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Step-by-step guides for foreigners living in Korea — from address registration and visa to banking, taxes, and digital certificates.

It’s oddly satisfying to fix messy pages and see the PDF finally make sense.

Reorder and Rotate Pages in a PDF

In short

You can reorganize any PDF by dragging page thumbnails into a new order and rotating selected pages 90° at a time. Use a desktop viewer or an online editor, then save as a new file to keep the original safe.

What You Need

You can reorder and rotate pages with either a desktop PDF viewer/editor or a trusted web-based tool. Most tools offer a “thumbnail” or “organize pages” view for drag-and-drop rearranging, and “rotate left/right” buttons for 90° turns.

  • A PDF file saved on your device or cloud.
  • A PDF app with “Organize/Thumbnails” and “Rotate” features, or an online editor that supports page editing.
  • Enough storage to export a new copy.

Reorder Pages (Desktop & Web)

Desktop: Drag and Drop

  1. Open the PDF in your viewer/editor.
  2. Show page thumbnails (e.g., “View → Thumbnails” or “Organize Pages”).
  3. Click a page thumbnail to select it. For multiple pages, hold Ctrl/Cmd and click, or use Shift for a range.
  4. Drag the selected thumbnails to the new position until you see the insertion indicator.
  5. Release to drop them in place.

Web: Upload and Arrange

  1. Open a reputable online PDF editor and upload your file.
  2. Switch to the page organizer view; your pages appear as tiles.
  3. Drag tiles to reorder. Use search/filters if available for longer documents.
  4. Apply changes and download the updated PDF.
💡 Tip For big PDFs, rename bookmarks (“Contents”, “Appendix”, etc.) before moving pages to keep track of sections.

Rotate Pages (Desktop & Web)

Desktop: Rotate Selected Pages

  1. Open thumbnails/organizer view.
  2. Select the page(s) that are sideways or upside down.
  3. Click Rotate Left (⟲) or Rotate Right (⟳) until they look correct (each click = 90°).
  4. Confirm the rotation or apply changes.

Web: Rotate Before Downloading

  1. Upload your PDF and choose the rotate tool.
  2. Select individual pages or “all pages.”
  3. Rotate 90° steps until aligned. Preview to verify.
  4. Export/download the rotated PDF.
⚠️ Note “View rotation” (temporary) is not the same as “page rotation” (saved). Always apply rotation in the organizer, then save/export.

Save, Export, and Keep Quality

  • Save as a new file: Use “Save As” to keep the original untouched.
  • Avoid re-printing to PDF unless needed; it can rasterize pages and increase file size.
  • Lossless edits: Reordering and 90° rotations are usually metadata-level changes—no image recompression.
  • Check page numbers: If your app renumbers automatically, confirm the final order matches your table of contents.
  • Batch actions: Many tools let you select multiple pages to move or rotate at once.
💡 Tip If scanning, set the scanner to “auto deskew” and “two-sided booklet” to reduce rotation fixes later.

Frequently Asked Questions

  1. Q. Will reordering or rotating reduce PDF quality?
    A. No. These actions are typically structural and do not recompress images. Quality changes occur only if you export with downsampling or “print to PDF.”
  2. Q. How do I rotate only specific pages?
    A. In the thumbnails/organizer, select just those pages, then click Rotate Left/Right. Confirm changes and save as a new file.
  3. Q. My rotation didn’t stick after reopening. Why?
    A. You likely used temporary “view rotation.” Use the page organizer’s rotate tool, then “Save” or “Export” to commit permanent rotation.
  4. Q. Can I undo changes if I made a mistake?
    A. Yes. Use Undo immediately, or close without saving and reopen the original. Working on a copy is the safest approach.

Notes

Note. Always keep an untouched original. Save edits as a new file name (e.g., document_reordered.pdf) for easy rollback.

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