Run an action

After you create your action, you can run the action without opening any PDF file. 

1. Click File > Action Wizard > Action and select an action from the Actions List.
2. A pane appears in the right of the application window, showing all the tasks in the action.
3. (Optional) In addition to the files/folders specified in the action, you can add more files/folders to be processed by clicking Add Files, Add Folder, or Add Open Files. 
4. Click Start.
5. You may be prompted to provide information like the storage location. A check mark will be added to each task after the task is completed.
6. (Optional) you can click Stop in the panel to stop processing the action. All tasks that have been executed will be saved. Click Resume to continue the action. Or click the Close button of the panel to exit the action.
7. After all tasks in the action are completed, the Done button will appear in the panel.

Tip: Foxit PDF Editor provides several predefined ready-to-use actions that include common tasks like file distribution, PDF optimization, sensitive information protection, and document archive.