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Activating Foxit PDF Editor for Windows

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1. Launch Foxit PDF Pro and click the “Activate” button in the lower right corner of the activation window that opens.  

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2. On the next window, there will be an option to put in a Perpetual License. Further down, there is a note that says "If this Editor is managed by Admin Console, please click here to process." Click the link in that statement. 

 

3. You will then be prompted to log in. 

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4. Enter your UMass email address, and you will be automatically signed in through SSO. 

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5. You will then be asked to select your organization. Click the “UNIV of MASS Organization Service.” 

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6. A window will pop up with a prompt to restart Foxit. Click OK. 

7. You will get a message that you have successfully registered your formal license key. Click OK.  

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You can now start using Foxit.