打开或关闭word时弹出 “compile error in hidden module: link”对话框

I HAVE THE ANSWER!

Well, this worked for me, anyway.

Since I updated to Word version 15.24 recently, when I either start up or quit Word, I get the error describe: "compiler error in hidden module: link".

The reply given above by Steve Fan is what led me to find the solution, but didn't work in itself. The path describe above simply doesn't lead to the described content. However, having previously found (with great difficulty) Outlook's new location for storing its email database, I had a clue where to start looking.

So basically, the path that Steve Fan should have quoted is as follows:

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

I.e. start tunnelling down from your home folder (~), not the root of the startup disk.

Inside the above Word folder I found a new file (dated 30 Jun 16) called "linkCreation.dotm". Promising, I thought, given the 'link' reference in the name and in the error message.

I moved this file out of the folder and tried loading and quitting Word again. This time it worked fine, without the error message. Solved!

For what it's worth, I also had another file called "Bookends.dot" in the above folder alongside the problem file. I left that in place, and it isn't causing a problem.

Hope that helps someone else…