Page setup fails export to PDF

I have exported a pages document as PDF, but when I open it with an adobe reader it switches page size. I wrote it as A4, but the PDF opens as US letter size.
I can change the page setup in the adobe and print as A4, but the PDF is for circulating to trainees and I would like it to be the correct page size without them having to mess about with it.
Am I missing a trick in the export process, or is it just one of those things beyond my control where the fates are teasing me?
Mike

Mike,
I have exported a pages document as PDF, but when I open it
with an adobe reader it switches page size. I wrote it as A4,
but the PDF opens as US letter size.
could this be caused by an option in Adobe Reader?
I always export/print documents to A4 and don't have any problems with Preview or Adobe Reader 7.0.

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