Hyperlinks with "#" don't work in PDF from PowerPoint

I'm creating a PDF from a PowerPoint 2010 file and hyperlinks with a "#" in them aren't working. The "#" character is being removed from the link. For example a link to http://mysite.com/home.htm#anchor becomes http://mysite.com/home/htmanchor. I have Creative Cloud and installed Acrobat Pro XI today. I used the Create PDF button on the Acrobat ribbon.
Does anyone have a solution?

Ahhh, the slippery slope of perception.
Yes, "#" has a specific use when with HTML .
And "#" has a specific use when with MS Office applications.
And "#" has a specific use with PDF using Acrobat / Adobe Reader.
The specifics of each?
For HTML see what W3C and the related RFCs speak to.
For MS Office see what Microsoft's dev space & Office info speaks to.
For Acrobat / Reader see "Parameters for Opening PDF Files".
http://wwwimages.adobe.com/content/dam/Adobe/en/devnet/acrobat/pdfs/pdf_open_parameters_v9 .pdf
In each environment "#" means something different, does something different.
In each environment, when used correctly, "#" performs as designed.
The point is the "design" is In Fact different in the different environments.
So the "SOF" -- Nothing is broken.
Be well...

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