How to rotate a PDF

Rotate a PDF on Windows PC

If you use a PC with Windows installed and you are looking for a program through which you can rotate documents in PDF format, I suggest you use PDFill PDF Tools. It is a free software that includes several tools to create, convert and edit PDF files and that, in fact, allows you to rotate documents of this type in a very simple and fast way. The software also allows you to add watermarks to documents, split and merge document pages, scan and much more.



To rotate a PDF with PDF to JPG with PDFill PDF Tools the first things you need to do are therefore to download and install the program on your PC. To do this click here in order to connect immediately to the official website of the program, click on the button Download now sotto the dicitura Get this tool only e poi pigia sul pulsating Download attached to the page that opens. Then wait for the download of the program to be started and completed, then open the installation package obtained.

Now, click the button first Yes and then Next. Then accept the conditions of use of PDFill PDF Tools by placing the check mark next to the item I accept the terms in the License Agreement then click on Next per due volte consecutive, his install and then Finish but I will finish the setup. If you come chiesto di installare Ghost script e . Net Framework accept, do not worry, they are not promotional software but two free components useful for the correct functioning of the program.

How to rotate a PDF

When installation is complete, wait for the main screen of the software to appear on the desktop then click on the button Rotate or Crop PDF Pages, select the PDF file on which you intend to go to act and then click on the button apri.



How to rotate a PDF

Now check the box next to the item Rotate by attached to the new window that is shown on the screen then use the menu located on the side to specify the degree of rotation of the PDF document: select the option Clockwise 90 Degree to rotate 90 degrees clockwise, select the option 180 Degree to rotate 180 degrees clockwise or select the option Counter clockwise 90 Degree to rotate 90 degrees counterclockwise.

How to rotate a PDF

Also, specify the pages of the PDF document to which you want to make changes. If your PDF document consists of only one page you can also skip reading this next paragraph otherwise locate the item Select Page: and use the menu on the side to indicate the page number of the file to rotate. If you want to rotate all the pages in one go, just check the box next to the item All Pages.

Once you have completed the procedure by which to rotate a PDF click on the button Save As placed at the bottom to create a new, correctly oriented document. Then specify the location on your computer where you intend to save the file, indicate a name for the same by filling in the field File name: attached to the new window displayed on the screen and then click on the button Save.

Rotate a PDF on Mac OS X

If you have a Mac and you are interested in understanding how to rotate a PDF, know that to succeed "in the enterprise" it is not necessary to install any program on your computer. To rotate a PDF on Mac just use Preview, the utility available “standard” on OS X thanks to which it is possible to view and make small changes to images and, in fact, documents in PDF format.



To begin with, locate the document stored on your Mac on which you intend to go to act and click on it twice in a row in order to view its contents through Preview.

Now that you see the document open on your desktop, locate the button Wheel (the one depicting a rectangle with an arrow) present in the upper part of the Preview window and press it until the PDF document reaches the correct orientation. If you are a lover of keyboard shortcuts you can use the key combination instead cmd+l to rotate the PDF file to the left e cmd+r to rotate the document to the right.

How to rotate a PDF

Keep in mind that if you are using Apple's Magic Trackpad instead of the mouse, you can rotate a PDF using a very simple gesture, namely a movement of the fingers. To rotate a PDF with the Magic Trackpad, place two fingers on it and move them clockwise or counterclockwise depending on the orientation you want to apply to the file.

With the procedure just described you change the orientation of a single page of the PDF, the one that appears to be in the foreground. If, on the other hand, you are interested in rotating all the pages of the document at the same time, you have to click on the button Vista located in the upper left part of the menu bar and select the item Miniature give the menu to compare.

How to rotate a PDF


Next, select the thumbnails of all pages in the document using the cursor or key combination cmd + a and apply the rotation to the PDF by selecting the items Turn left e Rotate to the right from the menu Instruments.

How to rotate a PDF

Then save the changes made to the document by simply closing the Preview window. Alternatively, click on the item Fillet attached in the upper left part of the menu bar and then select the item Save to save the changes made to the file.


How to rotate a PDF

Rotate a PDF online

Are you interested in understanding how to rotate a PDF directly online without having to install and / or use programs on your computer? Yup? Well then I suggest you take a look at RotatePDF. This is, as the name suggests, an excellent online service, free, working with all web browsers and compatible with all operating systems, which allows you to rotate a PDF in any direction, in a practical and intuitive way. The only negative note is that the service allows you to act only on files with a maximum overall size of 25 MB.

To rotate a PDF with RotatePDF the first thing you need to do is therefore to click here so that you can immediately connect to the service's website. Click on the button now Select the PDF document and select the PDF file on your computer that you want to rotate. Eventually you can choose the document on which to act also by pressing on the menu Other options and selecting From Google Drive, to import the file from your Google Drive account, or From OneDrive, to import the document from your OneDrive account.

How to rotate a PDF

Now put the check mark next to the entry relating to the type of rotation you want to make your PDF: 90° clockwise to rotate 90 degrees clockwise, 180° clockwise to rotate 180 degrees clockwise or 90° counterclockwise to rotate 90 degrees counterclockwise. Then click the button Rotate PDF which is placed at the bottom to start the document rotation process.

In a few moments a new page will open with the inscription Rotated document which will warn you that your document has been rotated. After having rotated a PDF as I have just indicated you can then download it to your computer by simply clicking on the item Download which is next to the wording Your document has been rotated!.

How to rotate a PDF

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