Compile error in hidden module: link using Word for Mac 15.24 (160707)

Anonymous
2016-07-18T10:54:15+00:00

I have recently update to the "slow insider" 15.24 version of Word for Mac 2016 and am now getting this error when launching or trying to quit Word. If you OK the message it goes away, but a) why is it now doing it? b) does it affect any functioning c) what is : link that it is referring to d) when will it be fixed?

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John Korchok 235.9K Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
2016-08-31T23:34:44+00:00

Just substitute your user name for ComputerName and UBF8T346G9.Office for "******(ID# assigned during install).Office", then insert User Content before Startup/Word. So the complete path will be Users/YourUserName/Library/Group Containers/UBF8T346G9.Office/User Content/Startup/Word, though apparently some installations append .localized to some folder names.

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  1. Anonymous
    2017-07-25T10:06:22+00:00

    I read this earlier in the thread - 

    "You can eliminate the error message by removing linkCreation.dotm from your Word startup folder. In Word:

    1. Open Tools>Templates and Add-ins, click on linkCreation.dotm and make a note of the path to the file.
    2. Close Word.
    3. Hold down the Alt key while clicking on the Go menu and choosing Library. Your user Library folder opens.
    4. Navigate to the path you wrote down and drag linkCreation.dotm to your desktop"

    so, just to expand - 

    in my case the path which Word shows in step 1 was incorrect

    I did not have the "User Content.localised & Startup.localised" folders

    as described in Merchako's post on July 25, 2017

    I did have ~Library/Group Containers/UBF8T346G9.Office/

    so I dragged "Link Creation.dotm" to the desktop

    it seems to fix the error

    so guys, thanks fore getting me on the right path to the solution

    have a good week

    neil

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  2. Anonymous
    2017-07-25T06:42:35+00:00

    You need to move or delete the file

    ~/Library/Group Containers/UBF8T346G9.Office/User Content.localized/Startup.localized/Word/linkCreation.dotm 

    To do so, open Spotlight with ⌘+Spacebar, and type

    ~/Library/Group Containers/UBF8T346G9.Office/User Content.localized/Startup.localized/Word/

    Hit Enter to open the folder. You'll see the file linkCreation.dotm in there. Move it somewhere else or delete it. Restart Word, and your problem should be solved.

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