Converting .docx files from Ipad air to .doc files on imac

I have an imac running 10.6.8 with Word:Mac v.X.  I have been operating the XML converter to change docx files to doc files with no problems,--until now.  I received a docx file created on an ipad.  I put it through the converter but when I opened it, it looked like a picture file and most of the document was missing.  I have tried various methods, including itunes, but the results are the same.  The only way I have found successful is to send the document to my husband's newer word and have him save it as a doc file and send it back to me.  Sending it back as a docx was not successful. Are there any simpler ways to convert these kinds of docx files?  Or is my system becoming a dinosaur?  Thanks.
iMac (20-inch Early 2008), Mac OS X (10.6.8), Word:Mac version X

Word version X is extremely old. You're going to find yourself making these kind of elaborate workarounds just to get files to open with it. I would strongly recommend that you upgrade to a newer Word (ie, the 2011 version) - that is, if you MUST use Word. If you just want an application that will work with (open and write) Word files, try LibreOffice, which is free.
Matt

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