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Re: Scanned PDF is always crooked (need to rotate PDF a degree or three)

From occam <occam@127.0.0.1>
Newsgroups alt.comp.freeware, comp.sys.hp.hardware, comp.text.pdf
Subject Re: Scanned PDF is always crooked (need to rotate PDF a degree or three)
Date 2013-10-11 08:05 +0200
Organization A noiseless patient Spider
Message-ID <l384fr$a0a$1@dont-email.me> (permalink)
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On 09/10/2013 00:45, Fran Jones wrote:
> My HP Laserjet 3200m printer/scanner often scans pages off kilter.
> It's noticeable, but slight (maybe a couple of degrees).
> 
> If it were a JPEG, I could use The Gimp freeware to straighten
> but it's a PDF. If I must, I could scan to JPEG and then use
> cutePDF freeware or Adobe Acrobat 6.0 Standard payware to then
> print the straightened JPG to PDF - but that seems convoluted.
> 
> Is there freeware that will rotate a PDF page by just a degree
> or three (just like The Gimp rotates an image)?
> 

I do not use 3200, but a different HP product (3-in-one). After a scan,
one of the options I am offered (apart from rotate 90% left, right) is
'Skewscan'. This corrects (automatically) the issue you are describing.
Are you sure you do not have a similar post-scan option?

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Scanned PDF is always crooked (need to rotate PDF a degree or three) Fran Jones <FranJones@is.invalid> - 2013-10-08 22:45 +0000
  Re: Scanned PDF is always crooked (need to rotate PDF a degree or  three) Robert Heller <heller@deepsoft.com> - 2013-10-08 19:45 -0500
    Re: Scanned PDF is always crooked (need to rotate PDF a degree or  three) sandy <sandy@is.invalid> - 2013-10-09 18:58 +0000
      Re: Scanned PDF is always crooked (need to rotate PDF a degree or  three) Joe Beanfish <joebeanfish@nospam.duh> - 2013-10-11 13:07 +0000
        Re: Scanned PDF is always crooked (need to rotate PDF a degree or three) Axel Berger <Axel.Berger@Gmx.De> - 2013-10-11 22:00 +0200
          Re: Scanned PDF is always crooked (need to rotate PDF a degree or three) Joe Beanfish <joebeanfish@nospam.duh> - 2013-10-14 13:20 +0000
            Re: Scanned PDF is always crooked (need to rotate PDF a degree orthree) Axel Berger <Axel.Berger@Gmx.De> - 2013-10-14 18:45 +0200
  Re: Scanned PDF is always crooked (need to rotate PDF a degree or   three) Peter Flynn <peter@silmaril.ie> - 2013-10-10 21:25 +0100
  Re: Scanned PDF is always crooked (need to rotate PDF a degree or three) occam <occam@127.0.0.1> - 2013-10-11 08:05 +0200
  Re: Scanned PDF is always crooked (need to rotate PDF a degree or three) yufan <steven1831@yahoo.com> - 2013-10-11 12:02 +0800
  Re: Scanned PDF is always crooked (need to rotate PDF a degree or three) yufan <steven1831@yahoo.com> - 2013-10-11 11:56 +0800
  Re: Scanned PDF is always crooked (need to rotate PDF a degree or three) tlvp <mPiOsUcB.EtLlLvEp@att.net> - 2014-02-15 15:30 -0500

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