PDF Viewer

The PDF viewer lets you view and mark up PDF documents. You can use the viewer to view documents in other formats, but the mark-up capabilities are disabled.

The mobile app supports Foxit version 9.0.

PDF Viewer toolbars

The PDF viewer has toolbars for managing annotations, viewing, and measuring.

Item number Name Use
1 Thumbnail/Pages View a thumbnail of each page of the document. You can scroll through the thumbnails and tap to go directly to that page.
2 Revisions View the revisions of a document.
3 Comments

View comments and annotations, such as notes, shapes, pencil lines, and stamps, associated with the document. You can also create new comments or respond to existing comments.

The annotations include the user name, company, date created, and the page number. Click on an annotation in the list to see the location of the annotation on the page.
4 Links View a list of links associated with the document. You can click a link to open the specified item.
5 Search tool Search for text in the document. Use this tool for documents with searchable text. Click the search result to see the text highlighted in the document.
6 Hide annotations View the document without the annotations.
7 Rotate Rotate the image 90 degrees counter-clockwise.
8 Save Tap to save your work.

Mark up tools

Tools on the Markup tab let you add text and other annotations to the PDF.

Item number Name Use
1 Note Add a note to the PDF page.
2 Text box Add a text box on the PDF page.
3 Callout Add a callout, which includes a text box and an arrow, on the PDF page.
4 Highlight Highlight text on the PDF page.
5 Area highlight Draw a highlight box.
6 Pencil Draw a pencil line.
7 Pin Place a marker (pin) to an area of the PDF page and link it to a new or existing item.
8 Eraser Erase a pencil line.
9 Shape Draw a shape, such as a square, circle, or line.
10 Image Insert a saved image or take a new image.
11 Tool properties Select properties for the tool.

You can tap the Complete icon after you complete the markup to return to the main tools menu.

Tool properties

The tools properties menu lets you select properties, such as color or intensity, for markup tools. The Tool properties menu is specific to each tool. For example, the tools properties for a text box gives you options for the color and font size of your text; the properties for shapes gives you options for color color transparency, line width, and shape choice.

The image below shows the properties for the shape.

Select the properties you want, and then tap Apply. After you add your markup, tap the Complete icon. After the markup is applied, you can drag and drop to change the size or position.

Shape tool tips

Use these tips to draw rectangles, circles, triangles, or clouds:

  • To draw a rectangle or circle, apply the rectangle or circle property, and then tap a place on the PDF and drag the shape to the desired size .

  • To draw a triangle, apply the triangle shape property, and then tap at each place on the PDF where you want the corners of the triangle. The shape does not close automatically, and you can tap more than three corners. To close the shape, tap the Complete icon.

  • To draw a cloud, apply the cloud shape property, and then tap each corner of the shape. To close the shape, tap the Complete icon.