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  • AIP Settings

Save encrypted file as a copy named ‘filename(protected)’ – saves an encrypted PDF file automatically as a copy named “filename(protected).pdf” after adding AIP encryption to the file.

Encrypt metadata – encrypts the metadata when encrypting PDF documents.

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When running Foxit PDF Editor’s predefined actions, select the Save warning and errors in log file option to create a log file that contains the detailed report for the action results. Click Browse to select the location to save the log file.

When running the predefined action “Make Accessible (PDF/UA-1)”, users can select the Generate PDF/UA check reports during the “Make Accessible (PDF/UA-1)” process option to generate check reports in the same location as the original file. 

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  • Document Colors Options
    • Replace document colors: Check to activate other options to change the document colors.
  1. Use Windows color scheme: Sets document colors according to the color scheme of your Windows preferences.
  2. Use High-Contrast colors: Choose the high-contrast color combination for page background and document text to improve readability. 
  3. Custom color: Changes the color of Page Background and Docume
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Foxit PDF Editor lets you view, navigate, measure, and comment on 3D content in PDF documents. To do this, you need to enable the 3D content in PDF documents by selecting the Enable the playing of 3D content option. If Safe Reading Mode and Protected View are disabled, with the option unselected, a dialog box pops up to ask whether you trust the document to enable the playing of the 3D content in the document when you open a 3D PDF file for the first time.

By Cynthia, 10 November, 2025

Many program settings are specified in the Preferences dialog box, including settings for File Associations, Forms, Full Screen, General, History, JavaScript, Languages, OCR, Page Display, PDF/A, Reading, AIP Setting, Security, Signature, and Trust Manager. Once you set preferences, they remain in effect until you change them.

By Cynthia, 10 November, 2025

Foxit PDF Editor adds a Mouse/Touch Mode button on the Quick Access Toolbar. In Touch Mode, the buttons within the Ribbon and Quick Access toolbar will appear with more space surrounding them onscreen, making it easier to work on touch devices.

By Cynthia, 10 November, 2025

Foxit PDF Editor provides three modes (LightDark, and Use system setting) that allow you to customize the look (skin) of the software. To change the skin, choose File > Skins, and then select the desired options from the Select Mode drop-down list. If you choose Use system setting, the skin automatically switches to the Light or Dark mode according to the default app mode (Light or Dark) set in your Windows system.

By Cynthia, 10 November, 2025

To customize the Ribbon, you can right click the Ribbon, choose Customize the Ribbon from the context menu to bring out the Customize Tools dialog box first, and then follow the steps below. 

Create a new tab

To create a new tab, please do one of the following:

  • Select the tab after which you want to add the new tab, and then click New Tab

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Quick Access Toolbar displays all your bookmarked commands. You can add commands that will let you view and search content easily to your Quick Access Toolbar. This is another way for you to arrange and manage all the commands.

To add a command to Quick Access Toolbar, please follow the steps bellow: 

By Cynthia, 10 November, 2025

By default, the Start page appears when you start Foxit PDF Editor and includes the list of recent documents opened, helpful product tutorials, and Tool Wizard for some most frequently used features to help you get started with Foxit PDF Editor.