Acrobat 9 and Internal Word Hyperlinks

I currently have a Word document that contains many hyperlinks and bookmarks. A majority of the hyperlinks in the document link back to bookmarks in the document so that you can click on a link and it will take you to another location in the document. When I use PDF Maker in Word 2007 or even create a PDF from a file in Acrobat 9, I lose all of those links. This also includes the Word created links for the Table of Contents. Is there a way to create a PDF, but retain those hyperlinks?
Thanks,
Merg

I finally figured out how to add the TOC bookmarks to a PDF.  One of the reasons this was so challeging is that I moved up to Microsoft Office 2010 from Microsoft Office 2003 which used to convert the hyperlinks automatically.  Add to that the fact that I can not access the PDF add in options without Office 2010 freezing, it proved to be a hard task.   Also, if you try to print with the adobe printer, these options are not available.  You must use the Create PDF/XPS document to find the options until there is a patch.
Here are the steps:
Adding TOC from Office 2010 to PDF 9
When you are ready to convert your document, go to the file tab.
On the file tab, select Save & Send.
Select Create PDF/XPS Document.
Look below where the file format bar says PDF.  You will see a box that says Options.
This is where you add the word TOC and convert them into PDF bookmarks.
Under the name Include non printing information, check the boxes Create Bookmarks Using & Headings.
I hope this really helps you out.  I also was having a hard time with the TOC.  It would have been trouble adding each of these one by one.

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