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How to add, delete, rotate, move, or crop PDF pages in Preview on iPad

You can add, delete, rotate, reorder, or crop pages in a PDF in the Preview app on your iPad.

You can insert a blank page, insert a PDF or image, or insert a scanned document, and you can delete the selected page. You can also rotate a page left or right, move a page above or below another one, and crop a page to the area you select. And if you change your mind, you can undo a change.

Thumbnail view of PDF with page options visible.

Add or delete pages

  1. Start the Preview app on your iPad.
  2. Open a PDF.
  3. Tap the Toggle Sidebar button and then touch and hold a thumbnail.
  4. Do any of the following:
    • Insert a blank page: Tap Insert Blank Page.
    • Insert a PDF or image: Tap Insert from File.
    • Insert a scanned document: Tap Scan Pages, scan the document, then tap the Done button. See Scan text and documents.
    • Delete the selected page: Tap Delete Page.

Rotate a page

  1. Start the Preview app on your iPad.
  2. Open a PDF.
  3. Tap the Rotate Left button in the toolbar. You can also tap the More button. Then choose Rotate Left or Rotate Right.

Move a page

  1. Start the Preview app on your iPad.
  2. Open a PDF.
  3. Tap the Toggle Sidebar button and touch and hold a thumbnail until menu options appear. Drag the page thumbnail above or below another one.

Crop a page

  1. Start the Preview app on your iPad.
  2. Open a PDF.
  3. Select a page and tap the Crop button.
  4. Drag the blue handles to select an area and tap within the selected area. Then tap Crop.

To undo a change, tap the More button, then tap Undo.

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