I upgraded to Yosemite and new Numbers.  Can not use my spreadsheet and can not find it.  How do I retrieve from time machine a previous backup?

I just upgraded to Yosemite on a MacBook Pro and also needed to upgrade Numbers.  However, I can not get a spreadsheet that I had prior to this.  I did backup to time machine.  How do I now restore to get that spreadsheet?

Open the folder you thought it was in and Enter Time Machine. Go back in time until your find it.
You can also use the search field in the Finder window in Time Machine to search for the file.

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