Rotate PDF's in OneNote

Anonymous
2013-08-22T17:23:11+00:00

I noticed that OneNote always displays PDF's sideways after inserting them using the File Printout command.  I read some discussions where MS tried to say it had something to do with the printer driver in Adobe, etc., etc.  I don't understand why I have to install a 3rd party program (Onetastic) which does plenty of good things, but I really only use it for the rotate PDF menu that it provides.  Did the MS engineers just get too tired to include this very basic, totally necessary feature?

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  1. Anonymous
    2017-02-10T16:08:56+00:00

    You can do this with every PDF reader.

    Bernd

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  2. Anonymous
    2017-02-10T02:32:28+00:00

    Here is a solution that I found that works for me. It adds an extra step, but at least it's a simple one.

    My Surface Pro 4 came with the software Drawboard PDF. If I open the pdf in drawboard and then within that app, print it using the "send to onenote" option, I am able to change it to landscape and it inserts properly.

    If your computer doesn't have Drawboard, it looks like it's about $10 in the Windows Store.

    Hope this helps!!

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  3. Anonymous
    2016-12-12T15:28:48+00:00

    Instead of inserting the PDF, I open it and then do a screen clipping of the page or pages that I want.  I can then insert them into One Note and rotate them if I need to.  I had the same problem with any printouts that were added to OneNote where the program seems to rotate them any way it chooses (usually like you describe).  My work around works pretty good for me although I admit it's an extra step.

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  4. Anonymous
    2016-11-21T14:32:14+00:00

    Now its 2016 and is still nod solved. Please dont come up with excuses anymore. Just solve it

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  5. Anonymous
    2016-10-31T01:30:25+00:00

    when you print change format to landscape instead of portrait

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