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.
You can also transfer Microsoft Excel spreadsheets this way, then open them in Numbers.
Connect your iOS device to your computer, then open iTunes on your computer if it doesn’t open automatically.
After a moment, the Device button appears in iTunes (near the top-left corner of the window).
In iTunes, click the Device button, then click File Sharing in the sidebar.
In the list on the left, select the Numbers app, then click Add.
Select the spreadsheet, then click Add.
The spreadsheet appears in the Numbers Documents list in iTunes.
Open Numbers on your iOS device.
Tap the Files app on the Home screen, tap Browse at the bottom of the screen, then tap On My iPad, On My iPhone, or On My iPod touch.
To open the spreadsheet on your device, tap the Numbers folder, then tap the spreadsheet thumbnail.
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.
You can use iTunes to transfer a spreadsheet saved on your device to your computer.
If the spreadsheet isn’t already saved on your device, move the spreadsheet to your device.
Connect your iOS device to your computer (or use iTunes Wi-Fi Sync in Settings > General), then open iTunes on your computer.
After a moment, the Device button appears in iTunes (near the top-left corner of the window).
In iTunes, click the Device button, then click File Sharing in the sidebar.
In the list on the left, select the Numbers app, then select the spreadsheet you want to transfer.
Click Save, choose a location, then click Save.