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I have tried reinstalling word and office but I continue with error 53
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Macbook Apple M2 - Sequoia 15.1.1
have had this issue for awhile - none of the suggestions on this topic worked. I went to Adobe and just found the solution - it is a chip compatibility issue:
Here is the link https://helpx.adobe.com/acrobat/kb/runtime-error-acrobat2020-apple-m1.html?x-product=Helpx%2F1.0.0&x-product-location=Search%3AForums%3Alink%2F3.6.2
Super easy fix - right click on any of the Microsoft Office apps - get info - scroll to bottom, check box that says use Rosetta. voila error message is none gone.
Good luck Mac friends. :-)
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Hi @Leslie Arceneaux
There is a high probability that this issue is related to the third-party add-in.
If the error is the file MacPDFM (Adobe) not found, please delete "linkCreation.dotm" via following path:
~/Library/Group Containers/UBF8T346G9.Office/User Content/Startup/Word/
~/Library/Group Containers/UBF8T346G9.Office/User Content/Startup/PowerPoint/
~/Library/Group Containers/UBF8T346G9.Office/User Content/Startup/Excel/
And then, you may refer to the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40D-oZ-tjYY
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Since you reinstalled Word, you'll also have to reinstall or repair Adobe Acrobat. That will replace the Adobe files that are now missing from your Word installation.