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DRAFT: How to Download Foxit PDF Editor for Windows

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How to Download Foxit PDF Editor for Windows

1. Once your license request is approved and processed, navigate to the Foxit download page

2. Under PDF Editor Pro 13, select Download. 

3. A form will open on your web browser. 

4. Click “Download with Foxit Account” at the bottom of the form.  

  

5. Enter your UMass Amherst email in the account login window. Foxit will prompt you to sign on through SSO at a later point.

6. You will be directed back to the download page. Select Download under PDF Editor Pro 13.  

 

7. Your first name, last name, and email information will now automatically be populated into the download form. In the e “Company” field, enter “UMass Amherst”, and add your phone number in the “Phone number” field.  

8. Ensure that the other information is accurate and click download. 

 

9. You will then be directed to a download confirmation page. You may receive a pop-up to trial another Foxit product. Select “Don’t trial and close.” 

10. Once the installer is fully finished downloading, click on the icon for the installer in your downloads.  

11. Another window will pop up, welcoming you to the installer program.  

 

12. Click the open box to agree to the License Agreement. Click Quick Install 

13. You will then be able to follow the instructions to load Foxit and activate the software through Single Sign On (SSO).