How do I get a Numbers spreadsheet from my iMac to my iPad?

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cjl58 Author

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How do I get a Numbers spreadsheet from my iMac to my iPad?

I've duplicated a spreadsheet on iMac and moved it to iCloud.com but it doesn't show up on my iPad. Why?

iMac, Mac OS X (10.5.6)

Posted on Apr 28, 2016 8:34 AM

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Answer 1

Apr 28, 2016 8:42 AM in response to cjl58

Where on iCloud did you move it too?

Where are you expecting to find it on your iPad?

Generally speaking, if you place it in the Numbers folder in iCloud it should show up in the Numbers App on the iPad.

If you placed it outside of that folder, then it won't show up in Numbers, but you can move it there using the iCloud Drive App.

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cjl58 Author

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Apr 28, 2016 8:48 AM in response to Phil0124

I moved it to the ICloud-Numbers folder and it shows up on my iMac as being there. However, when I open my the Numbers app on my iPad the Numbers folder there show it's empty.

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Apr 28, 2016 9:24 AM in response to cjl58

On your iPad open the iCloud Drive App:

You should get a list of folders and files stored in iCloud Drive.

Does your spreadsheet appear there?

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elcpu

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Apr 28, 2016 9:45 AM in response to cjl58

Have you tried Airdropping it from your Mac directly to your iPad and thus bypassing iCloud? When I do it that way it prompts me on the iPad and I just select Numbers on the iPad.

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cjl58 Author

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Apr 28, 2016 10:08 AM in response to Phil0124

The only way I know how to get to iCloud is on the Settings page. I don't have any iCloud "App" as such on my iPad. So, I entered that long URL in Safari and I got the Cloud picture but no list of folders and files.

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cjl58 Author

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Apr 28, 2016 10:10 AM in response to elcpu

How do I "airdrop" a file?

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elcpu

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Apr 28, 2016 10:14 AM in response to cjl58

Use AirDrop to send content from your Mac - Apple Support

I use it all the time, works like a charm, a very good feature among Apple products. You can Airdrop pictures, spreadsheets, most files.....

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cjl58 Author

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Apr 28, 2016 10:29 AM in response to elcpu

I have an iPad 2 and when I go to control center there is no "Airdrop" there. I guess my iPad is too old. Thanks anyway.

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LACAllen

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Apr 28, 2016 11:22 AM in response to cjl58

You have to "turn on" the iCloud drive app in settings.

Also, make sure the version of Numbers on your iPad matches the iMac.

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cjl58 Author

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Apr 28, 2016 11:50 AM in response to LACAllen

I have the iCloud drive app turned on in settings. The version of Numbers on my iMac is version 3.61. The version of the Numbers app on my iPad is 2.61. I don't think they can be the same versions as one is an OS X app and the other is an IOS app. When there is an update available I'm usually notified and it seems I have the latest version on my iPad.

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cjl58 Author

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Apr 28, 2016 11:53 AM in response to Phil0124

I did have the iCloud app on my iPad and didn't know it. When I opened this app it showed the Numbers folder but it is empty. When I go to iCloud Drive on my iMac it shows my file is there.

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Apr 28, 2016 1:39 PM in response to cjl58

On your Mac, does the file have the upload icon beside it, or is it showing pending? Is your internet connection working correctly? It sounds to me like your Mac is not sync'ing up to iCloud, at least nor for that particular file yet. You can try to drag the file out of the numbers folder to your desktop, then drag it back in to initiate a sync. The folder you see in finder is actually a local folder on your computer that should then sync with the folder(s) in your iCloud space, but the sync may have had issues.

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cjl58 Author

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Apr 28, 2016 12:58 PM in response to Michael Black

The file does not have the upload icon beside it on my Mac. It shows it to be in my iCloud Numbers folder. My internet connection is working OK. I dragged the file out of the iCloud Numbers folder to my desktop because it wasn't in my Numbers folder on my iMac anymore. I had moved it from there to the ICloud folder. When I tried to dragging it back from my desktop to the iCloud numbers folder it wouldn't let me do that. It just stayed on my desktop. Very confusing.

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cjl58 Author

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Apr 28, 2016 1:33 PM in response to Michael Black

While I was waiting for your response I kept playing around and finally got the file in question to show up on my iPad. I had Safari opened to the iCloud site and tried dragging the file from my desktop directly into the iCloud - Numbers folder in Safari and it worked. Also, 2 other files I had tried to get onto my iPad earlier showed up also. I don't know why they didn't show up earlier.

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