For a PDF document that includes an embedded index, you can search the document as you always do through the Advanced Search feature, but it will be much faster than you search a regular PDF without an embedded index. (Note: Before searching a document with an embedded index, you need to select the Enable embed index option in File > Preferences > Index.)

The Search panel is displayed on the right of the document pane.  When you put the cursor along the left border of the Search panel, the cursor turns into . Then you can click on the left border to hide or show the Search panel, or drag the border to adjust its width.

If your PDF document or document collections include a full-text index, you can improve your search efficiency by simply searching the index for target words rather than each document separately. Steps are as follows:

After searching, users may need to mark up the searched text strings in a highlight color. With Foxit PDF Editor’s Search & Highlight feature, users can perform an advanced search and highlight the searched text strings with one click.

1. Click in the Search box on the title bar and choose Advanced Search… from the drop-down menu to open the Search panel.
2. Below “Where would you like to search?” check one of the following to define the search scope.
   1. To search the text in the current PDF document, select “In the current PDF document”.

1. Click in the Search box on the title bar and click on the Show matching text results box in the drop-down menu (or press the shortcut keys Ctrl + F) to open the “Search & Replace” window, which appears in the top-right corner of the document area.

You can use the snapshot command to copy individual images or selected content (text, images, or both) to the clipboard or other applications. Text and images will be copied as an image.

To copy an image or a combination of text and images, do the following:

The Select Text and Image command lets you select horizontal and vertical text or columns of text, and images in a PDF. Foxit PDF Editor sets each ribbon with the Hand command and Select commands for user’s convenience. To select, copy and paste text or images, click the Select Text and Image command and do the following: 

Select text and images 

To select an image, please click on the image in a PDF file directly. To select text, please do any of the following:

You can convert 3D measurements to comments to be reviewed, annotated, and replied to.

1. In the View pane of the Model Tree panel, expand a view, right-click a 3D measurement you want to convert, and choose Convert to Comment. 

You can add comments to a 3D view using the commenting tools in the Comment tab. 

1. Choose a commenting tool from the Comment tab.

2. Click inside the 3D canvas to create a comment.