title: Microsoft Word Object Library backwards compatibility
body: <p>I have a legacy VB6 application that I need to make a small change to.  The VB project references the <code>Microsoft Word 9.0 Object Library</code>.  I only have Office 2016 installed, so I tried to change the reference to <code>Microsoft Office 16.0 Object Library</code>, which is the closest thing I could find in the list of available references (note that the 2016 one is listed as <em>Office</em>, not <em>Word</em>.  I'm not sure if this is a problem or not).</p>
  
  <p>When I try to compile the application, I get the following error message:</p>
  
  <p><a href="https://i.stack.imgur.com/Q0gnk.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Can't find project or library</a></p>
  
  <p>Users with Office 2016 installed have been using the application without any compatibility issues, so I should be able to build it without installing Word 2007, right?</p>
  
  <p>What do I need to do to be able to compile the application?</p>