When creating PDFs from Word documents containing embedded Visio diagrams, the text in the Visio diagrams sometimes turns to bitmap. Sometimes shape outlines become bitmapped too, but that occurs less frequently. If I create a PDF directly from Visio, all is well.

I am using Windows XP SP3, Viso 2003, Word 2003 SP-3, and Acrobat 7. I have also tried with Jaws PDF Creator 3.6 and Bullzip PDF Printer 6, all with similar results. I have tried various different Acrobat Postscript and font settings, but nothing helps.

Interestingly, sometimes performing copy-paste from Visio to Word temporarily solves the problem (i.e. PDF after Visio paste is ok, but PDF next time, after some editing of the DOC, is bitmapped again).

I have also tried on different computers and verified that the problem is not my machine.

Any ideas?

In the meantime I have been reduced to creating a PDF of the diagram and pasting it into the PDF of my document. Not a very good way to work.

I will be most grateful for any and all suggestions.