How to Fix Landscape and Upside-Down Scanned PDF Pages
A practical guide to correcting improper scanner tray orientation and landscape spreadsheet pages in PDF files.
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Paper scanners frequently misinterpret document orientation, turning vertical portrait letters sideways or outputting wide financial spreadsheets upside down.
Steps to Fix Scanner Orientation
- 1Upload Scan: Load your scan file into Rotate PDF.
- 2Identify Inverted Pages: Spot sideways or inverted pages using visual preview thumbnails.
- 3Rotate Pages: Click rotation control buttons to align pages correctly.
- 4Save Fixed PDF: Download your permanently fixed PDF file.
Frequently Asked Questions
Will rotating scanned pages make the text fuzzy?
No. Updating the rotation dictionary entry changes viewing coordinates without altering scan image byte data.
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