Word doc attachments won't open? only choice is "dropbox" or "airsharing"?

word doc attachments won't open?my  only choice is "dropbox" or "airsharing"?
i have a email that has a microsft word doc that was sent to me as a attachment and when i try and open it with my apple iphone 4 i get only 2 choices... dropbox or airsharing? i also have doc's to go on my phone but am not given that choice? they open just fine on my apple laptop.... can any help my with this? it must be a setting that i need to make?
  thanks,
                JB

Since your question is related to Microsoft products, I suggest you post your question on their own forums for their Mac software:
http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/mac

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