convert excel to pdf and part of worksheet is left out

Try the following solution as taken from the [url=http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/403/kb403530.php]Some characters in textbox lost when you convert PDFs in Excel 2007 (Acrobat 9)[/url] technical note.

Solution: Configure the DPI settings in Excel to match the DPI settings of the PDF file.

1. In Excel 2007, click the Page Layout tab.
2. In the Page Setup group, click the Page Setup dialog box launcher.
3. In the Print quality list, click 600 dpi for standard output. Or, click 300 dpi for minimum output.
Note: The dpi settings that are available depend on the functionality of the printer that you are using.
4. Save an Excel 2007 workbook as a PDF file. To do this, click PDF in the Save As dialog box.
Note: The following two options for output are displayed:
* Standard (publishing online and printing): uses 600 dpi for output.
* Minimum size (publishing online): uses 300 dpi for output.
5. Do one of the following:
* If you clicked 600 dpi in step 3, then click Standard (publishing online and printing).
* If you clicked 300 dpi in step 3, then click Minimum size (publishing online).

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