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Contents
Foxit Phantom PDF Suite 2.0 End User License Agreement .. 7
Chapter 1 – Overview ......................................................... 10
Key Features.........................................................................10
Foxit Phantom Add-ons .........................................................12
Updating Foxit Phantom PDF Suite 2.0 ..................................14
Using This Help.....................................................................15
Chapter 2 – Version History................................................ 16
Version 2.0 ...........................................................................16
Version 1.0.2 ........................................................................17
Chapter 3 – Getting Started................................................ 18
Installing Foxit Phantom.......................................................18
Work Area ............................................................................22
Customizing the Work Area ...................................................25
Viewing PDF Properties.........................................................35
Uninstalling Foxit Phantom ...................................................40
Chapter 4 – Creating PDFs.................................................. 42
Creating PDFs with Foxit Phantom Printer .............................42
Setting Foxit Phantom Printer Properties ..............................45
Chapter 5 – Organizing PDFs .............................................. 47
Inserting Pages ....................................................................47
Deleting Pages......................................................................48
Extracting Pages...................................................................48
Replacing Pages....................................................................49
Swapping Two Pages ............................................................50
Duplicating Pages .................................................................50
Moving Pages........................................................................50
Cropping Pages.....................................................................51
Rotating Pages .....................................................................52
Flattening Pages ...................................................................52
Chapter 6 – Viewing PDFs .................................................. 53
Opening Documents..............................................................53
Viewing Documents ..............................................................54
Navigating in Documents ......................................................58
Adjusting the View of Documents..........................................61
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Playing a Movie or a Sound Clip.............................................65
Working with Layers .............................................................66
Finding Text..........................................................................67
Working with Asian Languages in PDFs .................................69
E-mailing Documents ............................................................69
Comparing Documents ..........................................................69
Saving Documents ................................................................70
Closing Documents ...............................................................71
Exiting Foxit Phantom ...........................................................71
Chapter 7 – Working on PDFs ............................................. 72
Copying Text.........................................................................72
Copying Images ....................................................................73
Copying a Combination of Text and Images as an Image .......74
Using Rulers & Guides...........................................................74
Measuring the Objects ..........................................................75
Switching Between Basic Tools .............................................79
Using Foxit Text Viewer ........................................................79
Chapter 8 – Comments ....................................................... 86
About the Commenting Tools.................................................86
Showing or Hiding the Commenting Toolbar ..........................87
Selecting Tools to Add Comments..........................................87
Using Note Comments...........................................................87
Using the Text Markup Tools .................................................88
Using the Select Text Tool.....................................................90
Using the Drawing Markup Tools ...........................................91
Using the Typewriter Tools....................................................93
Changing the Appearance of Markups....................................99
Working on Comments ........................................................ 103
Sending Annotated PDFs ..................................................... 107
Chapter 9 – Stamping PDFs .............................................. 108
Stamping a PDF .................................................................. 108
Creating a custom stamp..................................................... 109
Cutting, copying and pasting a stamp.................................. 111
Undoing and redoing a stamp.............................................. 111
Managing a stamp............................................................... 111
Setting favorite stamps....................................................... 112
Chapter 10 – Forms .......................................................... 114
General Information ........................................................... 114
Filling in PDF Forms ............................................................ 115
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Form Designer .................................................................... 118
Overview.............................................................................118
Creating interactive forms...................................................121
Using push button tool ........................................................121
Using radio button tool........................................................129
Using check box tool ...........................................................132
Using combo box tool ..........................................................132
Using list box tool ...............................................................138
Using text field tool .............................................................140
Arranging form fields ..........................................................142
Setting form-field tab order.................................................144
Setting calculation order .....................................................144
Setting properties of multiple form fields ............................145
Running JavaScript ............................................................. 145
Chapter 11 – Data Import & Export .................................. 148
Importing & Exporting Comments Data ............................... 148
Importing & Exporting Form Data........................................ 149
Chapter 12 – Security....................................................... 150
Checking PDF Security ........................................................ 150
Adding Security to PDF Files................................................ 150
Adding password encryption ...............................................150
Adding a certificate encryption............................................153
Setting security policies ...................................................... 154
Chapter 13 – Digital Signatures........................................ 156
Digital signatures................................................................ 156
Signing a PDF ..................................................................... 159
Validating signatures .......................................................... 159
Viewing signature properties .............................................. 161
Signature panels................................................................. 162
Chapter 14 – Editing PDFs ................................................ 163
Undoing and Redoing .......................................................... 163
Cutting, Copying and Pasting............................................... 163
Creating Bookmarks............................................................ 165
Adding Links ....................................................................... 169
Attaching Files.................................................................... 173
Adding Images.................................................................... 177
Adding Multimedia .............................................................. 184
Editing Objects ................................................................... 189
Chapter 15 – Printing ....................................................... 194
How to print a PDF document .............................................. 194
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Printing a portion of a page................................................. 194
Printing multiple pages with page thumbnails ..................... 195
Print Setup ......................................................................... 195
Print Dialog ........................................................................ 196
Chapter 16 – Appendices.................................................. 200
Keyboard Shortcuts............................................................. 200
Command Lines .................................................................. 203
Contact Us ........................................................................ 204
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Foxit Phantom PDF Suite 2.0
End User License Agreement
FOR FOXIT PHANTOM
FOXIT CORPORATION ("FOXIT") LICENSES THIS FOXIT PHANTOM PDF SUITE 2.0 SOFTWARE PRODUCT
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Chapter 1 – Overview
Welcome to Foxit Phantom PDF Suite 2.0– The Best Value PDF Tool for Business!
Foxit Phantom PDF Suite 2.0, henceforth referred to simply as Foxit Phantom, is
a business ready PDF toolkit, with everything you need to create professional
PDF documents as well as streamline business processes in a fast, easy to use,
and cost-effective manner.
From Foxit Corporation, a Microsoft Certified Partner, Foxit Phantom joins Foxit’s
award-winning PDF tools product line, including Foxit Reader, with over 90
million downloads worldwide. Foxit Phantom provides an all in one solution for
business users of PDF, and a sensible alternative to Adobe Acrobat.
Key Features
Foxit Phantom is an un-bloated professional PDF tool-kit. Foxit Phantom has
just the right features for businesses including creating, editing, organizing and
securing PDF files.
Small and fast
Up to 3 times faster PDF Creation than competitor tools saves time
Installation file is only 10.9 MB and takes 22.6 MB of hard drive space,
about 1% of competitor’s product size.
Much faster launch speed compared to the leading competitors
Create industry-standard compliant PDF files from any printable
file
Supports 100s of the most common office file types
One-Button click produces PDF from Microsoft Word documents
automatically
Scan paper to PDF directly
Streamline workflow by converting paper contracts, agreements, etc to
electronic PDF files
Edit and Modify PDF contents
Quickly edit document content and correct mistakes right in a PDF
Add text to your PDF document as you need.
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Compare PDF documents
Highlight the differences between two PDF documents to help you
identify what has been changed quickly and easily
Organize PDF pages
Re-order PDF pages without help from any other applications to simplify
your operations
Add, Delete, or Combine pages from multiple PDF files to create new PDF
documents
Design and Fill-out electronic forms
Convert your current forms into electronic PDF forms
Easy to use form design tools make your PDF documents more
interactive
Collect the data your company needs from customers, partners and
employees easily without the cost of re-keying
Reduce paper handling
Extend document-based processes to better engage with customers,
partners, constituents, colleagues, etc
Protect PDF documents with Passwords and Certificates
Control access to PDF documents
Protect sensitive PDF documents to prevent loss of valuable company
assets
Enhance security when sending and receiving PDF files
Control PDF document usage such as printing, changing, content
extraction
Manage PDF usage permissions for individual documents within or
without your organization
Add Digital Signatures to PDF documents
Streamline business processes typically requiring paper-based or
in-person collaboration by enabling digital signatures on your PDF
documents
Enhance security by instituting identity authentication
Automatically check for unauthorized content changes
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Foxit Phantom Add-ons
Foxit Phantom provides separate add-ons for you to download on demand.
These add-ons fall into critical add-ons and advanced add-ons listed below and
can be updated by the Update Manager. At the very beginning, most of add-ons
such as JPEG2000/JBIG Decoder, Eastern Asian Language Support,
OndemandCM, Spell Checker and Firefox Plugins are integrated into Foxit
Phantom package, so users don’t need to install them after the first installation
of Foxit Phantom. However when any upgrades of those add-ons are available,
users need go to Check for Updates Now to download and install the latest
add-on.
Critical Add-ons
Critical add-ons are free. They are essential components for proper display and
execution. For example, if you open a PDF document containing Chinese
characters, Foxit Phantom will ask if you want to download the Eastern Asian
Language Support. If you choose “Cancel”, you can read this file, but some
characters will not be displayed correctly.
Free Critical Add-ons in Foxit Phantom
Name Function Description Size Remark
JPEG2000/JBIG
Decoder
This add-on module is for
decoding images in JPEG2000 or
JBIG2 formats. If you don't install
this module, images in those
formats cannot be displayed.
169KB Download
Free
Eastern Asian
Language Support
This module is used for displaying
Eastern Asian Language in a PDF
file. Eastern Asian Language can't
be displayed properly without it.
1.12MB
Download
Free
NOTE: To manually install a critical add-on, please extract it to the same
directory where you install Foxit Phantom.
See also
“Updating Foxit Phantom”.
Advanced Add-ons
Advanced add-ons have many specific capabilities and include OnDemandCM,
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Foxit PDF IFilter, Spell Checker, and Firefox Plugins. Most of them can be used
for free during your evaluation of Foxit Phantom. Some add-ons, such as Foxit
PDF IFilter, are not part of the evaluational version. Foxit PDF IFilter is an
application that helps users to index and search text on searchable PDF files.
Advanced Add-ons in Foxit Phantom
OnDemandCM
(Foxit OnDemand
Content
Management)
It enables users to
organize, share and
collaborate on documents and
Forms online. Upload from
Foxit Phantom or send
documents with ease.
Advanced features include
workflow driven document
sharing, revisions of
documents, CollabRoom for
group collaboration.
817KB
Download
Free
Foxit PDF IFilter
It is designed to help users to
index a large amount of PDF
documents and then quickly
find text within these
documents.
64-bit:
2.47MB
32-bit:
2.10MB
64-bit:
Download
32-bit:
Download
Price
Spell Checker
When you fill out an English
form or use typewriter to
insert any English text, this
tool will try to find any spelling
errors and highlight them with
squiggly lines. If you right click
on the misspelled words, you
will see a list of suggested
words. This feature is
available only to users who
purchase Foxit Phantom if the
security settings allow and
requires downloading of an
extra add-on, which is the
lexical dictionary. Click here to
download the dictionary...
Free
Firefox Plugins
It installs a simple Foxit
Reader into the Firefox web
browser, this free add-on
allows users to display, view,
edit and print PDF documents
in the browser.
214KB
Download
Free
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How to Purchase Foxit Phantom PDF Suite 2.0
1. To purchase Foxit Phantom, please do one of the following:
Order online: go to Foxit website to order directly.
(https://www.foxitsoftware.com/secure/order.php)
Email: write an e-mail to the Foxit sales department at
sales@foxitsoftware.com with your order information.
Purchase retail box version of Foxit Phantom from retail stores in US.
2. To know the price information, visit the Phantom webpage or contact Foxit at
sales@foxitsoftware.com.
Updating Foxit Phantom PDF Suite 2.0
Foxit files along with add-ons can be updated in several ways. Some updates are
available if you open a PDF document that triggers the updating process. For
example, if you open a file that contains Chinese characters, Foxit Phantom will
ask if you want to download the Eastern Asian Language Support. Other
updates are available only from the Help menu, where you have to manually
install them. However, all updates can be downloaded directly from Foxit
website.
Updating from the Help Menu
1. Choose Help > Check for Updates Now…
2. Select updates from the column on the left, and click Add to move them to
the right column. Only the updates and components appropriate for your
product will be listed.
3. Click Install.
Set Updating Preferences
1. Choose Help > Check for Updates Now…
2. In Foxit Phantom Updates dialog box, click Preferences.
3. To check for updates automatically, select Automatically check for Foxit
updates, and then specify whether you want automatic checking on a weekly
or monthly basis, and click OK.
Please note that “Automatically check for Foxit updates” option is selected by
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default.
Updating From Foxit Website
1. Click to visit http://www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf/phantom/addons.htm
2. Select and download the add-ons you want to update.
3. Extract them to the same directory where you install Foxit Phantom.
4. Re-run the Foxit Phantom program to implement the update files.
Using This Help
User Manual
This help document is divided into major categories shown in Table of Contents.
The contents bar can be used to navigate help by clicking on a topic.
To browse the topic you are interested in, please do one of the following:
1. Move to Table of Contents, click one of the topics you are interested in, the
page about this issue will be displayed.
2. Click the item in the bookmark pane to your desired topic.
If you have trouble finding help for a particular topic or the help provided is not
sufficient, send an email to support@foxitsoftware.com and our support team
will contact you. Your feedback helps us to improve our documentation.
Ticket Support
Visit Foxit Ticket Support System at
http://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/ticket/ to send your bug
report/suggestion/comment directly to Foxit Customer Support Center.
Foxit Corporation Forum
Visit Foxit Forum at http://forums.foxitsoftware.com// to see if you can find the
answer to your questions there immediately.
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Chapter 2 – Version History
Foxit is dedicated to improving the performance of Phantom PDF Suite 2.0 and
providing users with best experience in viewing, editing, creating, organizing
and securing PDF documents. This page lists recent updates and bug fixes to our
software. Click here to receive automatic email notifications. We also
recommend you sign up for our newsletter to stay current with what is going on
at Foxit and take advantage of our periodic promotions.
Version 2.0
New Features in Foxit Phantom PDF Suite Version 2.0 :
Convert multiple files to PDFs or merge into a single PDF file
Change page order by dragging and dropping thumbnails
Select pages from thumbnails for printing
Insert blank pages or pages from a scanner
Set initial view
Edit document properties such as author
Copy, cut and paste annotations
Undo and redo
Expanded stamp library
ADBC support in JavaScript
Foxit Phantom PDF Suite Version 2.0 fixed some bugs below:
Improves underline & strikeout tools performance in vertical text layout.
Default setting for image tool.
Supports setting a minimum value of “0” for the opened file list in the
preferences dialog box.
The number of print copies is reset to 1 after each print job.
Automatically records the Author's name when setting current properties
of the annotation.
Simply double click or click the middle mouse button on the target tab to
close the document.
Fixed the issue where multiple copies of check boxes created with Foxit
Phantom could not be displayed in Adobe Reader.
Fixed the issue where Field names may not be displayed correctly.
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Fully supports form filling in Polish.
Version 1.0.2
Foxit Phantom PDF Suite Version 1.0.2 fixes some bugs below:
- Supports opening files containing special Unicode characters in filenames in
a non-native language operating system.
- When using the Commenting Tools, the color indicator will reflect your color
selection.
- Supports simultaneous viewing of multiple documents.
- Supports line inserting and text addition using the Touchup Object Tool.
- Improves the performance of Touchup Object Tool when rotating pages.
- Improves the performance of Stamp Tool when rotating pages.
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Chapter 3 – Getting Started
This section gives you an overview of Foxit Phantom, including installation,
registration, work area, properties and uninstallation.
Installing Foxit Phantom
Foxit Phantom PDF Suite 2.0 installation file is around 10 MB and takes 22 MB
space of hard drive after installation, which is only 1% of main competitors. And
launch speed is much faster.
System Requirements
Microsoft® Windows® XP Home, Professional, or Tablet PC Edition with
Service Pack 2 or 3 (32-bit & 64- bit)
Windows Vista® Home Basic, Home Premium, Business, Ultimate, or
Enterprise with or without Service Pack 1 (32-bit & 64- bit)
Windows 7 (32-bit & 64-bit)
Recommended Minimum Hardware for Better Performance
1.3 GHz or faster processor
64 MB RAM (Recommended: 128 MB RAM or greater)
52 MB of available hard drive space
800*600 screen resolution
How to Install
1. Online Version of Foxit Phantom
Please visit Foxit Corporation’s website
(http://www.foxitsoftware.com/downloads/) to download the latest version of
Foxit Phantom for evaluation purpose after you sign up for Phantom. There are
three versions for you to download in your email after registration.
1) EXE Format
If you download the “Foxit Phantom_setup.exe” file to your computer, please do
the following:
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Double click the “Foxit Phantom_setup.exe” file, and you will see the Install
Wizard pop up. Click Next button to continue.
The new features are listed on the screen. Click Next button.
This program is protected by copyright law and you have to accept the
License Agreement to proceed. Click the I agree button to continue.
There are two setup types for you in this step:
Default setup— uses default settings for all configurations, including the
install directory, desktop shortcut, etc.
Custom setup— customizes install configurations, which allows you to
change the destination folder and desktop settings, etc.
After choosing your installation type, please follow the respective steps
listed below:
For default setup, click the Install button to complete the installation.
For custom setup, do the following:
A) Click the Browse…button to change the installation directory or keep the
default. Click Next to go on.
B) Check the options you want to install and click Next to install.
When the process is complete, a message tells you that Foxit Phantom is
installed. Click Finish to complete the installation.
2) MSI Format
Please refer to the installation steps of EXE Format.
Note: For Windows Vista users, please check if User Account Control is enabled
from Control Panel. If so, do one of the following:
Turn User Account Control off and install Foxit Phantom again.
1) Right click “cmd.exe” in“c:\windows\system32\”, and choose “Run as
Administrator”.
2) Execute “msiexec /i <fxPhantom10_en.msi> “, make sure you input the
full path of your MSI package. For instance, if you save
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“fxPhantom10_en.msi” in the root of the D drive, you should input:
“msiexec /i D:\ fxPhantom10_en.msi”
3) Click Enter, then the Foxit Phantom Install Wizard will pop up, click Next
to continue.
- To register Foxit Phantom, please add “KEYPATH=fpmkey.txt full path” after
fxPhantom10_en.msi.
2. Retail Box Version of Foxit Phantom
1) Insert the Foxit Phantom CD. The Foxit Phantom “Welcome to Setup” screen
will appear.
2) Click “Next” to follow the installation
instructions.
3) After reviewing the agreement, Click “I
agree” to accept the terms of the end
user license agreements.
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4) Select an installation type by clicking
one of the two options. The default
installation location is:
“C:\ProgramFiles (x86)\Foxit
Software\Foxit Phantom\”.
5) After installation, input the CD key
found on the CD envelope.
6) Optional – To be a registered user,
complete the following registration
form. As a registered user you will
receive 24/7 customer support, the
latest Foxit news and benefits.
Registering Foxit Phantom
1. Online Version of Foxit Phantom
After purchasing Foxit Phantom online, please do one of the following to register
your key:
Close Foxit Phantom, save the key file into the directory where you installed
Foxit Phantom.
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Run Foxit Phantom > Help > Install License Key > A registration box will pop
up. Open the received key file, copy the key contents into the box
indicated > click Register the key button.
Note: To check if you have registered successfully, please click the About
button on the toolbar and see if your name is shown at the bottom left
corner.
Before registration, you can try out Foxit Phantom as a full licensed version with
a 30-day temp key. When your evaluation license expires, Foxit Phantom will
not be launched or can’t be used anymore. However if you register Foxit
Phantom successfully, you can keep using its functions.
2. Retail Box Version of Foxit Phantom
If you purchase retail box version of Foxit Phantom in US, please follow the
activation instructions below:
Install Foxit Phantom from the CD. Run the program and follow the
installation instructions.
There are two optional ways to activate.
1) Save the key file you receive from Foxit into the directory where you
installed Foxit Phantom, by default the installation folder is C:\Program
Files\Foxit Software\Foxit Phantom. Please do not change the contents of
the key file.
2) Run Foxit Phantom, click Help > Activation and Activation procedure will
start. Follow the installation instructions, open your key file, copy the whole
key contents into the box indicated and click the "Register the Key" button.
Note: To check if you have activated successfully, please click the Help > About
Phantom button on the toolbar and see if your name is shown at the bottom
left corner.
Work Area
Foxit Phantom opens in two different ways: on its own, as a standalone
application, and in a web browser. The associated work areas differ slightly.
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The Foxit Phantom work area includes a document pane that displays PDFs and
a navigation pane on the left side that helps you browse through the current PDF.
Toolbars near the top and bottom of the window provide other controls that you
can use to work with PDFs, including toolbar pane, menu bar and status bar.
The Work Area for PDFs Open in the Application
Double-click the Foxit Phantom icon on the desktop to start this program
Choose File > Open, navigate to and select any PDF on your computer, and
click Open.
Foxit Phantom window
A. Menu bar B. Toolbars C. Navigation Pane D. Document Pane
E. Status bar
The Work Area for PDFs Open in a Web Browser
Open a web browser application.
Select a PDF anywhere on the Internet and click the link.
The PDF will be opened by Foxit Phantom directly in the web browser.
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C. Navigation Pane D. Status bar E. Document pane
Tools and Toolbars
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Toolbars
A. File toolbar B. Navigation toolbar C. Rotate View toolbar D. Zoom toolbar
E. Basic toolbar F. Digital Signature Tools G. Form Tools toolbar H. Stamp Tools
toolbar I. Security Editing Tools toolbar J. Measure tools toolbar K.Typewriter
Tools toolbar L. Properties toolbar M. Drawing Markup Tools toolbar N.
Commenting Tools toolbar O. Find toolbar P. Editing Tools toolbar Q. Favorite
Tools toolbar R. Format Tools toolbar
Customizing the Work Area
As you get acquainted with Foxit Phantom, you can set up your work
environment. The more you learn about its potential, the more you can take
advantage of its features, tools, and options.
There is much more to the application than you see at first glance. Foxit
Phantom has hidden tools and preferences that can enhance your experience
and give you greater control over how your work area is arranged and
displayed.
About Menu Bar
Generally speaking, it is a good idea to keep the menu bars visible so that they
are available as you work. However, some users prefer to have as much space in
Foxit Phantom as possible. To get rid of Phantom menus temporarily, you should
click View > uncheck Menu Bar, or press F9. Of course, you can temporarily
display the Menu Bar again by right-clicking toolbar and checking Menu Bar.
Foxit Phantom has numerous context-sensitive menus. These menus appear
when you right-click an object in the work area. A context menu displays
commands that are relate to the item or area clicked.
About Toolbars
Foxit Phantom enables you to change the appearance of the tools to suit your
needs and working style. You can add and delete buttons on the existing
toolbars so that only the commands you use most often will be displayed. To
learn more about it, read the explanation below.
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Any toolbars can float or be docked. Docked toolbars appear in the toolbar area.
Floating toolbars appear as independent palettes that you can move anywhere
in the work area.
Each toolbar has a grabber bar, which is a vertical gray stripe at the left end of
the toolbar.
Note: Foxit Phantom will be opened with the selections of Select Text Tool or
Typewriter if you select these tools the last time Foxit Phantom was opened.
Showing or hiding toolbars
- To hide all toolbars, choose View > Toolbars > Hide Toolbars, or press the
hotkey F8 on your keyboard.
- To show all toolbars, choose Toolbars > Show Toolbars, or press the hotkey
F8 on your keyboard.
- To open a toolbar, choose View > Toolbars > [toolbar name]. A checkmark
next to the toolbar name indicates that the toolbar is displayed.
- To hide a toolbar, please do one of the following: A.
Right-click the toolbar area or choose View >Toolbars, and uncheck the
toolbar you want to hide. B.
Drag the toolbar you want to delete by its grabber bar to the document pane,
click the "Close" button at the top right corner of its title bar to hide it.
- To change the visibility of several toolbars, please choose Tools > Customize
Toolbars > More Tools, and then select and deselect the toolbars. A
checkmark next to the toolbar name indicates that the toolbar is currently
visible.
Setting favorite toolbars
Choose Tools > Customize Toolbars > Favorite Toolbar.
In the Favorite Toolbar tab, please do the following:
Add - Select your preferred tools from the left “Command” pane, click Add
and see them appear in the right “Favorite Toolbar” pane. <Separator>
which will appear between two tools can be added if you like.
Remove - Select the tools you accidently added to the right “Favorite
Toolbar” pane, click Remove, and see them disappear from the right pane.
Reset - Restore the Favorite Toolbar pane to the default settings.
Click Up/Down button on the right side to adjust the position of your favorite
toolbars, and click OK.
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To show/hide Favorite Toolbars, you can either right-click toolbars to
check/uncheck Favorite Tools or go to View > Toolbars > check/uncheck
Favorite Tools.
Moving toolbars
- To rearrange the docked toolbars, use the toolbar grabber bars to drag them
from one position to another.
- To float a docked toolbar, drag it by its grabber bar from the toolbar area.
- To move a floating toolbar, drag it by its title bar to another location in the
work area.
- To dock a floating toolbar, double-click its title bar or drag it by its title bar to
the toolbar area.
- To move all floating toolbars to the toolbar area, choose View > Toolbars >
Reset Toolbars.
Note: To move a toolbar, drag the grabber bar at the left edge of the toolbar.
Returning toolbars to their default configuration
- Choose View > Toolbars > Reset Toolbars.
About Navigation Pane
The navigation pane, located next to the document pane, can display different
navigation panels, including Layer panel, Attachments panel, Signatures panel,
Comments panel, Pages panel and Bookmarks panel. These panels act like a
table of contents, with items you click to jump to a specific place in the
document. Please note that the navigation pane is unavailable when Foxit is
open but empty (no PDF is open).
Showing or hiding the navigation pane
The buttons on the left side of the navigation pane provides easy access to
various panels, such as the Bookmarks panel button and the Pages panel
button .
- To show the navigation pane, choose View > Navigation Panels > Show
Navigation Panels, or use keyboard shortcut F4.
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- To open a navigation panel, you can either click its button on the left side of
the navigation pane, or choose View > Navigation Panels > [navigation
panel name].
- To close the navigation pane, choose View > Navigation Panels > Hide
Navigation Panels, or use keyboard shortcut F4, or click the button for the
currently open panel in the navigation pane.
Tip: To show or hide the navigation pane, you can also click on the button at
the top right corner of the navigation pane.
Adjusting the navigation pane
Like the toolbars, the navigation panels can be docked in the navigation pane or
float anywhere in the work area of Foxit Phantom. You can choose to hide or
close the panels that you don't need and open the ones you do. What’s more,
you can easily adjust the width of the navigation pane.
1. Viewing a panel in the navigation pane
By default, all the panels dock in the navigation pane with a set of panel buttons
appearing on the left side of the work area.
Do one of the following:
- Select the button for the panel on the left side of the navigation pane.
- Choose View > Navigation Panels > [panel name].
2. Changing the display area for navigation pane
- To change the view area of the navigation pane, drag its right border to
adjust the width.
- To minimize or maximize the navigation pane, click on the button at the
top right corner of the navigation pane.
3. Docking or floating a navigation panel
- To float a navigation panel, drag the panel button into the document pane.
- To move a panel, drag it by its panel button to another location.
- To dock a floating panel, double-click its title bar.
- To dock multiple floating panels, choose View > Navigation Panels > Dock
All Panels.
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Setting preferences
Although Foxit Phantom is customizable, some of the customizable features
may be difficult to find. After reading this topic, you will find out how useful
having your own preferences can be, and how simple it is to set up your own
preferences.
Setting commenting preference
Pop-up opacity: determines the opacity of comment pop-up notes in values
from 1 to 100 percent, you can drag the slide bar to adjust the opacity of pop-up
notes, the lower opacity values make the notes more transparent.
Setting document layout, colors and measurement units
The Document Layout and Colors of the Preferences dialog provides 3 ways to
browse PDF documents, and different color schemes to replace document colors.
Automatically, Foxit Phantom uses the color settings of the PDF document.
- Documents Layout
A. Tabbed documents: Opens multiple PDFs in one instance of Foxit
Phantom.
B. Allow Multiple Instances: Creates a new Foxit Phantom window when
double-clicking to open a PDF file.
C. Show prompt message before closing all tabs: When you close a window
with multiple tabs, Foxit Phantom will ask you to confirm your choice.
This prevents you from accidentally closing the whole window when you
intended to only close the current tab. Uncheck this option preference to
disable this message and have Foxit Phantom automatically close the
window.
- Document Colors Options
A. Replace Document Colors: Select to activate other options to change
the document colors.
B. Use Windows Color Scheme: Sets document colors according to the
color scheme of your Windows preferences.
C. Custom Color: Changes the color of Page Background and Document
Text.
D. Change Only the Color of Black/White Content: Changes only the
Black/White text and leaves the colored text unchanged.
- Measurement Units
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Set unit of page dimensions given in the status bar and print dialog box.
Setting form display preferences
The form tab enables you to set the preferences of the interactive form display.
- Always hide document message bar: Permanently hide document message
bar on every open form in Foxit Phantom. Uncheck this option preference to
have Foxit Phantom automatically show document message bar.
- Use initial highlight mode form fields when opening document: Select to
highlight required form fields with default yellow background.
- Highlight all fields: You can either check Highlight all fields or choose to
highlight the specific fields to your needs. This option classifies all the fields
into Combo Box, List Box, Radio Button, Check Box, Push Button and Text
Field.
- Change highlight colors: Click the color panes next to the field names to
choose any color you like.
- Opacity: Adjust the opacity of the fields highlighted.
- Set highlight layer:
A. At default position: the highlight layer is set to stack below the text input
by default.
B. Below field: the highlight layer is stacked below the text input.
C. Above field: the highlight layer is stacked on top of the text input.
Setting full screen preferences
- Full Screen Navigation
A. Select to show Scroll bar, Bookmark, Status bar or Menu bar in Full
Screen mode.
B. Show Exit Button – check or uncheck this option to show or hide Exit
Button in Full Screen mode.
C. One page at a time – displays a single page at a time in Full Screen
mode.
D. Left click to go forward one page; right click to go back one page -- lets
you page through a PDF document by clicking the mouse. You can also
page through a document by pressing Space, Shift + Space, or the
arrow keys.
- Full Screen Appearance
Background – click the color pane and choose the color you like to be the
background color in Full Screen mode.
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Setting general preferences
The General Preferences setting provides options on Toolbar Settings, Snapshot
Selection, Printer Font, Text Link, etc.
- Basic Tools
A. Use Fixed Resolution for Snapshots -- sets the resolution used to copy
the image captured with the Snapshot tool. Automatically uses 72 pixels
as default resolution.
B. Create links from URLs -- detect the text links in PDF documents and
change the non-clickable links into clickable ones.
C. Minimize to system tray -- You can save space on your task bar by
minimizing the Foxit Phantom to system tray. Check it to minimize Foxit
Phantom to system tray when you click the Minimize button.
D. Screen word-capturing – Check it to turn on this function which enables
you to use your mouse to capture words inside a PDF file and have it
translated if you are using dictionary software.
- Printer
Print Texts as Graphics (Ignore Font Substitution) – sets the text font as
graphics and printout fonts are exactly the same as the text fonts.
Automatically allows quick print where Printer Font is substituted.
- Tab Bar
A. Always show close button – permanently shows close button on every
tab. If deselecting this option, the close button will only appear on the
current tab.
B. Max tab size – allows you to specify a maximum tab size.
Setting history preference
- History
A. Restore last view settings when reopening: determines whether
documents open automatically to the last viewed page within a work
session.
B. Maximum number of documents in history list: sets the maximum
number of PDF documents you read in history list. The default is 50 PDF
documents.
C. Maximum number of documents in recently used list: sets the maximum
number of PDF documents you read recently in “File” pull-down menu.
The default is 4 PDF documents.
- Navigation Panel
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Restore last used panel state when reopening – determines whether open
last used panel automatically.
Setting Internet preference
Web Browser Options: if you do not want PDF documents opened in your web
browser directly, please check the option of “Show file download dialog” so that
a message box will pop up to give you options to open or download the PDF file
when clicking a PDF link.
Setting JavaScript preference
Enable JavaScript Actions: enables any actions in a PDF that uses JavaScript.
Setting languages preference
- Use default language: Foxit Phantom supports dynamic UI language switch.
English is the default UI language.
- Choose custom language: You can select a localized language from the
Language list. When switching UI language, you may meet one of the
following cases:
If the UI language file exists on your computer, the UI will be switched in
a flash into the language you selected.
If you don’t have the UI language file on your computer but available on
Foxit server, a prompt message will pop up asking you whether or not to
download the language kits.
If the UI language file is unavailable on Foxit server, a prompt message
will pop up giving you a notice that you can get the UI language package
on our website. In addition, you can also help us to translate the UI
language package so that we can localize Foxit Phantom into your own
language shortly. To visit our multi-language translation system, please
click here.
Setting page display preferences
The Page Display panel of the Preferences dialog box includes the following
options:
- Page Display
A. Default Page Layout: you can use the following page layouts when
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viewing PDF documents:
a) Single Page -- Displays one page at a time, with no portion on other
pages visible.
b) Continuous -- Displays pages in a continuous vertical column that is
one page wide.
c) Facing -- Displays each two-page spread with no portion of other
pages visible.
d) Continuous Facing -- Displays facing pages side by side in a
continuous vertical column.
See also
“Changing the page layout”.
B. Display Transparency Grid: displays a grid behind transparent objects.
C. Custom Facing: the Default Facing for page layout is 2 pages. You can
check the Custom Facing box and set the facing layout to your own
preference.
D. Custom Margin: sets the margins between different pages with Facing or
Continuous Facing page layout. The default is a margin of 8 pixels.
E. Display Texts Optimized for LCD Screen: optimally adjusts text display
that best suits your monitor.
- Magnification
Default Zoom: sets the magnification level for PDF documents when they are
first opened. This value overrides document settings. The default uses the
settings of the PDF document.
See also
“Changing the magnification level of a document”.
Setting reading preference
- Page Vs Document: This preference determines how much of a document is
delivered to a screen reader at a time. When opening a PDF document,
Phantom may analyze the document and attempt to infer its structure,
which can take a long time for a long document. You may want to set
Phantom to deliver only the currently visible page so that it analyzes only a
small piece of the document at a time. This consideration will vary
depending on the size and complexity of the document and on the features
of the screen reader.
A. Only read the currently visible pages - This option is usually best when
using a screen magnifier. It improves performance by eliminating the
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need for the software to process parts of the document that aren’t visible.
When Phantom sends only the currently visible pages of a PDF to the
memory buffer, the assistive technology has access to those pages only.
It cannot go to another page until the next page is visible and Phantom
has sent the page information to the memory buffer. So, if this option is
selected, you must use the navigation features of Phantom, not those of
the assistive technology, to navigate from page to page in the document.
You should also set the Default Page Display option in preferences to
Single Page if you choose to have Phantom send only the currently
visible pages to the assistive technology. For instructions on setting the
default page display to Singe Page, see “Setting page display
preference”.
B. Read the entire document - This option can be best if you use a screen
reader that has its own navigation and search tools and that is more
familiar to you than the tools in Phantom.
C. For large documents, only read the currently visible pages - This option
is selected by default and is usually best if you use a screen reader with
long or complex PDFs. It allows Phantom to deliver an entire small
document but revert to page-by-page delivery for large documents.
D. Minimum number of pages in a large document – When the For large
documents, only read the currently visible pages option is selected, it
allows you to set this minimum value.
Setting signature preference
- Digital Signatures
A. Verify signatures when the document is opened –determines when to
verify signatures. Checking the option will automatically validate all
signatures when you open the document.
B. Sign the document after signature is placed immediately - After
checking the option, the document will be signed after signature is
placed immediately; the signature will not be moved or changed when
the document is signed.
- Image settings
Make the image transparent when loading – After the option is selected, you
can change the image transparency of image signature.
Filter color – sets the color that will be filtered with RGB. The image filtered
will become transparent.
Tolerance – defines how similar in color a pixel must be to be filtered.
Values can range from 0 to 255. A low tolerance filters pixels within a range
of color values very similar to the pixel you set. A high tolerance filters pixels
within a broader range.
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Setting typewriter preference
This option allows you to customize your own Textbox and Callout tool.
- Border Color when editing – Allows you to set border color when typing text.
It’s mainly used to indicate the position where you’re typing text within a
document.
- Text box – Input the width and height values to customize textboxes. The
default value is 100 wide and 20 high.
- Callout – Input the width, height and length values to customize callout tool.
The default value is 100 wide and 100 high. The default length 1 is 100, the
length 2 20.
Viewing PDF Properties
The Properties dialog box provides information about the document, including
the document’s location, title, subject, author, security settings, fonts used, etc.
This dialog box also displays attributes set by other programs.
To view the PDF properties, please choose File > Properties. You can acquire all
relevant information as follows:
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Description tab of the Document Properties dialog box
Description
This tab shows some basic information about the document. The title, author,
subject, and keywords may have been set by the person who created the
document in the source application. You can easily edit those document
information within the PDF document, a useful way for searching and indexing
files.
- Title -- A general or descriptive heading of the document.
- Subject -- The principal idea and point of the document.
- Author -- The writer of the document.
- Creator -- The application that produced the original document.
- Producer -- The application or driver that converted the original document
into a PDF document.
- Keywords -- The words that are used to reveal the internal structure of an
author's reasoning.
- Created -- The date and time the document was created.
- Modified -- The date and time the document was last modified.
- Advanced -- This area shows the PDF version, the page size, and number of
pages.
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Initial View tab of the Document Properties dialog box
Initial View
When a user opens your PDF document, they see the initial view of the PDF. You
can set the initial view to the magnification level, page and page layout that you
want to have appear. If your PDF is a presentation, you may want to set the
initial view to Full Screen Mode. After you define the initial view of the PDF, you
can add page transitions to selected pages of the entire document.
Define the initial view
1. Choose File > Properties.
2. In the Document Properties dialog box, click Initial View.
3. Select the options you want, and then click OK. You have to save and reopen
the file to see the effects.
Initial View options for document properties
The Initial View options in the Document Properties are organized into three
areas: Layout and Magnification, Window Options, and User Interface Options.
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- Layout and Destination - Determines the appearance of the document.
Navigation tab - Determines which panels are displayed in the navigation
pane.
Page layout - Determines how document pages are arranged.
Open to page - Specifies the page that appears when the document opens.
Note: Setting Default for the Magnification and Page layout options uses the
individual users’ settings in the Page Display preferences.
Magnification - Sets the zoom level the document will appear at when
opened. Default uses the magnification set by the user.
- Window Options - Determine how the window adjusts in the screen area
when a user opens the document. These options apply to the document
window itself in relationship to the screen area of the user’s monitor.
Resize window to initial page - Adjusts the document window to fit
snugly around the opening page, according to the options that you selected
under Document Options.
Center window on screen - Positions the window in the center of the
screen area.
Open in Full Screen mode - Maximizes the document window and displays
the document without the menu bar, toolbar, or window controls.
Display document title - Shows the document title in the title bar of the
window. The document title is obtained from the Description panel of the
Document Properties dialog box.
- User Interface Options - Determine which parts of the interface—the
menu bar, the toolbars, and the window controls—are hidden.
Note: If you hide the menu bar and toolbars, users cannot apply commands
and select tools unless they know the keyboard shortcuts. You may want to
set up page actions that temporarily hide interface controls while the page is
in view.
Define the initial view as Full Screen mode
When setting the initial view of a PDF to Full Screen mode, you must define how
the document opens.
1. Choose File > Properties.
2. In the Document Properties dialog box, select Initial View.
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3. For best results, do the following:
o Choose Page Only from the Navigation tab menu.
o Choose Single Page from the Page layout menu.
o Set Open to page to the page on which you want to start the
presentation.
4. Select Open in Full Screen mode to open the document without the menu bar,
toolbar, or window controls displayed. Click OK. (You have to save and
reopen the file to see the effects.)
Note: Users can exit Full Screen mode by pressing Esc if their preferences are
set this way. However, in Full Screen mode, users cannot apply commands and
select tools unless they know the keyboard shortcuts. You may want to set up
page actions in the document to provide this functionality.
Security tab of the Document Properties dialog box
Security
This tab describes security permissions and what functionality is allowed within
a PDF. All the security information is listed here if a password has been applied
to the PDF.
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See also
“Checking PDF security“
Fonts tab of the Document Properties dialog box
Fonts
The Fonts tab lists the fonts and the font types used in the original document, as
well as the encoding used to display the original fonts.
Uninstalling Foxit Phantom
How to Uninstall
Please do one of the following:
Click Start > Programs > Foxit Phantom > Uninstall.
Click Start > Programs > Foxit Phantom > Uninstall. Click Start >
Settings > Control Panel > Add or Remove Program and select Foxit
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Phantom to uninstall.
Double click the file uninstall.exe under Foxit Phantom installation directory
Drive name:\...\Foxit Software\Foxit Phantom\.
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Chapter 4 – Creating PDFs
Once Foxit Phantom is properly installed, Foxit Phantom Printer will have been
installed onto your system as well and its icon will appear on Microsoft Word
toolbar. Up to 3 times faster than other PDF tools, Foxit Phantom is the total
solution for creating PDFs from any printable file or document that is in a format
that can be scanned. A single click will create PDFs from Microsoft Word.
Creating PDFs with Foxit Phantom Printer
Creating a PDF from a file
You can create a PDF from Office, email, a web site, or from any file that prints.
1. Choose File > Create PDF > From File.
2. In the Open dialog box, select a file. You can browse all file types when you
select All Files (**) from the File type menu.
3. Click Open to convert the file to a PDF.
4. Type a filename and specify a location in pop-up Save dialog box.
Note: Depending on the type of file being converted, the converting application
opens automatically and a progress dialog box appears.
Creating a PDF from a scanner
You can create a PDF directly from a paper document using Phantom and your
scanner.
1. Choose File > Create PDF > From Scanner.
2. Select the input, output, and documents options in the Foxit Scanner dialog
box, and then click Scan.
- Input
Scanner: select an installed scanner. You must have the manufacturer’s
scanning software installed on your computer.
Scanner Options (Windows only): click to open the Scanner Options
dialog box. (Available only after you select a scanner.)
User Interface: the hide scanner’s interface option bypasses the
windows and dialog boxes provided by the scanner manufacturer.
Instead, scanning from Foxit opens the Foxit Scanner dialog box.
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Paper Size: the menu lists available standard page sizes.
Color Mode (Windows only): select a basic color mode (Color, Black and
White, or Grayscale) supported by your scanner. This option is enabled if
your Scanner Options are set to use the Foxit scanning dialog box instead of
the scanner application.
Resolution (Windows only): select a resolution supported by your
scanner. This option is enabled if your Scanner Options are set to use the
Foxit scanning dialog box instead of the scanner application.
Note: If you select a Color Mode or Resolution option not supported by your
scanner, a message appears and your scanner’s application window opens,
where you can select different options.
- Output
New PDF Document: select this to create a new PDF; deselect it if you
want to append the scanned page to an existing PDF.
Append: select this if you want to add the converted scan to an existing PDF.
Use the pop-up menu to select an open PDF or click Browse to find and
select another PDF.
- Documents
Optimization: drag the slider to set the balance point between file size and
quality. Click the Options button if you want to customize optimization with
specific settings for file compression.
The Optimization Options dialog box for image settings controls how
scanned images are compressed for the PDF. Default settings are suitable
for a wide range of document pages, but you may want to customize
settings for higher quality images and smaller file sizes.
Automatic: applies default settings to balance the file size and quality at
a moderate level.
Custom Settings: makes additional settings available under
Compression. When Custom Settings is selected, the Color/Gray or
Monochrome settings are available.
Color/Gray settings: when scanning color or gray pages, select one
of the following:
Lossless: does not apply compression to scanned pages.
JPEG: applies JPEG compression to the entire gray or RGB input
page.
Monochrome: when scanning black-and-white or monotone images,
select one of the following:
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Lossless: does not apply compression to scanned pages.
CCITT Group 4: applies CCITT Group 4 compression to
black-and-white input page images.
3. If creating a new PDF, specify a filename and location, and click Save.
4. Select “Continue Scan (put next paper)” to scan next paper if you like.
5. Select “Finish Scanning” and click OK to exit.
Creating a PDF from multiple files
You can easily merge files of different types into a single PDF.
1. Choose File > Create PDF > From Multiple Files
2. In the Convert Multiple Files dialog box, click Add Files to select the files you
want to combine, click Add Folder to add all files under this specific folder.
3. Adjust the order of files as desired by using Move Up/Down.
4. Select Merge multiple files into a single PDF file, and click Convert.
5. Select a file name and location for the combined PDF, click Save.
Creating a PDF from a blank page
You can create a PDF from a blank page rather than beginning with a file, a
clipboard image, or scanning.
1. Choose File > Create PDF > From Blank Page.
2. Begin typing the text you want to add to the blank page.
3. As needed, select other tools and options that you want to apply to the PDF.
4. Choose File > Save, and select a name and location for the PDF file.
Dragging and dropping to create PDFs
The method is very useful for documents that are small-sized files, plain text
files, or small images.
1. Drag the file icons onto the open Foxit Phantom window.
2. Type the file name and location to save the PDF.
Creating a PDF using the Print command
Foxit PDF Printer works like a standard printer, so you can use it to print your
files from any windows applications as if you would print to a real printer.
1. Open the file in its authoring application.
2. Choose File > Print.
3. Select the printer named Foxit Phantom Printer, and click OK button to start
printing.
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4. You will be prompted to specify the name of the PDF file and where to store,
simply assign the PDF filename and select a folder location.
5. Click Save.
6. You will see a creating status bar, when it is done, the PDF will be
automatically opened.
Setting Foxit Phantom Printer Properties
Before you create a PDF file, you may wish to access PDF Printing Preferences to
set up options for your PDF files, there are two ways to access PDF Preferences.
1. Accessing the PDF printing Preferences from Control Panel
Go to Start > Settings > Control Panel > Printers and Faxes.
Right-click on the Foxit Phantom Printer and then select Printing
Preferences.
2. Accessing the PDF Printing Preferences from the Print dialog box.
When you print a file and open the Print dialog box, simply click on the
Properties button, you can bring up the PDF Printing Preferences.
General tab
Default Folder for Generated PDF File - allows you to assign a
destination folder to place the PDF files after generations.
Overwrite existing PDF file without confirmation - By default, this
option is checked. If you don’t hope your file is overwritten without any
prompt, you should uncheck this option.
Use default filename and save to default folder – If you don’t want to
change the original filename, just check this option and the generated PDF
file will be automatically saved to the default folder you have assigned.
Open the file after converting – By default, this option is checked; the
generated PDF file will automatically open after conversion.
Compress images using lossy algorithm - allows you to reduce the
image size but with lower quality during generating PDF files. By default, it’s
checked.
Image Resolution - allows you to input a DPI (dot per inch) level for image
resolution. The valid level value is between 72 -300.
Support PDF/A – 1b Standard – allows you to archive PDF files.
Save As Default - If you want all of your settings to be applied to all
documents, you must keep the option checked. If you uncheck it, your
settings will be effective for the current document only.
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Layout tab
Page Form - This option allows you to choose paper type, or click
Custom-size form and then enter the Paper Size dimensions in the Width
and Height boxes.
Layout Preview - You can see how your document layout will look with the
selected options from Page Form.
Paper Size - When you click Custom-size Form from the Page Form, this
option is activated, and you can enter dimensions in the Width and Height
boxes.
Unit of Metrics - Allows you to change the unit of measurement, including
inches, centimeter and millimeters.
Orientation - Allows you to change the page orientation.
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Chapter 5 – Organizing PDFs
Foxit Phantom comes with a built in functionality to combine various PDF files &
split one PDF into various small single & multiple page PDF files according to
page numbers as well as page range. Organize PDF files by re-arranging pages,
composing page outlines, etc. Foxit Phantom displays an overview page without
any additional software so you can easily know what you are working on. It
allows you to split, merge, and reorganize pages in your PDF document.
Inserting Pages
Inserting pages from a file
Foxit Phantom allows you to insert one PDF into another.
1. Open the PDF that you want to serve as the basis of the combined file, and
choose Organize > Insert Pages > From File.
2. Select a PDF that you want to insert into the target document, and click
Open.
3. In the Insert Pages dialog box, specify where you want to insert the
document (before or after the first, last, or a designated page of the open
PDF), and page range (all or specific pages) of the PDF document that you
want to insert, and click OK.
4. To leave the original PDF intact as a separate file, choose Save As, and type
a new name for the merged PDF.
Inserting pages from a scanner
You can insert pages from a paper document using Phantom and your scanner.
1. Open the PDF that you want to serve as the basis of the combined file, and
choose Organize > Insert Pages > From Scanner.
2. Select the input and documents options in the Foxit Scanner dialog box, and
then click Scan.
See also
“Create a PDF from a scanner”
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Inserting pages from a blank page
1. Open the PDF that you want to serve as the basis of the combined file, and
choose Organize > Insert Pages > From Blank Page.
2. In the Insert blank pages dialog box, specify where you want to insert the
blank page (before or after the first, last, or a designated page of the open
PDF), and page count (how many blank pages you want to insert), and click
OK.
3. To leave the original PDF intact as a separate file, choose Save As, and type
a new name for the merged PDF.
Deleting Pages
After combining PDF files, you can delete unwanted or blank pages.
Deleting Pages using the Delete command
1. Open the PDF document where you want to delete pages.
2. (Optional) Click the Pages button in the navigation pane and select the
pages you want to delete.
3. Choose Organize > Delete Pages.
4. Click OK to delete selected pages or click From and specify a range.
Note: If you want to retain a copy of the original PDF, make sure that you save
the new document using Save As rather than Save.
Deleting Pages using page thumbnails
1. In the Pages panel, select a page or group of pages:
o Select the page number box of the thumbnail or the page thumbnail
itself.
o Shift-click or Ctrl- click to select a range of page thumbnails.
2. Choose Delete Pages from the Pages panel Options menu, and click OK.
Extracting Pages
Extraction is the process of reusing selected pages of one PDF in a different PDF.
Extracted pages contain not only the content but also all form fields, comments,
and links associated with the original page content.
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You can leave the extracted pages in the original document and create a new
PDF that includes all of the extracted pages during the extraction
process—comparable to the familiar processes of cutting-and-pasting or
copying-and-pasting, but on the page level.
Note: Any bookmarks or article threading associated with pages are not
extracted.
1. Open the PDF in Foxit Phantom and choose Organize > Extract Pages.
2. In the Extract Pages dialog box, under Extract Range, do any of the
following:
To extract only every other page, select either Odd Pages only or
Even Pages only.
To extract only one page or a range of pages, select From, and
enter page numbers in the From and To options.
3. In the Extract Pages dialog box, to leave the original pages in the document
and create a single PDF that includes all of the extracted pages, select
Extract Pages As A Single File, click OK.
4. A Save As dialog box automatically appears asking you to enter a filename
and click Save. The saved file is not currently open in Foxit Phantom.
5. If the “Extract Pages As A Single File” option is deselected, the single PDF
that includes all of the extracted pages is currently open without being
saved. You have to manually save the single file if you like.
The extracted pages are placed in a new document named Extract Pages From
[original document name].pdf.
Note: The creator of a PDF document can set the security to prevent the
extraction of pages. To view the security settings for a document, choose File >
Properties, and select Security.
Replacing Pages
You can replace an entire PDF page with another PDF page. Only the text and
images on the original page are replaced. Any interactive elements associated
with the original page, such as links and bookmarks, are not affected. Likewise,
bookmarks and links that may have been previously associated with the
replacement page do not carry over. Comments, however, are carried over and
are combined with any existing comments in the document.
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To quickly update a PDF, you can replace individual pages.
1. Open the PDF that contains the pages you want to replace.
2. Choose Organize > Replace Pages.
3. Select the document containing the replacement pages, and click Open.
4. Under Original, enter the pages to be replaced in the original document.
5. Under Replacement, enter the first page of the replacement page range.
The last page is calculated based on the number of pages to be replaced in
the original document.
6. Click OK.
Swapping Two Pages
The Swap feature is useful sometimes if you want to swap two different pages
within a PDF document.
1. Open the PDF document within which you want to swap pages.
2. Choose Organize > Swap Two Pages.
3. In the Swap Two Pages dialog box, enter two different page numbers in the
Swap and For options.
4. Click OK.
Duplicating Pages
The Duplicate Pages feature allows you to copy pages within a PDF document.
1. Open the PDF document within which you want to copy pages.
2. Choose Organize > Duplicate Pages.
3. In the Duplicate Pages dialog box, specify where you want to copy pages
within the document (before or after a designated page of the open PDF),
and enter page numbers in the Form and To options that you want to copy.
4. Click OK.
Moving Pages
The Move Pages feature allows you to move pages within a PDF document.
Moving one or more pages within a PDF document
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1. Open the PDF document within which you want to move pages.
2. Choose Organize > Move Pages.
3. In the Move Pages dialog box, specify where you want to move pages within
the document (before or after a designated page of the open PDF), and
enter page numbers in the From and To options that you want to move.
4. Click OK.
Note: Tagged bookmarks affect the order that reading devices follow, such as
devices for the visually impaired. Tagged bookmarks do not change the
sequence of pages in a PDF.
Moving one or more pages within a PDF, using page thumbnails
1. Click the Pages button to open the Pages panel, and select one or more page
thumbnails.
2. To move a page, drag the page number box of the corresponding page
thumbnail or the page thumbnail itself to the new location. A bar appears to
show the new position of the page thumbnail. The pages are renumbered.
Cropping Pages
The Crop Pages dialog box is where you can adjust the visible page area. This
can help you create consistency within a PDF composed of pages of different
sizes.
Cropping one or more pages
1. Open the PDF document within which you want to crop pages.
2. Open the Crop Pages dialog box using one of the following methods:
Choose Organize > Crop Pages.
From the right click context menu on the Pages thumbnails,
choose Crop Pages.
3. In the Crop Pages dialog box, adjust values for the Margin Controls:
Top, Bottom, Left, and Right. A black rectangle in the thumbnail page
display shows the adjusted boundaries of the cropped page.
4. Under Page Range, do any of the following:
To crop all pages in the PDF, select All.
To crop only one page or a range of pages, select From, and enter
page numbers in the From and To options.
5. Click OK.
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Rotating Pages
You can rotate all or selected pages in a document. Rotation is based on 90°
increments.
1. Open the PDF document within which you want to rotate pages.
2. Open the Rotate Pages dialog box using one of the following methods:
Choose Organize > Rotate Pages.
From the right click context menu on the Pages thumbnails,
choose Rotate Pages.
3. For Direction, select the amount and direction of the rotations:
Counterclockwise 90 degrees, Clockwise 90 degrees, or 180 degrees.
4. For Pages, specify whether all pages, a selection of pages, or a range
of pages are to be rotated.
5. Click OK.
Note: To temporarily change your view of the page, choose View > Rotate
View > Clockwise or Counterclockwise. The original page orientation is
restored the next time you open the PDF.
Flattening Pages
The Flatten Pages feature can discard interactive annotations in the PDF file and
make them become part of objects of the PDF pages.
1. Open the PDF document where you want to flatten pages.
2. Choose Organize > Flatten Pages.
3. In the Flatten Pages dialog box, specify the page range (current page, all
pages, a range of pages), and click OK.
Note: If you want to retain a copy of the original PDF, make sure that you save
the new document using Save As rather than Save.
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Chapter 6 – Viewing PDFs
Once the Foxit Phantom is properly installed, you can open and view PDF files
easily. When you have a PDF open, you can also adjust the view of the
document, find text in it, email to others, etc.
Opening Documents
You can open and view PDFs in Foxit Phantom from the desktop, or in a web
browser.
Opening a PDF document in Foxit Phantom
Opening a PDF document in Foxit Phantom
Do one of the following:
Choose File > Open, or click the Open button on File Toolbar. In the
Open dialog box, select the file name, and click Open. PDF documents are
usually identified with .pdf extension.
Drag and drop the PDF file into the Foxit Phantom window.
Note: You can open more than one PDF document within the same Foxit
Phantom application. When you open more than one file at a time, you
can navigate the PDF files easily by clicking the corresponding tabs or file
names under the Window menu.
Opening a PDF document from desktop or within other applications
If you set Foxit Phantom as your default viewer for PDF files, you are able to
launch and open PDF files in the following applications:
Email Application: in most email applications, you can double-click the
attachment icon to open the document.
Web Application: you can open a PDF document by clicking on the PDF file
link in your web browser.
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File System: double-click the PDF file icon in your file system.
Note: You can see the size of the opened document at the bottom right corner
of the window. For example . To sets unit of page
dimensions, please refer to “Measurement Units”.
Opening a secured PDF document
If you receive a PDF that is protected by security features, you may need a
password to open the document. Some protected documents have other
restrictions that prevent you from printing, editing, copying, etc.
When opening a protected PDF, you will be prompted to enter the password.
When trying to copy or edit a secured PDF, you will be informed that you are
prohibited to do so without the owner’s permission.
Retrieving recently opened documents from within Foxit Phantom
In “File” pull-down menu, you will be able to instantly retrieve recently opened
documents. Foxit Phantom provides a list of recently opened PDF documents.
Choose File > a previously opened PDF.
Note: To customize the number of document in recently used list, please refer
to “Setting history preference”.
Viewing Documents
Foxit Phantom provides three different ways for you to read PDF files: multi-tab
browsing, single document interface mode, and multiple document interface
mode.
Multi-tab browsing
The multi-tab browsing feature enables you to open multiple files in a single
instance. If you already have a PDF open and then when you double-click
another pdf file, it'll be opened in the same window. However, you don’t need to
use tabbed browsing. But if you do, you will find tabbed browsing is a faster and
easier way to read PDF files.
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To enable tabbed browsing, please go to Tools > Preference > Documents >
Documents Layout > check the option of “Tabbed documents”.
To disable tabbed browsing, please go to Tools > Preference > Documents >
Documents Layout > uncheck the option of “Tabbed documents”.
Opening a new tab
To open a new tab, you can double-click a PDF file, select File > Open, or click
the Open button on the toolbar.
Closing a tab
To close the current tab, you can do one of the following:
Double click the Close Tab button at the top right corner of the Tab Bar.
Right-click on a tab and choose Close.
Select File > Close.
To close all tabs at the same time, click the Close button at the top right
corner of Foxit Phantom window, right-click on a tab and choose Close All, or
select File > Exit.
Single document interface mode
The single document interface mode enables you to open multiple instances of
Foxit Phantom. Foxit Phantom will create a new window when you double-click
to open a new PDF file, which is very useful for viewing different files side by
side.
To enable single document interface mode, please go to Tools >
Preference > Documents > Documents Layout > check “Allow Multiple
Instances”.
To disable single document interface mode, please go to Tools >
Preference > Documents > Documents Layout > uncheck “Allow Multiple
Tab bar
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Instances”.
Multiple document interface mode
The multiple document interface mode sets multiple documents under a
single parent window, as opposed to all windows being separated from each
other (single document interface). In order to view a list of windows open in
Foxit Phantom, the user typically has to select the Window menu.
To enable multiple document interface mode, please go to Tools >
Preference > Documents > Documents Layout > uncheck the options of
“Tabbed documents” and “Allow Multiple Instances”.
To disable single document interface mode, please go to Tools >
Preference > Documents > Documents Layout > either check the option of
“Tabbed documents” or “Allow Multiple Instances”.
Arranging child windows
When you have more than two PDF files open, you may want to arrange these
documents on the screen. You can implement the features such as "Tile" and
"Cascade" for the child windows.
1. Cascading windows
When you have multiple documents open, you may want to arrange them so
that you can see all or part of each document. Cascading the windows stacks
them so that each window title bar is visible.
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To cascade multiple windows, please click Cascade on the View menu.
2. Tiling windows
This command is useful for displaying a series of images or maps across your
screen from top to bottom. You can either open each file in a new window, tile
the windows, and then re-draw each window, or open a series of new windows,
tile them and then retrieve the files into the windows.
To tile multiple windows horizontally or vertically, please choose View > Tile >
Horizontally or Vertically.
3. Arrange icons
This command arranges the icons for minimized windows at the bottom of the
main window. Please note that if there is an open window at the bottom of the
main window, then some or all of the icons may not be visible because they will
be underneath this window.
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To arrange the icons, please click Arrange Icons on the View menu.
Closing windows
- To close the current PDF file, click Close on the File menu.
- To close all PDF files, click Close All on the File menu.
Navigating in Documents
Foxit Phantom provides user-friendly controls to navigate through PDF
documents. You can navigate in PDF documents by paging through or by using
navigational tools.
Scrolling through documents
1. Navigating around documents
Do one of the following:
- Using mouse actions or keystrokes
Scroll the mouse wheel or press the Down or Up Arrows on the keyboard
to navigate around the documents.
- Scroll automatically
Automatic scrolling allows users to view documents without using mouse
actions or keystrokes. Foxit Phantom also enables you to change the
scrolling speed with ease.
A. Choose “View” > “AutoScroll”.
B. Do one of the following:
To increase or decrease the scrolling speed, press the Up Arrow or
Down Arrow key, depending on the direction of scrolling.
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To reverse the direction of scrolling, press the minus sign (-) key.
To jump to the next or previous page, press the Space Bar or Shift +
Space.
To stop automatic scrolling, choose View > AutoScroll again.
2. Going to the next or previous page
Do one of the following:
Choose View > Go To > Previous Page or Next Page on Menu Bar.
Click the Previous Page icon or the Next Page icon on Toolbar or
Status Bar.
Put the cursor in the Document Pane, press the Page Up or Page Down
keys to turn the pages.
Put the cursor in the Document Pane, press the Left or Right Arrows on the
keyboard to move the pages up or down.
3. Going to the first or last page
Do one of the following:
Choose View > Go To > First Page or Last Page on Menu Bar.
Click the First Page icon or the Last Page icon on Toolbar or Status
Bar.
Press the Home or End keys.
4. Going to a specific page
Do one of the following:
Choose View > Go To > Pages… > input the specific page number > OK.
Input or select the specific page number on the Current Page Number Box
on the Status Bar, and press Enter.
5. Retracing your steps
To go back or forward one page, click the Previous View button or Next
View button on the Toolbar or Status Bar.
Navigating with bookmarks
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Bookmark displays the list of bookmarks that the document contains. Generally
speaking, it is a visual table of contents that represents the chapters, main
headings, and other organizational elements in a document.
1. To show or hide bookmarks, do one of the following:
Choose View > Navigation Panels > Bookmarks.
Click the Bookmark button on the Navigation pane.
Click the button at the top right corner of the Navigation pane to
minimize or maximize bookmarks.
To jump to a topic, click the bookmark or right-click the bookmark and then
choose “Go to Bookmark”. Click the plus (+) or minus (-) sign to expand or
collapse the bookmark contents.
Navigating with page thumbnails
Page thumbnails are reduced-size versions of PDF pages. It provides miniature
previews of document pages and makes it easier to view and recognize them.
The red box in the page thumbnail indicates which area of the page appears.
1. To show or hide page thumbnails, do one of the following:
Choose View > Navigation Panels > Pages.
Click the Bookmark button on the Navigation pane.
Click the button at the top right corner of the Navigation pane to
minimize or maximize Pages panel.
2. To navigate with page thumbnails, do one of the following:
To jump to another page, click its thumbnail.
To move to another location of the current page, drag and move the red
box in its thumbnail.
To resize page thumbnails, right-click on a thumbnail, and then choose
“Enlarge Page Thumbnails” or “Reduce Page Thumbnails”.
Navigating with links
Links take you to another location in the current document, or to locations in
other documents or websites. Clicking a link on PDF documents is just the same
as in other applications. You can follow a link by doing the following:
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Select the Hand tool on Basic Toolbar.
Position the pointer over the link until the pointer changes to the hand with
a pointing finger .
Adjusting the View of Documents
Foxit Phantom provides multiple tools that help you adjust the view of your PDF
documents. It includes simple tools as Zoom In and Zoom Out, as well as more
advanced tools like setting the page layout and orientation. As for some settings,
please refer to “Setting Preferences”.
Changing the orientation of a document
You can change the orientation of the document from portrait to landscape view
by using the Rotate tools.
- Choose View > Rotate View > Clockwise or Counterclockwise.
- Click the Rotate Clockwise button or Rotate Counterclockwise button
on Rotate View Toolbar.
Note: You can change the page view in 90-degree increments, but the change
only affects screen display instead of its actual orientation. You cannot save the
changes in page view.
Changing the magnification level of a document
Do one of the following procedures:
1. Click the Zoom In or Zoom Out tools on the Toolbar or View >
Zoom > Zoom Out/In Tool on Menu Bar.
Note: If you click on a page, then the tool will zoom in/out on the page, trying
to keep the clicked point as the center of the window. If you drag a rectangle on
the page and then release the mouse, then the tool will zoom in/out on the page,
trying to keep the rectangle as the center of the window. If you press the Ctrl
key while scrolling the mouse wheel, then the tool will zoom in/out on the page
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based on the scrolling direction.
2. Click the Zoom Out button or the Zoom In button on the Zoom
Toolbar or View > Zoom > Zoom Out or Zoom In on Menu Bar. Also, you may
select a magnification percentage from these two icons.
3. Select or input a magnification percentage in the Magnification Percentage
Area on the Status Bar.
4. Right-click the Document Pane > Zoom In or Zoom Out. Or you can select
Zoom To… > choose or input a magnification percentage > OK.
5. Using the Loupe Tool
Choose the Loupe Tool on the Toolbar or by clicking View > Zoom >
Loupe Tool.
Move the loupe tool to the places you want to view, you will see the
amplificatory or decreased objects in the Loupe Tool dialog box.
(Optional) Select the Lock option in the Loupe Tool dialog box. Click the
area of the document you want to view in closer detail. A red rectangle
appears in the document, corresponding to the area shown in the Loupe
Tool window. You can drag or resize the rectangle to change the Loupe tool
view.
To change the scale ratio of the Loupe Tool, you can either enter a value in
the zoom text box, or drag the slider in the Loupe Tool dialog box.
6. Using the Magnifier
You can easily magnify areas of the PDF files as you work on Foxit Phantom
with this free tool. It is especially useful for visually impaired people with
some functional vision.
Magnifier Fisheye Magnifier
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Choose the Magnifier on the Toolbar or by clicking View > Zoom >
Magnifier.
Move the Magnifier to the places you want to view.
To switch between Magnifier and Fisheye Magnifier, press the left mouse
button.
To change the size of magnifier window, press the right mouse button.
To turn off the Magnifier, choose any other tools.
Resizing a page to fit the window
There are three types for you to choose:
To resize the page to fit entirely in the document pane, choose View >
Zoom > Fit Page, or click Fit Page button on Toolbar, or right-click the
Document Pane and choose Fit Page.
To resize the page to fit the width of the window, choose View > Zoom > Fit
Width, or click the Fit Width button on Toolbar, or right-click the
Document Pane and choose Fit Width. Part of the page may be out of view.
To resize the page to its actual size, choose View > Zoom > Actual Size, or
click the Actual Size button on Toolbar, or right-click the Document Pane
and choose Actual Size.
Changing the page display
Changing page display is especially useful when you want to zoom out to get an
overview of the document layout. Foxit Phantom provides the following page
layouts:
Single Page – Displays one page in the document pane at a time.
Continuous – Arranges the pages in the document pane in a continuous
vertical column.
Facing – Arranges the pages side by side, displaying only two pages at a
time.
Continuous Facing – Arranges the pages side by side in a continuous vertical
column.
Show Cover Page During Facing
If a document has more than two pages, the first page can be displayed
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alone on the right side of the document pane in Facing and Continuous
Facing views.
To display the cover page as the first page on the right followed by two
facing pages, please choose the Facing or Continuous Facing mode, and
then select View > Page Layout > Show Cover Page During Facing.
To set page display, please do one of the following:
Choose View > Page Display, and choose one of the mode to your needs.
Reading a document in Full Screen mode
In Full Screen mode, Foxit Phantom Document Pane fills the entire screen, with
Menu Bar, Toolbar, Status bar, and Bookmarks pane hidden behind. The mouse
pointer remains active in Full Screen mode so that you can click links.
1. To set Full Screen preferences, please refer to “Setting full screen
preferences” .
2. To enter Full Screen mode, please do one of the following:
Choose View > Full Screen.
Click the Full Screen button on Toolbar.
Press the shortcut key F11.
Right-click the Document Pane and select Full Screen.
3. To adjust the view in Full Screen mode, right-click the document and work
with the Context Menu.
Note: This feature will not be available unless you clear Left click to go forward
one page; right click to go back one page check box in the Preference dialog.
4. To exit Full Screen mode:
Press Esc key.
Click the Exit Full Screen button on the screen.
Reading a document in Reverse View
To read documents in a backward order, please do one of the following:
Choose View > Reverse View.
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Right-click the Document Pane > select Reverse View.
Playing a Movie or a Sound Clip
PDF has extended itself to the richness of multimedia support and playing
capabilities. Some PDF files may be enriched with multimedia, including sound,
music and video clips. Each movie and sound file usually includes a play area
from which the media can be activated. The play area typically appears on the
PDF page as an image or a blank rectangle, but can also be invisible. To play the
media files, please make sure you have the necessary media player installed on
your computer.
To play a movie or a sound, please do the following:
Select the Hand tool , and click the play area of the movie or sound file.
When the pointer is positioned over the play area, it changes to the play
mode icon.
Note: To protect your computer from viruses, Foxit Phantom pops up a dialog
box soliciting your approval before playing multimedia files. To change the
default behavior, you can set other options in the pop-up dialog box.
In the Multimedia Content dialog box, select one of the options listed
below:
Play the multimedia this one time – plays the multimedia content. The
dialog box will keep popping up when you try to open this multimedia file.
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Play the multimedia content and add this document to my list of
trusted documents -- plays the multimedia content. It will be opened
automatically next time without asking you for permission.
Use current settings as default – applies this setting to all media contents
in this PDF file and save the current option setting as default.
Working with Layers
About PDF layers
A layer or as it is more formally known Optional Content Groups (OCG) is a
dictionary representing a collection of graphics that can be made visible or
invisible dynamically by users of viewer applications. In a PDF file, each layer
may hold any portion of the document's objects, and layers may be made visible
or invisible, showing or hiding their contained objects, in any combination.
With Foxit Phantom, you can control the display of PDF layers with the Layer
panel. For example, you may divide background imagery, main content areas,
and advertisements amongst their own top-level layers, and easily hide the
layers that you don't want others to view.
Showing or hiding PDF layers
In a PDF, information can be stored on different layers. To show or hide related
content stored in a variable number of separate layers, you can simply refer to
the Layer panel on the left side of the work area. Please note that you cannot
create or edit layers in Foxit Phantom; however, you can view layers and choose
to show or hide the content associated with each layer.
Layer Panel
A. A checkmark indicates a displayed layer B. Hidden layer
A
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1. Open the Layer panel, and then do one of the following:
To hide a layer, uncheck the layer.
To show a hidden layer, click the empty box and a checkmark will appear.
2. From the Option menu at the top right corner of the Layer panel, choose one
of the following:
List Layers for All Pages - Shows every layer across every page of the
document.
List Layers for Visible Pages - Shows layers only on the currently visible
pages.
Reset to Initial Visibility - Resets layers to their default state.
Expand All – Expands all layers.
Collapse All - Collapses all of the currently layers in the view.
Finding Text
Foxit Phantom provides handy tools to find text. You can search text in a PDF,
and also in certain files or disks. Also, you can limit your search by choosing the
options offered on the Find Text dialog box to find specific items.
Finding text
To find text you are looking for, follow the steps below:
Choose Tools > Find Text… or
Type the text in the Find What field.
Click the drop-down button next to Find , and select the search
options to limit your search:
A. Whole words only -- limits the search to match only whole words. For
example, if you search for the word Read, the word Reader will not be
found.
B. Case-Sensitive -- makes the search case-sensitive. For example, if you
search for the word text, the words Text and TEXT will not be found.
Press the Find Next button, Find Previous button, or Enter.
Foxit Phantom jumps to the first instance of the search term, which appears
highlighted.
Press Enter repeatedly or Tools > Find Next, or Find Next shortcut key F3 to
continue searching the next instances of the search term.
Doing advanced search
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The search function enables you to search a string either in a single PDF file or
in multiple PDF files under a specified folder. When the search finishes, all
occurrences will be listed in a tree view, allowing you to quickly preview the
contexts and jump to specific locations.
1. Searching text
To search text you are looking for, follow the steps below:
Click the Search button on toolbar, or select Open Full Foxit Search from
the Find drop-down menu.
In the Search window, type the text you want to search for, and do any of
the following:
A. To search the text in the current PDF document, select In the current
PDF document.
B. To search the text in all PDF documents in specific files or disk, select All
PDF Documents in > choose one of the disks or User-selected search
paths.
C. To limit the search to match only whole words, check whole words only.
For example, if you search for the word Read, the word Reader will not
be found.
D. To make the search case-sensitive, check Case-Sensitive. For example,
if you search for the word text, the words Text and TEXT will not be
found.
Click Search button.
The results appear in the page order. Each item listed includes a few words
of context and an icon that indicates the type of occurrence. If necessary,
click the plus sign (+) to expand the search results. Then select an instance
in the results to view that instance in the PDF.
(Optional) Click the New Search button to start a new search task.
2. Moving and resizing search box
The advanced search box can float or be docked. You can also resize the box
with ease.
To float the docked search box, please double-click the title bar or drag it by
its title bar to another location in the work area.
To move the floating search box, drag it by its title bar to another location in
the work area.
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To resize the search box, drag any corner point to adjust.
To dock the floating search box, double-click the title bar or drag it by the
title bar to its original location.
Working with Asian Languages in PDFs
If you are working PDF files that contain Eastern Asian Languages such as
Traditional and simplified Chinese, Japanese, and Korean, you can open them
with Foxit Phantom directly. The Eastern Asian Language add-on has been
integrated into Foxit Phantom package, so you won’t be prompted to download
and install the required language font kits. Foxit Phantom lets you view, search,
and print PDF documents with Asian language text.
Asian Languages
Note: To update the Eastern Asian Language font kits, users still have to go to
Help > Check for Updates Now to download and install the updated version.
E-mailing Documents
E-mailing documents is a useful feature. You may need to send a PDF file you
are reading to the customers to speed up your daily work, or an interesting
story that you want to share with your friends.
To e-mail a PDF file, please do the following:
Choose File > Email… or click the Email button on the Toolbar.
System default e-mail application runs.
The PDF will be attached in the e-mail automatically.
Type the subject and e-mail address, and click Send.
Comparing Documents
The Document Compare feature lets you see the difference in two versions of a
PDF, as well as select the type of differences you’re looking for to verify that the
appropriate changes have been made. The Document Compare feature does
not compare comments in the PDF.
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Comparing a revised PDF to an earlier version
Choose File > Compare PDF Files.
Specify the two documents to be compared. If necessary, click Choose,
select the file, and then click Open.
Under Type of Comparison, select one of the following:
Page by page visual differences – Finds any textual or graphic
differences between the documents.
Textual difference – Shows which text has been inserted, deleted, or
moved.
Include font information – Compares formatting.
Under Compare Range, select one of the following:
All – Select all pages from the newer/older document to compare.
Pages - Select equal page numbers from the newer and older document for
comparison.
Click OK.
Saving Documents
Foxit Phantom provides you with the power to do more when saving PDF
documents. You can save a PDF document without additional usage rights in
many different ways. If the file permissions allow, you can also save comments,
form fields that you have added to a document, as well as save PDF contents in
text format.
Saving a copy of a PDF
Choose File > Save As…
In the Save As dialog box, enter the filename and location, and click Save.
Saving comments and form field entries
Do one of the following:
Choose File > Save
Choose File > Save As… > enter the filename and location > Choose
Document and Annotations in Save What field > click Save.
Saving a PDF as a text file
Choose File > Save As…
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Choose TXT Files (*.txt) from the Files of Type Option in the Save As dialog
box.
Choose the content range:
A. Save whole document – save the whole document as a text file.
B. Save current page – only save the current page you are reading as a text
file.
C. Save page in range – enables you to select pages as a text file.
Enter the filename and location, and click Save.
Saving a PDF as other file types
Choose File > Save As…
Choose All Files (*.*) from the Files of Type Option in the Save As dialog box.
Select to save Document and Annotations or Document without changes in
Save What field.
Enter the filename and location, and click Save.
Note: This function allows PDF documents to appear, for confidential purposes;
in different file types as if they were created on a different platform other than
PDF.
Closing Documents
To close a PDF document, please do one of the following:
Choose File > Close.
Press shortcut key Ctrl + W.
Exiting Foxit Phantom
To exit Foxit Phantom, please do one of the following:
Choose File > Exit.
Click the big Close button on Foxit Phantom application window.
Press shortcut key Ctrl + Q.
(Optional) Right-click Foxit Phantom icon in the system tray and select Exit.
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Chapter 7 – Working on PDFs
With Foxit Phantom, you can copy text and images to other applications, and
view PDF contents in a text mode. To learn more about this, please read the
following explanations.
Copying Text
The Select Text tool lets you select horizontal and vertical text or columns of
text in a PDF. To copy text, click Select Text Tool on Toolbar or choose
Tool > Select Text on Menu Bar and do the following:
Selecting text
Select a line of text: Move the cursor toward a line of text you want to
select.
Select a column of text: Put the cursor between the lines, move toward a
column of text and draw a rectangle over it.
Select a word: Double-click the word you want to select.
Select multiple paragraphs through pages: Click at the start of the selection,
scroll to the end of the selection without releasing your mouse.
Select all the text: Press Ctrl + A, or select some text, right-click it and then
choose Select All.
Deselect all the text: Right-click the selected text, and choose Deselect All.
Copying text
Once you have selected the text, do one of the following:
Right-click the selected text > choose Copy.
Press shortcut key Ctrl + C.
Pasting text
To paste the selected text on Clipboard to another application, please follow the
paste command of the specific application.
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Copying Images
You can copy and paste individual images from a PDF to the clipboard, to other
applications, or to other files.
Taking a snapshot of an image
To copy an image, please switch to the Snapshot tool :
Choose Tools > Snapshot or click the snapshot tool on Basic Toolbar,
and the pointer changes into a Cross automatically.
Hold the pointer over the image and drag a rectangle around it.
You will be prompted that the selected area has been copied to the
clipboard.
(Optional) Right-click the selected area, and then choose Copy Select
Graphic.
Paste the selected image to other applications.
Taking a snapshot of a page
You can use the snapshot tool to copy the entire page. Both text and
images will be copied as an image.
Select the Snapshot tool by choosing Tools > Snapshot or click the snapshot
tool on Basic Toolbar.
Drag on the page to select content, click anywhere in the page, or right-click
anywhere in the page and choose “Select All” to copy the entire page.
To deselect it, please right-click anywhere in the page and choose “Deselect All”.
You will be prompted that the selected area has been copied to the
clipboard.
(Optional) Right-click the selected area, and then choose Copy Select
Graphic.
Paste the selected image to other applications.
Note: The selected area will be highlighted in blue.
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Copying a Combination of Text and Images as an
Image
You can use the snapshot tool to copy the all selected content (text, images, or
both) to the clipboard or other applications. Text and images will be copied as
an image.
To copy a combination of text and images as an image, do the following:
Select the Snapshot tool by choosing Tools > Snapshot or click the snapshot
tool on Basic Toolbar.
Drag a rectangle around the text and images.
You will be prompted that the selected area has been copied to the
clipboard.
(Optional) Right-click the selected area, and then choose Copy Select
Graphic.
Paste the selected image to other applications.
Using Rulers & Guides
Foxit Phantom provides horizontal and vertical ruler guides to help you align and
position text, graphics or other objects on the page. They can also be used to
check their size and the margins in your documents.
Rulers & Guides
A. Rulers B. Guides
A
B
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Showing or hiding rulers
To show rulers, please choose View > Rulers.
To hide rulers, please choose View > Rulers, or right-click the horizontal
ruler or the vertical ruler and then choose Hide Rulers.
Creating ruler guides
Do one of the following:
Drag down from the horizontal ruler to create a horizontal guide, or drag to
the right of the vertical ruler to create a vertical guide.
Double-click a location on the horizontal ruler to create a vertical guide, or
double-click a location on the vertical ruler to create a horizontal guide.
Moving ruler guides
Select the Hand tool, click and hold the guide, and then drag it to a new location.
Changing unit of measurement
Right-click the horizontal ruler or the vertical ruler, and select a measurement
system for the rulers.
Deleting ruler guides
To delete a guide, click the guide to select it, and then press the Delete key.
To delete all guides on a certain page, scroll to the page, right-click in the
ruler area and choose Clear Guides on Page.
To delete all guides, right-click in the ruler area and choose Clear All Guides.
Measuring the Objects
The Measure Tools enable you to measure distances and areas of objects in PDF
documents. The measure tools are especially useful when you need to know the
distances or areas associated with objects in a form or computer-aided design
(CAD) drawing or when you want to measure certain areas of a document
before sending to a professional printer. The measure tools are available to
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Reader users only if the PDFs are measurable.
When you use a measure tool, the tool dialog box displays the measurements of
the line segments you draw.
Measuring the objects
Choose Tools > Measure Tools > [measure tool name], or click the measure
tools on toolbar, and do any of the following:
Select the Distance Tool to measure the distance between two points.
Click the first point, move the pointer to the second point, and click again.
The measurements will appear on the page.
Select the Perimeter Tool to measure a set of distance between multiple
points. Click the first point to start, and then click each point you want to
measure. Double-click the last point to end measuring.
Select the Area Tool to measure the area within the line segments that
you draw. Click the first point to start, and then click each point you want to
measure. After you have clicked at least two points, click the first point or
double-click the last point to complete the area measurement.
Note: You can also choose to complete or cancel measurement by right-clicking
and choosing options from the context menu.
After selecting the measuring tool, do any of the following in the pop-up dialog
box:
To change the scaling ratio (such as 1:2) on the drawing areas, specify the
appropriate numbers in the tool dialog box. If necessary, change the unit of
measurement next to this ratio.
Check Measurement Markup in the tool dialog box if you want the lines you
draw to appear as a comment. You can put the pointer over the
measurement with the Hand tool selected so that you can view the
measurement and annotation you have drawn.
Note: The object you draw will disappear when the Measurement Markup is
deselected in the tool dialog box.
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Take a look at the following example:
A. Select Distance Tool, and
set the scale ratio as 1 inch
= 2 inch in the pop-up
Distance Tool dialog box.
1 inch =
2 inch
B. After you have completed
the measurement, the
object with distance and
the annotation appears in
the page.
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Working on the measurement object
After you complete the measurement, you are able to do further operations on
it, such as move, resize, flip, and even work on it the way you work on
comments.
Moving the measurement object
With the Hand Tool or Annotation Selection Tool selected, click the
measurement object you want to move.
Place the cursor over the object when the pointer changes into , hold and
drag the mouse to move it to the intended place.
Changing the length and orientation of the line segment
With the Hand Tool or Annotation Selection Tool selected, select one
of the resize corners , you will see the pointer change into .
Hold and drag the mouse to change the length and orientation of the line
segment.
Flipping the measurement and annotation
You can reverse measurement and annotation of the object you draw.
C. You will see the actual
distance between these
two points is 1 inch. But
with the scale ratio (1 inch
= 2 inch), the distance
displaying on the screen is
shown as 2 inch.
1 inch
1 inch
=1 inch
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Before flipping After flipping
To flip the measurement and annotation of the object, do the following:
Select the Hand Tool or Annotation Selection Tool .
Right-click the object you draw > select Flip.
Working on measurement objects as comments
The measurement objects can also be used as comments, as a result of which,
you cannot only set status, open popup note, delete, reply to the objects, but
you can also set properties, and set current properties as default for them.
For the information of how to work on the objects as comments, please refer to
the corresponding section of “Chapter 8 – Comments”.
Switching Between Basic Tools
The Foxit Phantom Basic Toolbar consists of the Search Tool, Hand Tool, Select
Text Tool, Snapshot Tool, Annotation Selection Tool, and Text Viewer. You can
switch between these basic modes by choosing commands on the Menu Bar or
clicking the individual icons on Toolbar. Only one mode can be chosen each time,
and they cannot be obtained simultaneously.
Using Foxit Text Viewer
With Foxit Text Viewer, you can work on all PDF documents in pure text view
mode. It allows you to easily reuse the texts scattered among images and tables,
and acts like Notepad. Also, you can adjust some settings to meet your needs.
Entering Text View mode
Do one of the following:
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Choose View > Text Viewer.
Click the Text Viewer icon on the Basic Toolbar
Press the shortcut key Alt + 9.
Customizing Text Viewer
As soon as Text Viewer is activated, you can use the Font Setting Tools to
customize your own work area. Right click the text area to select Font Setting.
1. To show or hide the Font Setting Tools, please do one of the following:
Choose View > Toolbars > check or uncheck Text Viewer. A check mark
indicates that Text Viewer is displayed.
Right-click the text area > check or uncheck Text Viewer.
2. Changing text font when reading with Text Viewer
Choose Font Setting > Font….
Choose Font name, Font Style, Font Size, Effects, Color and Script from
respective fields in Font dialog box. The suggested font for best screen
display is Courier New.
Note: You can change all aspects pertaining to text view font in the Font dialog
box, or you can also use individual buttons on the Text Viewer Toolbar to change
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font color and toggle between regular style and Bold or Italic styles.
3. Toggling between regular style and Bold style, choose Font Setting > Bold.
4. Toggling between regular style and Italic style, choose Font Setting > Italic..
5. Changing the text color
Choose Font Setting > Color…
Text Viewer Colors dialog box pops up.
Drag respective sliders or type the value to change the Foreground (Font)
Color and Background (page) Color. You can preview the changes in the box
with a word “Sample”.
Click OK to complete the procedure, or click Cancel to abandon the changes.
6. Changing Text Viewer settings
Right click the text area > select Setting…
The text Viewer Settings dialog box pops up.
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Below are the text viewer settings:
A. Set page width at three different levels: Current page width, Current
document width and System default width.
B. Minimal width – the valid value for this field is 0-1024. It is set to 78 by
default.
C. Keep Column – for PDF tables or text columns, you can check Keep
Column to retain appropriate column in text viewer mode. It is
checked by default.
D. Auto Width – for PDF tables or text columns, you can check Auto Width
to keep proper width between text automatically. It is checked by
default.
E. Auto Rotate – you can check Auto Rotate to ensure consistent
orientation with that of the printer. It is checked by default.
Navigating in text viewer mode
1. Going to the next or previous page
Do one of the following:
Choose View > Go To > Previous Page or Next Page on Menu Bar.
Click the Previous Page icon or Next Page icon on the Toolbar or
Status Bar.
Put the cursor in the Document Pane, press the Left or Right Arrow on
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keyboard to move the pages up or down.
Press the Space Bar or Shift + Space to move the pages up or down.
2. Going to the first or last page
Do one of the following:
Choose View > Go To > First Page or Last Page on Menu Bar.
Click the First Page icon or the Last Page icon on the Toolbar or
Status Bar.
Press the Home or End keys.
3. Going to a specific page
Do one of the following:
Choose View > Go To > Pages… > input the specific page number > OK.
Input or select the specific page number on the Current Page Number Box
on Status Bar, and press Enter.
Changing the magnification level of a document
Do one of the following procedures:
1. Click the Zoom Out button or the Zoom In button on the Zoom
Toolbar. Also, you may select a magnification percentage from these two
icons.
2. Choose View > Zoom > Zoom In or Zoom Out. Or you can select Zoom
To… > choose or input a magnification percentage > OK.
Finding text in Text Viewer mode
To find text you are looking for, follow the steps below:
Press Ctrl + F.
Type the text in the Find What field.
Select the search options to limit your search:
A. Match whole word only -- limits the search to match only whole words.
For example, if you search for the word Read, the word Reader will not
be found.
B. Match case -- makes the search case-sensitive. For example, if you
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search for the word text, the words Text and TEXT will not be found.
C. Direction Up or Down -- sets the search order from the beginning to the
end or from the end to beginning.
Press the Find Next button or Enter.
Foxit Phantom jumps to the first instance of the search term, which appears
highlighted.
Press Enter repeatedly or Tools > Find Next, or Find Next shortcut key F3 to
continue searching the next instances of the search term.
Note: The Find field is unavailable in Text Viewer mode.
To read text in Full Screen mode
1. To set Full Screen preferences, please refer to “Setting full screen
preferences” .
2. To enter Full Screen mode, please do one of the following:
Choose View > Full Screen.
Click the Full Screen button on Toolbar.
3. To exit Full Screen mode:
Press Esc key or
Click the Exit Full Screen button on the screen.
Copying text in Text Viewer mode
1. Select text
Select a word: Double-click the word you want to select.
Select a line of text: Move the cursor toward a line of text you want to select.
Select all the text: Press Ctrl + A or right-click the Document Pane > choose
Select All.
Copying text
Do one of the following:
Right-click the selected text > choose Copy.
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Press shortcut key Ctrl + C.
Pasting text
To paste the selected text on Clipboard to another application, please follow the
paste command of the specific application.
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Chapter 8 – Comments
A comment is a written note intended as an explanation, an illustration, or a
statement of fact or opinion, especially a remark that expresses a personal
reaction or attitude. You can type a text message or add a line, circle, or other
shape to make comments on PDFs you are reading with Foxit Phantom
commenting tools. Most types of comments contain a pop-up window displaying
your name; date and time you created the comments, and a text message. You
can also edit, reply, delete, and move the comments with ease. This function is
quite helpful to your studies and work if you have to make some notes on PDF
documents.
About the Commenting Tools
Annotation tools make adding annotations on PDFs possible. There are various
annotation tools with different functions for you to choose: Typewriter Tools,
Drawing Markup Tools, Measure Tools, Stamp Tools, and Commenting Tools.
These tools that are used to add or create comments to PDF documents are
placed on the Commenting, Drawing and Markup toolbars. You can also find
these tools on the Menu Bar.
Types of comments in a PDF
Note
Drawing Markup
Text Markup
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Showing or Hiding the Commenting Toolbar
The Commenting toolbar appears by default. To show or hide some certain tools
according to your preferences, please refer to “Showing or hiding toolbar” .
Selecting Tools to Add Comments
Do one of the following:
Select a type of tool from the Commenting Toolbar.
Select Comments > Note Tool or Drawing Markup Tools from the menu
bar > select a type of tool you want to use.
Using Note Comments
The most common type of comments is the note comments. A note comment
has a note icon that appears on the page and a pop-up note for text message.
The message box could be resized and will wrap when you enter much more text.
Read below to learn how to add a note comment anywhere on the page or in the
document.
To add a note comment
Click the Note Tool on the toolbar or choose Comments > Note Tools on
Menu Bar.
Click where you want to place the note, or drag to create a custom-sized
Note icon
Text message
Close button
Resize corner
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note.
Type text in the pop-up note. You can also use the Select Text tool to
copy and paste text from a PDF into the note, or copy the note with Ctrl + C
to other applications.
Editing a note comment
Click the text message.
Make changes as needed.
Drag its lower right corner to resize the pop-up note.
Click and drag the title of the pop-up note to move its position.
When you are finished, click the title of the pop-up note, or click outside the
pop-up note.
(Optional) Do one of the following to close the pop-up note.
A. Click the close button in the pop-up note.
B. Double-click the markup.
C. Right-click the markup, and choose Close Popup Note.
D. Choose Close Popup Note from the Options menu of the pop-up note.
Deleting a note comment
Choose the Note Tool , Hand Tool or Annotation Selection Tool .
Do one of the following:
A. Click the note icon, and press the Delete key.
B. Right-click the note icon, and choose Delete from the pop-up context
menu.
C. Choose Delete from the Options menu of the pop-up note.
Using the Text Markup Tools
You can use Text Markup tools to indicate where text should be edited or noticed.
Text Markups do not change the actual text in the PDF. Instead, they indicate
which text should be deleted, inserted, highlighted or underlined. Text Markup
tools include Highlight Tool, Underline Tool, Strikeout Tool, Squiggly Tool,
Replace Tool, and Insert Tool.
Text Markup Tools
Button
Tool Description
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Name
Highlight
Tool
To mark important passages of text with a fluorescent
(usually) marker as a means of memory retention or for
later reference.
Underline
Tool To draw a line under to indicate emphasis.
Strikeout
Tool
To draw a line to cross out text, making others know the
text is deleted.
Squiggly
Tool To draw a squiggly line under. Similar to Underline Tool.
Replace
Tool
To draw a line to cross out text and provide a substitute
for it.
Insert Tool
A proofreading symbol (^) used to indicate where
something is to be inserted in a line.
Using highlight, underline, strikeout, squiggly, replace and insert tool
1. Highlighting, underlining, strikeouting, squiggling, replacing or inserting text
Choose Comments > select the Highlight, Underline, Strikeout, Squiggly,
Replace or Insert Text Tool. Or click the respective button on toolbar.
Click and drag from the beginning of the text you want to mark up.
2. Adding text message to highlight, underline, strikeout, or squiggly markups
Select the Hand Tool , Annotation Selection Tool or the
corresponding Text Markup Tool > right-click the markup > choose Open
Popup Note.
Type text in the pop-up note. You can also use the Select Text tool to
copy and paste text from a PDF into the note, or copy the note with Ctrl +
C to other applications.
(Optional) Do one of the following to close the pop-up note. A note icon
appears to the right of the markup to indicate the presence of text in the
pop-up note.
A. Click the close button in the pop-up note.
B. Double-click the markup.
C. Right-click the markup, and choose Close Popup Note.
D. Choose Close Popup Note from the Options menu of the pop-up note.
3. Deleting a highlight, underline, strikeout, squiggly or replaced markup
Do one of the following:
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Select the Hand Tool , Annotation Selection Tool or the
corresponding Text Markup Tool > click the markup > press Delete key.
Select the Hand Tool , Annotation Selection Tool or the
corresponding Text Markup Tool > right-click the markup > choose Delete
from the pop-up Context Menu.
Choose Delete from the Options menu of the pop-up note.
Using the Insert Text Tool
1. Indicating where to insert
- Click the Insert Text Tool on the toolbar, or choose Comments >
Insert Text Tool.
- Click the text where you want to insert this markup.
- Type text in the pop-up note to indicate the text you want to insert.
- (Optional) Do one of the following to close the pop-up note.
A. Click the close button in the pop-up note.
B. Double-click the markup.
C. Right-click the markup, and choose Close Popup Note.
D. Choose Close Popup Note from the Options menu of the pop-up note.
2. Deleting the inserted markup
Do one of the following:
- Select the Insert Text Tool , Hand Tool or the Annotation Selection
Tool > click the caret markup > press the Delete key.
- Select the Insert Text Tool , Hand Tool or the Annotation Selection
Tool > right-click the caret markup > choose Delete from the pop-up
Context Menu.
- Choose Delete from the Options menu of the pop-up note.
Using the Select Text Tool
Select Text Tool enables you to add most types of text edits, including highlight,
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strikeout, underline, squiggly and replacement. It has integrated the select text
function with Text Markup Tools. When you select text with the Select Text Tool,
a menu of text editing options will appear on the right click context menu. Also,
you can also use the Select Text Tool to add bookmarks for PDF files.
Marking up text with edits
- Choose Tools > Select Text, or click the Select Text Tool on the toolbar.
- Select the text you want to mark up > right-click the selected text, and then
refer to “Using the Text Markup Tools”.
Using the Drawing Markup Tools
Drawing Markup tools help you to make annotations with drawings, shapes, and
text messages. You can use the Drawing Markup tools to mark up a document
with arrows, lines, squares, rectangles, circles, ellipses, polygons, polygon lines,
clouds, etc. Drawing Markup tools provide another kind of comment. It is quite
useful when you have to make some shapes to mark the text or image. The
table below describes exactly what Drawing Markup tools do.
Drawing Markup Tools
Button
Tool Name
Description
Cloudy Tool
To draw cloudy shapes.
Arrow Tool To draw something, such as a directional symbol, that
is similar to an arrow in form or function.
Line Tool To mark with a line.
Rectangle
Tool
To draw a four-sided plane figure with four right angles.
Press Shift key to draw a square.
Oval Tool To draw an oval shape or a circle with pressing Shift
key.
Polygon
Tool
To draw a closed plane figure bounded by three or
more line segments.
PolyLine
Tool
To draw an open plan figure with three or more line
segments.
Pencil Tool To draw free-form shapes.
Rubber Tool
An implement, acts as a piece of rubber, used for
erasing the pencil markups.
Adding drawing markup
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Consider the effect you want before selecting a drawing tool.
- Choose Comments > Drawing Markup Tools, and select a drawing tool, or
click a drawing tool button on the toolbar.
- To draw a line, arrow, drag across the area where you want the markup to
appear.
- To draw a rectangle, or ellipse, drag across the area where you want the
markup to appear.
- To create a polygon, polygon line, or cloud shape, click to create the start
point, move the pointer, and click to create each segment. To finish drawing
the shape, click the start point or double-click to end it. For polygon line,
you can end the drawing only by double-clicking.
- To draw free-form lines using the Pencil Tool , drag across the area to
make any shapes you want. You can release the mouse button, move the
pointer to a new location, and continue the drawing.
- To erase parts of the pencil drawings, select the Pencil Rubber Tool ,
click the pencil drawings, and click them again when an eraser appears on
the drawings.
Note: If you draw a cloud shape in a counterclockwise direction, the cloud
comes out inward . If you draw the lines forming the shape in a clockwise
direction, the cloud is created with the points outward .
Tips:
- To draw a line that is horizontal, vertical, or at a 45 degree angle, press Shift
while you draw.
- To draw a square or circle with Ellipse Tool or Rectangle Tool, press Shift
while you draw.
Editing, resizing or moving the markup
- Select the Hand Tool , Annotation Selection Tool or the corresponding
Drawing Markup Tool.
- To edit or resize the drawing markup, select it, put the cursor on one of the
green points, and drag one of the handles to make your adjustments.
- To move the drawing markup, select it and put the cursor on one of the
segments to drag.
- To add a pop-up note to the markup, select it and double-click the markup
or right-click it and choose Open Popup Note.
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Deleting the markup
Do one of the following:
- Select the Hand Tool , Annotation Selection Tool or the corresponding
Drawing Markup Tool > press the Delete key.
- Select the Hand Tool , Annotation Selection Tool or the corresponding
Drawing Markup Tool > right-click the drawing markup > choose Delete
from the Context Menu.
- Choose Delete from the Options menu of the pop-up note.
Grouping the markups
Grouping drawing markups enables you to combine them so that you can work
with them as though they were a single object. You can move or delete the
group, set its status, change its appearance, etc.
Select the Hand Tool or Annotation Selection Tool , and do one of the
following:
- To group the markups, select the markups you want to group by pressing
Ctrl > right-click on one of the selected markups, and choose Group.
- To work with a group, select one of the markups and then work with the
group as other comments.
- To ungroup the markups, select the group > right-click on it, and choose
Ungroup.
Using the Typewriter Tools
The Typewriter Tools include Typewriter Tool, Callout Tool, and Textbox Tool.
Using the Typewriter Tool
Typewriter Tool acts as a machine to produce text on PDFs as a result of a user
manually pressing keys consecutively on a keyboard. You can use the
Typewriter Tool to add comments anywhere on a PDF, which doesn’t appear as
annotations.
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Note: The Typewriter Tool can be used to fill forms.
See also
“Filling non-interactive forms”.
Typewriter comment
Adding comments with typewriter
- Choose Comments > Typewriter Tools > Typewriter Tool, or click the
Typewriter Tool on toolbar. The Typewriter Toolbar appears.
- Put the pointer on the area to type any text you want.
- Press Enter if you want to start a new line.
- To finish typing, click anywhere outside the text you have inputted.
Editing the typewriter comment
- Choose Comments > Typewriter Tools > Typewriter, or click the Typewriter
Tool on the toolbar.
- Put the pointer between the letters to activate the typewriter text field.
- Do any changes to the text you have inputted. Use Backspace or Delete
keys to delete the characters before or after the pointer.
- To finish editing, click anywhere outside the text field.
Tips: You can use the Arrow Keys to move the pointer right and left or up and
down.
Using the Spell Checker
You are able to use the Spell Checker if the security settings allow. The Spell
Checker component has been integrated into Foxit Phantom; you don’t need to
install it during the first installation of Foxit Phantom. However in the future
when an update of this component is available on the Foxit server, you have to
manually download the component by going to Check for Updates in the Help
menu of Foxit Phantom.
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To download this component from the Foxit Website, see also “Spell Checker” .
If you have installed Spell Checker, when you use typewriter to insert any
English text, this tool will try to find any spelling errors and highlight them with
squiggly lines.
Right click on the misspelled words, and you will see a list of suggested
words.
Choose one of the suggested words to correct your input or ignore the
squiggly line.
Moving the typewriter comment
Do one of the following:
- Choose Comments > Typewriter Tools > Typewriter, or click the Typewriter
Tool on the toolbar, and follow the steps below:
A. Put the pointer between the letters to activate the typewriter text field.
B. Move the pointer to the leftmost or rightmost side of the text field.
C. When the cursor turns to be a squad arrow (need update symbol),
hold down the mouse and drag the typewriter comment to the intended
place.
Tips:
You can use Home, End or Arrow Key to move the cursor among
characters.
When moving the typewriter comment, a rectangle appears.
- Select Hand Tool or Annotation Selection Tool , click the typewriter
comment, and move it to the intended place.
Deleting the typewriter comment
Do one of the following:
- Choose Comments > Typewriter Tools > Typewriter, or click the Typewriter
Tool on toolbar. Position the cursor to the ending or beginning of the
text, drag the cursor to select them all, and press the Delete key.
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- (Recommended method) Click the Annotation Selection Tool or Hand Tool
, right-click the text field, and choose Delete.
Note: You can also add a pop-up note to the Typewriter Comment with the
following steps:
Select the Annotation Selection Tool or Hand Tool .
Right-click the typewriter comment.
Select Open Popup Note, and add any text message.
To close the Popup Note, click the Close button at the top right corner of
the message box, or right-click the typewriter comment and choose
Close Popup Note, or Choose Delete from the Options menu of the
pop-up note.
Setting typewriter preferences
To set the typewriter preferences, please refer to the Format Tools. To show the
Format Tools, you can go to View > Toolbars > Format Tools.
1. Modifying current font style, size and color of the typewriter
- To modify font style, drop down the Font list box, and select the font you
want.
- To modify font size, drop down the Font Size list box on the Typewriter
toolbar, and select an ideal size for your text.
- To change the color of the current typewriter font, click the Color button
on the Typewriter toolbar, and select a kind of color you want to apply
to.
- To set the border color or the fill color for the text in callout and text box,
please click on the Border Color button or the Fill Color button
on the Format Toolbar and change the colors.
- To apply the bold formatting to the current typewriter font, click the Bold
button on the Typewriter toolbar.
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- To apply the Italic formatting to the current typewriter font, click the Italic
button on the Typewriter toolbar.
2. Aligning text
You can set the alignment of any inputted text using the text-align buttons.
These buttons can be used to set the alignment for text in multiple lines.
- To align text to the left, click the Align Left button on the Typewriter
toolbar.
- To center text, click the Center button on the Typewriter toolbar.
- To align text to the right, click the Align Right button on the
Typewriter toolbar.
3. Changing current character space and scaling
- To change the character space of the current typewriter text, click the
Character Spacing button on the Typewriter toolbar. The Character
Spacing dialog box appears.
- To change character space, enter the intended value in the Point box, and
click Ok to change.
Note: The Expanded radio button is chosen by default, which can’t be
unchecked. And the value inputted should be >= 0.
- To change horizontally the font scale of the current typewriter text, click
the Character Scaling button on the Typewriter toolbar, select a
percentage from the drop-down menu, or click More options to manually
enter a customized percentage.
- To set the line leading of the current typewriter text, click the Line Leading
button on the Typewriter toolbar to set a current value. Restore
the line leading of the selected typewriter text to the original condition by
resetting the current value to zero.
Adding comments in a textbox or callout
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Callout Tool and Textbox Tool are designed for users to create comments in a
callout text box or a box.
Callout text boxes are especially useful when you want to single out (but not
obscure) a particular area of a document. Callout text boxes include three parts:
a text box, a keen line, and an end-point line.
A textbox is a rectangle of any size, possibly with a border that separates the
text box from the rest of the interface, allowing the user to input text
information. A text box usually remains visible on the document page. It doesn’t
close like a pop-up note.
Note: You can add comments to Japanese, Chinese, and Korean text with the
Callout Tool or Textbox Tool, but you must have the Eastern Asian Language
module installed. Callout text boxes and Text boxes allow for horizontal text
only.
Adding a callout or textbox
- Choose Comments > Typewriter Tools > Callout/Textbox, or click the
Callout Tool or Textbox Tool on the toolbar.
- Click the place where you want to insert the callout or text box.
- Type the text. Text wraps automatically when it reaches the right edge of
the box.
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Resizing, moving, editing or deleting a callout or textbox
Select the Hand Tool or Annotation Selection Tool , and do one of the
following:
- To resize the callout or textbox, select it and drag any of the handles to
resize it.
- To move the callout or textbox, select it and drag to the intended place.
- To add a pop-up note to the callout or textbox, double-click it or right-click
it and choose Open Popup Note.
- To delete the callout or textbox, select it and press Delete, or right-click it
and then choose Delete or Choose Delete from the Options menu of the
pop-up note.
Setting callout or textbox preferences
Please refer to “Setting typewriter preferences”.
Changing the Appearance of Markups
You can change the color and appearances of comments or markups before or
after you create them. Also, you can set the new look as the default appearance
for that tool.
Changing the appearance of Note Comments
1. After you create a note comment, right-click the note icon and choose Open
Properties…, or choose Open Properties from the Options Menu of the popup
note to display the Note Properties dialog box.
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2. In the Note Properties dialog box, do any of the following, and then click
Close:
- Click the Appearance tab to change the color and opacity of the comment.
- Click the Note Type tab to the type of icon used.
- Click the General tab to change the author’s name and subject of the
comment.
- Click the Review History tab to see the history of changes people have made
to the status of a comment during a review.
See also
“Setting a status”.
- Select Locked at the bottom of the Note Properties dialog box to prevent the
comment from being altered or deleted.
- Use the button at the top right corner of the Properties dialog box to
choose any tabs.
Changing the appearance of Text Markups
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- Follow the steps of “Changing the appearance of Note Comments”.
- There is no Note Type tab in Text Markups settings.
Changing the appearance of Drawing Markups
In the Properties dialog box, do any of the following, and then click Close:
- Click the Appearance tab to change such options as the color, opacity and
type of icon used. The type of the comment selected determines which
options are available.
- Click the General tab to change the author’s name and subject of the
comment.
- Click the Review History tab to see the history of changes people have made
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to the status of a comment during a review.
See also
“Setting a status”.
- Select Locked at the bottom of the Properties dialog box to prevent the
comment from being altered or deleted.
Note: The appearance of typewriter comments cannot be changed.
Changing the appearance of Typewriter Markups
- Click the Appearance tab to change the thickness, border style, color and
opacity of the comment.
- Click the General tab to change the author’s name and subject of the
comment.
- Click the Review History tab to see the history of changes people have made
to the status of a comment during a review.
See also
“Setting a status”.
- Select Locked at the bottom of the Note Properties dialog box to prevent the
comment from being altered or deleted.
Changing the appearance of a textbox or callout
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Please refer to “Changing the appearance of Drawing Markups”.
Setting the default look for a tool
You can set default properties for any type of markups so that subsequent
comments you create share the same icon and color properties.
- Choosing the Hand tool, or the Annotation Selection tool, or with the current
comment tool selected, right-click the comments, and select Set Current
Properties as Default in the pop-up Context Menu.
- All comments you create using this tool will display the properties you set.
Working on Comments
Viewing comments
The comments panel displays all comments in the PDF so that you can easily
find the comments. In addition, it also provides a toolbar with basic options,
such as Expand All, Collapse All, Previous, Next and Sort By.
The comment is displayed in the popup note or on the markup icon and acts
as a tooltip when the popup note is closed.
If you input the comment with too many lines, it will only show some of the
comment while the rest will be displayed as suspension points when the
cursor is moved outside the popup note. Click inside the message box to
view it with scroll bar.
The Comments Panel displays all the comments in the PDF. When you
navigate through comments, the selected comment will automatically be
kept in sync with the current comment being displayed. And you click on a
comment to go to the specify comment on page.
Cutting, Copying and Pasting Comments
See also
“Cutting, Copying and Pasting”
Undoing and Redoing Comments
See also
“Undoing and Redoing”
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Opening Comments panel
Choose View > Navigation Panels > Comments.
Click the comments button in Navigation panel.
In Comments panel, there are the following functions to provide you:
Expand All – Click Expand All button to expand individual comments.
Collapse All – Click Collapse All button to collapse all comments.
Previous/Next – Browse through the comments. Click the Previous button
or the Next button to go to the previous or next comment. The two buttons
are unavailable if no comment is selected.
Sort By – you can sort comments by author, page, type, date. In a thread of
replies, only first message is sorted, and the reply messages are sorted in
the same category as first message.
Note:
1. You can click the plus and minus signs next to comment to expand or collapse
comments.
2. The page on which comment is located is kept in sync with the selected
comment. To go to the page where a comment is located, only simply click the
comment in the comment panel.
Setting a status
Setting a status is useful for keeping track of comments that you have read or
that require further action. You can use the status to indicate which comments
you want to accept, reject, cancel, complete or export to other documents.
By setting the review status, you can show or hide a certain set of comments,
and let review participants know how you are going to handle the comment.
Once the review status is set, you cannot remove the review status display from
history in the Review History list, even if you change the review status to None.
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By setting the migration status, you can confirm whether the comment is
exported to other documents and let review participants know the results. Once
the migration status is set, you cannot remove the migration status display from
history in the Review History list, even if you change the migration status to
None.
Changing the status of a comment
- With the Hand tool, Annotation Selection tool or the corresponding tool
selected, right-click a comment you want to change the status of, choose
Set Status > Review or Migration from the pop-up Context menu, and then
select an option.
- To view a markup’s history of changes:
A. Right-click the markup, and then choose Open Properties.
B. In the Properties dialog box, click the Review History tab to view the
history of status changes people have made to a markup.
Replying to comments
Replying to comments is useful in shared reviews, when participants can read
each other’s comments. They can also be used by review initiators to let
reviewers know how their suggestions are being implemented. All replies
appear in the popup note and are listed below the original comment. You can
view the respective reply with the reply title and mark.
1. Replying to original comments in the pop-up note
- Using the Hand tool, Annotation Selection tool, or the corresponding
comment tool, open the pop-up note for the comment and choose Reply
from the Option menu of pop-up note.
- Right-click the original comment and select Reply this topic or right-click
the comment icon and select Reply.
- Type your reply in the textbox that appears in the pop-up window.
2. Responding to other reviewers’ comments
- Using the Hand tool, Annotation Selection tool, or the corresponding
comment tool, and open the pop-up note for the comment.
- Right-click other reviewer’s comment and select Reply this Reply.
3. Deleting the reply message
In the note pop-up window, right-click the Text message window and click
Delete this topic.
4. Changing the color of reply message window
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In the note pop-up window, right-click the reply message window and choose
Change Color.
Summarizing comments
Summarizing comments is an easy way to help you directly obtain a synopsis of
comments associated with the PDF. When you summarize comments, you can
create a new PDF with comments. Comments summary could be sorted by page,
author, date or type to satisfy your different requirements. Moreover, in pop-up
Comments Summery Setting dialog box, you can set properties for the new
document such as paper size, margin, page range, font size, etc.
1. Choose Comments > Summarize Comments.
2. In Comments Summary Settings dialog box, please do the following:
Choose paper size, such as A4, A3, etc.
Specify the width and height of paper.
Set margin.
Specify page range.
Choose font size and how to sort comments.
Choose measure unit.
3. Click Create and then type name and specify location in pop-up Save As
dialog box. Create a new PDF document with comments summary.
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Importing & exporting comments
Please refer to “Importing & Exporting Comments Data”.
Sending Annotated PDFs
Foxit Phantom makes it easy for users to share reviews. You can send your
annotated PDFs to any reviewers to check and respond to your comments.
To send an annotated PDF file, do the following:
Click on the Save button to save all the comments you have made.
Close the PDF file.
Re-open the file with Foxit Phantom > click on the Email button to
send it out.
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Chapter 9 – Stamping PDFs
The Stamp Tools in Foxit Phantom are a group of advanced tools that enable you
to stamp content and watermarks into a PDF document. Foxit Phantom supports
image stamps with various image formats (JPEG, GIF, BMP, WMF, etc) and PDF
file stamps. You can either create dynamic stamps which can obtain information
from your system including name, date and time, or import existing dynamic
stamps. Stamping PDF files is a very useful feature especially when you need to
give reviewers some advices about the document's status or sensitivity. This
section demonstrates how to add stamps with the Stamp Tools and the way to
create your own stamps as well.
Stamping a PDF
You can choose from a list of predefined stamps, or create custom stamps
before stamping a PDF. All the stamps that you import or create are listed in the
menu of Stamp Tools and Stamps Palette. To apply a stamp, please do the
following:
1. Choose Comments > Stamp Tools > Show Stamps Palette.
2. In the Stamps Palette, select a category from the menu, and then select a
Imported dynamic stamp
General stamp
Special stamp
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stamp.
3. Click the document page where you want to place the stamp.
Note: All the stamps that you import or customize will be listed in the menu of
Stamp Tools, you can choose directly a stamp from the menu of Stamp Tools.
Creating a custom stamp
You can create custom stamps from a PDF file or an image. Moreover, you can
create different stamps, such as general stamps, special stamps and dynamic
stamps.
Creating a general stamp
1. Choose Comments > Stamp Tools > Create General Stamps.
2. In Create General Stamps dialog box, click Browse and select an image file
or a PDF file.
3. Type a new category name or choose a category from the drop-down menu.
4. Type a name for the customized stamp and then click OK.
5. (Optional)If the file has more than one page, you can scroll to the page you
want, or check Batch Create option, and then specify the page range to
create a series of stamps at a time.
6. Click OK.
Create General Stamps Dialog Box
Creating a special stamp
You either import an existing dynamic stamp or create a dynamic stamp with
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the name, date, time and other text.
1. Choose Comments > Stamp Tools > Create Special Stamps.
2. Select what you want to import.
Import a dynamic stamp – allows users to import an existing dynamic
stamp.
Import a file as background – allows users to import a PDF file or an image
as the stamp background. If the option is checked, you can create dynamic
stamps.
3. Click Browse and select a PDF file or an image for stamp.
4. Type a new category name or choose a category from drop-down menu,
name the stamp, and then click OK.
5. General Settings are available only if the option “Import a file as
background” is selected. You can add text, author name and date time on
stamps.
To add text, author name, or date time
Choose a category from drop-down menu and type text in text box. If
you choose author name, or date time category without typing any text,
it will automatically obtain current user, date, time from your system.
Specify Font, Font Size, and Font Color.
Click Add.
To remove the added text, author name, or date time - Select the content
that you want to remove, and then click Remove.
You can instantly adjust the added content to fit your needs when you
preview current stamp on the left preview pane.
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Create Special Stamps Dialog Box
Resizing or moving a stamp
- Select the Hand Tool or the Annotation Selection Tool .
- To resize a stamp, select it, put the cursor on one of the red points, and drag
one of the handles to make your adjustments.
- To move a stamp, select it and put the cursor on one of the segments to
drag.
- To add a pop-up note to a stamp, select it and double-click the stamp or
right-click it and choose Open Popup Note.
Cutting, copying and pasting a stamp
See also
“Cutting, copying and pasting comments”
Undoing and redoing a stamp
See also
“Undoing and redoing”
Managing a stamp
Choose Comments > Stamp Tools > Manage Stamps, open Management
Stamps dialog box, and select a stamp.
Click Create and choose a way of creating stamp from drop-down menu,
please refer to Creating a custom stamp.
Click Edit to edit the stamps, such as changing category, stamp name, or
replacing the image or PDF files etc. Please refer to Creating a custom
stamp.
Click Delete to remove the stamp.
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Management Stamps Dialog Box
Deleting a custom stamp or stamp category
Choose Comments > Stamp Tools > Manage Stamps, or click Stamp Tools
button on the Stamp Tools toolbar and choose Manage Stamps from
drop-down menu.
In Management Stamps dialog box, select a custom category or a stamp,
and then click Delete.
Note: Deleting a custom stamp category will delete all stamps that are
subordinate to it.
Deleting a stamp
Do one of the following:
- Select the Hand Tool or the Annotation Selection Tool , and then
press the Delete key.
- Select the Hand Tool or the Annotation Selection Tool , right-click on
the stamp, and choose Delete from the Context Menu.
- Choose Delete from Option menu of pop-up note.
Setting favorite stamps
Choose Comments > Stamp Tools > Set Favorite.
Select a stamp in All Stamps panel, and then click Add to Favorite.
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To remove a stamp from Favorite Stamps panel, and then click Remove
from Favorite.
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Chapter 10 – Forms
Foxit PDF Reader is extremely useful for form filling and form designing. Please
read below for more information.
General Information
There are two kinds of “form” files. One is a PDF file with fillable fields, which
enables you to fill the form directly by clicking the form fields without using
other features. This is called an Interactive PDF Form. The other kind of form is
a plain PDF file with lines and texts, which should be filled with the typewriter
feature in Foxit Phantom. This is called a Non-interactive PDF Form.
You will need to navigate and adjust views of a form in exactly the same way
that you do in ordinary PDFs.
Interactive Form
For interactive forms, you will see a document message bar appear between the
Reader toolbars and the form itself. To hide this message bar, please click the
drop-down button and select Hide Document Message Bar. If you do not want
to see it again when reopening this file, please choose Tools > Preferences >
Forms > Always Hide Document Message Bar. To show it, redo the steps.
The left side of the message bar typically informs you that this document is a
fillable form. The right side of the message bar has some buttons. The first is a
Highlight fields button, which colors the backgrounds of all blanks to be filled in
and outlines any required blanks, making it easy to see them at a glance. Check
or uncheck it to meet your need.
The other button enables you to select what fields you want to highlight.
Check All Fields to highlight all the interactive fields, or uncheck All Fields to
select some certain fields to be highlighted.
See also
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“Setting form display preferences”.
Non-interactive Form
The document message bar will not appear. This kind of form acts like an
ordinary PDF document that has plain text and you will need to use the
Typewriter feature to fill in this form.
Filling in PDF Forms
Foxit Phantom not only allows you to fill in PDF forms and print them out, but
also supports advanced form operations, such as save filled-out forms and
import/export forms data.
Filling interactive forms
If a PDF form contains interactive form fields, you can fill in the form with the
Hand Tool . When you place the pointer over an interactive form field, the
pointer icon changes to one of the following:
Pointing Finger -- Appears when the pointer is over a button, radio
button, check box, or item on a list.
Arrow -- Appears when you can select an item in a list of options.
I-beam icon -- Appears when you can type text into the form field.
To fill in an interactive form, please do the following:
If necessary, select the Hand tool .
(Optional) To make form fields easier to identify, check the Highlight fields
on the document message bar. Form fields appear with a colored
background (yellow by default).
Click in the first form field you want to fill in, either to select that option or
to place an I-beam pointer in the field so that you can start typing.
Right-click the text fields, and choose Paste or Select All to do other
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operations.
After making a selection or entering text, do any of the following:
A. Press Tab or Shift + Tab to accept the form field change and go to the
next or previous field.
B. Press the Up arrow key to select the previous option in an item of list, or
press the Down arrow key to select the next option.
Note: If the current form field is a single-line text box, you can press Enter to
accept your typing and deselect the field. You cannot start a newline in text
box. If the current field is a check box, pressing Enter turns the check box
on or off. In a multiline text form field, pressing Enter creates a paragraph
return in the same form field.
After you fill in the form fields, do one of the following:
A. Click the submit button if one exists. Clicking this button sends the
form data to a database across the web or over your company intranet.
B. Click Save icon on toolbar, or choose File > Save.
C. Choose File > Save As…, and specify a location for the copy.
Note: If the form author gave Reader users extended rights, the saved copy will
include the entries you made in the forms. Otherwise, the saved copy will be
blank.
Print the form.
Clearing a form entry
Click one of the form fields, and use the Backspace key or Delete key.
Clearing unsaved form entries
Choose Forms > Reset form…
Clearing a form in a browser
Do either of the following:
Select the reset form button if one exists. You can’t undo this action.
Quit the browser, and start again.
Note: Clicking the web browser’s Reload for Refresh button, the Back or Go
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Back button, or following a link to another page may not complete clearing the
form.
Filling lengthy entries in forms
Some PDF forms can contain dynamic text fields, which changes the text you
input in size to accommodate the text fields. The text appears smaller and
smaller when the words you type exceed the current size of the field. When
you’re finished typing and the field is deactivated, the text field displays all of
the typed text in smaller size.
Spell-checking form entries
You can spell- check the text you typed in form fields after purchasing Foxit
Phantom if the security settings allow.
If you have installed the Spell Checker, when you insert any English text in the
form fields, the spelling errors will be highlighted and underlined with squiggly
lines.
To spell-check entries, do the following:
Right-click on the misspelled words, and you will see a list of five suggested
words.
Choose one of the suggested words to correct your input or ignore the
squiggly line.
If all the suggested words are not the exact words you want to input, try to
correct them with other words.
Filling non-interactive forms
If a PDF form contains non-interactive form fields, you can fill in the form with
the Typewriter . When you place the pointer over a non-interactive form
field, the basic pointer icon doesn’t change.
Non-interactive PDF forms can be printed and filled in by hand. Or, you can click
the Typewriter icon or choose Comments > Typewriter Tools > Typewriter
Tool to type information over the blank form fields and then save or print a copy
of the completed form.
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To use the Typewriter Tool to fill the non-interactive forms and spell-check the
entries, please refer to “Using the Typewriter Tool” .
Commenting on forms
You can comment on PDF forms, just as on any other PDF. You can add
comments only when the form creator has extended rights to the users.
Whether or not these comments are included when the form is submitted
depends on how it is submitted. For example, if you use Foxit Phantom to print
the form for mailing or faxing, the comments do not appear. But if you attach
the filled-in form to email as a complete PDF, the comments are included. Also,
you can send the comments separately as an email attachment.
See also
“Comments”.
Importing & exporting form data
Please refer to “Importing & Exporting Form Data”.
Form Designer
Foxit Form Designer is a group of tools in Foxit Phantom that can be used to
create interactive forms. With Foxit Form Designer, you are able to add push
buttons, text fields, check boxes, combo boxes, list boxes or radio buttons to
create an interactive PDF form and specify their properties. The easy-to-use
Foxit Form Designer enables you to quickly design forms and make changes to
the PDF forms if you are authorized to modify them.
Overview
Foxit Form Designer offers six basic tools for you to create a form. The following
is a table of the six form tools and their respective descriptions.
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Six Basic Tools
Button
Tool
Name Description
Push
Button
Tool
Creates an interactive form element to initiate certain
predefined actions, such as opening a file, submitting
data to a web server, or resetting a form. This button can
also be customized with images and text.
Radio
Button
Tool
Presents a group of choices from which the user can
select only one item.
Check
Box Tool
Presents yes-or-no choices for individual items. If the
form contains multiple check boxes, users can select what
they want.
Combo
Box Tool
Lets the user either choose an item from a pop-up menu
or type in a value.
List Box
Tool Displays a list of options the user can select.
Text Field
Tool
Lets the user type in text, such as name, address, phone
number, etc.
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A PDF Form
In Foxit Phantom, you can create form fields by dragging the selected form field
on the document page to your preferred location. You can name the form field
and define the size either using the mouse or through the attribute setting. For
each field type, you can set a variety of options through the form field Properties
dialog box.
Text
Field
Push Button
Check Box
Combo Box
List
Box
Radio
Button
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Creating interactive forms
With Foxit Form Designer, you can either create an entirely new interactive form
from a blank page or add form fields to an existing electronic form.
To start from a blank page, please do the following:
Download a blank PDF at
https://www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf/reader/blank.pdf.
(Optional) Open Foxit PDF Editor > click on the New button to create a
blank PDF page > save this page as a pdf file.
Open the blank page with Foxit Phantom, and then use Foxit Form
Designer to add form fields.
To edit an existing form, please open it with Foxit Phantom, and then use Foxit
Form Designer to add form fields or do any necessary changes.
Note: To add text before or after the form fields, you can either choose to use
Foxit PDF Editor or refer to the Typewriter Tool.
Using push button tool
You can create a new push button with push button tool.
Creating a new push button
In Foxit Phantom, select push button tool by clicking its button on Form
Toolbar or choosing Forms > Push Button on Menu Bar, and do one of the
following:
Drag to create a push button of the required size.
Double-click the page to create a push button using the default size.
In the Button Properties dialog box which opens automatically, select
property options to specify the push button behavior.
See also
“Setting push button properties” .
Moving and resizing a push button
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After you create a push button, you may need to move or resize it to give the
page a cleaner, more professional look.
To move a push button, select Annotation Selection Tool or push button
tool , click and drag the button to move it to a new location.
To resize a push button, select Annotation Selection Tool or push button
tool , click to select the button, and then drag a border handle.
Deleting a push button
Select Annotation Selection Tool or push button tool , click the push
button you want to delete.
Press Delete, or right-click the push button > Delete.
Creating multiple copies of a push button
You can create multiple copies of a push button. The new push button names
are based on the original push buttons and appended with a number. However,
you are able to create them with the same names. In addition, all the new push
buttons are created sequentially, using standard array format.
Select one or more push buttons that you want to copy (press Shift or Ctrl
when clicking to select more buttons).
Right-click one of the buttons > Create Multiple Copies…
In the Create Multiple Copies of Fields dialog box, do the following:
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The Create Multiple Copies of Fields dialog box
A. To specify the rows to be created, enter or select a number in Copy
Selected fields across (times). The default number is set to 2.
B. To specify the columns to be created, enter or select a number in Copy
Selected fields across (times). The default number is set to 2.
C. To specify the width of the area in which the columns of fields appear,
enter or select a number in Change Width (in). The default number is set
to 0.06.
D. To specify the height of the area in which the columns of fields appear,
enter or select a number in Change Height (in). The default number is
set to 0.06.
Note: The width and height values don’t change the dimensions of
individual fields but designate the size of the entire area for all the selected
and newly created fields.
E. To change the position of buttons, use the Up, Down, Left, and Right
buttons in the dialog box.
F. Click Preview to apply the results.
G. Click Same Name to apply the names of original buttons to the newly
created buttons, and click OK.
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Note: Copies of push buttons function independently of each other. You can
use a different procedure to duplicate push buttons, creating an
information- sharing relationship among these buttons.
Duplicating a push button across multiple pages
Select the push button that you want to duplicate.
Right-click the button > Duplicate…
Note: The Duplicate command isn’t available for forms with only one page.
Do one of the following:
A. To duplicate the push button on every page in the form, select All, and
click OK.
B. To duplicate the push button on a limited range of pages, click the From
button, and type the starting and ending pages on which you want the
button to appear. Click OK.
Note: Enter the page number including or not including the page on which the
button originally appears doesn’t affect the duplication process. Including that
page won’t create a second copy on top of the original one, and not including it
won’t remove the original button.
Setting push button properties
How a push button behaves is determined by settings in the Button Properties
dialog box. You can set properties that apply formatting, determine the
appearance and actions, and so forth.
The push button has a General tab, Appearance tab, Actions tab, and an Options
tab. Besides, there are two items on every tab:
Locked – When selected, prevents any further changes to any push button
properties.
Close – Applies and saves the current button properties, and closes the
button properties dialog box.
Note: If you select Locked on any tab, it will lock all options for the button, but
not just the options on that tab.
1. General tab for the button properties
The General tab in push button properties contains the following options:
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Name – Specifies the unique name of the selected push button.
Tooltip – Displays text that the hesitant user may find helpful in clicking the
button. Tooltips appear when the pointer hovers over the push button.
Form Field – Specifies whether the push button can be seen, either on
screen or in print. There are four choices for you: Visible, Hidden, Visible but
doesn’t print, and Hidden but printable.
Orientation – Rotates the push button by 0, 90, 180, or 270 Degrees.
Read Only – Prevents the user from clicking the push button.
Required – This option is not available for the push button.
2. Appearance tab for the button properties
The Appearance properties determine how the push button looks on the page.
The Appearance tab in push button properties contains the following options:
Line Style – Alters the appearance of the frame. Select Solid, Dashed,
Beveled, Inset or Underline.
Solid Dashed Beveled Inset Underline
The appearances of Push Button with different line styles
Note: You may not see the differences if no color is chosen as the border color.
Thickness – Specifies the width of the frame surrounding the push button:
Thin, Medium, or Thick.
Border Color – Opens a color picker in which you can select a color for the
frame surrounding the button. To leave the button without a frame, select
No color.
Fill Color – Opens a color picker in which you can select a color for the button.
To leave the button uncolored, select No color.
Note: A Fill Color choice other than No color will block any images on the PDF
page that are behind the button.
Font Size – Sets the size of the label for the button. You can either choose
Auto, various preset values, or type in a different value.
Text Color – Opens a color picker in which you can select a color for the
label.
Font – Lists the fonts available on your computer.
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3. Actions tab for the button properties
The Actions properties specify any actions that you want to associate with the
push button, such as jumping to a specific page or going to a web site. The
Actions tab in push button properties contains the following options:
Select Trigger – Specifies the user action that initiates an action: Mouse Up,
Mouse Down, Mouse Enter, Mouse Exit, On Focus, or On Blur.
Select Action – Specifies the event that occurs when the user triggers the
action: Go to a page view, Open/execute a file, Open a web link, Show/hide
a field, Execute a named command, Submit a form, Reset a form, Import
from data, and Run a JavaScript.
A. Go to a page view – designate to a specific page view. You can not only
designate to a page in the current PDF, but also to the page in another
PDF. Also, you may change the current zoom setting and then set the
position.
To go to a page view, choose this option, click Add button and do one of
the following:
Set the position in current document – scroll the current document, go
to a new position where you want to set and click Set this position.
Set the position in another PDF document – click the Open button on the
toolbar > select the PDF you want to set position > scroll this document
and go to a position where you want to set > click Set this position.
Note: The new PDF document should be opened in the existing window but
not a new window.
Change the view magnification -- scroll in the current document or
another document > go to a new position where you want to set >
change the magnification of the position > click Set this position.
Click Cancel to revoke your operation.
B. Open/execute a file – designate to open another file. To do this, please
follow the steps below:
Font Size: 30
Text Color: Green
Font: Times New Roman
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Choose Open/execute a file > click Add button > select the destination
file and click Select.
C. Open a web link – designate to open a web link. Do the following:
Choose Open a web link > click Add button > enter the URL of the
destination web page.
D. To show/hide a field, select the option > click Add… > choose to show or
hide the selected button when the user triggers the action, and click OK.
E. To execute a named command, select the option > click Add… > select
one of the named commands in Execute a named command dialog box,
and click OK.
F. To submit a form, select the option > click Add… > choose the
submission method, decide which fields should be submitted, and click
OK.
G. To reset a form, select the option > click Add… > select the fields that
will be reset, and click OK.
H. To import form data, select the option > click Add… > choose the FDF file
that contains the form data you want to import, and click Open.
I. To run a JavaScript, select the option > click Add… > Enter JavaScript,
and click Save and Close.
Actions – Displays the list of triggers and actions that you have defined.
Up and down buttons – Change the order in which the selected action
appears listed under the trigger. (Available only when you have defined
multiple actions for the same trigger.)
Edit – Opens a dialog box with specific options for the selected action. You
can also double-click the actions to open a dialog box.
Delete – Removes the selected action.
4. Options tab for the button properties
The Options properties determine how labels and icons appear on the button.
A button can have a label, an icon, or both. The Options tab in push button
properties enables you to add any labels you like. The Options tab in push
button properties contains the following options:
Layout – Specifies the layout of label and icon of the button. There are
seven choices:
A B C D E F G
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A. Label only B. Icon only C. Icon top, label bottom D. Label top, icon bottom E. Icon left,
label right F. Label left, icon right G. Label over icon
Button Layouts
Advanced – Does the details settings to the icon.
A. When to scale – choose when to scale the icon you insert. There are four
options:
Always: scale the icon to fit the button you draw.
Icon is too Big: zoom out the icon to fit the button if the former one is
bigger than the latter one, or show the icon with its original
size.
Icon is too Small: zoom in the icon to fit the button if the former one is
smaller than the latter one, or show the icon with its
original size.
Never: never scale the icon. Show the icon with its original size all the time.
B. Scale – choose to scale the icon non-proportionally or proportionally. This
option will be disabled when you select Never in the field of When to scale.
Non-proportionally: scale the icon to fit the button when the
magnification is changed.
Proportionally: scale the icon in its proportion.
C. Fit to bounds – check this option to scale the icon to fit fully within the
bounds of the button without taking into consideration the line width of
the border.
D. Border – drag and move the scroll bar to change icon’s position in the
button. The coordinates change when you move the scroll bar.
Behavior – Specifies the display of the button when clicked. The button
behavior options include:
None: Keeps the appearance of the button the same.
Push: Specifies appearances for the Up, Down, and Rollover states of the
mouse. Select an option under State, and then specify a label or icon
option:
Up: Determines what the button looks like when the mouse button is not
clicked.
Down: Determines what the button looks like when the mouse is clicked on
the button, but before it is released.
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Rollover: Determines what the button looks like when the pointer is held
over the button.
Outline: Highlights the button border.
Invert: Reverses the dark and light shades of the button.
The Button Behaviors
To define the label or icon that appears on the button, do the following:
A. If a label option is selected form the Layout menu, type the text in the
Label box.
B. If an icon option is selected from the Layout menu, click Choose icon… >
click Browse… > Select the file type from the Objects of Type menu,
double-click the file name, and click OK. (To remove the selected icon,
click Clear button.)
Click Close to accept these display properties.
Setting push button properties as default
After setting button properties for a new push button, you can set your settings
as the new default for all the push buttons you create in future. To set the
current properties as default, right-click the push button > select Use
Current Properties as New Defaults.
Using radio button tool
A radio button is a type of graphical user interface widget that allows you to
choose one of a predefined set of options.
Creating a new radio button
Please refer to “Creating a new push button” .
Note: Related radio buttons must have exactly the same form field name but
different export values. This ensures that the radio buttons toggle and that the
Push
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correct values will be collected in the database.
Moving and resizing a radio button
Please refer to “Moving and resizing a push button” .
Deleting a radio button
Please refer to “Deleting a push button”.
Creating multiple copies of a radio button
Please refer to “Creating multiple copies of a push button” .
Duplicating a radio button across multiple pages
Please refer to “Duplicating a push button across multiple pages” .
Setting radio button properties
How a radio button behaves is determined by settings in the Radio Button
Properties dialog box. You can set properties that apply formatting, determine
the appearance and actions, and so forth.
The radio button has a General tab, Appearance tab, Actions tab, and an Options
tab as push button. Also, there are two items on every tab:
Locked – When selected, prevents any further changes to any radio button
properties.
Close – Applies and saves the current button properties, and closes the
button properties dialog box.
Note: If you select Locked on any tab, it will lock all options for the button, but
not just the options on that tab.
1. General tab for the radio button properties
The General tab in radio button properties contains the following options:
Name – Specifies the unique name of the selected radio button.
Tooltip – Displays text that the hesitant user may find helpful in clicking the
button. Tooltips appear when the pointer hovers over the radio button.
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Form Field – Specifies whether the radio button can be seen, either on
screen or in print. There are four choices for you: Visible, Hidden, Visible but
does not print, and Hidden but printable.
Orientation – Rotates the radio button by 0, 90, 180, or 270 Degrees.
Read Only – Prevents the user from clicking the radio button.
Required – Forces the user to click the radio button. If the user attempts to
submit the form while a required radio button is not chosen, an error
message appears.
2. Appearance tab for the radio button properties
The Appearance properties determine how the radio button looks on the page.
The Appearance tab in push button properties contains the following options:
Line Style – Alters the appearance of the frame. Select Solid, Dashed,
Beveled, Inset or Underline.
Solid Dashed Beveled Inset Underline
The appearances of Radio Button with different line styles
Note: You may not see the difference if no color is chosen as the border color.
Thickness – Specifies the width of the frame surrounding the radio button:
Thin, Medium, or Thick.
Border Color – Opens a color picker in which you can select a color for the
frame surrounding the button. To leave the button without a frame, select
No color.
Fill Color – Opens a color picker in which you can select a color for the
background behind the button. To leave the background uncolored, select
No color.
Note: A Fill Color choice other than No color will block any images on the PDF
page that are behind the button.
Text Color – Opens a color picker in which you can select a color for the
button.
Border color
Text color
Fill color
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3. Actions tab for the radio button properties
Please refer to “Actions tab for the button properties” .
4. Options tab for the radio button properties
The Options tab in radio button properties enables you to change the button
style and do other additional settings. The Options tab in radio button
properties contains the following options:
Button style – Specifies the shape of the maker that appears inside the
button when the user selects it. There’re six choices in total: Check, Circle
(the default), Cross, Diamond, Square, or Star. This property does not alter
the shape of the radio button itself.
Export Value – Identifies the radio button and differentiates it from other
radio buttons that share the same Name value. The status of a radio button
is “on” and “off”. You can give them other names with this box.
Checked by default – Sets the selection state of the button when the user
first opens the form.
Radio buttons with the same name and value are selected in unison – Allows
single-click selection of multiple related radio buttons. If the user selects a
radio button that has the same field name and export value as another, both
radio buttons are selected.
Click Close to accept these display properties.
Setting radio button properties as default
After setting radio button properties for a new radio button, you can set your
settings as the new default for all the radio buttons you create in future.
To set the current properties as default, right-click the radio button, select Use
Current Properties as New Defaults.
Using check box tool
Please refer to “Using radio button tool” .
Using combo box tool
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A combo box is a commonly-used GUI widget. It is a combination of a
drop-down list or list box and a single-line textbox, allowing the user either to
type a value directly into the control or choose from the list of existing options.
Creating a new combo box
Please refer to “Creating a new push button” .
Moving and resizing a combo box
Please refer to “Moving and resizing a push button” .
Deleting a combo box
Please refer to “Deleting a push button” .
Creating multiple copies of a combo box
Please refer to “Creating multiple copies of a push button” .
Duplicating a combo box across multiple pages
Please refer to “Duplicating a push button across multiple pages” .
Setting combo box properties
How a combo box behaves is determined by settings in the Combo Box
Properties dialog box. You can set properties that apply formatting, determine
the appearance and actions, perform mathematical operations, and so forth.
The combo box has a General tab, Appearance tab, Actions tab, Options tab,
Format tab, Validate tab, and a Calculate tab. There are two items on every tab:
Locked – When selected, prevents any further changes to any combo box
properties.
Close – Applies and saves the current properties, and closes the combo box
properties dialog box.
Note: If you select Locked on any tab, it will lock all options for this combo box,
but not just the options on that tab.
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1. General tab for the combo box properties
Please refer to “General tab for the radio button properties” .
2. Appearance tab for the combo box properties
Please refer to “Appearance tab for the button properties” .
3. Actions tab for the combo box properties
Please refer to “Actions tab for the button properties” .
4. Options tab for the combo box properties
You can create a list of items from which the user selects with the Options tab.
Item – Accepts the text that you type for options that you want to appear in
the menu for the field.
Add – Moves the current entry in Item to Item List.
Export value – Where you type in a value to represent the item if the data
will be exported. If left blank, the entry for Name in the General tab is used
as the export value.
Item list – Displays the choices that will be available in the list.
Note: The highlighted item in the Item List box appears as the default selected
item in the combo box field. To change the default item, highlight another item
from the list.
Up and Down arrows – Change the order in which the items are listed in the
combo box list. These buttons are not available if Sort Items is selected.
Delete – Removes the selected item from the list.
Sort items – Arranges the listed items numerically and alphabetically. A
numerical sort (if applicable) is performed before an alphabetical sort.
Allow user to enter custom text – Enable users to enter a value other than
the ones in the list.
Commit selected value immediately – Saves the value as soon as the user
selects it. If this option is not selected, the value is saved only when the user
tabs out of the current field or clicks another form field.
5. Format tab for the combo box properties
The Format tab in the combo box properties dialog box enables you to format
the field values. Select one of the categories listed below:
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None – No additional options are available. The input in a combo box with
this property does not require any specific formatting.
Number – Automatically imposes the selected formatting options on
numeric data entries.
A. Decimal places – Sets the number of digits that appear to the right of the
decimal point.
B. Separator style – Sets the placement of commas and periods.
C. Currency symbol – Sets the type of currency, such as Dollars, Euros, or
Pounds.
D. Negative Number Style – Sets how negative numbers are displayed. You
can choose Show parentheses, Use red text, neither, or both.
Percentage – Automatically imposes the selected formatting options on
numeric data expressed as a percentage.
A. Decimal places – Sets the number of digits that appear to the right of the
decimal point.
B. Separator style – Sets the placement of commas and periods.
Date – The list includes one-, two-, and four-digit variations where d stands
for the day, m stands for the month, and y stands for the year. Also, you can
choose Custom option and type your format.
Time – The list includes display variations where h stands for the hour on a
12-hour clock, H stands for the hour on a 24-hour clock, MM stands for
minutes, ss stands for the seconds, and tt stands for AM or PM. Also, you
can choose the Custom option and type your format.
Special – There are five options for you:
A. Zip Code – For a five-digit postal code.
B. Zip Code + 4 – For a nine-digit postal code.
C. Phone Number – For a ten-digit telephone number.
D. Social Security Number – For a nine-digit US Social Security Number.
E. Arbitrary Mask -- Changes the format category to Custom and makes
another text box available, in which you can type a custom format. Use
this option to specify which types of characters the user can enter in any
given position, and how the data displays in the field.
a. A -- Accepts only letters (A–Z, a–z).
b. X -- Accepts spaces and most printable characters, including all
characters available on a standard keyboard and ANSI characters in
the ranges of 32–126 and 128–255.
c. O -- The letter “O” accepts alphanumeric characters (A–Z, a–z, and
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0–9).
d. 9 -- Accepts only numeric characters (0–9).
For example, a mask setting of AAA--p#999 accepts the input
BDF--p#367. A mask setting of OOOOO@XXX accepts the input
vad12@3Up.
Example of an Arbitrary Mask entry
Custom -- Makes additional options available to form designers who want to
write their own JavaScripts for formatting and keystrokes. For example, a
custom script could define a new currency format or limit the user entry to
specific keystroke characters.
A. Custom Format Script – Displays any custom scripts you have added for
formats. The Edit button opens a JavaScript Edition dialog box in which
you can write and add new scripts.
B. Custom Keystroke Script –Displays any custom scripts you have added
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to validate keystrokes. The Edit button opens a JavaScript Edition dialog
box in which you can write and add new scripts.
6. Validate tab for the combo box properties
The Validate properties restrict entries to specified ranges, values, or characters,
ensuring that users enter the appropriate data for a combo box.
Field value is not validated – Turns off validation.
Field value is in range – Sets a numeric range for a combo box using values
you enter in either as a number or a percentage. It is available only when
Number or Percentage is selected in Format tab.
Run custom validation script – Validates by a JavaScript that you create or
provide. The Edit button opens a JavaScript Edition dialog box in which you
can write and add new scripts.
7. Calculate tab for the combo box properties
With this option, you can perform mathematical operations on existing form
field entries and display the result.
Value is not calculated – Select this option if you want the users to type.
Value is the – Select this to make further options available:
A. The List includes the mathematical functions to apply to the selected
fields. Choose Sum to add the values entered in the selected fields,
Product to multiply them, Average, Minimum, or Maximum.
B. Pick – Opens a Field Selection dialog box with a list of the available
fields in the form that you select to add or deselect to remove from the
calculation.
Simplified field notation -- Uses JavaScript with field names and simple
arithmetic signs. The Edit button opens a JavaScript Edition dialog box in
which you can write, edit, and add scripts.
Custom calculation script -- Displays any custom scripts you have added for
calculations. The Edit button opens a JavaScript Edition dialog box in which
you can write and add new JavaScripts.
Setting combo box properties as default
After setting combo box properties for a new combo box, you can set your
settings as the new default for all the combo boxes you create in future.
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To set the current properties as default, right-click the combo box > select Use
Current Properties as New Defaults.
Using list box tool
A list box is a GUI widget that allows the user to select one or more items from
a list contained within a static, multiple line text box. Also, you can set a list box
property that enables the user to Shift-click or Ctrl-click/Control-click to select
multiple items on the list.
Creating a new list box
Please refer to “Creating a new push button” .
Moving and resizing a list box
Please refer to “Moving and resizing a push button” .
Deleting a list box
Please refer to “Deleting a push button” .
Creating multiple copies of a list box
Please refer to “Creating multiple copies of a push button” .
Duplicating a list box across multiple pages
Please refer to “Duplicating a push button across multiple pages” .
Setting list box properties
How a list box behaves is determined by the settings in the List Box Properties
dialog box. You can set properties that apply formatting, determine the
appearance and actions, and so forth.
The combo box has a General tab, Appearance tab, Actions tab, Options tab,
and a Selection Change tab. Also, there are two items on every tab:
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Locked – When selected, prevents any further changes to any list box
properties.
Close – Applies and saves the current properties, and closes the list box
properties dialog box.
Note: If you select Locked on any tab, it will lock all options for this list box, but
not just the options on that tab.
1. General tab for the list box properties
Please refer to “General tab for the button properties” .
2. Appearance tab for the list box properties
Please refer to “Appearance tab for the button properties” .
3. Actions tab for the list box properties
Please refer to “Actions tab for the button properties” .
4. Options tab for the list box properties
You can create a list of items from which the user selects with the Options tab.
Item – Accepts the text that you type for options that you want to appear in
the menu for the field.
Add – Moves the current entry in Item to Item List.
Export value – Where you type in a value to represent the item if the data
will be exported. If left blank, the entry for Name in the General tab is used
as the export value.
Item list – Displays the choices that will be available in the list.
Up and Down arrows – Change the order in which the items are listed in the
list box. These buttons are not available if Sort Items is selected.
Delete – Removes the selected item from the list.
Sort items – Arranges the listed items numerically and alphabetically. A
numerical sort (if applicable) is performed before an alphabetical sort.
Multiple selection – Enable users to choose more than one item in the list.
Commit selected value immediately – Saves the value as soon as the user
selects it. If this option is not selected, the value is saved only when the user
tabs out of the current field or clicks another form field.
5. Selection Change tab for the list box properties
Decide the action of the list box when the selection changes:
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Do nothing – Nothing happens when the list box selection changes.
Execute this script – Execute any custom scripts you have added for the list
box. The Edit button opens a JavaScript Edition dialog box in which you can
write and add new JavaScripts.
Setting list box properties as default
After setting list box properties for a new list box, you can set your settings as
the new default for all the list boxes you create in future.
To set the current properties as default, right-click the list box > select Use
Current Properties as New Defaults.
Using text field tool
A text field is a common element of graphical user interface of computer
programs, as well as the corresponding type of widget used when programming
GUIs, which let the user type in text, such as name, address, phone number,
etc.
Creating a new text field
Please refer to “Creating a new push button” .
Moving and resizing a text field
Please refer to “Moving and resizing a push button” .
Deleting a text field
Please refer to “Deleting a push button” .
Creating multiple copies of a text field
Please refer to “Creating multiple copies of a push button” .
Duplicating a text field across multiple pages
Please refer to “Duplicating a push button across multiple pages” .
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Setting text field properties
Although most of the properties are common to those of combo boxes, the
Options tab is exclusive.
1. For all the other properties of a text field, please refer to “Setting combo box
properties”.
2. Options tab for the text field properties
Alignment – Aligns the text left, right, or center within the field.
Default Value – Specifies the text that appears until the user overwrites it by
typing in the field. Enter the default value by typing in this option.
Multi-line – Allows more than a single-line entry in the text field.
Scroll long text – Compensates for text that extends beyond the boundaries
of the text field.
Allow Rich Text Formatting – Allows users to apply styling information to the
text, such as bold or italic. This might be useful in certain text fields where
such styling information is important to the meaning of the text, such as an
essay.
Limit of Characters – Allows entries of up to the number of characters you
specify.
Note: If you entered a default value, that value is clipped to this limit.
Password – Displays the user-entered text as a series of asterisks (*). This
option is available only if Check Spelling is deselected.
Field is used for file selection – Allows the user to enter a file path as the
field’s value when a file is submitted along with the form. This option is
available only when Scroll long text is the only selected option in the Options
tab.
Check spelling – Checks the spelling of user-entered text.
Comb of Characters -- Spreads the user-entered text evenly across the
width of the text field. If a border color is specified, Solid or Dashed Line is
selected in the Appearance tab, each character entered in the field is
separated by lines of that color. This option is available only when no other
check box is selected.
A B
Text fields with and without the Comb property
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A. Text field with a border color, using the Comb property
B. Text field without the Comb property
Setting text field properties as default
After setting text field properties for a new text field, you can set your settings
as the new default for all the text fields you create in future.
To set the current properties as default, right-click the text field > select Use
Current Properties as New Defaults.
Arranging form fields
After you create form fields, you may need to rearrange them to give the page
a cleaner, more professional look.
Selecting multiple form fields
To arrange the form fields, you have to select multiple form fields that you want
to arrange first.
To select multiple form fields, do one of the following:
Choose the Annotation Selection tool > Shift-click or Ctrl-click each form
field.
Choose the Annotation Selection tool > drag a selection marquee around
the area to select them.
To deselect an individual form field, Ctrl-click the specific field.
Note: The form field highlighted in red is the anchor. When you select multiple
form fields by clicking, the last field selected is the anchor.
Aligning multiple form fields
You can align the selected form fields left, right, top, bottom, vertically or
horizontally. Select one of the form fields as the anchor, the rest of the form
fields will be placed respectively to the left edge, right edge, top edge, bottom
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edge, vertical axis or horizontal axis of the anchor form field.
Select two or more form fields that you want to align.
Right-click the anchor, and then choose a command as follows:
A. To align a column of form fields, choose Left, Right, or Vertically to align
them respectively to the left edge, right edge, or vertical axis of the
anchor form field.
B. To align a row of form fields, choose Top, Bottom, or Horizontally to align
them respectively to the top edge, bottom edge, or horizontal axis of the
anchor form field.
Note: When you right-click or Ctrl-click one of the selected form fields, it will be
highlighted in red, indicating that it’s the anchor form field. The align menu
commands move the other selected form fields to line up with the edges of the
anchor form fields.
Centering multiple form fields
This function enables you to center the rectangle enclosed by the form fields you
select vertically, horizontally or both.
Select form fields. You can imagine that these form fields consist of an area
with the shape of rectangle.
Right-click one of the form fields > Center > Vertically/Horizontally/Both.
You will find that the rectangle is centered respectively vertically,
horizontally or both in the page.
Distributing multiple form fields
This function will be available when selecting three or more form fields.
To distribute the form fields evenly between the topmost and bottommost
form fields, choose Distribute > Vertically.
To distribute the form fields evenly between the leftmost and rightmost form
fields, choose Distribute > Horizontally.
Resizing multiple form fields
You can adjust multiple form fields with the same height, width, or both. Select
one of the form fields as the anchor, and the rest of the form fields will be resized
with the same height or width as that of the anchor form field. For example,
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Select form field A and B. Suppose that you want to set A as the anchor form
field.
Right-click A > Size > Height/Width/Both. And you’ll see that the
height/width/
height and width of B is resized to be the same as that of A.
Setting form-field tab order
After you create the form fields, you can set the tab order with ease. If you
deselect to set the tab order, it will be automatically determined in a normal
order.
Do the following:
With the Annotation Selection Tool selected, right-click a form field, and
choose Set Tab Order.
Click anywhere in the field that you want to be first in the tabbing order. The
number in the upper left corner is set as 1.
Click each of the other fields in the order that you want tabbing to occur.
Note: If you decide not to change the tabbing order, click a blank area of the
page or a part of the page that is not part of a field. This hides the tabbing order
numbers so that clicking a field no longer changes the tabbing order.
Setting calculation order
When you define two or more calculations in a form, the order in which they are
carried out is the order in which you defined the calculations. In some cases,
you may need to modify the calculation order to obtain correct results.
For example, if you wanted to use the result obtained from calculating two form
fields to calculate the value of a third form field, the first two form fields must be
calculated together first to obtain the correct final results.
Choose Forms > Set Calculation Order…
The Calculate Order dialog box displays all calculable fields in your form and the
order in which the calculations are performed.
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To change the field calculation order, select the field from the list, and then
click the Up or Down button as needed.
Click OK.
Setting properties of multiple form fields
Select multiple form fields > right-click one of them > Properties…
There pops up a dialog with a General tab and an Appearance tab, and then
follow the steps specified above.
Running JavaScript
JavaScript is a dynamic, prototype-based language with first-class functions,
which serves as a means to easily create interactive web pages. In Foxit
Phantom, you can easily integrate this level of interactivity into your PDF
documents.
With Foxit Phantom, you can invoke JavaScript code using actions associated
with documents, bookmarks, links, and pages. Foxit Phantom provides two
options for you to do it – JavaScript Console and Document JavaScript. The
JavaScript Console provides an interactive and convenient interface for testing
portions of JavaScript code and experimenting with object properties and
methods. The Document JavaScript command lets you create document-level
JavaScript actions that apply to the entire document.
Using JavaScript Console
JavaScript Console is a control panel for the execution and debugging of
JavaScript code. Serving as a debugging aid, it is quite useful for displaying
debug messages and executing JavaScript.
To active the JavaScript console, select Forms > JavaScript Console, and do the
following:
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You can click Save to save a copy of your JavaScript code, or click Cancel to
revoke your operation.
Using Document JavaScript Command
Document JavaScripts are variable and function definitions that are generally
useful to a given document, but are not applicable outside the document.
Variable definitions: Define variables at the document level to make them
visible to any executing script.
Function definitions: Define functions at the document level that support
the user interaction with the document. These functions may be utility
functions for handling common tasks for string or number manipulation, or
functions that execute lengthy scripts called by actions initiated by a user
interacting with form fields, bookmarks, page changes, etc.
To create or access document level scripts in Foxit Phantom, select Forms >
Document JavaScript… The pop-up Java Script Functions dialog box enables you
A. In the pop-up Javascript
Console dialog box, type
your JavaScript code, or
click Open and select one of
the file with js format.
B. Click Run button to run your
JavaScript code. You will be
prompted that the code has
run successfully. When the
code goes wrong, it gives
you an error message.
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to add, modify, or delete document level scripts. All the document level scripts
are stored within the PDF document.
In Java Script Functions dialog box, you will see the following buttons:
- Close – Closes the dialog box.
- Add – After typing a new Script Name, a JavaScript Editor dialog box pops
up. You can create and edit document level scripts here. To change the font
of JavaScripts, click the Font button.
- Edit – The JavaScript Editor dialog box pops up, enabling you to modify the
JavaScripts you create.
Optional Database connectivity to Windows ODBC
The Optional Database Connectivity is a Javascript object inside Foxit Phantom
PDF Suite that allows you to connect to Windows ODBC (Open Database
Connectivity) data sources. It provides some basic JavaScript properties and
methods to gain increased customization options and data accuracy to access to
information databases. More importantly, JavaScript can be used to execute
SQL commands and retrieve data, which can, in turn, be used to populate a PDF
file. Also, developers can create document level-scripts to connect to a database
for the purposes of inserting new data, updating information, and deleting
database entries.
Currently, ADBC is a Windows only feature and requires Open Database
Connectivity (ODBC) provided by Microsoft.
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Chapter 11 – Data Import &
Export
Data in PDFs can be imported and exported to FDF files. FDF, namely Forms
Data Format, a file format used for interactive form data, is used when
submitting form data to a server, receiving the response, and incorporating it
into the interactive form. It can also be used to export form data to stand-alone
files that can be stored, transmitted electronically, and imported back into the
corresponding PDF interactive form. In addition, FDF can be used to define a
container for annotations that are separate from the PDF document to which
they apply. Or sometimes, when you have to send a PDF file to others but do not
want them to see your comments and form data, you may export all the data
with this function, clear the file and send it to others. In this way, all the data
you added can be removed.
There are two kinds of data that can be imported and exported: comment data
and form data. You can also send the comment data or form data as FDF file to
your clients or friends. The FDF does not only save all the data contents of the
PDF documents, but also remembers their specific positions and status in the
files.
Importing & Exporting Comments Data
This feature is especially useful for PDF reviewing. When you receive an email
invitation to a PDF review, the invitation typically includes the PDF as an
attachment or provides a URL to the PDF. Alternatively, you may receive a Form
Data Format (FDF) attachment. When opened, an FDF file configures your
review settings and opens the PDF in a web browser. At this moment, you need
to know how to import the comment data from the FDF file. Similarly, you may
export comment data and send them as a FDF file to the other participants.
Importing comments data
Do one of the following:
Double-click a FDF file to open it directly with Foxit Phantom.
Choose Comments > Import Comments Data… on the Menu Bar >
navigate to where the desired FDF file is, select it, and press “Open”. You
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will be prompted that the comments data has been imported successfully.
Exporting comments data
To export comments data, please do one of the following;
To export as a FDF
A. Choose Comments > Exports Comments Data > To Form Data File
(FDF)…
B. You will be presented with a standard Windows “Save” dialog. Navigate
to where you want to save the FDF file (e.g., your Documents folder),
specify its name and click Save button.
C. You will be prompted that the data has been exported successfully.
To export and send in an e-mail
A. Choose Comments > Exports Comments Data > To Email Address…
B. Your default e-mail program will pop up, and the comments data will be
exported as a FDF file and attached in the email automatically.
C. Type the e-mail address and title > click Send.
D. The comments in FDF will be sent separately.
Note: The option of Export comments data will be available only when the
comments have been added to the PDFs.
Importing & Exporting Form Data
To import and export form data is similar to the way of importing and exporting
comment data. However, this function is only for PDF interactive forms. All the
options for importing and exporting form data will be unavailable when you
open other ordinary PDFs or non-interactive forms.
To learn how to import and export form data, please view “Importing &
Exporting Comments Data”.
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Chapter 12 – Security
The security feature of PDF gives you an exceptional control over the PDF files
you create. To provide adequate protection for PDF’s contents, you can encrypt
and secure PDF files to prevent unauthorized access, restrict sensitive
operations, etc. The security feature is especially helpful when the documents
contain commercial content or sensitive confidential information.
Checking PDF Security
Some PDF files may contain restrictions preventing actions such as printing,
editing, copying, etc. To check if you have these permissions, please do the
following:
Choose File > Properties…or Secure > Show Security Properties.
In the popup Document Properties dialog box, select the Security tab to
view the restriction information.
See also
“Security” in the “Viewing PDF Properties” section.
Adding Security to PDF Files
In Foxit Phantom, you can add password protection and security restrictions to
PDF files, limiting who can open the file, who can copy, edit or print the file, etc.
Adding password encryption
You can add a password to a PDF document to limit access and restrict certain
features, such as printing, copying and editing.
There are two kinds of passwords that could be applied to a PDF file: a
Document Open password and a Permissions password. When you set a
Document Open password, anyone who tries to open the PDF file must type in
the password that you specified. When you set a Permissions password, anyone
who wants to change the restrictions must type the Permissions password.
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Please note that if a PDF is secured with both types of passwords, it can be
opened with either password, but only the Permissions password allows you to
change the restrictions.
Tip: There’s no way out to recover password from the PDF if you forgot it. To
keep a backup copy of the PDF that isn’t password-protected is a good choice.
Adding a password security
1. Choose Secure > Password Encrypt, or in Security Editing toolbar, click and
choose Password Encrypt from menu.
2. In the Security Setting dialog box, select the type of password to add, and
then type the password in the corresponding field. If you check permission
password, please click Permission to set the restriction settings.
3. In the Permission Specification area, you will be shown the security details
you specified.
4. Select an Encryption Algorithm.
5. (Optional) Select the document contents to encrypt.
6. (Optional)Check Save the setting as a new policy to save the current
security settings as a new policy so that you can apply to other documents.
7. Click Ok and save the document to make setting take effect.
Password security options
When you add a password and security to a PDF file, you can set the following
security options:
Require a password to open the document – selects to require users to
type the password you specify to open the document.
Document Open Password – specifies a password that users must type to
open the document.
Add Document Restriction – restricts actions to PDF files, such as printing,
editing, etc.
Document Permissions Password – specifies a password that is
required to change the permissions settings. If the file is opened in Foxit
Phantom, the user can view the file but must enter the permissions
password to change the file’s security and permissions settings.
Permission setting – you can check options to specify file’s permission
setting. Click any of options to view the detail information in Permission
Item Specification field.
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Print Permission – specifies the level of printing which users are allowed
for the PDF document.
A. Print with low resolution – allows users to print at no higher than
150-dpi resolution.
B. Print with high resolution – allows users to print at any resolution.
Change Permission – defines which editing actions are allowed in the
document.
A. Fill in a form – lets users fill in forms. The option doesn’t mean that
users can create form fields.
B. Comments in the document – lets users add comment to the PDF
document.
C. Manage pages and bookmarks – lets users insert, rotate, delete pages,
as well as add bookmarks.
D. Modify document - lets users modify the PDF document, but not add
comments. If you check the option, Fill in a form and Management
pages, bookmarks the both options are automatically selected.
Content Extraction Permission - defines the contents that are allowed to
be extracted in the PDF document.
A. Play media clip – lets users play media clips in the PDF file.
B. Extract the contents of the document – lets users extract text and
graphics, copy text, take snapshot, and play media clip, etc.
Encryption Algorithm - defines data transformations that cannot be easily
reversed by unauthorized users. Foxit Phantom supports 128-bit AES and
128-bit ARC-FOUR.
Encrypt all document contents except metadata – encrypts the contents
of a PDF file but still allow search engines access to the document metadata.
Save the setting as a new policy – save the current security settings as a
policy so that you can apply it to other documents.
Modifying password and security settings
1. Choose Secure > Show Security Properties, or click on the Security Editing
Tools toolbar and choose Show Security Properties from drop-down menu.
2. In the Security tab of the Document Properties dialog box, click Change
Settings.
3. Type the Permission or Open Password and then click OK.
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4. Do any changes to the security settings and save the document.
Removing password and security settings
To remove password and security settings from a PDF file, you must have the
permissions to do so.
1. In an open a PDF file, please choose one of way to remove password and
security settings.
Choose Secure > Remove Security, or click Security Editing Tools toolbar
and choose Remove Security from drop-down menu.
In the Security tab of the Document Properties dialog box, choose No
Encryption from Security Method menu.
2. Your options vary depending on the type of password. If you set a Document
Open password, click OK to remove it form the document. If you set a
Permission Password, you must type the Permission Password in the Enter
Password box and then click OK. Click OK again to confirm the action.
Adding a certificate encryption
The advantage of securing documents with certificates is that authors can
specify unique permissions for each person. For example, authors can permit a
person to fill in forms and comment in document, and permit another person to
edit text or delete pages. You can choose certificates from files on disk, or from
the Windows certificate store. Only a specific set of users whose identities can
be verified and managed can have access to the document. A certificate that
contains public key and other identifying information is used to encrypt
documents, or verified a digital signature. Only corresponding private key
decrypts the document that was encrypting using the certificate.
Generally it is recommended that you encrypt documents using certificates
from third-party provider. If the certificate is lost or stolen, the issuing authority
can replace it, if a self-signed certificate is deleted, all PDFs encrypted using the
certificate are forever in accessible.
Adding a certificate security
1. Choose Secure > Certificate Encrypt, or click Security Editing Tools toolbar
and choose Certificate Encrypt from drop-down menu.
2. In Certificate Encrypt dialog box, create intended recipient list for the
encrypt document. You can set document restrictions for a recipient by
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selecting the recipient and clicking Permission.
Click Import to import certificate from Windows Certificate store.
Click Browse to import certificate from disk.
Click Remove to delete a recipient from recipient list.
Click Details to view the detail of the certificate.
Click Permission to set document restriction for the selected recipient.
About Permission options, please refer to “Adding document
restrictions” of “Password security options”.
3. Select Encryption Algorithm.
4. Select encryption components to determine whether encrypt all documents
contents except metadata or not.
5. (Optional) Check Save as a new policy to save the current security settings
as a policy so that you can apply it to other documents.
6. Click OK and save the document.
See also “About digital ID”
Changing or removing certificate encryption
To change or remove security settings, you must have permission to do so. If
you want to change or remove security encrypted with certificate, you must
have all access to the document, or you can’t do changes or remove security
settings.
To change certificate encryption, please do the following:
1. Choose Secure > Show Security Properties.
2. Click Change Settings.
3. In Certificate Encryption dialog box, refer to Adding a certificate security.
4. Click OK and save the document to apply your changes.
To remove certificate encryption, please do one of the following:
1. Choose Secure > Remove Security, or click Security Editing Tools toolbar
and choose Remove Security from drop-down menu.
2. Choose Secure > Show Security Properties, in the Security tab of the
Document Properties dialog box, choose No Encryption from Security
Method menu.
Setting security policies
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If you often apply the same security settings to multiple PDFs, you can save
your settings as a policy that you can apply to other PDFs. Security policies
include the security method, encryption password, permission settings, etc.
Creating a security policy
1. Choose Secure > Manage Security Policies, or click Security Editing Tools
toolbar and choose Manage Security Policies from drop-down menu.
2. Click New.
3. Choose security method from menu and specify the policy name and
description.
4. Click Edit Details to set restriction settings or passwords.
5. Review the policy details, and then click Finish.
Securing PDFs using policies
You can apply any security policy to a PDF file. To secure a PDF with a security
policy that you specified, do the following:
1. Open a PDF document.
2. Choose Secure > Manage Security Policies, or click Security Editing Tools
toolbar and choose Manage Security Policies from drop-down menu.
3. In the Manage Security Policies dialog box, select a policy which you want to
apply to the PDF file.
4. Click Apply to this Document.
5. Save the document to apply the security policy.
Managing security policies
After you create security policies, you can manage them by copying, editing,
and deleting.
1. Choose Secure > Manage Security Policies, or click Security Editing Tools
toolbar and choose Manage Security Policies from drop-down menu.
2. Select a policy from left panel and do one or more of the following:
Click New to create a new policy.
Click Copy to copy a policy. This option is useful when you create a new
policy that’s based on the settings of the selected policy.
Click Edit Details to edit a policy.
Click Delete to delete a policy.
3. Click Close.
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Chapter 13 – Digital Signatures
A digital signature acts as a traditional handwritten signature that can be used
to authenticate the identity of a user as well as the document content. It stores
information about the signer along with the date, time, and state of the
document when it was signed.
Digital signatures
About Digital ID
Digital ID is the identity of a person/organization, which contains your name,
Email address, a serial number, an expiration date, and the name of the
company. A digital ID contains two keys, one is a public key (certificate) that is
used to encrypt or lock data, and the other is a private key that is used to
decrypt or unlock data that is encrypted.
You can distribute your certificate that contains the public key and other
identifying information to these people who need to use it to verify your identity,
validate your signature, or encrypt a document for you. Only your private key
can unlock information that was encrypted using your certificate, so make sure
to store your digital ID in a safe place.
You can obtain a digital ID from a trusted third-party provider called a
Certificate Authority (CA), or you can create a self-signed digital ID. Digital IDs
are usually protected by password; you can store it on computer in PKCS#12
file format, or in the Windows Certificate Store.
Placing a signature
Before you sign a document, you need to draw a signature field where the
signature is placed, get a digital ID, and create the signature look for your
signature.
1. Choose Secure > Place Signature, or click the Digital Signature Tools
toolbar and choose Place Signature from the menu.
2. Press and hold the mouse button down, and drag to draw a signature filed
for your signature, or double-click some area of page where you want the
signature to appear.
3. In Sign Document dialog box, choose a digital ID from drop-down menu, or
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click Browse and specify a PKCS12 Certificate file with .cer extension. If you
don’t find the specified digital ID, you need to get a certificate from the
third-party provider or create a self-signed digital ID.
4. Choose an appearance type from menu. There are two types to choose, one
is Standard Appearance, and the other is Customized Appearance that you
can create appearance for your signature. Please refer to Creating signature
appearance. You can view signature look immediately in Signature Preview
panel.
5. Click OK.
Sign Document Dialog Box
Note: you can move or resize a signature after placing it on document, so be
sure to the signature location and size before signing document.
Creating signature appearance
You can set the appearance of your digital signature by selecting different
options in Sign Document dialog box. For example, a signature can include an
image of your handwritten signature, a company logo, or a photo, date and so
on. Furthermore you can create dynamic signature appearance to user for
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different purpose. A signature appearance also includes information that helps
others verify your signature, such as reason for signing, contact information,
and more.
Different appearance of signatures
Choose Secure > Place Signature, or in Digital Signature Tools toolbar, click
and choose Place Signature from menu.
In Sign Document dialog box, choose Customized Appearance from
Appearance Type menu.
Check the options that you want to appear in digital signature. A signature
appearance can include lots of information showing the users attributes,
including name, organization, country, logo, location, etc.
Select any of the following:
Text – Edit text that will display on signature text field.
Graphics file – displays an image with your digital signature. Select the
option to import the image file, click and select an image file.
Name – displays the name of your signature.
Location – adds your address information to the signature field.
Distinguished Name – shows the user attributes defined in your digital ID,
including your name, organization, Email and country.
Date –shows the time when you signed the document.
Reason – adds your reason for signing document. Click the text editing
field, choose an option that best describes your reason for signing
document from drop-down menu or type text.
Labels – Shows the labels of each item.
Foxit flag - shows the Foxit Flag in digital signature.
Moving and resizing an image
You can move and resize signatures before signing the document, but you
aren’t allowed to change certificate and appearance of certificate.
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1. To move the signature
Select the Annotation Selection Tool or the corresponding tool, put the
pointer over the signature, click and drag the signature to another place you
like.
2. To resize the signature
Select the Annotation Selection Tool or the corresponding Tool, click the
signature.
Place the cursor on any corner point. Pointer changes into the cursor
showing the direction at which the rectangle will be resized.
Signing a PDF
A PDF is signed to indicate your approval. The signature isn’t resized and moved
when you sign the document. A PDF can be signed more than once by more than
one person. When you sign a document, your digital signature appears in the
signature filed. The appearance of the signature depends on options you select.
1. Sign a PDF, please choose one of the followings:
Choose Secure > Sign Document.
Right-click the signature, choose Sign Document.
Select Hand Tool, and click the signature.
Set your signature preferences in Preferences dialog box. Choose Edit>
Preferences, open the Preferences dialog box, and select Signature on the
left, check the option of “Sign the document after the signature is placed
immediately” to sign the document immediately when the signature is
placed.
2. Type file name and specify location in pop-up Save As dialog box.
Validating signatures
Checking the validity of a signature
If you want to automatically validate all signatures in a PDF when you open the
document, please check Verify Signatures When the Document Is Opened
option in Signature tab of Preferences dialog box. An icon appears in the
signature field on the document page to indicate the signature status. The
signature state appears in the Signature Panel.
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The question mark icon indicates the signature is not validated.
The check mark icon indicates that the signature is valid.
The icon indicates that the signature is invalid. The document has been
altered or corrupted since the signature was applied.
The caution triangle icon indicates the document was modified after
signature was added, however, the signature is valid.
The icon indicates the signature validity is unknown because the
signer’s certificate isn’t in your list of trusted identities. The document has
not been modified since the signature was applied.
Validating a signature
1. Open the PDF containing the signature, do one of the followings.
Choose Secure > Validate All Signatures.
Right-click the signature, choose Validate Signature from context menu.
Select Hand tool on toolbar, click the signature.
2. Pop-up a Signature Status message box which describes the validity of
signature, the signer, and whether the document was modified after being
signed, etc. The icons that appear in signature fields become the corresponding
icons which indicate different signature status.
Tip: 1.You can validate signatures by setting your signature preferences.
Choose Tools > Preferences, open the Preferences dialog box, and select
Signature on the left.
2. Select the Verify signatures when the document is opened option to
automatically validate signatures in a PDF when you open the document.
Deleting a signature
Select the Annotation Selection Tool (Icon), or Digital Signature Tool.
Right-click the signature and choose Delete Signature from context menu,
or press Delete key.
Note: If you check the Locked option in Signature Properties dialog box, you
will
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not remove the signature from the document.
Viewing signature properties
Signature Properties dialog box provides basic information about the signature,
including the signer, reason, date, location validity summary and details of
certificate, etc.
1. Select the Annotation Selection Tool (icon), or Digital Signature Tool.
2. Right-click the signature, and choose Show Signature Properties from
context menu.
3. In Signature Properties dialog box, you can get the information as follows:
Signed by – shows the signers that sign the document.
Reason – displays the reason that you create the signature.
Date – shows the date time when you signed the document.
Location - shows which page the signature is located on.
Validity Summary - checks whether the document was modified after it
was signed, and other information.
Show Certificate – click it to show the details of certificate, such as the
validity of certificate, certificate path and so on.
Locked – check the option, you will not delete the signature.
Signature Properties Dialog Box
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Note: If the status is unknown, click the Show Certificate to view the details of
the certificate. Check whether the certificate has been included in your list of
trusted identities, if your certificate is not trusted, Click Install Certificate to
install it to the trusted Windows Certificate Store. If you use a self-signed digital
ID, confirm that the certificate details are valid. If the certificate isn’t valid,
request a valid certificate from signer.
Signature panels
The signature panel shows information about each signature in the document
and change history of the document since the first signature. It also provides
information about the time, reason, location the document was signed and
signer details.
Signature Panel
Opening the signature panel
Choose View > Navigation Panels > Signature Panel, or click Signature button
on the left of Navigation Panel.
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Chapter 14 – Editing PDFs
Foxit Phantom has brought in some new advanced features for editing on PDFs.
Besides direct editing of PDF pages, you can even create bookmarks, add links,
attach files, add images, play and insert multimedia files, as well as run
JavaScript on PDF files.
Undoing and Redoing
When making quick adjustments to your document, you may want to
undo or redo the most recent action performed. You can undo and
redo up to 10,000 actions in Foxit Phantom.
Undo your last action
To undo an action, do one of the following:
Select Edit > Undo.
Click Undo on the Standard toolbar.
Press Ctrl+Z.
Note: Some actions can’t be undone, such as clicking any command on the File
menu. If you can’t undo an action, the Undo command changes to the grayed.
Redo actions that you undid
To redo an action that you undid, do one of the following:
Select Edit > Redo.
Click Undo on the Standard toolbar.
Press Shift+Ctrl+Z.
Cutting, Copying and Pasting
By using Cut, Copy and Paste within a PDF document, you can quickly create the
same comments and improve the working efficiency.
Cutting comments
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Cutting removes selected comments from the current location. Once you cut the
comments, you can paste within the same document, into a different document.
Select comments to be cut by using Ctrl+Click.
Choose Edit > Cut, OR select Cut from the right-click menu, OR press
Ctrl+X.
You are now ready to paste.
Copying comments
Once you copy the comments, you can paste within the same document, into a
different document.
Select comments to be copied by using Ctrl+Click.
Choose Edit > Copy, OR select Copy from the right-click menu, OR press
Ctrl+C.
You are now ready to paste.
Pasting comments
You can paste comments within the same document, a different document in
Foxit Phantom.
Pasting comments within the same document
Copy or cut the selected comments by using Ctrl+Click.
Place your cursor where you want to paste comments within the same
document.
Select Edit > Paste, OR select Paste from the right-click menu, OR press
Ctrl+V.
Pasting comments from one document to another
You can have two or more documents in Foxit Phantom open at once; and you
can quickly paste comments from one document to another.
After you have copied or cut the comments, open the second documents.
Place your cursor where you want the comments to be placed.
Select Edit > Paste, OR select Paste from the right-click menu, OR press
Ctrl+V.
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Creating Bookmarks
Bookmarks are navigational tools that make your PDF files easier to read. They
are usually generated automatically during the PDF creation. Bookmarks in PDF
files provide interactive links to a specific destination. The reader just needs to
click on a bookmark to view the page in which the bookmark is linked.
Bookmarks are useful for users to mark a place in a PDF file so that users can
return to it with ease. Or you may like to have your own bookmark structure and
new bookmark names. Now with Foxit Phantom, you can easily nest, edit, or
delete bookmarks in a PDF file if the security settings allow.
Adding a bookmark
1. Go to the page where you want the bookmark to link to. You can also adjust
the view settings.
2. Use the Hand Tool to create the bookmark:
To bookmark a portion of a page, adjust the view of the document if
necessary, and move the portion into the top of the window.
To bookmark selected text, use the Select Text Tool , and then drag to
select the text. The selected text becomes the label of the new bookmark.
You can edit the label.
3. Select the bookmark under which you want to place the new bookmark. If
you don’t select a bookmark, the new bookmark is automatically added at the
end of the bookmark list.
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4. Click the New Bookmark icon at the top of the Bookmarks panel, or
right-click the selected bookmark and choose Add Bookmark.
5. Type or edit the name of the new bookmark, and press Enter.
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 and choose the Cut option > right-click the
parent bookmark, and choose Paste after Selected Bookmark.
Note: The bookmark links to its original destination in the document although it
is moved.
Organizing a bookmark hierarchy
A bookmark hierarchy is an outline or stratified structure that places some
bookmarks within others. It is an efficient way to display a comprehensive list of
bookmarks in a PDF file. In Foxit Phantom, multilevel bookmark hierarchy can
be defined by properly dragging the bookmark icon in the Bookmark panel.
Nesting a bookmark
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Select the bookmark you want to nest, and then do one of the following:
- Hold the mouse button down and then drag the bookmark icon directly
underneath the parent bookmark icon. The Line icon shows the place
where the icon will be located.
- Right-click the bookmark icon and choose the Cut option > right-click the
parent bookmark, and choose Paste under Selected Bookmark.
Note: The bookmark links to its original destination in the document although it
is nested.
Moving a bookmark out of nested position
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 and choose the Cut option > right-click the
parent bookmark, and choose Paste after Selected Bookmark.
Note: The bookmark links to its original destination in the document although it
is nested.
Expand or collapse a bookmark
Click the plus sign (+) next to the bookmark icon to show any children. Click the
minus sign (-) to collapse the list.
Editing a bookmark
In Foxit Phantom, you are able to edit, change, or move the bookmarks with
ease if the security settings allow.
Renaming a bookmark
Right-click the bookmark you want to rename in the Bookmarks panel > choose
the Rename option > type the new bookmark name.
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Resetting a bookmark’s destination
Do the following:
- In the document pane, move to the location you want to specify as the new
destination.
- (Optional) Adjust the view magnification.
- Right-click the bookmark, and choose Set Destination.
Customizing the text appearance of a bookmark
You can change the font style or color of a bookmark to make it easier to read.
- In the Bookmarks panel, right-click the bookmark > choose Properties.
- In the Bookmark Properties dialog box, click the Appearance tab, and select
the font style and color for the text.
Note: After defining a bookmark’s appearance, you can set it as bookmarks’
default property by right-clicking the bookmark and then selecting the option of
Use Current Appearance as New Default.
Adding an action to a bookmark
Bookmarks can also perform actions, such as opening a file, executing a menu
item, submitting a form, etc.
- Right-click a bookmark, and choose Properties.
- In the Bookmark Properties dialog box, click Actions.
- Choose an action from the Select Action menu and click Add, and then refer
to the section of “Actions tab for the button properties”.
Deleting a bookmark
To delete a bookmark, please do one of the following:
- Select the bookmark you want to delete and click the Delete button at
the top of the Bookmarks panel.
- Right-click the bookmark you want to delete and choose Delete.
Note: Deleting a bookmark deletes all the bookmarks that are subordinate to it.
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Adding Links
You may add rectangle or quadrilateral links to a PDF file and specify their
destination, which can be a page view, a named destination, an external file, or
a web page. Also, you are able to change the appearance of the link, including
the thickness, border style and color of the lines when you create them. This
function helps you to lead the readers to related articles, references, or the
intended web page.
General speaking, there are two options of links for you: rectangle link tool
and quadrilateral link tool in Foxit Phantom.
Adding a rectangle link
Rectangle Link Tool enables you to add a link with the shape of rectangle on the
PDFs.
To add a rectangle link, please do the following:
Click the Rectangle Link Tool on toolbar, or choose Edit > Links >
Rectangle Link Tool on Menu Bar.
Position the cursor on the place you want to add the link, hold and drag your
mouse button to draw a rectangle.
Tips: To draw a square link, press Shift key when you hold and drag your mouse
button.
- Pops up a dialog named as Create Link. Choose the appearance and
destination of the link.
Appearance
A. Thickness – the thickness of the four sides of the rectangle. The higher
of the value, the thicker of the sides. You can choose the thickness from
0-12, while the default is 1.
B. Border Style – the style of the rectangle’s border. There are three types
of the border styles:
Solid: the border is solid, but not hollowed out.
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Dashed: the border is drawn as a dashed line.
Underline: the sides are visible except the underline.
Solid Style Dashed Style Underline Style
Three types of border styles
C. Highlight – the effect when you click the rectangle link. There are four
types of the highlighting effects:
None: doesn’t change the appearance of the link.
Invert: changes the link’s color to its opposite.
Outline: changes the link’s outline color to its opposite.
Inset: creates the appearance of an embossed rectangle.
None Invert Outline Inset
Four types of highlight
D. Color – the border color of the rectangle. Click the color button to choose
any colors you like, or you may choose Other Color to add a customized
color. The default color is red.
Choose the color
Destination
The destination refers to any point or location, for example, a web page, a
named file or position the link goes to. There are four options for you to
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choose:
A. Go to a page view – designate the link to a specific page view. Not only
can you designate the link to a page in the current PDF, but you can also set
the link to the page in another PDF. Also, you may change the current zoom
setting and then set the position.
To go to a page view, choose this option, click the Next button and do one of
the following:
Set the position in current document – scroll the current document, go
to a new position where you want to set and click Set this position.
Set the position in another PDF document – click the Open button
on the toolbar > select the PDF you want to set position > scroll this
document and go to a position where you want to set > click Set this
position.
Note: The new PDF document should be opened in the existing window
but not a new window.
Change the view magnification -- scroll in the current document or
another document > go to a new position where you want to set >
change the magnification of the position > click Set this position.
Click Cancel to cancel out of your operation.
B. Go to a named position – designate the link to a named position that has
been set by creator of the current document.
To go to a named position, choose this option and click the Next button >
select a named position for the pop-up list > click OK.
Note: An empty pop-up list indicates that no position has been named by
the document’s creator.
C. Open/execute a file – designate the link to open another file. To do this,
please follow the steps below:
Choose Open/execute a file > click the Next button > select the
destination file and click Select.
D. Open a web page – designate the link to open a web page. Do the
following:
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Choose Open a web page > click the Next button > enter the URL of the
destination web page or click the drop-down button to select a web site
you have opened before.
E. Others (use action property page) – add an action to the link. Please refer
to “Actions tab for the button properties” for more details.
Adding a quadrilateral link
Rectangle Link Tool enables you to add a link with the shape of quadrilateral or
triangle on the PDFs.
To add a quadrilateral link, please do the following:
Click the Quadrilateral Link Tool on toolbar, or choose Edit > Links >
Quadrilateral Link Tool on Menu Bar.
Position the cursor on the place you want to add the link > click to start the
beginning of the quadrilateral > move and click to draw each side > click or
double-click to finish.
Follow the steps specified in the section of “Adding a rectangle link”.
Moving or resizing a link
You can move and resize the link after you create it.
- Select one of the link tools or the Annotation Selection Tool , and then
move the pointer over the link so that the handles appear.
- Do one of the following:
A. To move the link, drag it to the desired area.
B. To resize the link, drag any corner point to adjust.
Deleting a link
- Select one of the link tools or the Annotation Selection Tool , and then
move the pointer over the link so that the handles appear.
- Select the link you want to delete.
- Press the Delete key.
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Attaching Files
You can attach PDF files and other types of files to a PDF. If you move the PDF to
a new location, the attachments move with it. Attachments may include links to
or from the parent document or to other attachments.
There are two options for you to add an attachment: attaching a file as a
comment and attaching a file. An attached file as a comment will appear in the
page with the File Attachment icon by default, while the attached file acts
invisible and only can be seen when you click the File Attachment icon.
Adding a file as a comment
Do the following:
- Click the Attach a file as a Comment button on the toolbar or choose
Tools > Advanced Editing Tools > Attach a file as a comment.
- Position the pointer to the place where you want to attach a file as a
comment > click the selected position.
- In the Add Attachment 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 Phantom
warns you that your attachment is denied because of your security settings.
- The File Attachment Icon appears at the place you designated.
Working on the attachment comment
You can open the attachment, add a description, move and delete it, and set the
preferences.
Opening an attachment
Select the Hand Tool , Annotation Selection Tool or the Attach a file as
comment button , and do the following:
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- Double-click the File Attachment icon .
- In Open file attachment dialog box, select one of the three options and click
OK.
Open file attachment dialog box
A. Open the file attachment – open this file attachment, and the dialog box
will always pop up when you double-click the File Attachment icon.
B. Always open file attachments of this type – open this file attachment,
and the files of this type will be opened automatically when you
double-click the File Attachment Icon next time.
C. Never open file attachments of this type – forbids file attachments of
this type from being opened. Whenever you double-click the File
Attachment Icon, the files of this type will be forbidden to open and
you’ll be prompted that “File attachment of this type cannot be opened
because of your security settings”.
See also
“Doing security settings”.
- Save the PDF.
Moving a file attachment icon
Select the Hand Tool , Annotation Selection Tool , or the Attach a file as
comment button , click and drag the File Attachment Icon to move it to
other place.
Deleting an attachment comment
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Select the Hand Tool , Annotation Selection Tool , or the Attach a file as
comment button , and do one of the following:
- Right-click the File Attachment icon and choose Delete.
- Click the File Attachment icon and press Delete key.
More options with an attachment comment
You are able to work on the attachment comment just like an ordinary comment,
including set status, mark with checkmark, open popup note and add some
descriptions, reply to the comment, and change the icon’s appearance. For all
the operations, please refer to “Chapter 8 – Comments”.
Adding a file
Do the following:
- Click the Attach a file button on toolbar, or choose Tools > Advanced
Editing Tools > Attach a file.
- In the Attachments dialog box, click Add button > select a file you want to
attach and click Open > click the Close button at the top right corner of
the dialog box.
- Save the PDF.
Working on the attachments
You can open, save, delete and edit settings to the attachments.
Opening an attached file
- Click the Attach a file button on toolbar, or choose Edit > Attach a file.
- Select one of the attachments > click the Open button .
Note: Only one attachment can be chosen at a time.
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Saving an attached file
This option provides you a chance to save as the attachment to a new file.
- Click the Attach a file button on toolbar, or choose Edit > Attach a file.
- Select one of the attachments > click the Save button.
- Navigate the filename and location > click Save.
Deleting an attached file
- Click the Attach a file button on toolbar, or choose Edit > Attach a file.
- Select one of the attachments > click the Delete button.
Doing security settings
To change the security settings you have set when you open the attachment file
as a comment, Click the Attach a file button on toolbar, or choose Edit >
Attach a file. Click the Settings button in the Attachment dialog box and do one
of the following:
- To add a new extension, click the Add button to input the file extension in
the Security Settings dialog box.
- To delete an extension, click one of the existing extensions and click the
Delete button.
- To change the settings of how to open the attachments of the type, choose
one of the three options listed.
Managing attachments with Attachments panel
The Attachments panel
In the Attachments panel, there are a number of options as follows:
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Open – opens the attachment you select.
Save – saves the attachment you select to a new file.
Add – adds a file to the current PDF.
Delete – deletes the attachment you select.
Edit Description – edits the description to the attachment you select.
Settings – changes the security settings when you open an attachment. For the
details, please refer to “Doing security settings”.
Adding Images
You can specify a rectangle on any part of a PDF page and then insert an image
into that rectangle. This feature is helpful when you want to explain or show
something more dynamically. For example, a section of an article you are
reading needs an explanation, and you realize that maybe an image will be the
best answer. You can add an image with the image tool in Foxit Phantom.
Adding an image
You can add an image to a PDF with the Image Tool . After you insert a new
image, you can adjust its size and position, change the appearance and other
settings, etc.
To add an image, do the following:
- Click the Image Tool on toolbar, or choose Edit > Image tool.
- Drag a rectangle on the page to define the canvas area for the image.
- In the Add Image dialog box, click the Browse button to select the image
that you want to insert and click the Open button. You will see the URL of
this image has been added to the Location field.
- (Optional) If you find that you chose the wrong image, click the Browse
button again to select the correct one.
- Click the Advanced button to edit the setting of the image.
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Image placement dialog box
A. When to scale – choose when to scale the image you insert. There are four
options:
Always: scale the image to fit the rectangle you draw.
Icon is too Big: zoom out the image to fit the rectangle if the former one
is bigger than the latter one, or show the image with its original size.
Icon is too Small: zoom in the image to fit the rectangle if the former one
is smaller than the latter one, or show the image with its original size.
Never: never scale the image. Show the image with its original size all the
time.
B. Scale – choose to scale the image non-proportionally or proportionally.
This option will be disabled when you select Never in the field of When to
scale.
Non-proportionally: scale the image to fit the rectangle when the
magnification is changed.
Proportionally: scale the image in its proportion.
C. Fit to bounds – check this option to scale the image to fit fully within the
bounds of the rectangle without taking into consideration the line width
of the border.
D. Border – drag and move the scroll bar to change image’s position in the
rectangle. The coordinates change when you move the scroll bar.
- Click OK for your changes to take effect, or click Reset to reset the data to
the original settings.
- To rotate the image, click and select one of the options.
- Click OK.
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Moving and resizing an image
You can move and resize an image after inserting.
Moving an image
Select the Annotation Selection Tool or the Image Tool , put the
pointer over the image so that the handle appears.
Click and drag the image to another place you like.
Resizing an image
Select the Annotation Selection Tool or the Image Tool , put the
pointer over the image so that the handle appears, and click the image.
- Place the cursor on any corner point. Pointer changes into the cursor
showing the direction at which the rectangle will be resized.
To resize the image
- Drag the cursor outside, it will increase the size of the rectangle
proportionally. Drag the cursor inside, it will decrease the size of the
rectangle proportionally.
Setting properties of an image
- Double-click the image, or right-click it and select Properties…
- In the Settings tab, follow the steps in “Adding an image”.
- In the Appearance tab, do any of the following:
A. Annotation is hidden from view – check the option to set the image you
inserted invisible or uncheck the option to lay the image over the content
of PDF.
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B. Border – change the type, width, style and color of the rectangle’s
border.
Type: choose to show the rectangle’s border or not. Selecting No border
disables the options of Width, Style and Color.
Width: choose the width of the border.
Style: choose the style of the border line, solid or dashed.
Color: change the color of the border. Click the color button to select any
color you like, or click Other Color to choose a customized color.
- (Optional) Check Locked to avoid modifying your settings.
Deleting an image
Select the Annotation Selection Tool or the Image Tool , put the
pointer over the image so that the handle appears, and click the image.
Press Delete or right-click the image > Delete.
Working with multiple images
Selecting multiple images
Select the Annotation Selection Tool or the Image Tool .
Press and hold Shift or Ctrl and click the images you want to edit.
To select all images, right-click an image > Edit > Select All.
Aligning images
You can align the selected images left, right, top, bottom, vertically or
horizontally. Select one of the image as the anchor, the rest of the images will be
placed respectively to the left edge, right edge, top edge, bottom edge, vertical
axis or horizontal axis of the anchor image.
Select two or more images that you want to align.
Right-click the anchor, and then choose a command as follows:
C. To align a column of images, choose Left, Right, or Vertically to align
them respectively to the left edge, right edge, or vertical axis of the
anchor image.
D. To align a row of images, choose Top, Bottom, or Horizontally to align
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them respectively to the top edge, bottom edge, or horizontal axis of the
anchor image.
Note: When you right-click or Ctrl-click one of the selected images, it will be
highlighted in red, indicating that it’s the anchor image. The align menu
commands move the other selected images to line up with the edges of the
anchor image.
Below is an example:
Centering images
This function enables you to center the rectangle enclosed by the images you
select vertically, horizontally or both.
Below is an example:
A. Suppose that you want to
set A as the anchor image.
B. Select these two images >
right-click A and choose
Align > Left. You will see the
other image is placed to
the left edge of A.
A
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Distributing images
This function will be available when selecting three or more images.
To distribute the images evenly between the topmost and bottommost
images, choose Distribute > Vertically.
To distribute the images evenly between the leftmost and rightmost images,
choose Distribute > Horizontally.
Below is an example:
A. Select two images. You
can see these two images
consist of an area with the
shape of rectangle
(marked with red).
B. Right-click one of the
images > Center >
Vertically. You will find that
the red rectangle is
aligned vertically in the
page.
A. Select three images A, B
and C. A is the topmost
image and C is the
bottommost image.
A
B
C
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Resizing images
You can adjust multiple images with the same height, width, or both. Select one
of the images as the anchor, and the rest of the images will be resized with the
same height or width as that of the anchor image.
Below is an example:
Setting properties of multiple images
B. Right-click any one of the
images > Distribute > Vertically.
And you will see that B is
distributed evenly between A
and C.
A
B
C
A. Select images A and B.
Suppose that you want to
set A as the anchor image.
A
B
A
B
B. Right-click A > Size > Height. And
you will see that the height of B
is resized to be the same as that
of A.
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Select multiple images > right-click one of them > Properties…
A dialog pops up with an Appearance tab. Follow the steps specified in
“Setting properties of an image”.
Adding Multimedia
Foxit Phantom does not only support playing multimedia in PDFs, but also allows
users to add and edit multimedia files to a PDF. In Foxit Phantom, you can add
movies and sounds to PDFs, as well as record audio, capture image and video in
PDF files.
Adding a movie or a sound clip
Movie Tool in Foxit Phantom adds movies and sounds to your PDF documents
and creates a multimedia PDF experience. Adding movies or sounds to PDFs is
as easy as inserting an image. "Movies" are desktop video files with formats
such as AVI, QuickTime, and MPEG, and file extensions such
as .avi, .wmv, .mov, .qt, .mpg, and .mpeg. An animated GIF file always has
a .gif file extension, while “Sounds” are like midis, wavs, and mp3 files.
You can also provide different renditions of the movie that play if the users’
settings vary. For example, you may want to include a low-resolution rendition
for users with slow Internet connections.
Note: If an alert message tells you that no media handler is available, you must
install the appropriate player before you can add clips to the PDF. For example,
you must install QuickTime if you want to embed an MOV file in a PDF.
Adding movies or sounds
1. Click the Movie tool on the Advanced Editing Tools toolbar, or choose
Edit > Movie tool.
2. Press and hold mouse button down, drag to select an area on the page where
you want the movie or sound to appear. For movies, the play area is the exact
size of the movie frame.
3. In the pop-up Add Multimedia dialog box, you will see some options listed
below:
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Location: click the Browse button to select the multimedia file you want to
insert.
Content type: the type of the media you insert. It is selected automatically.
But you can also specify the clip type if you want. Please note that changing
the Content Type setting may cause problems playing the media.
Embed content in document: includes the media file into the PDF file. This
option will increase the file size of the PDF. It is selected by default. If the
check box is cleared, you will not be able to play it if you open this PDF file
on other computers.
Poster Settings: choose whether to display an image in the play area when
the movie isn’t playing. You can choose to use no poster, or create poster
from file.
Editing the play area
After adding a media clip, you can move, resize or delete the play area easily.
- Choose the Annotation Selection Tool , the Movie tool . Click the play
area to select it.
- To move the clip, hold down the left mouse button and drag the clip to a new
location on the page.
- To resize the clip, place the cursor on any corner point. When the pointer
changes into the cursor showing the direction at which the rectangle will be
resized, drag one of the corners of the frame to your intended size. Holding
down the Shift key retains the movie clip’s proportion.
- To delete the clip, simply select it and press Delete, or right-click the clip >
Delete.
- To align, center, distribute, or size multiple clips, please refer to Working
with multiple images.
Setting multimedia properties
In Foxit Phantom, you can specify properties for the multimedia files you added,
such as the appearance of a movie’s play area, whether the movie plays once or
continuously, create alternate renditions, etc.
To set multimedia properties, please do the following:
- Select the Movie tool , or the Annotation Selection Tool .
- Double-click the play area or right-click the play area > Properties.
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The pop-up Multimedia Properties dialog box has a Settings tab and an
Appearance tab. Also, there are two items on every tab:
Locked – When selected, prevents any further changes to any multimedia
properties.
Close – Applies and saves the current properties, and closes the multimedia
properties dialog box.
Note: If you select Locked on any tab, it will lock all options for this multimedia
file, but not just the options on that tab.
1. Settings tab for the multimedia properties
The Settings tab in multimedia properties contains the following options:
- Annotation Title -- Type the title of the movie or sound in the Annotation
Title box. This title does not determine which media file is played.
- Alternate Text -- Type a description of the media file in the Alternate Text
box.
- Renditions – Allows you to create alternate or other renditions to ensure
that users can play the movie or sound clip on their systems.
A. List Renditions for Event -- You can assign different renditions to different
actions but Mouse Up is chosen by default. Mouse Up means that when the
mouse button is clicked and released, the rendition is played.
B. Add Rendition – There’re three ways for you to choose:
Use a File: Double-click the file you want to add to the rendition list. The
content type is selected automatically.
Use a URL: Type the URL and select the content type.
By Copying an Existing Rendition: Select the rendition you want to
copy.
C. Edit Rendition – When clicking the Edit Rendition button, the Rendition
Settings dialog box appears, which allows you to specify the playback
location, and other settings to differentiate it from other renditions.
Media Settings -- Specifies the general properties for the movie or
sound clip:
- Rendition Name: Enter the name for the rendition, which will
appear in the list of renditions. (This name does not determine which
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media file is played.)
- Media Clip Location: Specify the clip by typing or navigating to it.
- Content Type: Will be selected automatically when you specify the
clip location. Changing the Content Type setting may cause problems
playing the media.
- Embed content in document: Includes the media file into the PDF
file. This option will increase the file size of the PDF. It is selected by
default. If the check box is cleared, you will not be able to play it if
you open this PDF file on other computers.
- Rendition Alternate Text: Type a description of the rendition.
- Allow temp File: Specify whether writing a temp file is allowed and
when. Some media players write a temp file when they play a movie
or sound clip. If you want to prevent users from easily copying the
media content in a secure document, you may want to disallow the
creation of temp files. However, selecting this setting may prevent
the movie from being played by media players that require the use of
temp files.
Playback Settings – Use this tab to determine how the movie or
sound clip is played.
- Keep Player Open: Select whether you want the player to close
after it plays the movie or sound clip.
- Volume: Lets you specify how loud the movie will be played.
- Show Player Controls: Select to display a controller bar at the
bottom of the play area allowing users to stop, pause, or play the
media, provided the media player supports player controls.
- Repeat: Lets you replay a clip two or more times, or continuously.
- Player List: Click Add to specify a player and the settings that are
required, preferred, or disallowed to play the movie or sound clip.
Select the name of the player and the status. If you set the status of
more than one player to Required, only one of the required players
may be used to play the rendition. If you set the status of players to
Preferred, these players are selected over nonpreferred players (but
not over required players). If you set the status of players to
Disallowed, they are not used to play the rendition.
- Add/Edit/Delete button: Allows you to add a new player, as well as
edit or delete the selected player in the Player List.
Playback Settings – Determines whether a movie or sound clip is
played in the PDF, remains hidden while played (recommended for
sound clips), is played in a floating window, or is played full
screen. The options for Floating Window Settings are unavailable
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except you choose Floating Window.
- Playback Location: Selects the location for playing a movie or
sound clip.
- Background Color: Selects the background color for the media
player.
- Show title bar: Selects to show or hide title bar when playing the
media in a floating window.
- Show control closing window: Selects to show or hide the close
button at the top right corner in a floating window.
- Title Text: Adds a title for the media that will be showed on the title
bar when playing the media in a floating window.
- Resize: Determines to allow or forbid users to resize the floating
window. There’re three options for you to choose: Don’t allow user to
resize window, Allow user to resize window but maintain original
aspect ratio, or Allow user to resize window.
- Window Position: The window position is determined relative to the
document window, application window, the virtual desktop or
document monitor.
- Width/Height: Specifies the width and height of the floating
window.
- If Window is Off-screen: Selects to play, do not play, or move
window onto screen to play the media file if the floating window is
off-screen.
D. Remove Renditions – Deletes the selected renditions.
E. Up/Down – Arranges the order of the renditions. If the first rendition
cannot be played, the next available rendition is played.
2. Appearance tab for the multimedia properties
In the Appearance tab, do any of the following:
- Annotation is hidden from view – Check the option to set the media file
you inserted invisible or uncheck the option to lay the media file over the
content of PDF.
- Border – Change the width, style and color of the media file’s border.
A. Width -- Choose the width of the border.
B. Style -- Choose the style of the border line, solid or dashed.
C. Color -- Change the color of the border. Click the color button to select
any color you like, or select Other Color to choose a customized color.
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D. Change Poster – Choose to use no poster or a specified poster for the
media file.
3. Actions tab for the multimedia properties
Please refer to “Actions tab for the button properties”.
Editing Objects
When reading a PDF, you may need to frequently edit texts, image, or other
objects in this PDF file. So how can we edit PDF contents using Foxit Phantom?
The primary tool within Foxit Phantom for editing these objects is the Touchup
Objects tool. You can perform any corrections to PDF documents using the
Touchup Objects tool if the security settings allow. In Foxit Phantom, you are
allowed to use Touchup Objects Tool to edit objects in PDFs, and make any
changes to PDF text.
Using Touchup Objects Tool
With Touchup Objects Tool, you can edit objects that you selected, including
moving, resizing, deleting, rotating, etc.
Moving and editing objects
A selected object is usually outlined by a bounding box. When the pointer is over
the selected objects, the selection handles appear and you can drag them to
defined place..
1. Selecting one or more objects
Choose Edit > Touchup Objects Tool, or click the Touchup Objects Tool
button on the toolbar.
Click the object to select it, or press Ctrl and select more objects.
Hold the pointer over the objects and drag a rectangle around them.
Right-click an object and choose Select All from context menu, or press
Ctrl + A on keyboard. All objects on the current page are selected.
To deselect all the objects, right-click objects and choose Select None
from the context menu.
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2. Moving an object
Choose Edit > Touchup Objects Tool, or click the Touchup Objects Tool
button on the toolbar.
Drag the object to the desired place. Please note that objects cannot be
dragged to a different page. You can cut and paste them to a new page
instead.
Press Up, Down, Left and Right Arrows on the keyboard to move
selected objects.
Press Ctrl and Up, Down, Left and Right Arrows on the keyboard to fast
move selected objects. In this way, the moving step size is big at a time.
Right-click the objects and open Objects Properties dialog box, setting
in Transform tab.
3. Resizing or rotating an object
Choose Edit > Touchup Objects Tool, or click the Touchup Objects Tool
button on the Editing Tools toolbar.
To resize an object, drag a handle of the object. Shift-drag the handle to
retain the original aspect ratio.
To rotate an object, put the cursor near the corner of the selected object,
the cursor will change to a curved arrow, click and drag the handle to
rotate the whole object around its center point, or right-click selected
objects and open Objects Properties dialog box, specify rotation degree
in Transform tab.
Note: You can also rotate an object by choosing Rotate Clockwise/Rotate
Counterclockwise from context menu, but rotating in 90 degree increments.
4. Editing an object
Choose Edit > Touchup Objects Tool, or click the Touchup Objects Tool
button on the Editing Tools toolbar.
Right-click on the object you selected, you will see the following options
in context menu.
Undo - erases the last change done to the document reverting it to an
older state.
Redo - reverses the undo or advances the buffer to a more current
state.
Cut, Copy, Paste – cuts, copies, and pastes the object you selected.
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Delete Object(s) – deletes the objects you selected.
Select All – selects all the objects on the current page.
Place Image – replaces the object you selected with an image.
Flip Horizontal, Flip Vertical – Flip Horizontal flips the object
horizontally, on the vertical axis. Flip Vertical flips the object vertically,
on the horizontal axis.
Rotate Clockwise, Rotate Counterclockwise – rotates the selected
object 90 degrees clockwise or counterclockwise.
Shear Selected Objects – let you shear selected objects with some
angle.
Property – lets you edit property for the selected objects.
Set to Background – gets the selected object to set as background.
Set to Foreground – gets the selected object to set as foreground.
Note: Double-click the selected objects and type new text in the position where
the cursor is blinking. You can add, paste or replace text only if the font used for
that text is installed on your system.
5. Deleting an object
Choose Edit > Touchup Objects Tool, or click the Touchup Objects Tool
button on the toolbar.
Select one or more objects, press Delete key.
Select one or more objects, right-click and choose Delete from context
menu.
6. Placing an image
Choose Edit > Touchup Objects Tool, or click the Touchup Objects Tool
button on the toolbar.
Right-click the objects and choose Place Image from context menu.
Select an image file with formats such as：BMP, JPEG, GIG,TIFF and etc.
Click Open.
Setting Objects properties
1. Choose Edit > Touchup Objects Tool, or click the Touchup Objects Tool
button on the toolbar.
2. Right-click the objects, and choose Properties.
3. In Objects Properties dialog box, please do any of the following.
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Object Properties Dialog Box
Click Fill Color tab to specify fill color and opacity. Fill Color is used to
paint the interior of objects and text characters that are filled. To
configure the fill color, choose one of color spaces and simply drag the
color adjusting bar until the color is what you want.
Click Stroke Color tab to specify stroke color and opacity for objects.
Stroke Color is used to paint the border of paths and text that are
stroked. To configure the stroke color, choose one of color spaces and
simply drag the color adjusting bar until the color is what you want. A
stroke color’s opacity determines what degree it obscures or reveals.
Drag the Opacity slider to adjust the opacity of Fill or Stroke color.
Note: Color Space is unavailable for image objects. However, you can
change opacity of all objects.
Click Text tab to change any of the following text attributes:
Font – Changes the font used by the selected text to the font you
specify.
Font Size – changes the font size to the size that you specify.
Horizontal Scaling – adjusts the width of characters by stretching or
shrinking them in the horizontal direction. The scaling is specified as a
percent of normal width of the characters, with 100 being the normal
width. The scaling always applies to the x coordinate. The following
figure shows the effect of horizontal scaling.
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Text Mode – determines whether text is stroked or filled. There are
four types of text modes: Fill Text, Stroke text, Fill then stroke text and
Text with no fill and no stroke.
1 2 3 4
1.Fill text 2. Stroke text 3. Fill then stroke text 4. Text with no fill and no
stroke
Character Spacing – inserts uniform spacing between two or more
characters in selected text.
Word Space – inserts uniform spacing between two or more words in
selected text.
Rotate – enter a specified value in text field to rotate the objects. Enter
a positive value like 30, 60, and 90 to rotate the object
counter-clockwise; Enter a negative value like -30,-60,-150 to rotate
the object clockwise.
Shear – allows you to slant objects horizontally.
Scale – makes an object bigger or smaller. You can scale horizontally,
vertically, or both.
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Move to – allows you to set the precise horizontal and vertical position
of the objects.
Chapter 15 – Printing
This section is a collection of supplementary materials for this user manual,
including Keyboard Shortcuts, List of Supported UI Languages, and Command
Lines.
How to print a PDF document
1. Make sure you have installed the printer successfully.
2. Click the Print button on toolbar, or choose Print from the File menu.
3. Specify the printer or plotter, page range, number of copies, and other
options.
4. Click to Print.
From the File menu, there are two actions related to printing:
The Page dialog provides the desired printing options and does the actual
printing.
The Print Setup dialog determines the printer and paper size to be used.
Printing a portion of a page
To print a portion of a page, you need to refer to the Snapshot tool .
- Select the Snapshot tool by choosing Tools > Snapshot or click the
Snapshot tool on the Basic Toolbar.
- Drag around the area you want to print.
- Right-click in the selected area > choose “Print”, and then refer to the Print
Dialog.
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Print a portion of a page
Printing multiple pages with page thumbnails
To perform a quick print, you can select multiple pages from a document from
the thumbnail list.
- Open the document that you want to print, and then click Pages button on
the left navigation panel.
- Shift-click to select a range of page thumbnails from the document.
- Select Print Pages from the right-click menu, then click OK.
Print Setup
The Print Setup dialog allows you to select a printer and paper to be used. Also,
you can change printer options like paper size and orientation in this dialog box.
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To invoke the standard printer setup dialog, choose File > Print Setup… The
following are the options in Print Setup dialog box:
The Print Setup Dialog Box
- Name -- You can select your printer from the list of installed printers. To
configure advanced options of the printer, click on the Properties button.
This will display printer specific options.
- Paper Size -- The size of the paper used by the printer. Some printers have
many paper sizes (letter, legal, A3, A4, etc.). You can select the paper size
you want.
- Paper Source -- The source is the paper tray that will be used to feed the
printer. Auto Select selects the default source.
- Orientation – Determines to print the document in Portrait (vertical) or in
Landscape (horizontal) position.
- Network -- If you are connected to multiple printers, you can click this
button to select the printer. Once you have selected the printer, you can
then specify the paper size and page orientation.
Print Dialog
The print dialog is the final step before printing. You can modify the printer in
this dialog as well. Be aware that changing the printer may affect the page setup
if the new selected printer has a different paper size, for instance.
The Print dialog allows you to make a number of changes about how your
document prints. Follow the step-by-step descriptions in Print dialog box.
To open the Print dialog box, choose File > Print…
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The Print Dialog Box
- Name -- You can select your printer from the list of installed printers. To
configure advanced options of the printer, click on the Properties button.
This will display printer specific options.
- Print Range – This option lets you print different parts of a PDF document.
You can specify to print all pages or some certain ones.
All – Prints all pages of a PDF document.
Current view – Prints the page area (including text, comments, images,
tables or a combination of all of them) that is visible in the current view. This
option is only available in Single Page Layout.
Current page – Prints the page that is visible in the current view.
Page from/to – Specifies the range of pages to print in the PDF document.
Select or enter page numbers in the fields.
- Subset – Provides options for setting noncontiguous page range.
All Pages in Range – Prints all the pages within the specified range.
Odd pages only – Prints only pages with odd numbers within the specified
range.
Even pages only – Prints only pages with even numbers within the
specified range.
Note: This option is especially helpful for two-side printing.
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- Reverse pages – Prints pages in reverse order. If page ranges are entered,
the pages print opposite of the order in which they were entered. For
example, if you select to print the document from page 5 to page 30,
selecting Reverse pages option will print page 30 to page 5.
- Copies – Sets the number of copies you want to print.
- Collate – Assembles the printouts in a proper numerical or logical order
when printing several copies. This option will be disabled when printing just
one copy.
- Page Scaling – Reduces, enlarges, or divides pages when printing. You can
select Fit to Page, Actual Size and the proper scaling size.
- Page Arrange – You can select None or Multiple pages per sheet in this
option.
None – Prints one page on one sheet.
Multiple pages per sheet – Prints multiple pages on the same sheet of
paper. When selecting this option, further options pop up for you to specify
settings for Page Per Sheet, Page Order, Print Page Border, Page Rotate, etc.
A. Page Rotate – Sets the page to be printed in Normal, Clockwise, or
Counterclockwise.
B. Page Order – Defines how the pages are ordered on the page during
Multiple pages per sheet printing.
Horizontal – Places pages from left to right, top to bottom.
Horizontal Reversed – Places pages from right to left, top to bottom.
Vertical – Places pages top to bottom, left to right.
Vertical Reversed – Places pages top to bottom, right to left.
C. Pages per sheet – Prints a predefined number of pages or a custom
number horizontally and vertically during multiple pages per sheet
printing.
a. If you select a predefined number from the menu, Foxit Phantom
automatically selects the best paper orientation.
b. If you select a custom number, you need to choose or type a number
and decide the orientation horizontally and vertically.
D. Print Page Border – Print the page boundary of PDF pages during Multiple
pages per sheet printing.
- Page Rotate -- Sets the page to be printed in Normal, Clockwise, or
Counterclockwise.
- Auto-Rotate – Adjusts the PDF document’s orientation to match the
orientation specified in the printer properties.
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- Auto-Center – Places the PDF pages in the center.
- Print What – Specifies to print documents only, annotations only or both.
Document – Prints the document contents without annotations.
Document and Annotations – Prints document contents and
annotations.
Annotations – Prints annotations only.
- Preview -- Foxit Phantom provides an instant preview in the Print dialog box.
You can use the magnification tool as well as the navigation tool on the print
dialog box to preview the individual pages in desired magnification level.
Both the document size and the paper size are shown under the Preview.
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Chapter 16 – Appendices
This section is a collection of supplementary materials for this user manual,
including Keyboard Shortcuts, List of Supported UI Languages, and Command
Lines.
Keyboard Shortcuts
There are number of keyboard shortcuts that you can use to speed up your
navigation within the Foxit Phantom. Some particularly important ones are
listed here:
File Keys
Action Shortcut
Open File Ctrl + O
Close File Ctrl + W, or Ctrl + F4
Save As Ctrl + Shift + S
Close All Ctrl + Shift + W
Print Document Ctrl + P
Exit Foxit Phantom Ctrl + Q
Save Ctrl + S
View Keys
Action Shortcut
Full Screen F11
Zoom In Ctrl + Num +
Zoom Out Ctrl + Num -
Zoom To Ctrl + M
Actual Size Ctrl + 1
Fit to Page Ctrl + 2
Fit Width Ctrl + 3
Rotate Clockwise Ctrl + Shift + Plus
Rotate Counterclockwise Ctrl + Shift + Minus
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Reset Toolbars Alt + F8
Dock All Toolbars Ctrl + F8
Hide Toolbars F8
AutoScroll Ctrl + Shift + H
Stop AutoScroll ESC
Reverse View F11
Show or hide Menu Bar F9
Switch between tabs Ctrl + Tab
Edit Keys
Action Shortcut
Copy Ctrl + C, or Ctrl + Insert
Find Text Ctrl + F
Find Next F3
Find Previous Shift + F3
Preferences Ctrl + K
Commenting Text Tool Keys
Action Shortcut
Copy Ctrl + C
Select All Ctrl + A
Deselect All Ctrl + Shift + A
Highlight Ctrl + Shift + L
StrikeOut Ctrl + Shift + T
Underline Ctrl + Shift + U
Squiggly Ctrl + Shift + Q
Replace Ctrl + Shift + R
Add Bookmark Ctrl + Shift + B
Note: These shortcuts are only available when you have selected text with
Commenting Text Tool.
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Tool Keys
Action Shortcut
Hand Tool Alt + 3
Zoom Out Tool Alt + 4
Zoom In Tool Alt + 5
Select Text Alt + 6
Snapshot Alt + 7
Typewriter Alt + 8
Exit Full Screen Mode ESC
Switch to Text Viewer Alt + 9
Touchup Objects Tool keys
Action Shortcut
Undo Ctrl + Z
Redo Ctrl + Y
Copy Ctrl + C
Paste Ctrl + V
Cut Ctrl + X
Select All Ctrl + A
Set to Background Ctrl +F1
Set to Foreground Ctrl + F2
Document Keys
Action Shortcut
First Page Home
Previous Page Left Arrow, Page Up, or Ctrl +
Page Up
Next Page Right Arrow, Page Down, or Ctrl +
Page Down
Last Page End
Go to Page Shift + Ctrl + N, or Ctrl + G
Select All (Unavailable with trial version)
Ctrl + A
Page Down Space
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Page Up Shift + Space
Command Lines
Here are some command lines that can be used to Foxit Phantom:
Command Result
-Register Set Foxit Phantom as default reader.
-NoRegister Open Foxit Phantom but won’t set it as default reader.
-ps <password> Input the password of the protected PDF documents.
-n <Page Number> Specify most recently read page number.
-ImportFDF <FDF filename>
Import the form data from the specified FDF file.
/p Print the document with default printer.
/t <Printer> Print the document with designated printer.
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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 Corporation
39819 Paseo Padre Parkway
Fremont CA 94538
USA
Mailing Address:
Foxit Corporation
39819 Paseo Padre Parkway
Fremont CA 94538
USA
Sales:
1-866-MYFOXIT or 1-866-693-6948
510-438-9090, 408-307-9358
Support:
1-866-MYFOXIT or 1-866-693-6948
979-446-0280, 408-329-7976
Fax:
510-405-9288
Website:
www.foxitsoftware.com
E-mail:
Sales and Information - sales@foxitsoftware.com
Technical Support - support@foxitsoftware.com
Marketing Service - marketing@foxitsoftware.com
Website Questions - webmaster@foxitsoftware.com

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