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How to open a PDF file using Foxit PDF Editor Cloud from Windows Explorer?
Question: I cannot double-click to open PDF documents from my Windows Explorer or Outlook with Foxit PDF Editor Cloud. Is it possible?
Updated Oct 8, 2025View source - Foxit Knowledge BaseHow-to
How to open a file to specific page via command line?
To open, enter the following strings:
Updated Oct 8, 2025View source - Foxit Knowledge BaseHow-to
How to open a popup and keep it open?
Starting from Foxit PDF Editor (Pro)V2023.2 &V13.0 ,and Foxit PDF Reader V2023.2, pop-ups automatically close when your mouse moves away from the note area.For quicker access to your note pop-ups, enable the "Automatically open pop-ups on mouse rollover" option in your preferences settings.
Updated Oct 8, 2025View source - Foxit Knowledge BaseHow-to
How to open embedded Acrobat files in Microsoft Office?
If a PDF document was inserted into MS WORD with Adobe as the object type, it may not be opened with Foxit. This is not a program bug, it is happening because MS WORD remembers the default object type and persists with Adobe to open this type of file. To enable Foxit to open this type of file, do the followings:
Updated Oct 8, 2025View source - Foxit Knowledge BaseHow-to
How to open multiple PDFs from the command line and what’s the syntax?
Supposing Foxit Reader was installed in the C: driver, the desired files are stored under E: driver, here you can enter:
Updated Oct 8, 2025View source - Foxit Knowledge BaseHow-to
How to open two documents side by side in horizontal or vertical in the same Foxit PDF Reader window?
To view two documents side by side in horizontal or vertical in the same Foxit PDF Reader window, please use the "New Horizontal Tab Group" or "New Vertical Tab Group" feature which was implemented in Foxit PDF Reader V12 and greater versions.
Updated Oct 8, 2025View source - Foxit Knowledge BaseHow-to
How to perform OCR on documents with multiple languages using Foxit PDF Editor
In our global world, many businesses function across borders, relying upon multiple languages to get the job done. Which is why the PDF software you use should support multilingual Optical Character Recognition, or OCR.
Updated Oct 8, 2025View source - Foxit Knowledge BaseHow-to
How to perform a downgrade
If you need to downgrade your Foxit Rendition Server to an older version and the option is not available in the installer, please follow the steps outlined below. It is crucial to back up your configuration files before proceeding to avoid losing any important data.
Updated Oct 8, 2025View source - Foxit Knowledge BaseHow-to
How to pin a file to an existing PDF?
Sometimes, you may wish to create a file icon so the external parties can click on it of your file and it opens the attached PDF file with a separate tab or window. You can use the “Pin a file” feature.
Updated Oct 8, 2025View source - Foxit Knowledge BaseHow-to
How to preserve clickable links when converting MS Word to PDF?
Install Foxit PDF Editor for windows desktop and use its Foxit Creator Add-in in MS Word to complete the task.
Updated Oct 8, 2025View source - Foxit Knowledge BaseHow-to
How to prevent Foxit from opening a scan dialog box everytime I scan a document from my scanner directly?
Descriptions: On my old machine, I could scan from my scanner directly to my desktop seamlessly. Now every time I scan from scanner itself by pressing the scan button on the front of my scanner to initiate scanning, it results in Foxit PDF Editor opening and popping a scanning window in Foxit PDF Editor, see below:
Updated Oct 8, 2025View source - Foxit Knowledge BaseHow-to
How to prevent the converted PDF from being automatically launched in Foxit?
If you convert documents of other formats to PDFs with one of the commands below:
Updated Oct 8, 2025View source