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Comments on: Kick your PDFs into overdrive

Foxit Reader keeps pushing the PDF alternative with its latest major-point update, version 3.

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by ruffjustices November 25, 2008 10:52 PM PST: just some more great software for free that keeps getting better thanks man !; Like this Reply to this comment


by Teran November 26, 2008 12:23 AM PST: Foxit has one big failing in that it does not scroll down or up using the Spacebar or Shift + Spacebar. Adobe does do this, which is the same as for Outlook emails and web pages. So much easier just to tap the spacebar than fiddle with the mouse or Page Down/Up.; Like this Reply to this comment

by November 26, 2008 5:03 AM PST

In our law practice we frequently have to add information to PDF forms which we download from various websites. Our problem is that Adobe 8 reader will not permit the added information to be saved. As a result we have to print the page containing the added information then scan it using OCR which is unreliable to say the least.

Will foxit permit saving a completed PDF form?

Mark Lewis

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by November 30, 2008 11:10 PM PST: Yes, you can save an interactive form in the free Foxit Reader.; Like this


by November 26, 2008 7:48 AM PST: My immediate reaction is negative because of the install process:
1. It re-arranged my desktop! Few things are more irritating to me.
2. It would have made Ask my default search had I not been looking.
3. It bombarded me with installation of other stuff. Please, let me decide if I like this first.

Stay tuned for my reactions to the product itself. Hopefully it will be worth the install.; Like this Reply to this comment


by goncalves dias November 26, 2008 10:18 AM PST: muito bom e perfeioto, e mais tem 20mb menos que o adobe reader, parabems; Like this Reply to this comment


by havn November 26, 2008 5:19 PM PST: ok; Like this Reply to this comment


by November 27, 2008 2:19 AM PST: thank you; Like this Reply to this comment


by parrotluver1 November 27, 2008 9:28 AM PST: sounds like just another free garbage program to clog/mess up your p.c lol; Like this Reply to this comment


by loustama November 27, 2008 12:07 PM PST: Thank you very much.; Like this Reply to this comment


by November 27, 2008 2:46 PM PST: Wow great; Like this Reply to this comment


by December 1, 2008 10:16 PM PST: I don't know why tech forums keep praising Foxit Reader. It is definitely a fast-loading application, but that is it. It will change your default search engine and do lots of other funny things during installation unless you choose to customise the installation. The biggest plus point, that of being able to add text to forms and so on is available only if you install the tool bar, which is a big nuisance if your browser already has 3-4 other toolbars. In my system it also resorted to typing text vertically, and I could not find a way to make it normal! Finally, I uninstalled the application and all its add ons, and went in for PDF X-Change Viewer, which is much cleaner and easier to use!; Like this Reply to this comment

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