How to rotate a PDF on a PC.
Tired of tilting your head sideways to read documents? Learn how to rotate PDFs on your PC with either a PDF reader or online application.
Maybe a colleague shared a scanned photo from a section of a company document. They only needed to share the top half of the page, so they chose to take the photo horizontally and share the PDF with you in the same format. You don’t have to let the PDF control which way you read it. Take charge and rotate your PDF page so you can easily view content without straining your neck.
Rotate PDFs on your PC with a PDF reader.
The easiest way to rotate PDFs on your PC is to download a PDF reader like Adobe Acrobat. That way, you can create, edit, and manage PDFs locally without using the internet.
To rotate a PDF using a reader, follow these simple steps:
- Open the document you want to rotate using the PDF reader.
- Click View on the toolbar at the top of the screen.
- Hover over the Rotate View option.
- Select the direction you want to rotate.
Every time you click either Clockwise or Counterclockwise, the PDF will rotate 90 degrees in that direction. To flip 180 degrees, simply click one direction twice.
You can also use PC shortcuts to make the process even simpler:
- Rotate clockwise — Shift+Ctrl+Plus
- Rotate counterclockwise — Shift+Ctrl+Minus
Once all the pages are in the right orientation, save the PDF, and all the pages will be exactly where you left them the next time you open the file.
Rotate PDFs online with your PC.
If you don’t have a PDF reader on your PC — or if you don’t want to download one — you can also rotate PDFs online with Adobe Acrobat online services:
- From any web browser, go to the Acrobat online services website.
- Upload your PDF.
- Highlight the pages you want to rotate.
- Click Rotate Clockwise or Rotate Counterclockwise on the top toolbar.
- Save and rename the file.
- Download your newly rotated PDF to your PC or get a shareable link.
How to rotate a single page in a PDF on your PC.
While Google Chrome, Edge, and Firefox allow you to rotate documents within the browser, you cannot save the rotated document. You can rotate your PDF in Word using the following steps:
- Open Word and add your PDF.
- Click Picture Format > Arrange > Rotate > Rotate Right 90 degrees or Rotate Left 90 degrees.
You can also use Google Drive to rotate your PDF:
- Upload your file to Google Drive.
- Select rotate pages.
Another solution you can use to rotate a single PDF page with your PC is Acrobat online services.
- From any web browser, go to the Acrobat online services website.
- Upload your PDF.
- Highlight the pages you want to rotate.
- Click Rotate Clockwise or Rotate Counterclockwise on the top toolbar.
- Save and rename the file.
- Download your newly rotated PDF to your PC or get a shareable link.
Do more with PDFs on your PC.
Proper page orientation adjustment is one of the many things Adobe Acrobat creative tools can help you do. Document creation and collaboration have never been easier.
Regardless of device or location, Acrobat and Acrobat online services are there to help you and your team succeed. More than five million organizations around the world rely on Acrobat for document creation and collaboration, and the features will only continue to evolve as document needs continue to grow and change.
Bring ease and efficiency with you wherever you go. Stay organized as you track progress and leave feedback with Acrobat, preventing the need for numerous attachments.
Online PDF editors make it easy to rotate PDFs on your PC without downloading new software. Discover more about how Acrobat and Acrobat online services help manage PDFs on your PC.
