Configure paper size in a PDF file.

I create a LEGAL size MS Word document. Using Acrobat standard 7, i convert it to a PDF file. After, i send it to many users by email. The end users have Acrobat Reader. They open the document and print it. The problem is : the document print in a LETTER format. Is it possible to configure the PDF file when i create it to be print in a LEGAL format?
The end users have not computer knowledge and they cannot configure the printer.
Thank you for your help

PDF's does not have a feature to tell a printer what size paper to print on.
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