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- Foxit Knowledge BaseInstallation & Deployment
ErrorCode24011. The installer cannot be installed on a computer without Hewlett Packard identifier
Updated Oct 8, 2025View source - Foxit Knowledge BaseHow-to
Export PDF to Excel With Separate Cells
Convert> Recognize Text> Current File> Select Language> Set Output to Editable Text> Check "Recognize the line segments as path objects in the PDF"
Updated Oct 8, 2025View source - Foxit Knowledge BaseSecurity & Compliance
FIPS Compliance
To comply with NIST requirements for data protection, Foxit PDF Editor on Windows can provide encryption via the Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 140-2 mode.
Updated Oct 8, 2025View source - Foxit Knowledge BaseHow-to
Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS Mode)
Support for Foxit PDF Editor v11 and v12 has been discontinued as of August 13, 2025. Upgrade to v14 to continue receiving support.
Updated Oct 8, 2025View source - Foxit Knowledge BaseHow-to
Field Validation for Form Fields
Field Validations allow the author of a document to restrict what values and the formatting of entered data are permitted to be entered into a field. Foxit eSign provides multiple options for field validation for Text Fields, Text Box Fields, and Date Fields. Field Validations are great for when data must be entered into a field with a specific format, for example; a form that has its data entered into a database requiring a specific date formatting for entered values.
Updated Oct 8, 2025View source - Foxit Knowledge BaseHow-to
Fields Usage
Updated Oct 8, 2025View source - Foxit Knowledge BaseHow-to
Files are out of order in Merge Multiple Files dialog?
The file order in the “Merge multiple files dialog” depends on the "right-clicking" cursor position in your File Explorer. For example, you have documents like CB81P01(1) , CB81P01(2), CB81P01(3), CB81P01(4),CB81P01(5)..., you select them and right click to select "Combine multiple files in Foxit PDF".
Updated Oct 8, 2025View source - Foxit Knowledge BaseHow-to
Fill&Sign / Foxit eSign asking to Sign in and not allowing to save documents
Support for Foxit PDF Editor v11 and v12 has been discontinued as of August 13, 2025. Upgrade to v14 to continue receiving support.
Updated Oct 8, 2025View source - Foxit Knowledge BaseHow-to
Finding PDF Creator Browser Plugin Files
The PDF Creator Plugin for Chrome can be found in C:\Program Files (x86)\Foxit Software\Foxit PhantomPDF\plugins\Creator\ChromeAddin
Updated Oct 8, 2025View source - Foxit Knowledge BaseInstallation & Deployment
Fix Error 2502 and 2503 while installing or uninstalling
While installing or uninstalling Foxit PDF Editor (PhantomPDF), you might encounter the one of the following error messages:
Updated Oct 8, 2025View source - Foxit Knowledge BaseTroubleshooting
Flash Content Display Issue with Foxit PDF Editor and Foxit PDF Reader.
With digital technology evolving rapidly, software often becomes outdated or reaches its end of life (EOL), like Adobe Flash Player which officially reached EOL after December 31, 2020. This has led to issues for Foxit PDF Editor/Reader users trying to view PDF files containing Flash content. Previously, users were prompted to install the required version of Flash player when opening a document with Flash objects.
Updated Oct 8, 2025View source - Foxit Knowledge BaseHow-to
Flash Player end-of-life | Impact on playing the flash in PDF file
Updated Oct 8, 2025View source