Cannot open numbers

Can someone help? I cannot open my own numbers documents, numbers documents sent to me by others, xcel documents or the numbers application.  It worked fine for years, then had difficulty opening one doc.  I performed a force quit and re-opened.  After a few times, now it won't open anything.  I can preview the docs, but cannot open/edit/create docs.

Cajo,
Make sure you are launching Numbers 3.1, the latest version. Then, hold down the Shift key as you launch the app to prevent any old document windows from opening as the app launches.
To find Numbers 3.1, Search for Numbers.app in Finder. Examine the results carefully and launch the one with the icon having a 4-bar chart. The other version has a 3-bar chart icon.
Jerry

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