Why does Adobe Acrobat require an internet connection when creating a pdf from a file on the same computer???

[mw5375]

Why does Adobe Acrobat require an internet connection when creating a pdf from a file on the same computer??? (IMac - Sierra -

Architecture: x86_64

Build: 15.6.30352.237999

AGM: 4.30.71

CoolType: 5.14.5

JP2K: 1.2.2.38798

[try67]

What makes you think it does?

[mw5375]

when attempting to create a pdf from a word doc or in MS WORD and exporting doc to save as a PDF I receive a message telling me conversion can't be competed w/o out being connected to internet - the message when exporting to Adobe says file cannot be exported w/o internet connection 

[try67]

Are you sure you have Acrobat and not just the free Reader?