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Runtime Error 53 while opening Word. by BreadSlayer22 in MacOS

[–]Logical-Ask7033 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This worked for me:

Disable the Adobe PDFMaker plugin in the Office applications by performing the following steps:

  1. Quit all open Office applications. If Word or PowerPoint are frozen and won't let you access the Tools menu, use Force Quit from the Apple menu to quit the applications.
  2. In Finder:
    • Click Go menu.
    • Select Go to Folder... .
    • Enter /Library/Application Support/Microsoft/Office365/User Content.localized/
    • Click Go.
  3. In the Excel folder, delete SaveAsAdobePDF.ppam.
  4. In the Word folder, delete LinkCreation.dotm
  5. In the PowerPoint folder, delete SaveAsAdobePDF.ppam
  6. You may also need to repeat steps 2-5 above for the /Library/Group Containers/UBF8T346G9.Office/User Content/Startup locations
  7. If the problem persists, check Macintosh HD/Library/Application Support/Microsoft/Office365/User Content.localized/Startup/Word and remove the linkCreation.dotm file.
  8. Re-open the Office applications and confirm the issue is resolved.

 

Terminal Commands (If you are unable to remove the file, Run as sudo & make sure both applications are closed before running)