifies the displacement between two characters.
Word space --Specifies the displacement between two words.
Line gap -- Specifies the desired spacing between lines of text.

Color Options
Choosing Color option brings up the Color option dialog box (see figure below),

which allows you set your color preferences for inserting text and graphics.
The default color options are RGB. If you want it to be changed to the CMYK color,
you should go to Other options tab, and check CMYK under the Color Space
Settings. And if you want to set CMYK color as default, check the Save as Default
box.

Note: After you exit the program, all the color settings will be restored to
default.
The following options for Color can be set:




Fill Color -- The fill color is used to paint the interior of objects and text
characters that are filled. To configure the fill color, simply drag the color
adjusting bar until the color in the Preview is what you want.
Stroke Color -- The stroke color is used to paint the border of paths and
text that are stroked. To configure the stroke color, simply drag the color
adjusting bar until the color in the Preview is what you want.

Graphics Options
Choosing the Graphics option brings up the graphics style dialog box (see figure
below), which allows you set your preferences for inserting graphics.

The following styles for Graphics can be set:






Line join style -- Specifies the shape to be used at the corners of paths that
are stroked. The choices are Miter joins, Round joins and Bevel joins.
Line cap style -- Specifies the shape to be used at the ends of open sub
paths when they are stroked. The choices are Butt end caps, Round end caps
and Projecting Square End.
Miter limit -- Specifies the line join style; the default value is 10.
Line Width -- specifies the thickness of the line used to stroke a path and is
measured in user space units.

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