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Is text in pdf file is protected?
I have a pdf file written in Vietnamese language. I open it with Foxit Reader and able to read it in Vietnamese.
If I copy the text to Word I can't read the text in Vietnamese any more. Also, when I ...
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Foxit reader offset page numbers and jump between pages
I have a PDF book with page numbers that are wrong. This is because the contents section is not numbered in the same way as the rest of the book.
Is there anyway to offset the goto function in foxit ...
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document about how to use javascript in Foxit Reader [closed]
I'm current finding some way to auto-create bookmark for PDF file using hyperlink in it. And I notify that Foxit Reader support us to write javascript code inside it like we can write VBA in Microsoft ...
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Foxit Reader temporarily freezes reading fonts, how to reduce?
When using Foxit Reader to read pdfs I noticed, that there are certain lags from time to time, where the the reader freezes for some seconds and then continues working later on.
I used the Windows ...
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Running a wine application when user selects a file
I've installed Foxit Reader in Debian with Wine. I've tried running a custom command in open with menu in gnome, but how is it possible to pass the name of the pdf file to the Foxit Reader via the ...
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How to open two independent instances of Foxit Reader?
I'm trying to open two PDF files simultaneously, in order to compare their contents, one on the right (Win→) and another on the left (Win←) side of my screen.
Unfortunately I'm trying ...
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Are malicious PDF documents limited to Adobe Reader? [closed]
Would it make a difference we if use a product such as SumatraPDF or FoxIt?
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Stop Foxit Reader from showing the UAC dialog on each start
Recently Foxit Reader started popping up the UAC dialog on each start asking if I want to run it as administrator, and allow it to make changes to my computer.
How could I make that stop? Disabling ...
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Is there a way to search a PDF for non-alphanumeric characters (e.g., the integral sign or greek letters)?
I read a lot of technical papers and textbooks in PDF that use standard mathematical notation, and sometimes I'd like to be able to find where a symbol is in the text. The only reason I think this ...
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Is Foxit reader adware?
I have heard some people say that Foxit Reader is adware. What exactly does it try to do and how much can I disable?
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Removing ads from Foxit Reader
I want to remove the ads from the title bar in Foxit Reader. Back in version 1.x, this was possible with a modification of the registry. Is there something similar for newer versions? I am using ...
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PDF commented in Foxit Reader can not be commented in Adobe Reader anymore
I have a PDF version 1.5 here which I started commenting on with Foxit Reader 4. If I open the commented PDF in Adobe Reader 9 now, I get the following message:
This document enabled extended ...
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PDF has garbled text when copy pasting
I'm trying to copy and paste text from a PDF file.
However, whenever I paste the original text it is a huge mess of garbled characters. The text looks like the following (this is just one small ...
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How to know which fonts are used in selected part of a PDF document
I'm using Foxit Reader as default PDF viewer. How can I see what type of font is used for a selected part of a PDF document?
(If this can only be done with another software, I'd prefer a freeware as ...
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Cannot uninstall Foxit Reader plugin for Firefox
I recently installed Foxit Reader plugin for Firefox, but I like to uninstall it now. When I open the addons window, there is only one option under this plugin: Disable. I just want to uninstall, not ...
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How do I make Adobe Acrobat Reader 9 to be my default Internet Explorer PDF plugin?
I have 2 PDF apps installed: Adobe Reader 9 and Foxit PDF Reader. For whatever reason, Foxit PDF Reader is the default PDF plugin for Internet Explorer.
How do I make Adobe Reader 9 to be the ...
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Is there a way to change the order of tabs in Foxit Reader?
In web browsers you can drag the tabs to change the order. But I can't do that in Foxit Reader (version 3.1.4.1125, using Windows Vista Home, Chinese Traditional)
Example: I open 3 files:
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Manipulate bookmarks of pdf files without expanding it?
I have downloaded many PDF files, some without bookmarks. Usually I add bookmarks for these PDF files manually, with Foxit PDF reader
But once I add the bookmark, the bookmark of the PDF file would ...
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How to use your PDF reader instead of Google Docs in Gmail?
I prefer Foxit Reader over Google Docs, but whenever I receive a PDF file over Gmail I have to either download it or view it in Google Docs.
Is there a script (or any other way) to open Gmail PDF ...
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Foxit Reader tab navigation keyboard shortcut
Is there a way to browse between tabs of different open PDFs in Foxit Reader using a keyboard shortcut?
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Copying from Foxit Reader makes spaces disappear
The spaces between words in PDF files disappear when I copy-paste them. This while viewing the files with the Foxit PDF Reader...
Does anybody know why this is and if there is a fix?
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Cannot install Foxit Reader add-ons on Windows Vista
I'm trying to install the JPEG2000/JBIG Decoder add-on for Foxit Reader version 3.0.1817 running on Windows Vista SP1 and the install goes on for a couple of seconds then an error pops up saying ...
