#  `place`

Shift, scale, and spin page content
## Usage
> pdftl `<input>` `place` `<spec>...` `output` `<file>`

## Details
Applies geometric transformations (direct similarities) to the content
of selected pages.

**`<spec>` syntax:**
  `[<pages>](<operation>...)`

**Operations:**
  * `shift=dx, dy`
    Moves content by the specified x and y distances.
    Supports units (pt, in, cm, mm) and percentages relative to page size.
    Example: `shift=1in, 50%`

  * `scale=factor[:anchor]`
    Scales content by a multiplier (e.g., 0.5 for half size).
    Optional anchor determines the fixed point (default: center).

  * `spin=angle[:anchor]`
    Rotates content by degrees clockwise.
    Optional anchor determines the pivot point (default: center).

  More than one operation can be given. They should be separated by
  semicolons, '`;`'. Operations are applied in the order they appear,
  from left to right.


**Anchors:**
  Anchors define the center of scaling or rotation.
  * **Named:** `center` (default), `top-left`, `top`, `top-right`,
    `left`, `right`, `bottom-left`, `bottom`, `bottom-right`.
  * **Coordinate:** `x,y` (e.g., `0,0` for bottom-left corner).
## Examples

> Shift all pages up by 1 inch
```
pdftl in.pdf place '(shift=0, 1in)' output out.pdf
```

> Shrink odd pages to 90% size, centered
```
pdftl in.pdf place 'odd(scale=0.9)' output out.pdf
```

> Rotate page 1 by 45 degrees around the top-left corner
```
pdftl in.pdf place '1(spin=45:top-left)' output out.pdf
```

> Chain operations (shift then scale)
```
pdftl in.pdf place '1-5(shift=10,10; scale=0.8)' output out.pdf
```


**Tags**: content_modification, geometry

*Source: pdftl.operations.place*

*Read online: [https://pdftl.readthedocs.io/en/stable/operations/place.html](https://pdftl.readthedocs.io/en/stable/operations/place.html)*

*Type: Operation*