Help! Why is the layout changed (lines, pages) when converting a .docx-file into a .pdf-file?!?

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Hi folksMy Word document looks great: the layout is perfect.Then I convert it into a pdf document—and EVERYTHING has changed! As if the page format were another one (which is not the case: they are both A4).My Word document changes between single column layout and two column layout (for pictures and boxes) and sometimes works with text fields. When exporting to pdf, the line break changes, the page break changes, text fields and photos move ...! Horrible.What can I do to keep the layout worked hard for in Word 1:1 in the pdf file?I lost hours trying to create a pdf document looking more or less correctly.

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Unfortunately, I lose the active links behind words... 😞 (see last upload)

I understand that. My point was - and I will make it a question - if you use Word's SAVE AS PDF, do you see the same layout changes as when using SAVE AS ADOBE PDF?

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This is what Word does. It's not a tool for precise page layout. It will often change line and page breaks, especially but not only if you change printer. You can check this out by doing Save as pDF directly (not Save As Adobe PDF). This is a built in Word function, and it will likely show the same issues (or slightly different ones).

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