- Open the file in Foxit PDF Editor and click Share > Share for collaboration on the ribbon. Click OK in the pop-up message box to upload the file to Cloud Documents and continue.
- In the Share files dialog box, click the icon
on the left. - Select an option to grant reviewers (i.e., the users who will receive the file link) permissions to access the document.
- Can Comment: Reviewers can make comments on the shared document.
- Can View: Reviewers can only view the shared document.
- (Optional) Add a deadline for the sharing if necessary.
- Click Create a link to generate a link.
- After the link generating completes, click Start collaboration in the pop-up dialog box to open the uploaded/shared file and start the collaboration, or click Copy link and send the file link to the reviewers you want to share with.
- (Optional) You can control the review with the options in the menu that appears after clicking the three-dot icon
above the document pane.
- Add Expiration Date – Set a deadline for the sharing if you did not set one in Step 4 above.
- Activities – View the records of actions performed by all users (the document owner and the reviewers).
- Share with Email – Share the document by sending invitation emails to reviewers. Enter the email address, select the permission option (Can Comment or Can View), type a necessary text message in the text box, and click Send. See also Share a file via an email.
- Copy Shared Link – Copy the file link to the clipboard to send it to others.
- Unshare File – End the sharing, and reviewers can no longer access the file.
For reviewers, they can open the file link they receive in their web browsers using Foxit PDF Editor Cloud and review the shared file. When the shared file is opened in Foxit PDF Editor Cloud, they can click Open in Foxit on the Title Bar of Foxit PDF Editor Cloud and choose Open in Foxit PDF Editor to open the shared file in Foxit PDF Editor on their desktop for collaboration.