# PDF Rotate

Rotate PDF pages by specified degrees (90°, 180°, 270°)

> Canonical page: https://elysiatools.com/en/tools/pdf-rotate

- **Category:** PDF Tools

- **Keywords:** pdf, rotate, rotation, pages, orientation, landscape, portrait

## Overview

Rotate pages in a PDF document by specified angles.

**Features:**
- Rotate all pages or specific page ranges
- Support for 90°, 180°, and 270° rotation
- Clockwise rotation (positive angles)
- Preserve all other PDF properties

**Common Use Cases:**
- Fix scanned documents with incorrect orientation
- Rotate landscape pages to portrait
- Correct upside-down pages

## Inputs

- **PDF File** (file): Upload a PDF file
- **Rotation Angle** (select)
- **Page Range** (text): Specify pages to rotate (e.g., 1-3,5,7-9). Leave blank to rotate all pages.

## When to use

- When scanned documents or digitized receipts are saved sideways or upside down.
- When you need to align landscape-oriented presentation slides with portrait-oriented report pages.
- When only specific pages within a multi-page PDF document require orientation correction.

## How it works

- Upload the PDF document you want to modify using the file selector.
- Select the desired rotation angle: 90° clockwise, 180°, or 270° clockwise.
- Specify the page range (e.g., '1-3,5') if you only want to rotate certain pages, or leave it blank to rotate the entire document.
- Click the process button to apply the rotation and download your updated PDF file.

## Use cases

- Correcting the orientation of sideways-scanned contracts or invoices.
- Flipping upside-down pages in digitized books or manuals.
- Standardizing page orientation in mixed landscape and portrait reports.

## Frequently asked questions

### Can I rotate only specific pages instead of the whole PDF?

Yes, you can enter a page range (such as '1-3,5') to rotate only those selected pages.

### What rotation angles are supported?

The tool supports 90° clockwise, 180°, and 270° clockwise (which is equivalent to 90° counter-clockwise) rotations.

### Will rotating the pages affect the text quality or links in my PDF?

No, the tool preserves all original PDF properties, including text formatting, links, and metadata.

### How do I rotate pages counter-clockwise?

To rotate pages 90° counter-clockwise, select the 270° clockwise option.

### Is there a file size limit for the uploaded PDF?

Yes, the tool supports PDF files up to 100 MB in size.

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