Create and Convert PDF Files (macOS Only)

• Create a PDF from a File
• Create a PDF from a Blank Page
• Convert and Export PDF Files

Create a PDF from a File

You can create a PDF from Microsoft Office, image or TXT files.

• Do any of the following:
  • Choose File > Create > From File.
  • Choose Tools > Convert, or click in the Common Tools toolbar and choose Convert to open the Convert toolbar. Then click From Files > From File in the Convert toolbar.
• Select a file you want to convert, and click Open.
• (Optional) If you choose to convert a Microsoft Word, Excel, or PowerPoint file to PDF, the Office to PDF settings dialog box will pop up by default. Choose the way you want to convert the Office file to PDF, and click OK. In this step, Foxit Reader will remember your selection and apply it as default the next time you convert a Microsoft Office file to PDF. If you do not want to see the dialog box during conversion next time, remember to check the Don't show again option.
• Click Save button(or choose File > Save), and specify the file name and location to save the converted PDF file.

Tip: Foxit Reader provides two ways for you to convert Microsoft Office files to PDFs, using the local service or Foxit Online Service. Before conversion, you can also go to Foxit Reader > Preferences > Create PDF, and choose how you would like to convert Microsoft Office files to PDFs and specify whether or not to show the Office to PDF settings dialog box during conversion. If you choose to use the local service, please make sure that you have installed Microsoft Office 2016 or higher on your Mac device. If you choose to use Foxit Online Service, Internet connection is required during conversion.

Create a PDF from a Blank Page

• Do any of the following:
  • Choose File > Create > From Blank Page.
  • Choose Tools > Convert, or click in the Common Tools toolbar, and choose Convert.
• (Optional) Use the typewriter tool to add contents in the blank page.
• Click Save button(or choose File > Save) to save the file.

Convert and Export PDF Files

Foxit Reader allows users to convert a PDF to plain text.

• Open the Convert toolbar by one of the following:
  • Choose Tools > Convert.
  • Clickin the Common Tools toolbar, and choose Convert.
• In the Convert toolbar, choose To Text > To Plain Text.
• Specify the file name and page range, and click OK to save the converted file.