PDF corrupted when trying to convert to PDF

I have a problem converting a file to PDF from WORD 2007.
The whole thing becomes corrupted, including: change in orientation of pages, omission of page numbers, corruption of tables...
This happens when printing to PDF, saving as PDF, trying to convert to PDF outside WORD or using an online system... When using another converter (the one that comes with my Windows System), the file is still corrupt, just slightly less so.
I think it must be a problem with the file as it doesn't happen when I try to convert other documents - but how to identify and eliminate that problem in the file? I tried to copy over to a different document, but that did not work either.
One strange thing is also that once I ask WORD to print to PDF, it actually also changes the WORD file, with changing the orientation of the first pages etc. and the numbering of tables and figures.
Urgent help required, as this is actually a scientific paper I need to resubmit today!!
Many thanks!

This sounds like a Word issue - simply formatting for printing is doing bad things to your file. Is it possible this is just the normal reflow Word does, and you are not set up to expect it? Expect line breaks to change, and hence text to move between pages.
You may need to select the Adobe PDF printer as your default and "fix" the word document.
The page numbers - are they automatic or typed manually?

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