TS3276 When I receive email attachments on my iMac saved as "docx", I can't open them, i.e. the file is empty when I open it.  On my iPad I can open them.  Why?

When I receive email attachments on my iMac saved as "docx", I can't open them, i.e. the file is empty when I open it.  On my iPad I can open them.  Why?

I can't open them without buying software when the same emails on my iPhone have the attachment as a PDF and open?  Thanks
Acrobat PDF files open with Preview which is already installed on the Mac.

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