Documents in the Cloud - Syncing from mac to iOS devices

I can upload documents into the cloud on my imac
the documents show up on my ipad
I can edit the documents on my ipad and they automatically appear on my imac
When I edit documents on my imac they do not automatically appear on my ipad
Is there a way to save changes made on my imac in icloud to show up on my iOS devices without uploading the docuemnt?

Syncing of documents should be bidirectional to your iMac. Try some basic OS X troubleshooting:
Utilities > Disk Utility > Repair permissions, verify disk (repair from Utility partition if needed).
Otherwise, wait for 10.8.1....

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And YES I have iCloud enabled on all my devices.
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Open System Preferences > iCloud
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On the iOS devices, tap Settings > iCloud
Switch Documents & Data off then back on.
Give it a minute or two for edits to sync between your Macs and iOS devices.

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