Numbers for iPad: Transfer spreadsheets with iTunes
You can use iTunes on your computer to directly transfer spreadsheets between your iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch and your computer. This is useful for transferring spreadsheets when you aren’t using iCloud.
Transfer from your computer
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Connect your iOS device to your computer, then open iTunes on your computer.
After a moment, your iOS device appears in iTunes.
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In iTunes, select your iOS device, then click Apps in the sidebar.
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Scroll to the bottom of the window, then select Numbers (below File Sharing).
If you don’t see the File Sharing section, make sure you’re not scrolling the Apps list.
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Click the Add button below the Numbers Documents list.
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Locate and select the spreadsheet, then click Add.
The spreadsheet appears in the Numbers spreadsheets list in iTunes.
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Select the spreadsheet in iTunes, then click Sync.
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Open Numbers on your iOS device.
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In the spreadsheet manager, tap
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Tap the spreadsheet.
When the transfer is complete, the spreadsheet appears in the spreadsheet manager.
Numbers can open spreadsheets that were saved using some types of file encryption available in Microsoft Office ’97 or later. If you can’t open an encrypted Microsoft Excel spreadsheet, try changing the type of encryption or the encryption options used, then save it again before opening it in Numbers.
Transfer to your computer
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Open Numbers on your device, then do one of the following:
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If the spreadsheet is open: Tap
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If the spreadsheet is closed: Tap
in the spreadsheet manager, tap Send a Copy, then tap the spreadsheet you want to transfer.
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Tap the spreadsheet format you want to export: Numbers, PDF, Excel, or CSV.
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Tap iTunes.
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Connect your iOS device to your computer (or use iTunes Wi-Fi Sync), then open iTunes on your computer.
After a moment, your iOS device appears at the top of the iTunes toolbar.
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In iTunes on your computer, select your iOS device, then click Apps on the left side of the window.
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Scroll to the bottom of the window, then select Numbers (below File Sharing).
If you don’t see the File Sharing section, make sure you’re not scrolling the Apps list.
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Select the spreadsheet, click Save to, choose a location, then click Save to.