Protect PDF Files

Subscribers can protect PDF files by the following methods:

• Protect a PDF File with Password
• Restrict Document Permissions
• Lock the Application with Password
• Protect PDF Information with Redaction
• Remove Security Settings

Protect a PDF File with Password

• On the document pane, tap on the toolbar on the top;
• Scroll down to find more options, and tap File Encryption;
• Slide the Open Document toggle to ON;
• Input the password, and tap Done.

Tip: When opening a PDF file protected with a password, you will be required to input the password first.

Restrict Document Permissions

• On the document pane, tap on the toolbar on the top;
• Scroll down to find more options, and tap File Encryption;
• Slide the Add Document Restrictions toggle to ON;
• Slide the action toggle to OFF as desired;
• Input the password, and tap Done.

Tip: The password is needed if you want to remove the restricted document permissions.

Lock the Application with Password

You can lock Foxit PDF Reader Mobile to prevent unauthorized access to your PDF files. Steps are as follow:

• Tap to open the Tool Selector;
• Tap ;
• Slide the Password Lock For Application toggle to ON;
• Input the password and confirm.

Tip: Foxit PDF Reader Mobile provides password lock for free. Once applied, password will be required whenever Foxit PDF Reader Mobile is opened.

Protect PDF Information with Redaction

Foxit PDF Reader Mobile allows subscribers to permanently redact text, images, and pages to protect confidential information.

Redact Text or Image

• On the document pane, tap on the toolbar on the top;
• Tap Redaction;
• Select the Redact Text button on the toolbar at the bottom, and drag to mark the text, image, or area that you want to redact;
• When you have finished marking the contents that you want to redact, do any of the following to apply redactions:
  • Tap the marked item, and choose Apply to redact the selected item;
  • Tap Apply all on the toolbar at the top to redact all the marked items in the PDF file.

Redact Pages

• On the document pane, tap on the toolbar on the top;
• Tap Redaction;
• Select the Redact Page button on the toolbar at the bottom;
• In the pop-up Redaction window, tap the page thumbnails to select the pages that you want to redact, and tap Done;
• When you have finished marking the pages that you want to redact, do any of the following to apply redactions:
  • Tap the marked page, and choose Apply to redact the selected page;
  • Tap Apply all on the toolbar at the top to redact all the marked pages in the PDF file.

Search and Redact Text

For searchable PDF documents, you can redact specific text in a PDF file by search.

• On the document pane, tap on the toolbar on the top;
• Tap Redaction;
• Select the Search & Redact button on the toolbar at the bottom;
• Input the text in the search box on the top, and tap Search;
• By default, Foxit PDF Reader Mobile will check all the search results to mark them for redaction. Follow the steps below to double-check the items, if necessary.
  • Tap the search result in the list to check the context in the PDF file. When checking the context, you can tap or to jump to the previous or next search result. To return to the redaction search result list, tap .
  • If you want to ignore a certain item from redaction, uncheck it in the redaction search result list.
  • Once confirmed, tap Mark checked results for redaction.
• Do any of the following to apply redactions:
  • Tap the marked item, and choose Apply to redact the selected item;
  • Tap Apply all on the toolbar at the top to redact all the marked items in the PDF file.

Tips:

1. While in the redaction mode, you can swipe left/right (in Single, Facing, or Cover Facing mode) or up/down (in Continuous mode) with two fingers to turn pages. To exit the redaction mode, tap the Back icon on the toolbar on the top.

2. Before applying the redaction, you can tap any marked items and choose Delete to cancel redacting the item. Once applied, the marked content will be permanently redacted and removed. Since the operation cannot be undone, it is recommended that you save a copy of the PDF document before redaction.

Remove Security Settings

To remove the password or restrictions to the PDF file:

• On the document pane, tap on the toolbar on the top;
• Scroll down to find more options, tap Remove Password, and confirm your operation;

To remove the password lock to the application:

• Tap to open the Tool Selector;
• Tap ;
• Slide the Password Lock For Application toggle to OFF.