MacPDFM Error 53 in Microsoft Word and PowerPoint

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Last updated: Sep 25, 2024 by Franklin Miller
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Does a “Run-time error 53” message appear every time you open a Microsoft Word or Powerpoint document?

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This issue can be solved two ways. Try out both solutions to see which one works.

Users who have Adobe Acrobat 2020 images.png will experience this issue due to an incompatible add-in Acrobat attempts to add into Work and Powerpoint.

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The latest edition of Acrobat PDFMaker appears to be incompatible with Word and PowerPoint

The work around to getting rid of these messages is to delete the add-ins:

  • For PowerPoint: SaveAsAdobePDF.ppam

  • For Word: linkCreation.dotm

Full solution: Purchase Adobe Acrobat Pro Subscription Adobe_Reader_XI_icon.png through your IT department.

Solution 1

Step 1: Open the Library Folder

 

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Step 2: Deleting the Problem Files

 

 

 

 

 

Solution 2

Step 1: Open the Library Folder

 

 

 

 

 

 

Step 2: Deleting the Problem Files

 

 

 

 

Step 3: Deleting the Add-in in PowerPoint

 

 

 

 

 

 

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