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
    2017-07-25T06:37:00+00:00

    This answer technically has the correct answer in there somewhere, but it's incredibly convoluted. Could we just rewrite it to make it easier to follow?

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  2. Anonymous
    2017-07-12T17:21:39+00:00

    Thanks for the answers above, with Office 11  I had the same issue. 

    actually in my case the path that Word shows in step 1 was wrong

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

    but I did have "User Content  & Startup" folders

    SO ~Library/Group Containers/UBF8T346G9.Office/User Content/Startup/Word/Link Creation.dotm

    I dragged "Link Creation.dotm" to the desktop

    I hope that action was OK!! it seems to fix the error

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