How can I convert a Word document to PDF and preserve all hyperlinks?
I have Word 2011 and Acrobat XI available on OS X. Save As -> PDF from Word doesn't preserve hyperlinks. Acrobat's File -> Create -> PDF… from the .docx file also doesn't preserve hyperlinks.
When testing this, please use a link whose text is not identical to the URL it is pointing to. Many PDF readers will recognize URLs and automatically make them clickable, even if the PDF doesn't actually contain hyperlinks.
Best Answer
One potential solution is importing the document into Apple Pages and export from there as PDF. The problems are that this requires the (non-free) Pages and that complex Word documents may not format perfectly in Pages. For my document it worked well.