I stopped using Adobe Reader since few years and using Foxit reader as a PDF reader despite Foxit installs crappy toolbars without notifying readers (that seems to be fixed in latest version) happy with Foxit reader despite popular PDF reader from Adobe always in the news for vulnerabilities and for malware attacks and there is new security feature in Foxit reader which is safety reading mode.
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Foxit introduced Trust Manager from version 3.3 (present is Foxit 3.3.1.0518) which allows users to allow or deny to run external commands in the PDF file to prevent attack from malicious content and viruses.
By default Trust Manager in Foxit reader won’t allow unauthorized actions and data transmission includes URL connection, attachment PDF actions and JavaScript functions to avoid malicious attacks.
Enabling Safety reading Mode in Foxit Reader
From Foxit reader 3.3 safety reading mode is enabled by default.If unless some one manipulates its options
You can re-enable it by opening Foxit Reader Tools >Preferences select Trust Manager on the left pane and select Enable Safe Reading Mode on the right pane.
With Safe reading mode you can not open links, attachments from PDF file.However if you trust PDF file from trusted source you can disable it and able to open links and attachment and able to run other external commands folded in PDF file.
Simply uncheck before enable Safety reading mode under Preferences in Trust Manager to disable safe reading mode.It is recommended to keep safe reading mode enabled for protection.
Update: To get to Safety Reading Mode preference in Foxit Reader v6 onwards From Edit menu select Preferences>Trust Manager and uncheck Enable Safety Reading Mode.
To ease this process I recommend you to use Ctrl +K shortcut to open Preferences.
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“You can re-enable it by opening Foxit Reader Tools >Preferences select Trust Manager on the left pane and select Enable Safe Reading Mode on the right pane.” Right. So where is this as I’ve tried everything I could think of. I’ve got Foxit Reader 4.3.
TRY Looking under EDIT
@ Mary-Anne Martin, Err… Duh, Simples:
Foxit Reader > Tools >Preferences > select Trust Manager on the left pane > and select Enable Safe Reading Mode on the right pane
I tried disabling the Safe Reading Mode in Foxit and found that in Windows XP I had to use Edit>Preferences etc. to do what I wanted to do.
In version 5 there is no tool bar, no tools, no preferences, just a bare screen with no options!!!
Preferences are there, press Ctrl+K to bring preferences pane, scroll down and select Trust Manager on left you can see option to disable Safe reading mode on right-side.
I can confirm this present in version 5.4.2
Venkat, you are a LIFESAVER. This method also works in version 5.1. Thank you very much!
Thanks Venkat !!!! the Ctrl+K brought up the preferences pane !!!
welcome.
Venkat,
thanks once more! I thought I was crazy not finding these options until I found your post… THNX!!!
You’re welcome sunita.
Thank you Venkat
Your suggestion was very much appreciated
I was going crazy (crazier?) looking for a way to do something that was so simple, if I only knew how!
I have just updated to Foxit Reader 6.0.2.0413 which has slightly different user interface than previous versions. There is no ‘tools’ button and I need to disable safety mode to be able to upload the form I have just finished filling in.
How do I do so in this newest version?
Updated the post with the instructions at the bottom, please have a look at it.
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