12.1 for Windows

Foxit PDF Reader
Quick Guide
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 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
 Reopen the PDF to be reviewed by one of the following methods:
 Open the PDF copy directly if you have saved it in your local disk before.
 Choose Share > Tracker, right click the PDF you want to review, and choose Open
from the context menu.
 Open it from your email application.
 Follow the same steps specified above to continue a shared review or an email review.
Note: To open the PDF to be reviewed from your email application with Foxit PDF Reader,
you may need to install the email application that is configured to work with Foxit PDF
Reader. Currently, Foxit PDF Reader supports the most popular email applications,
including Microsoft Outlook, Gmail, Windows Mail, Yahoo Mail, and others. For email
applications or webmail that do not work with Foxit PDF Reader, you can download the
PDF first, and then open it for review from your local disk.
Track Reviews
Foxit PDF Reader provides a tracker to help you track reviews easily. Choose Share >
Tracker or File > Share > Tracker group > Tracker, and then you can view the file name,
deadline, number of comments, and the list of reviewers for the shared reviews or email
reviews you have joined. In the Tracker window, you can also categorize your currently