Word and PPT problems

Hi out there,
I have a new Mac book pro and I've been having trouble w/ Microsoft Word and PPT. Of late, more often then not when I try to open Word I get a couple of following messages:
There has been an error in setting up Microsoft Framework Library (this happened in PPT as well) and I also get this message. "Word cannot start the converter "Word Open XML". Then I get an odd page overtop of Word made up of thick pale blue and white lines. These go on to infinity, the page has no ending or beginning.
Also my PPT is now affected and I am getting weird messages on it. It shuts down and doesn't save what I've done. I have a presentation I am trying to make for tomorrow and this is not letting me do it.
I have also uninstalled and reinstalled Microsoft Office which helped for a little while.
Thank you in advance for any help you can offer in solving this problem.

Hello,
Since this forum is for troubleshooting Apple Software Update for Windows, a software package for Windows designed to update Apple products that run on Windows, and not related to Microsoft Office, you should really consider posting issues with Office on Microsoft's own forums for their Mac products as they would be focused more toward the issue than an Apple forum and there are Microsoft appointed MVPs there to assist.
http://www.officeformac.com/productforums
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