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
    2018-02-28T17:07:20+00:00

    What I actually do is paste just the file and then open up the PDF and use the snipping tool to copy and paste. It is now a picture instead of a print image. Of course if it has more than one page it is a hassle. Hope that makes sense. You would think with technology the way it is today that the "rotate picture" icon would work for this, but who am I?...  :)

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  2. Anonymous
    2018-03-06T16:20:28+00:00

    Thanks for the thorough explanation.  With it, I was able to find a work around (open the document in Adobe and print it to OneNote with the desired orientation).  The native (default) pdf reader in the Chrome browser I was using didn't support selecting the orientation, but Adobe did.

    I hope this is addressed in future updates to OneNote.

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  3. Anonymous
    2018-03-06T17:15:24+00:00

    Thanks for the thorough explanation.  With it, I was able to find a work around (open the document in Adobe and print it to OneNote with the desired orientation).  The native (default) pdf reader in the Chrome browser I was using didn't support selecting the orientation, but Adobe did.

    I hope this is addressed in future updates to OneNote.

    If you want an issue addressed it is best you submit "feedback" directly to MS. They don't really pay attention to this forum.

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  4. Anonymous
    2018-03-18T14:40:05+00:00

    I understand that you were not able to include the rotate feature for print out in OneNote in 2013, how about now 5 years later?  Any closer to a incorporated solution?  This is really a prominent issue with a very utilized aspect of OneNote, seems it should move higher on the prioritization list for microsoft.  

    Thank you for your consideration,

    Bryony

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  5. Anonymous
    2018-03-18T15:03:03+00:00

    Bryony:

    This discussion is an exception, we actually have contact with a real MS developer.  But, since this question was started MS created the "Feedback" system. This forum is now essentially ignored by MS management.  The "feedback" system now is the "official" place for users to submit bug reports and feature requests.  More MS developers AND managers will see submissions there than here. So you really should go to Feedback and either find an existing suggestion or create a new one

    wiki Feedback Hub-Send Feedback to MS Developers

    You can send your complaint and feature request directly to MS developers and managers using the "Feedback" process described in this link:

    https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_10-windows_install/send-feedback-to-ms-developers/506e7654-8ced-405b-911e-c58d8f253069?tm=1517255319051

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