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
    2018-01-24T17:17:27+00:00

    Thanks again, I just wish there was a crop option once you "printed it" ... because it's not a picture, there is no way to crop it. This was very helpful.

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  2. Anonymous
    2017-12-08T20:58:57+00:00
    • The above suggestion worked for me! 

    Thank you so much ~

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  3. Anonymous
    2017-11-16T14:56:09+00:00

    This solution solved my problem, I opened in Adobe, printed to OneNote and made sure "portrait" was selected.   Thank you!

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  4. Anonymous
    2017-11-01T19:30:58+00:00

    I find an easy way to take care of this is to right click on the "Send to OneNote 2010" printer in the Devices and Printers control panel, and select Printing Preferences.  I changed the default to Landscape, and then everything went into OneNote just fine.  Yes, it is inconvenient if you have to frequently switch between layouts, but this is simpler when you are not able to use a 3rd party solution.

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  5. Anonymous
    2017-10-27T14:06:05+00:00

    This absurd lack of functionality ranks right up there with how Edge manages (or doesn't manage) favorites. 

    I was excited about tapping OneNote's potential until I tried to insert (print to OneNote) a PDF.  That frustration led me here, and now when I leave I'm going to start searching for another program similar to OneNote, since I don't care to have to turn my notebook computer sideways to read a bloody PDF.

    Bloody hell, how in the world could this product ship multiple versions without this being fixed?

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