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July 10, 2008
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How to permanently rotate pdf 90 deg?

  • July 10, 2008
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Whenever I open a certain pdf doc it is shown clockwise rotated by 90 deg.
Ok I can de-rotate it by clicking the appropriate menu in Adobe Reader.

But is there a way to save this pdf so that it is automatically shown correctly at next opening WITHOUT having to explicitely rotate it through AR menues?

If yes: How?
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      Johd@buildingbuddy.com.au
      New Participant
      February 11, 2016

      I am talking about the tools menu.

      Anyway, the need has passed, I just sent the document over. It was rotated on my computer, but not on the recipient computer. This function is a complete waste of time. Even if I found out how it works, because it is so unclear, and I use the edit function so infrequently, I am not sure I would remember how to the next time I needed it.

      I find adobe pro on the whole counter-intuitive and not very useful. I am sure it works, but evidently not many people know how it works. This is a shame; it is such a basic edit function.

      Regards

      T
      Test Screen Name
      Brainiac
      February 11, 2016

      Ok, with more detail.

      Probably easiest is to use SEARCH TOOLS and type "Rotate". This will show you several choices. Choose Organize Pages. (This is also in the default panel on the right hand side, or under View > Tools > Organize Pages).


      From here you can do various things to pages including Rotate. There are also rotate icons on the special Organize toolbar.

      This isn't especially obvious to find, but it's important to know about. On no account use View > Rotate View as it only rotates the view, not the page.

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      ddsdca
      New Participant
      February 17, 2016

      That's fine and good, except that Acrobat's rotate page functionality is broken. NONE of the rotate page commands have any effect. Ironically, the rotate view function works fine. Several pc's, all exhibit this behavior.

      Known bug? Maybe so considering the number of posts asking for this functionality to be restored in the latest (not so) greatest versions of Acrobat.

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      Anonymous
      September 12, 2015

      If you have the free version of Adobe Reader XI (and perhaps others) this is what you do:

      1. Rotate the page the way you want.

      2. Then, go to "Edit" (not "View") at the top of the page.

      3. Select "Preferences".

      4. Then select the "Documents" category.

      5. Under "Open Settings" checkmark the option to "Restore Last View Settings When Reopening Documents".

      This will keep your rotation next time you open the document.

        judithl50747750
        judithl50747750
        New Participant
        January 18, 2016

        Richard, this solved my dilemma!  I never would have or could have figured this out.  Thank you.

        J
        Johd@buildingbuddy.com.au
        New Participant
        February 7, 2016

        If you pay for Acrobat Pro, then rotate pages in the organiser or search tools for rotate. And, it is worth understanding the difference between rotating views (temporary) and rotating pages (permanent, if you save).


        I am sorry, I don't quite follow what you mean.

        If you mean using the cntrl/shift R menu to permanently rotate the pages instead of the rotate function under view, I believe I have successfully done that. I tested closing and reopening the pages in Pro. It worked, the pages remained rotated as desired.

        When I used the reader to open them, they reverted to the previous view. When I reset the reader to maintain the view, it worked. When I used another computer to open the files, they reverted to the previous view.

        It does appear to be the case that there is no permanent 'rotate' function for all practical purposes.

        This is a wholly unsatisfactory result by any standard.

        If it is a requirement that you have a Phd in Adobe to perform this simple task, then it is a huge fail, and adobe can be described as broken.

        S
        Scott-Brady
        New Participant
        May 21, 2014

        i have Adobe Acrobat XI, and i still cannot rotate and save the pdf file without the orientation reverting to the original after i close and reopen.  i try printing the pdf to the adobe pdf printer and then saving it, but i get the same results.  This is maddening. 

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          Test Screen Name
          Brainiac
          May 21, 2014

          Rotate from the Pages palette or the Tools area. Do not rotate the view.

            Coqui
            Coqui
            New Participant
            July 25, 2014

            Worked perfectly using the Tool menu, not the view menu. Thanks very much.

            J
            Jelmor12
            New Participant
            July 9, 2013

            Using AP, there are two methods of rotating pages. Think of one method as a view rotation and the other as a total file rotation. You want to go after the file rotation.

            Problem. Most commonly used is the view rotation method (not permanent). Generally, these are menu buttons or perhaps you are using Ctrl+Shift+Plus/Minus to rotate left or right. Don't use this. Following a view rotation, notice your save icon is grayed out and if you save as..., there is no change.

            Solution. Open your file that you want rotated (even if it is 1000 pages all in the wrong direction). Go to Document/Rotate Pages... or use Ctrl+Shift+R and this opens your rotation menu. You have several rotation options to rotate single pages, all pages, or a selection of pages. Choose what you need and select OK to proceed. Now you have two options; 1. You will notice your save icon is no longer grayed out so you can permanenly save the file, 2. You will be able to save as... a new file, should you want to keep the original in tact. Both options permanenly save your chosen rotation(s). This has been built into to software for quite some time but is often overlooked - and rightly so as its not immediately evident.

            No cumbersome third-party software needed to resolve (or learn).

            No printer driver to fumble with.

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              utahsmith
              New Participant
              June 13, 2014

              You are the MAN!

              Thank you!

              M
              MC1001
              New Participant
              March 15, 2013

              Install a pdf file printer driver and print the rotated file to the "pdf" printer. It will ask you for a file name to "print" to. The "printed" file will open in the correct orientation.

                this_is_nonsense
                this_is_nonsense
                New Participant
                March 15, 2016

                This worked, thank you very much. This should be a standard feature in the reader application.

                T
                Test Screen Name
                Brainiac
                March 15, 2016

                Perhaps it should, but Reader only exists as a teaser to sell Acrobat.

                lrosenth
                Adobe Employee
                lrosenth
                Adobe Employee
                August 27, 2012

                This is an Adobe forum, so mentions of other software products is not appropriate.

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                  Brett Veen
                  New Participant
                  October 19, 2012

                  Except when other products are able to solve a problem that Adobe's software can't. This is basic functionality and should be part of Adobe Reader.

                    MichaelKazlow
                    MichaelKazlow
                    Brainiac
                    July 10, 2008
                    This cannot be done in Reader, only Acrobat Standard, Pro, or Extended.

                    Mike
                      anthonyd22463392
                      anthonyd22463392
                      New Participant
                      November 11, 2015

                      Every time I use the ORGANIZE PAGES to do a simple rotate - Acrobat Adobe Reader DC takes me to a "purchase site". Before the recent upgrade, this was included in Reader. Please advise!

                      T
                      Test Screen Name
                      Brainiac
                      November 11, 2015

                      This has never been in Reader.

                      I will clarify. Reader has been able to rotate the view of pages, always.

                      But Reader has never been able to rotate, save and have it rotated for everyone.

                      Possibly, you had something more than Reader before.

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