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Thomas33346017q11r
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November 16, 2023
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Rotate Shape in Adobe Acrobat Pro

  • November 16, 2023
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Hello all! I am trying to figure out if it is possible to rotate a shape once you have added it into a PDF. I am currently adding the rectangle shape but it needs to to be rotated. Is that possible? 

 

Thanks in advanced.

 

[Title edited for clarity]

    Correct answer Bernd Alheit

    Hi,

    Thanks for the reply although the angle I wanted to rotate the drawn square
    was to 45° so that still wouldn't work for me unfortunately. Thanks for
    trying though!

    Kind regards
    Andy

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    *P* *Before you print* think about the *ENVIRONMENT*


    1. add the rectangle
    2. flatten the page
    3. rotate the rectangle

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    chandler_6533
    Participant
    June 5, 2025

    Did you ever figure this out?

     

    Meenakshi Negi
    Community Manager
    Meenakshi NegiCommunity Manager
    Community Manager
    June 13, 2025

    Hi chandler_6533,

     

    Thank you for reaching out.

     

    Please let us know if you need any help rotating the objects in Acrobat. If you can share more information about your issue, we can suggest the steps. 

    In the meantime, please refer to the information on the following help document: https://adobe.ly/4l53Gxt. 

     

    Feel free to let us know if you have any questions.

     

    Thanks,

    Meenakshi

    gary_sc
    Community Expert
    gary_scCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    November 16, 2023

    Hi, @Thomas33346017q11r, If you are in Edit mode and click on the rectangle, a handle should appear on one of the sides. (I just grabbed a PDF with a cartoon in it for demonstrating.)

     If you mouse-down on that handle and pull or push on it, the entire object will rotate around its center.

    All you will see (at first) is a ghost of the outline. Once you let go, the rectangle will follow.

     

    HOWEVER, please be aware that Acrobat will not know about wrapping around any object that gets in the way of its text. There is no easy solution for this other than to do this in the original application that you created the document add the rectangle there, and THEN create the PDF. 

    Always keep in mind that Acrobat is NOT a page layout application or a word processing application.

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    Thomas33346017q11rAuthor
    Known Participant
    November 17, 2023

    I attatched a photo so you can see more specifically what I am talking about. I cannot rotate the shape I added to my pdf. Also my object section is always greyed out. Is it possible to rotate the shape after I add it?

    Luke Jennings3
    Community Expert
    Luke Jennings3Community Expert
    Community Expert
    November 17, 2023

    Your rectangles appear to be annotations (comments) which cannot be rotated, you can convert them to page content using a preflight profile, then you can rotate them. Tools> Print production> Preflight.

    Another option would be to place your pdf into InDesign or Illustrator and add the shapes there, where you would have better control over the opacity and effects, then export to a new pdf.

     

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