.docx was a format developed for Microsoft Word 2007/Word for Mac 2008 that hoped to replace the standard .doc format. Unfortunately, it proved to be a huge pain for users, as .docx files cannot be opened in earlier or later versions of Word (Microsoft abandoned the format after its poor reception). For those of us that don't use Microsoft Office at all, it can be a huge pain to open .docx files -- and even after a lengthy conversion process to a more usable file structure, some formatting of the document (especially in poetry) can be lost. Below are some guides to saving as the more standard .doc in Word.
If you're looking for an alternative to Word, check out: Mellel (OSX, $29), OpenOffice (OSX/Windows, free), Pages (OSX/iOS, $20), or WriteRoom (OSX/iOS, $25). All of these can save as and read .doc files.
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