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/t5/acrobat-reader-discussions/rotate-pdf-now-requires-a-subscription/td-p/12635895 Jan 05, 2022 Jan 05, 2022
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So we can't even rotate a PDF anymore without a paid subscription? Absoloutely rediculious. This has been a core basic function of Reader for years, why was it removed? Is there a way to rotate it another way?
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Community Expert , Jan 19, 2022 Jan 19, 2022 try67 • Community Expert , Jan 19, 2022 Jan 19, 2022Via View - Rotate Page.
4 4 Upvotes 21 Replies 21 Community Expert ,/t5/acrobat-reader-discussions/rotate-pdf-now-requires-a-subscription/m-p/12636233#M87188 Jan 05, 2022 Jan 05, 2022
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You should always be able to rotate the viewed PDF by [Ctrl]+[Shift]+[1] or [0].
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Community Beginner ,/t5/acrobat-reader-discussions/rotate-pdf-now-requires-a-subscription/m-p/14092221#M102555 Sep 17, 2023 Sep 17, 2023
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Dose this really work?
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Community Expert ,/t5/acrobat-reader-discussions/rotate-pdf-now-requires-a-subscription/m-p/12637037#M87204 Jan 05, 2022 Jan 05, 2022
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Reader was never able to rotate PDF pages. It can only rotate the view of those pages, which is not a permanent change and can't be saved. You can still do it with the current version of Reader. Nothing has changed in this regard.
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/t5/acrobat-reader-discussions/rotate-pdf-now-requires-a-subscription/m-p/12692519#M87791 Jan 19, 2022 Jan 19, 2022
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How do you rotate the view for free?
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Community Expert ,/t5/acrobat-reader-discussions/rotate-pdf-now-requires-a-subscription/m-p/12692534#M87792 Jan 19, 2022 Jan 19, 2022
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Via View - Rotate Page.
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Community Beginner ,/t5/acrobat-reader-discussions/rotate-pdf-now-requires-a-subscription/m-p/12703140#M87945 Jan 24, 2022 Jan 24, 2022
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we got the 7-day trial whether I click the icon or right click and then click the rotate.
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Community Expert ,/t5/acrobat-reader-discussions/rotate-pdf-now-requires-a-subscription/m-p/14162916#M103349 Oct 16, 2023 Oct 16, 2023
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@Song Lan wrote: right click and then click the rotate
Right-click > Rotate changes the View, not the orientation. It will flip back when you re-open.
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/t5/acrobat-reader-discussions/rotate-pdf-now-requires-a-subscription/m-p/12705537#M87979 Jan 25, 2022 Jan 25, 2022
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Not anymore, it now requires a paid subscription which is [cursing removed] for a viewer.
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Community Beginner ,/t5/acrobat-reader-discussions/rotate-pdf-now-requires-a-subscription/m-p/14092223#M102556 Sep 17, 2023 Sep 17, 2023
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Duh, doesn't work
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Community Beginner ,/t5/acrobat-reader-discussions/rotate-pdf-now-requires-a-subscription/m-p/14092219#M102554 Sep 17, 2023 Sep 17, 2023
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I just tried to use the rotate icon and it wants me to pay. So I don't believe your post
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Community Beginner ,/t5/acrobat-reader-discussions/rotate-pdf-now-requires-a-subscription/m-p/12703146#M87946 Jan 24, 2022 Jan 24, 2022
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any update/answer on this matter? I am experiencing the same issue on 32bit .
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/t5/acrobat-reader-discussions/rotate-pdf-now-requires-a-subscription/m-p/12743346#M88517 Feb 10, 2022 Feb 10, 2022
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Right click on the menu options bar and select Show Page Display Tools -> Select Clockwise and Counterclockwise. The icons will appear next to the page number.
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Community Beginner ,/t5/acrobat-reader-discussions/rotate-pdf-now-requires-a-subscription/m-p/14092225#M102557 Sep 17, 2023 Sep 17, 2023
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/t5/acrobat-reader-discussions/rotate-pdf-now-requires-a-subscription/m-p/13766773#M99588 May 02, 2023 May 02, 2023
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If anyone from Adobe is reading this. this "paywall" almost made me uninstall Reader and start looking for other options (I pay for Pro, but you limit me to two computers, so I have to have reader on conference room computers, etc.). It's ridiculous that Edge browser is easier to use than the maker's own software.
For everyone else, this is what my screen looked like and which button NOT to click and where the free rotation is in the menu.
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/t5/acrobat-reader-discussions/rotate-pdf-now-requires-a-subscription/m-p/14326652#M105161 Dec 30, 2023 Dec 30, 2023
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It did cause me to uninstall it for the older versions. Now it seems that it was trickery by Adobe to add that rotate page icon on the front to make you think you had to pay just to rotate your pages.
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Community Expert ,/t5/acrobat-reader-discussions/rotate-pdf-now-requires-a-subscription/m-p/14326671#M105162 Dec 30, 2023 Dec 30, 2023
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What is your OS and version?
Are you using the New Experience of Reader?
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/t5/acrobat-reader-discussions/rotate-pdf-now-requires-a-subscription/m-p/14138873#M103127 Oct 06, 2023 Oct 06, 2023
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To clarify all the conflicting answers. You can rotate through the main menu, but it's just to view; saving it will not retain the rotation. If you use the rotation in "Tools," it requires a subscription.
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/t5/acrobat-reader-discussions/rotate-pdf-now-requires-a-subscription/m-p/14466454#M106634 Mar 04, 2024 Mar 04, 2024
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It does retain the rotated view.
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/t5/acrobat-reader-discussions/rotate-pdf-now-requires-a-subscription/m-p/14746318#M109795 Jul 18, 2024 Jul 18, 2024
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The easy solution here is to rotate the view of the document, as others have described, and then 'print' it to a new PDF using CutePDF or Microsoft Print to PDF. The new PDF will be in the orientation you were viewing it in.
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/t5/acrobat-reader-discussions/rotate-pdf-now-requires-a-subscription/m-p/14162138#M103339 Oct 16, 2023 Oct 16, 2023
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**The free rotate view option is the button in the right hand corner of the application.**
The confusion for everyone is coming from the newer graphical layout of Acrobat. The rotate icon that is in the right hand menu bar when you are in the "Edit" section is indeed for paid-versions only. However there is a rotate icon in the bottom right hand corner of the application that is still free to use for changing the view orientation of the PDF.
