11.0 for Windows

Foxit PDF Reader
Quick Guide
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PDF Review
Foxit PDF Reader allows you to easily join a PDF review, share the comments, and track
reviews.
Join a shared review
 Download the PDF file to be reviewed from your email application and open it with
Foxit PDF Reader.
 If you open the PDF to be reviewed with Foxit PDF Reader for the first time, you need
to complete your identity information first.
 Add comments as needed in PDF.
 Upon completion, click Publish Comments in the message bar (if notification
message is enabled) or click Share > Manage Shared Review > Publish Comments
to share your comments with other reviewers.
 Save the PDF by one of the following methods:
 Choose File > Save As to save the shared PDF as a copy in your local disk. You
can reopen this copy to continue review or send to other reviewers for further
shared review.
 Click Menu in the message bar and choose Save as Archive Copy (if notification
message is enabled) or click Share > Manage Shared Review > Save an Archive
Copy to save the PDF as a copy that is no longer connected to the shared review.
During the shared review, Foxit PDF Reader will automatically synchronize and display new
comments every five minutes by default, and will notify you by flashing the Foxit PDF
Reader icon in the taskbar whenever there are any new comments. You can also click on
Check for New Comments in the message bar (if notification message is enabled) or click
Share > Manage Shared Review > Check for New Comments to check for new
comments manually. Or go to File > Preferences > Reviewing > Automatically Check
for New Comments to specify the time interval for automatically checking the new
comments in the specified time period.
Join an email review
 Open the PDF to be reviewed from your email application.
 Add comments as needed in the PDF.
 Upon completion, click Send Comments in the message bar (if notification message
is enabled) or choose Share > Manage Email Review > Send Comments to send the
reviewed PDF back to the initiator via email.
 (If necessary) Choose File > Save As to save the PDF as a copy in your local disk.
Rejoin a review