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Rotate PDF pages

Fix the sideways page in the middle of a scan or turn a landscape table the right way up. Rotate every page at once or only the pages you pick, and see the change on the thumbnails before saving.

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How to use

  1. Choose the PDF.
  2. To rotate only some pages, click them (or type a range and press Select these). With nothing selected, the buttons affect every page.
  3. Use 90° left, 90° right or 180° until the thumbnails look right. Reset undoes all turns.
  4. Select Save rotated PDF and download it.

How it works

Every PDF page has a Rotate setting that tells viewers to display it turned by 0, 90, 180 or 270 degrees clockwise. This tool reads each page's current setting, adds your turn, and writes the new value — for example a page already at 90° turned right by 90° becomes 180°. The page content itself is not redrawn, so nothing loses quality and the change is fully reversible.

Worked example

A 12-page scan has page 4 sideways (needs a quarter turn clockwise) and page 9 upside down. Click page 4 and press 90° right, clear the selection, click page 9 and press 180°. The counter shows 2 pages turned; save, and only those two pages change.

Limitations

  • Rotation is in quarter turns only; slightly crooked scans cannot be straightened.
  • Some unusual viewers ignore the page Rotate setting, although all mainstream readers respect it.
  • Thumbnails are shown for the first 400 pages; use the range box for later pages.

Questions

Does rotating reduce quality?

No. Only a number describing the page orientation changes; text and images are not touched.

Will the rotation stick when I open the file elsewhere?

Yes. The rotation is saved inside the PDF, so any standard reader shows the page the new way.

Can I rotate pages of a password-protected PDF?

No. Remove the protection first with the password, then rotate.

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