Converting Word Doc to PDF on Mac and *retaining links* (Acrobat XI & Word 2011)

Whether I do it through Adobe > Create PDF or on Word from Save As > PDF, the hyperlinks in the Word doc no longer work in the PDF. I am on a Mac.
I've read a few work arounds (that require other tools to complete), but none have worked all that well, often messing up the formatting.
Would love to see Adobe fix this problem!

I agree with John that the version level may be the issue. Typically the first release of each version is buggy. Often the problem seems to be with the fonts - maybe the source of your problem. It might be that the "P" characters were part of the original as flags to change a font style and did not get removed.
You might also try printing to the Adobe PDF printer to see if that gives the same result (I suspect it will). If it does, an update would be appropriate and should at least be tried on one machine.

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