File Attachments 

You can attach PDF files and other types of files to a PDF. If you move the PDF to a new location, the attachments move with it. Attachments may include links to or from the parent document or to other attachments.

There are two options for you to add an attachment: attaching a file as a comment and attaching a file. An attached file as a comment will appear on the page with the File Attachment icon  by default, while the attached file acts invisible and only can be seen when you click the File Attachment icon.

Add a File as Comment

Add an Attachment Comment

• Choose Comment > File.

• Click the place in which you want to attach the file.

• In the Open dialog box, select the file you want to attach, and click Open.

  Note: If you try to attach certain file formats (such as EXE), Foxit PDF Reader will warn you that attempting to attach the file of this type is denied due to your security settings.

•  The File Attachment icon  will appear at the place you designated in the PDF file.

•  (Optional) When you click the icon , you will find a toolbar floating around the comment, which allows you to change the color of the icon quickly. Or you can change the appearance of the icon in the Format tab that appears in the right panel when you select a comment or are making a comment.

•  (Optional) Add a text message to the file attachment comment. To do this, click the icon , select the Edit note icon  on the floating toolbar to open the pop-up note on the document pane, and then type a text message.

Work on the Attachment Comment

You can open the attachment, add a description, move and delete it, and set the preferences.

Open an Attachment

Select the Hand command, Select Annotation command or the Attach a file as comment button, and do the following:

• Double-click the File Attachment icon .

• In Open File Attachment dialog box, choose the option as you need, and click OK.

• If you have enabled the Safe Reading Mode, a warning message will pop up. Choose the following options, and click OK to continue.

 A.  Disable Safe Reading Mode and Open file: Disable the Safe Reading Mode, and open the attachment with Foxit PDF Reader.

 B.  Add current file to privileged locations: Keep the Safe Reading Mode enabled, and add the master document (the current PDF document with attachments) to the privileged location list to bypass the security restrictions. Then all the attachments in the master document can be opened in Foxit PDF Reader.

• For attachments in PDF format, Foxit PDF Reader will open them directly. For non-PDF attachments (e.g., TXT file), select any of the following options and click OK in the Open File Attachment dialog box.

        A.      Open this file attachment – open this file attachment, and the dialog box will always pop up when you double-click the File Attachment icon.

        B.      Always allow opening file attachments of this type – open this file attachment, and the files of this type will be opened automatically when you double-click the File Attachment icon next time.

        C.      Never allow opening file attachments of this type – forbid to open the file attachments of this type. Whenever you double-click the File Attachment icon, the files of this type will be forbidden to open and you’ll be prompted that the “File attachment of this type cannot be opened because of your security settings”. 

      See also “Doing Security Settings”.

Move a File Attachment Icon

Select the Hand command, Select Annotation command, or the Attach a file as comment button, click and drag the File Attachment icon to move it to another place.

Delete an Attachment Comment

Select the Hand command, Select Annotation command, or the Attach a file as comment button , and do one of the following:

• Right-click the File Attachment icon  and choose Delete.

• Click the File Attachment icon and press Delete key.

• Right-click the file attachment item in the Comments panel, and choose Delete.

More Options with an Attachment Comment

You are able to work on the attachment comment just like an ordinary comment, including set statuses, mark with checkmarks, and change the icon’s appearance. 

Add a File to the Entire PDF as an Attachment

Add a File as an Attachment 

• Choose View > View Setting > Navigation Panels > Attachment or click the Attachment icon  to open the Attachments panel.

• Click the Add Attachment icon in  the Attachments panel.

• In the File Attachment dialog box, click Add Files > Add Files or Add Folder. 

  Ø  If you choose Add File, navigate through your local disk to select a local file, or click Open from ECM to select a file from your ECM server or cloud service after  login. Then click Open to continue. 

  Ø  If you choose Add Folder, select a folder and click OK in Browse for Folder dialog box. 

• Click OK in File Attachment dialog box and the selected file (s) will be added to the current PDF document.

• Click Save to save the document. 

Alternatively, Foxit PDF Reader supports attaching files by dragging and dropping. Steps are as follows: 

• Choose View > View Setting > Navigation Panels > Attachment or click the Attachment icon  to open the Attachments panel.

• Drag and drop the files to be attached to the Attachment panel. You can also drag and drop folders to the attachment panel to add multiple files to the current PDF file.

• Foxit PDF Reader will pop up a window to ask you to attach the selected file to the current PDF document. Click OK to complete the operation. You can check the Always attach file when dragging files to the attachment panel option and the next time you drag and drop a file to the Attachment panel, the file will be directly attached. 

Work on the Attachments

If the PDF file contains attachments, a red solid dot will be displayed over the Attachment panel icon. In the Attachment panel, you can open, save, delete, and edit the settings of the attachments. 

In the Attachments panel, there are a number of options as follows:

Open – opens the attachment you select.

Save  – saves the attachment you select to a new file.

Add  – adds a file or folder to the current PDF.

Edit Description – edits the description to the attachment you select.

Settings– changes the security settings when you open an attachment. For the details, please refer to “Doing security settings”.

Delete – deletes the attachment you select.

Open an Attached File

• Choose View > View Setting > Navigation Panels > Attachment or click the Attachment icon  to open the Attachments panel.

• Select one of the attachments > click the Open button  in the Attachments panel.

  Note: Only one attachment can be chosen at a time.

Save an Attached File

This option lets you save the attachment as a new file.

• Choose View > View Setting > Navigation Panels > Attachment or click the Attachment icon  to open the Attachments panel.

• Select one of the attachments > click the Save button.

• Navigate the filename and location > click Save.

Delete an Attached File

• Choose View > View Setting > Navigation Panels > Attachment or click the Attachment icon  to open the Attachments panel.

• Select one of the attachments > click the Delete button.

Doing Security Settings

To change the security settings of how to open an attachemnt, choose View > View Setting > Navigation Panels > Attachment or click the Attachment icon  in the navigation panel to open the Attachments panel. Click the Settings button in the Attachment panel and do one of the following:

• To add a new extension, click the Add button to input the file extension in the Security Settings dialog box.

• To delete an extension, click one of the existing extensions, and click the Delete button.

•  To change the settings of how to open the attachments of the type, choose one of the three options listed in the Settings group.