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How to save and manipulate your sound annotations in Foxit PDF SDK for Web

by Conor Smith | December 13, 2018
From Foxit PDF SDK for Web 6.2, we’ve provided you with the possibility of create sound recordings and annotate your PDF with them. This article will show you how to easily get your sound annotation content and manipulate it as you like. Understanding the Pattern subclass We’ve created the ‘Pattern’ subclass within the Annot class […]
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How to create and configure a custom button in Foxit PDF SDK for Web

by Conor Smith | December 13, 2018
Foxit PDF SDK for Web provides powerful possibilities for viewing and manipulating PDFs online, connecting your documents to the web environment while allowing you to control functionality and customize your ready-to-go PDF viewer as you wish. With great power comes great responsibility (yes, a spider-man web pun!), and we are here to provide you with […]
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How to use Foxit PDF SDK for Web Encryption API?

by Conor Smith | December 11, 2018
From Foxit PDF SDK for Web 6.2, we’ve implemented a solution for a more secure client-server data transfer process. This article will provide a step-by-step tutorial on how to set up your environment to use our encryption API and safely encrypt your PDFs from your server to your end-user client browser. For that, we will […]
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What is the difference between DLL and CPDLL?

by Conor | November 27, 2018
In version 16 of Foxit Quick PDF Library, you might have noticed that there is a new DLL called CPDLL in your download package. What does that mean? We’ve seem some users asking about the CPDLL. Here are the key differences and news about this new version of library: As most of our users who […]
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Customize your context menu (right-click) in Foxit PDF SDK for Web

by Conor Smith | November 22, 2018
The newly released minor version 6.2 of Foxit PDF SDK for Web allows you to customize what goes on your context menu when users right-click on the PDF screen. In this article, we will provide a few handy tutorials to customize your context menu. Default Context Menus In our current demo, this is how the […]
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Customizing top/bottom toolbar using Foxit PDF SDK for Web

by Conor Smith | October 30, 2018
Foxit PDF SDK for Web’s customization possibilities are endless and easy to implement in your online viewer. In this article, we will show you how to easily add a simple toolbar to a HTML page and create multiple types of buttons within the library’s present functionality. Create a simple toolbar Let’s start with the basics. […]
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Foxit PDF SDK for Web Toolbar Components Structure

by Conor Smith | October 30, 2018
This article will show you how Foxit PDF SDK toolbar components are structured and organized. This is very important in order to customize your toolbar according to your own needs and layout and have a viewer that attends specifically to what your visual identity or functionality requires. Components All component types support the ‘type’ and […]
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Implement a Snapshot button in Foxit PDF SDK for Web

by Conor Smith | October 29, 2018
The snapshot functionality is disabled by default in Foxit PDF SDK for Web UI, but it is included in the viewer core and you can implement easily. This article shows the many ways you can implement that useful tool in your application. Enable the built-in button Following this tutorial, this is how the default UI […]
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Quick Start Guide for PDF SDK for Web

by Conor Smith | September 13, 2018
Foxit PDF SDK For Web is a client-side rendering, no back-end service and lightweight web-based SDK. It was developed to be easily and quickly embedded into web applications. This article will describe how to easily set up the web viewer using Nginx and Tomcat as the HTTP service. Nginx Configuration Using Windows as an example, […]
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