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How do I reverse the page order of a scanned document?

New Here ,
Oct 27, 2016 Oct 27, 2016

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I have scanned a large volume of correspondence, in date order, starting with the oldest and finishing with the newest date. However, I need the finished file to have the newest dated correspondence at the beginning, instead of at the end. Is there an easy way to reverse the page order without invoking any scripts? I work in a large organization where every little change needs to be approved by an administrator.

I was thinking of doing the following -- extract every page as a separate document, then recombine them into one document with the order sorted whichever would product the result.

Thanks!

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Community Expert , Oct 28, 2016 Oct 28, 2016

You can print to "Adobe PDF" with reverse pages.

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Community Expert , Dec 04, 2020 Dec 04, 2020

One-click solution using this free tool I've created:

https://www.try67.com/tool/acrobat-reverse-page-order-free

 

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Adobe Employee ,
Oct 27, 2016 Oct 27, 2016

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As of now there is no such option option available. Although you can do this either scripting or Extract all once, rearrange and then combine. I have raised a feature request for you. Same will be consider in future once prioritized.

Thanks.

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New Here ,
Oct 28, 2016 Oct 28, 2016

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Thanks! I did the extract thing.

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New Here ,
Jan 23, 2024 Jan 23, 2024

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I find the scripting faster & easier. Sample JavaScript to reverse pages:

// Reverse Page Order
// This script reverses the page order of this document
var numPages = this.numPages; // Get the number of pages
for (var i = numPages - 1; i > 0; i--) { // Loop from the last page location to the second
    this.movePage(0, i); // Move the current first page to its correct location
}

I add it as a new custom command to the Action Wizard on my Acrobat Pro (though I don't think the Action Wizard is supported yet on the new Acrobat interface)

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You can print to "Adobe PDF" with reverse pages.

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New Here ,
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Thank you. It's not for printing, but for viewing. Anyway, I did the workaround.

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Printing to "Adobe PDF" will create a new PDF file.

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New Here ,
Apr 02, 2023 Apr 02, 2023

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Thanks! I had been stuck with a manuscript that should have been submitted to a printhouse for two months not knowing how to reverse the PDF! You saved me 

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Explorer ,
Jan 17, 2018 Jan 17, 2018

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Thank you! This worked perfectly!

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Community Beginner ,
Mar 11, 2018 Mar 11, 2018

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I tried the "print to PDF" option for a 127 page document (I was formatting a Flip-Over Book). It didn't work for me because my document was A5 size and it kept reformatting it to A4 while it printed to PDF.

      Even when the print dialogue box showed that it was going to print to the A5 size, it still printed the pdf to the A4 size. I tried to change the size in the paper settings but it did not show an A5. I tried to make a custom size using the A5 measurements and then it would only print to .ps format, which would not work for me because I was using southeast asian fonts.

I finally ended up using the extract and then rearrange method, which was a total pain because of the document size.

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Community Beginner ,
Mar 11, 2018 Mar 11, 2018

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Ahhh....dummy me, my problem was that once I extracted the files into individual files and then used the "combine files" option, I was reorganizing the files into reverse order manually (drag and drop). Once I found that I could right click on any file in the group and then used the "sort by" function and chose "reverse order", before combining the files, life became so much easier!

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Aug 24, 2022 Aug 24, 2022

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Thank you! This comment saved me so much time!

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New Here ,
Sep 11, 2020 Sep 11, 2020

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This didn't work for me.  I got an error message saying "Saving a PDF when printing is not supported.  Instead, choose File > Save," which does not reverse the pages.  

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Community Beginner ,
Dec 04, 2020 Dec 04, 2020

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same.

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Community Expert ,
Sep 03, 2021 Sep 03, 2021

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You are on a macOS. macOS does not allow virtual printers, and thus the workaround does not work.

ABAMBO | Hard- and Software Engineer | Photographer

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Dec 04, 2020 Dec 04, 2020

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One-click solution using this free tool I've created:

https://www.try67.com/tool/acrobat-reverse-page-order-free

 

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Feb 08, 2021 Feb 08, 2021

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Hi Great, But where do I locate the script? (I have an Imac)

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Feb 08, 2021 Feb 08, 2021

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Follow the instructions that came with it. If you can't locate the Javascripts folder you'll need to create it yourself.

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Sep 03, 2021 Sep 03, 2021

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Thanks a million for this script. Its saved me so much time.

Very easy to install and the button is so convenient.

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Community Beginner ,
Feb 08, 2021 Feb 08, 2021

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Hi I just figured thus out - there is a simple way:
Open the file in Acrobat
Extract all pages to a new folder (you get them all sapareted)
Then Open the Merge PDF Files tool in acrobat and choose all the saparated pages

Select them all and with control+click open a menu - and there it is: Reverse Files. and Combine.

Your done!

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Jan 23, 2023 Jan 23, 2023

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Thank you so much, I found this thread and I could not figure it out for the life of me. You are seriously a savior!! thank you!

 

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Jan 23, 2024 Jan 23, 2024

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Sample JavaScript to reverse pages:

// Reverse Page Order
// This script reverses the page order of this document
var numPages = this.numPages; // Get the number of pages
for (var i = numPages - 1; i > 0; i--) { // Loop from the last page location to the second
    this.movePage(0, i); // Move the current first page to its correct location
}

 I add it as a new custom command to the Action Wizard on my Acrobat Pro (though I don't think the Action Wizard is supported yet on the new Acrobat interface)

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If you're on a Mac, this solution worked for me and took about 5 seconds. 

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/255491972?sortBy=best

Reversing PDF pages on Preview

Wanted to post the solution. But I wasn't allowed to reply in an earlier thread

1) Open the PDF in Mac Preview. Press Command + P (Print)

2) Scroll down to "Paper Handling" and expand the drop down

3) Choose sheet order as "reverse"

4) Then click on the PDF button on the bottom left

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