Cannot Generate a PDF from Word 2007

I have inherited a 100-page file in Word 2007, and have just encountered a problem when generating a PDF. (BTW, I have Adobe Reader installed, and I have not yet receieved Acrobat for generating a PDF.) To reduce file size and to send the file to others in remote locations, I have been saving the Word 2007 file as a PDF, and it has been working up until today. When the file generated a PDF, it stopped on page 33 and asked if I wanted to send an error report. I have not changed anything on that page. There is a figure and a table on that page, in addition to some text. What could be causing the file to stop generating a PDF? I removed the table and figure, but still the file stops generating on the following page. I also have checked to make sure I do not have any styles that seem out of place. Could you provide me with some guidance on what kinds of things I should try and troubleshoot? Thanks!

If you only have Reader, you can not create a PDF. You would need Acrobat.
If you are "saving" as a PDF from Word, you are using the Microsoft PDF utility rather than Adobe's. You'll want to ask Microsoft support.

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