Bloated pdf File from Macintosh Word?

When creating a pdf file from a Word file on a Mac the file size becomes huge. The same file converted to pdf using Acrobat on a Windows machine results in a much smaller file. For example I wrote a two page letter that included several photos:
Original file size: 12.9 MB
pdf created by Acrobat on Windows PC: 227 KB
pdf created by Acrobat on Mac (OSX10.10): 61.1 MB
pdf created by Mac: 61.2 MB
What the heck is going on?
Thanks.

Dov:
I have a trial version of Adobe Acrobat XI installed. I created the pdf files 4 different ways:
1) On my PC I used the "Print" menu then printed using the Adobe Acrobat option. Result: file size = 221 KB
2) On my Mac I used Acrobat, selected "Create pdf" from the "File" menu, selected the Word document, and clicked "Save". Result: file size = 61.1 MB
3) Also on my Mac I opened MS Word, selected "Print" then created a pdf using the "Save as pdf" open: Result: file size = 61.2 MB
4) Just now I tried the method you suggested. From within Word I selected "Print" then "Save as Adobe pdf" from the print menu. Result: file size = 209 KB.
It worked great. The "Create pdf" in the "File" menu was the problem. Thank you so much.
-Bruce Thomson

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