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Rotate PDF Pages — Fix Scan Orientation

Fix 90°/180° scans without re-scanning. Rotate vs remove blank pages.

Published June 1, 2025 · 1 min read

Written by Ethan Brooks · Editor-in-Chief & Product Lead

Reviewed by James Cole

Last reviewed January 15, 2026 · Editorial policy

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Fix sideways scans and mixed orientations

Phone scans and faxed pages often arrive rotated 90° or 180°. Rotating in the browser avoids re-scanning physical paper.

Rotate vs remove pages

Use rotate when content is correct but orientation is wrong. Use remove when blank pages or duplicates slipped into a merged file — both live in our Rotate & Remove tool.

Sources & references

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Adobe PDF Reference — encryption — Adobe
PDF password protection and encryption standards (ISO 32000).
Ghostscript documentation — PDF settings — Artifex Software
Compression level behavior and PDF output settings.