5.3 for Windows

FOXIT READER 5.3
User Manual
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Working with Layers
About PDF layers
A layer or as it is more formally known Optional Content Groups (OCG) is a
dictionary representing a collection of graphics that can be made vis ible or
invisible dynamically by users of viewer applications. In a PDF file, each layer
may hold any portion of the document's objects, and layers may be made visible
or invisible, showing or hiding their contained objects, in any combination.
With Foxit Reader, you can control the display of PDF layers with the Layer panel.
For example, you may divide background imagery, main content areas, and
advertisements amongst their own top-level layers, and easily hide the layers
that you don't want others to view.
Show or hide PDF layers
In a PDF, information can be stored on different layers. To show or hide related
content stored in a variable number of separate layers, you can simply refer to
the Layer panel on the left side of the work area. Please note that you cannot
create or edit layers in Foxit Reader; however, you can view layers and choose
to show or hide the content associated with each layer.
Layer Panel
A. A checkmark indicates a displayed layer B. Hidden layer
1. Open the Layer panel, and then do one of the following:
 To hide a layer, uncheck the layer.
 To show a hidden layer, click the empty box and a checkmark will appear.
2. From the Option menu at the top right corner of the Layer panel, choose one
of the following:
A
B