How to Rotate PDF Pages to Fix Their Orientation
Key points
- Tap "Rotate" per page to fix orientation
- After fixing, save and check every page
- The original is unchanged
In a scanned PDF, some pages may be sideways.
Steps
- Open "Rotate & Reorder PDF Pages" and choose the PDF.
- Pages appear as thumbnails. Tap "Rotate" on a wrongly oriented page until it is upright.
- Tap "Save" to create the new PDF.
Rotation step
Each tap turns the page 90 degrees. An upside-down page needs two taps.
Checking after saving
- Is every page upright?
- Is the page count unchanged?
Why orientation gets mixed up
- A document was placed sideways on the scanner
- Documents of mixed orientation were scanned together
Aligning the documents before scanning next time saves effort.
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