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Affected Product:

• Foxit PDF Editor
• Foxit PDF Editor Pro
• Foxit PhantomPDF
• Foxit PhantomPDF Pro
   

Affected Platforms:

• Windows

Foxit PDF Editor

Foxit PDF Editor and Foxit PDF Editor Pro allows you to create, review, edit, manage, share, and secure PDF documents. Foxit PDF Editor can be purchased when ordering a new Dell Windows computer.

Note: Before downloading and installing Foxit PDF Editor:

• Log in to Windows with an account with administrator privileges.
• Download and install Dell Digital Delivery.
  • For more information: How to Download and Install Dell Digital Delivery

Before downloading and installing Foxit PDF Editor:

To download and install Foxit PDF editor:

1. In the Windows Start Menu, locate and then click Dell Digital Delivery (Figure 1).
   
   Figure 1
   Note:
   • If Dell Digital Delivery is missing, see: How to Download and Install Dell Digital Delivery
   • The Dell Digital Delivery icon reflects the latest version and may differ on your computer.
2. In Dell Digital Delivery, click the Available tab.
    
3. Locate Foxit PDF Editor or Foxit PDF Editor Pro and then click Download (Figure 2).
   

   
   Figure 2
    
   Note:

   • If Foxit PDF Editor is not listed, that could indicate connectivity issues, or the software is not associated to your Dell Digital Delivery account. In those situations, contact support.
     • For more information: How to Get Support for Foxit Products Sold at Dell
   • The License Key has been omitted from the above screenshots.
4. Dell Digital Delivery automatically downloads and installs the software (Figure 3).
   
   Figure 3
    
5. On successful install, double-click the Foxit PDF Editor desktop shortcut to launch the application.
    
6. On launch, confirm the Perpetual License number and then click Activate (Figure 4).
   
   Figure 4

   Note: The Perpetual License is omitted from the screenshot above.

7. Populate the user’s name and then click Activate (Figure 5).
   
   Figure 5
    
8. On activation, click OK (Figure 6).
   
   Figure 6
    
9. Choose if you want to configure Foxit as the default viewer of PDF files (Figure 7).
   
   Figure 7
    
10. On configuration, Foxit automatically downloads and installs the latest updates (Figure 8).
    
    Figure 8

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Last Published Date

27 Sep 2022

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