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aaalist ➢ The File tab: Click File to create, open, save to manage your PDF files.
bbblist ➢ Ribbon tabs: shows the major tabs of Foxit PDF Editor, including File, Home, Edit,
Comment, View, Form, Protect, Share, etc.
➢ Tab Bar: shows the document tabs when multiple documents are open in one
instance. See also Multi-tab Reading & Single Document Reading.
➢ Groups of commands: categorizes the commands by groups according to the
function under each ribbon tab.
➢ Navigation Pane: contains various navigation panels. See also Navigation Panels.
➢ Status bar: shows the status information about the current open document. See
also Status Bar.
➢ Document Pane: shows the document content.
➢ The right panel: displays the Search panel or Format tab, depending on what
feature you are using.

Toolbar

The toolbar displays the File tab (the backstage view like Office 2013) and other ribbon
tabs with different commands. Position the pointer over a command to see a

description of the command. The Hand command and the Select tools (Select

Text and Image and Select Annotation ), which are used quite often, are
accessible on the left of most tabs on the ribbon.

Search and Find Commands

You can easily and quickly find the command you need by clicking in the Tell me field

(or press Alt +Q) near a bubble on the ribbon and typing the name or description

of the command you need. Then Foxit PDF Editor will display a list of matching
commands from which you can select and activate the desired feature.

Show/Hide Toolbar

To show/hide all toolbars, please do the following:

To hide the toolbar, please click the arrow located on the lower-right corner of
the ribbon. To show the toolbar, choose a tab and click the pushpin icon
located on the lower-right corner of the ribbon.

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Right-click toolbar and check Minimize the Ribbon option to hide the ribbon
toolbar and uncheck the option to have the ribbon displayed.

Navigation Panels

Show or hide the navigation panels

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 thumbnails button .
After right-clicking the navigation pane, you can select and open more panels.

To show the navigation panels, use keyboard shortcut F4, or click View > View
Settings > Navigation Panels > Show Navigation Panels, or right-click on the
page and choose Show Navigation Panels.
To hide the navigation panels, use keyboard shortcut F4, or click View > View
Settings > Navigation Panels > Hide Navigation Panels, or right-click on the
page and choose Hide Navigation Panels.
To open a navigation panel, click its button on the left side of the navigation pane.
To close a navigation panel, click its button on the left side of the navigation pane.

Adjust the navigation pane

Like the toolbars, the navigation pane can be docked in the navigation pane or float
anywhere in the workspace. 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 also adjust the width of
the navigation pane easily.

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 either of the following:

Select the button for the panel on the left side of the navigation pane.
Choose View > View Setting > Navigation Panels > [panel name].

2. Changing the display area for navigation pane

Put the cursor anywhere along the right border of the navigation pane, you will

find the cursor turns into . Then you can directly click on the right border to

minimize or maximize the navigation pane, or drag the right border to adjust the
width of the navigation pane.
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To collapse or expand the navigation pane, click on the button / on its right
border.

3. Docking or floating a navigation pane

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.

Status Bar

The status bar is an area of the workspace that displays the page number where you
are, the number of total pages, page transition buttons, zoom buttons, etc. for view
setting.

The status bar is open by default when you open a PDF. In the View tab, click View
Setting and the Status Bar items help you to show or hide the status bar.

Show Status Bar: If you check it, the status bar will appear at the bottom of the
workspace.

Auto-hide Status Bar: If you check it, the status bar is hidden. But if you put the cursor
near the bottom of the page, the status bar will appear.

Hide Status Bar: If you check it, the status bar will be hidden.

About Start Page

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.

The Start Page will continue to appear every time you start the program until you
uncheck the Show Start Page at File > Preferences > General > Application Startup.
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Customize the toolbar

The Ribbon is designed to help you find the commands in an easy and convenient way.
Foxit PDF Editor gives you the capability to personalize and fine-tune the Ribbon in the
way you want. With this feature, you can customize Quick Access Toolbar and the
default Ribbon, and create custom tabs or groups with your favorite commands.

Customize Quick Access Toolbar

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:

➢ Click on the Quick Access Toolbar, and select More Commands. Or right-click
the ribbon area and choose Customize Quick Access Toolbar….
➢ In the Customize Tools dialog box, choose the Customize Quick Access Toolbar
tab.
➢ Select the commands or separators you preferred to be shown on Quick Access
Toolbar and add them to the Quick Access Toolbar list. Click Up or Down to
arrange the command order and then click OK.

To return toolbars to default configuration, please click on the Quick Access

Toolbar, choose More Commands and click Reset on the pop-up context or press
Alt+F8.

Tips: You can also right-click a command on the ribbon and choose Add to Quick Access
Toolbar to add the command to Quick Access Toolbar.

Show Quick Access Toolbar below/above the Ribbon

To show Quick Access Toolbar below/above the ribbon area, do any of the following:

➢ Click on Quick Access Toolbar, and select Show Below the Ribbon or Show
Above the Ribbon.
➢ Right-click the ribbon area and choose Show Quick Access Toolbar Below the
Ribbon or Show Quick Access Toolbar Above the Ribbon.
➢ Open the Customize Tools dialog box. In the Customize Quick Access Toolbar

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tab, select or unselect the Show Quick Access Toolbar below the Ribbon option.

Customize the ribbon

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.
➢ (Alternatively) Right-click the tab after which you want to add the new tab, and
then choose New Tab from the context menu.

Add a new group to a tab

To add a new group to a tab, please do one of the following:

➢ Select the tab to which you want to add the group, and then click New Group.
➢ (Alternatively) Right-click the tab to which you want to add the group, and then
choose New Group from the context menu.

Rename a tab or group

➢ Select the tab or group to be renamed, and click Rename.

➢ (Alternatively) Right-click the tab or group to be renamed, and choose Rename
from the context menu.
➢ In the Rename dialog box, input the new name and click OK.
➢ For a custom group, you can also choose the display symbol from the Rename
dialog box.

Add commands to a group

➢ Select the group under which you want to add a command.

➢ Choose the command category and the desired command from the Choose
command from list.
➢ Click Add to add the selected command to the desired group.

Remove a tab, group or command

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To remove a tab, group or command, please do one of the following:

➢ Select the tab, group or command to be removed, and click Remove.

➢ (Alternatively) Right-click the tab, group or command to be removed, and choose
Delete from the context menu.

Reorder the tabs or groups

To reorder the tabs or groups, please do one of the following:

➢ Select the tab or group you want to reorder, then click the Up or Down

arrow to move accordingly.

➢ (Alternatively) Right-click the tab or group you want to reorder, and then select
Move Item Up or Move Item Down to move accordingly.

Reset the Ribbon

➢ Click Reset in the Customize Tools dialog box to reset the Ribbon to the default
settings.

Import a customized Ribbon

➢ Click Import.
➢ In the Open dialog box, select the Ribbon customization file (.xml file), and click
Open.

Note: After importing a Ribbon customization file, you will lose all the arrangements you
have customized previously. If you want to revert to the customization you currently have,
it is easier to export the customized Ribbon before importing any customization.

Export a customized Ribbon

➢ Click Export.
➢ In the Save As dialog box, specify the file name and path and click Save.

Note:
1. After customization, you need to click OK in the Customize Ribbon tab to save and apply
your customizations to the Ribbon.

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