If you are experiencing the following "Run-time error '53': File not found" error while using the Microsoft Word program on a Macintosh computer, this article is for you.
Quit Microsoft Word and Adobe Acrobat.
Copy the entire line displayed in the row below; you're going to paste it into a window in Step 4. Make sure you don't miss the tilde at the beginning of the line. (Hint: to easily select the whole line, just triple-click on the line. Then copy it. If you have any difficulty, you can contact IT Services at help@maine.edu or 1-800-696-4357.
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Click on a blank area on the screen so you're in the Macintosh Finder. From the menu bar at the top of the screen, select Go > Go to Folder
Paste in the copied line from #2, and press return.
You will open a folder. Select the item that says "linkCreation.dotm" or "linkCreation", and drag it to the Trash.
Reopen Word, and the error message should be gone.