Converting word file into PDF creates exclamation marks

Hi,
I have Word 2007 and Acrobat 8.1.7 (OS: Windows XP). When creating PDFs in Word i get exclamation marks at the end of a header, footer and body itself. I tried rebuilding font cache but that didn't help. I also uninstalled all Adobe components and installed them anew - didn't do anything either. Have no other ideas. Please help...
Thanks!

The key is the print preview. If they are there, then they are being produced by WORD, not Acrobat. At that point, the Adobe PDF printer driver has not come into play other than providing WORD printer metric information. Check your settins in WORD. You should also be getting the same result if you just printed to paper or any other printer.

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