Place .docx in InDesign cs4 isn't working

I know I have to be missing something very silly but this is the second project I've had this problem.
My instructor told us to place our Word docs rather than copy/paste. I do have master pages with columns and text boxes laid out. On the actual page where I want the text, I've done the ctrl-shift-click to activate the box...
I tried to place my .docx and nothing shows up. I don't get the changed cursor showing it "hanging" there either. I tried choosing the text tool and getting the blinking cursor in the text box then using the place and it still doesn't work. I've clicked off of everything just trying to get it to hang on the cursor but nothing. What step am I missing?
Thanks in advance for your replies.

Downsaving it to a .doc finally worked. Thanks so much for your reply.
Just for clarity in case someone else searches for this answer, I didn't have any page breaks or big items on the document. I hand typed the content and it was just a travel brochure with descriptions of trips. I did check in the story editor as suggested and it was showing no text input even after all the attempts at placing. I did check for the overset text as suggested and there wasn't any.
I also turned off all the tracking and tried to place afterward with no success. Finally, the downsave worked.
Thanks again, Rodney. My report card also thanks you.

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